Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-25

II was remarked on this Lords
day that the old man did not shut
his eyes once during tho entire ser.
vice, but kept them rivcted ON tho
young woman as though he was
meditating some design with which
sh3 was intimately connected.
The sermon concluded, he followed
them, though at u safe distance, 20
the mill, chuckling to himself "a
though his thoughts were OF themost
pleasant nature. AZ the mill no on.
countercd Matt looking up a Sunday
dinner for his hogs. A few questions
put, he believed IN a clcvcrly guarded
way, gave Hugh the information that
the visitor was Miss Cicelio Goodrich.
Hrs. Cattlin's younger sister, who
for the past several years hnd filed
n position as govoincss in the family
of n titled lady in Brouckclyn; that
the departure Of the titled lady for
England had left Cicelio without cn-
pioyment, and that she had arrived
in tho whaling ship Montauls, then
anchored in the Mocox bay, with the
intention Of spending the summer
with her sister.
AS Hugh listened to the story no
found 1t necessary 10 shake his stick
NJ Mats hogs IN order TO hide from
the miller the sudden trembling
which had seized him.
MATT Cattlin." he said, "would'st
like to sit nj a VOLTS marriage feast"
The miller looked at him in aston.
ishmont; no had forgotten tho Incl.
dent Of tho preceding Sunday. Tho
old man caught up his basket OF food
and walked homo at a quicker paco
/ than usual.
Two pretty faces watched him
from the upper windows Of tho
house, and two sweet voices rang
with laughter rs no shook his stick
Of the trees.
There was no little excitement next
day in tho noighborhood of tho mill
WHOM a farmers boy who lived up
| the road. rushed in brcathlcssly with
tho information that Hugh Bucklirs
shutters were open. and that the old
rccluso had sent him for tho barber.
promising him Ctho boy u shilling
for the faithful performance OF his
commission.
The news spread with wonderful
rppidity, and tho entire town was
soon discussing Il. Tho barber DO.
came visibly nervous when no 70.
ceived the order TO rcpnir TO the yell
! low brick house, and il WIS only
when sundry other citizens declared
their readiness to accompany him
and sit ON the opposite bank during
his stay that he concluded 20 go.
saint George and the king guide
us" said he an hour later, Il have
brushed and powdered his wig and
shaver his glls, aud he Is no longer
Hugh BuckliTl He talked Of thu
crops, asked how would like the job
OF wedding his garden and putting a
coat Of paint ON the doors and shut.
tors, and actually gave me this crown
piece for my labor this morning. Il
is kindly soul, and hath been much
malignodp
The good dominic was no less sur.
priscd when later in the day he 10.
ceived visit from Hugh, and was
called upon 20 writc out u receipt for
n years rental Of vacant pow nd
joining that of the miller. But this
was not all; tilors came and repaired
tho lealy old roof pots OF blooming
flowoiB were put in tho windows, and
a bay horse which had seen consid.
erablo service in tho South Shore
coach" delayed his departure indcd'
nitcly at the request OF Squire Buck
ln
What could it all meant What but
that tho queer old follow was about
10 administer 10 tho millcr's wife O
mover 20 be forgotten lesson. and by
q marriage with her beautiful sister
show that gold is recognized as cur
rency oven in tho dealings OF tho
heart.
Hitherto no word had passed DO.
tween Hugh and Cicclie; tho oppor.
] NAlAtg hNNh 'tilAt ibhAF Chu
cloudlcss afternoon he slw on u
neighboring hill, silhouetted against
the bright sky, form which his old
eyes could not mistake, and sallying
forth he was soon by her side, vol.
untcering to pick her u uosegay OF
wild asters.
80 you are tho rich Mr.. BuclSlif
Of whom folks arc talking so much, -
she said.
Yes, my dear" Hugh replied,
'rlch and poor; see. that Is nav house
at tho foot OF tho hill. How wrotched
1t looks, does it nOth
ut does not appear greatly inferior
toour best city homes, - she answered.
But 1t lacketh something; in q
few weeks it will DO embosonied in
flowers, but there will DO none like
theop
She hung hor head Of course; there
was, however, n peculiar smile on
her lips which perhaps the wild
flowers saw. But Hugh only saw
the blush, and no laughed within
him and said over his saw about tho
VOLTS wedding foast Had no moi
been consumed by a sense of his own
importance he would havo secn the
improperly of pressing his suit 80
abruptly at tho first meeting, but the
thought of his nearing revenge com
pletely stamped out all discretion on
this score.
"Would'st thou iil.a 10 boyo ,,,y