Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-21
DISAPPOINTMENT.

there u building hnoNh Us ulc
"Ncst of Disappointment 1t isan
old looking structure, Of grnyish
brick. and was once the prctentous
home of n rich man, but several
wears ago 1t was cut up into offices.
Real estate men, a number OF young
doctors and q lawyer took rooms
thore. and it was not long before tho
.h,rwd observers OF tho neighbor.
hood discovered that all OF them were
failures in their several lines. After
a tine II was believed that none but
a disappointed man would take up
his business abode in the gray brick
house. and out of that belief arose
Tho name of NEST of Disappoint-
mcntn
It iswith the lawyer that this story
has 10 deal. lio was u man of about
fnryiiyo years Of age. lie had u
thick head Of hair and short beard
that grow In gnarls. His eyes wcro
of that peculiar reflective kind which
seemed ever TO bo looking afar OIL.
No one know anything about him,
and doubtless none of the ncighbors
would ever have paid the slightest at.
tcntion to him, or at least have made
him the subject Of their conversation,
had he not arisen in court and called
pompous old justice of the peace an
Internal liar.
4 sign above this mans door i'm.
Parted 10 those who might bc IN
search OF information that James
Dismnlics was an attorney ut law.
The furnishings Of Mr.. Dismukes' Of
fec were noticcably plain, and, ~ he
himself once remarked, "strikingly
scarce" There were number Of
books ON improviscd shelves, but not
many Of them held decisions OF iu-
dietary tribunals or comments ON tho
"rulo Of civil action but wcro re-
lated TO philosophy and those sharp
mercilcss probinps into tho breast OF
man.
ono afternoon Mr.. Dsmukcs sat Mt
his desk mcdilating. The wind blow
his door open. but he needed IL not.
The day was beautiful with the mel.
lowncss OF fall Tho grass in tho
park hard by was turning gray with
age, and the German carp that had
surprised and delighted the children
all summer had been taken out Of tho
fountain
III could only PIT my thoughts
on paper, the lawyer unused. But
why can't II Other mon do. Tho
world is full Of their written thoughts.
Poor miserable wretch am I. And
whyf Because I'm not fool enough
10 be happy. Tho creation of man
was an experiment Ills perpctu2.
ton is tho carrying out Of n scheme
% vengeance. ! may be wrong IN
saying this, but | am not wrong in
refusing TO bc TOOL. November
There is something in the air today
that mako, me think Lato autumn
Is the patron OF thought Spring is
4 childhood, with nursery rhymes and
/ playful fancies, summon Is man.
hood, warm with tho argument Of
life. Winter is cold decay, but au.
mmn ismatuity, thorcckoning of the
mind, the sud humorof life. the mel.
ancholy sarcasm of life. There is a
q laugh IN bud; there is u sermon in
a fallen leaf. In tho lnto autumn wo
stop and look back. What do we
ssci The impulsivc steps Of error
and the false sentiments Of enthusi.
asin, And yet we tustO strange
sweetness standing in the autumn
looking back There is n dreamy do
N light in the memory Of u lost hope.
a Joy that dies IN Its youth Is looked
z back upon with loving tenderness; u
n JOY that lives It's full time and then,
palslod, sinks into decay OF old age,
4 Is recalled with n shuddcr. What Ia
philosophy Who is q philosopher
II Tho pcssimist who sees no light flash
" ing through the darkness of gloom
NJ depressed world or tho optimist as
no stands In the June day sun, listen.
ing to thosweet chant Of blitho ma
n tuei'
4 lilo took up pen and wrote his
" musings, and after time appeared
H TO be writing verse, for he began TO
II count on the fingers of his left hand
lie finished his task, and read aloud
his prose modi,ations. Then hc hest.
tated, as though afraid to give voice
to his verse He counted on his FIN
gcr again and then read tho follow.
ing.
Tue LATE AUTUMN.
n Nehllllng shudder d.als upon tho air.
III an I'D" ptrlume v borne ncros tho Ia,