Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-19

"lie came to board at our house this
afternoon" said Dave, aside 10 Ruben,
so | had to bring him with us"
That's inst right" said Ruben, ~
am glad you did, though at the same
time he feared the schoolmaster's
presence would spoil the pleasure Of the
evening.
At the mention OF Mr.. Perkins pro-
iession, the boys and girls had ceased
their chatter and merriment, and had
assumed faces Of doleiul length and
seriousness. Suppressed murmurs oi
disconter, might have been heard on
every hand. All were agreed that Dave
S,ratton ought to a knowed better than
bring the sehoolmaster there ito spoil
all the iun.' Patience presently whis.
pered to her brother to take Mr. Perkins
into the iore'room and introduce him 10
father and mother and the rest OF the
old folks. AN IL were you | reckon
I'd leave him there she. added. Ruben
was not SLOW 20 act ON this suggestion,
and the pedagogue had no sooner LEFT
the room than Joyous mernment again
reigned among the company.
supper was now announced and the
fore room and the end room poured
forth their occupants into the long din.
ing room, where II was found that there
was not sufficient accommodation Tor all
the guests Consequently 1t was decided
that the elderly people, the schoolmaster
and the youngest Of the young folks
should sit at the first table because the
older young folks preferred to wait aud
eat by themselves. There was one
exception, however, for Susan Olncy
when she saw the schoolmaster placed
near the head Of the festive board. had
seated herself-tlrough inadverlance
perhaps-immediitely beside him. GA
observing this, the face OF Dave STATION,
Miss Susan's escort, assumed a very
queer expression and a very high degree
OF color, which you may rest assured
were not unnoticed by Miss Patience
Whitcomb.
When ample Justice had been done to
the great loins OF beef, roasted turkeys
geese and chickens. mince, apple, Gus
tlrd and pumpkin pies which comprised
the supper, the elderly people returned
to the fore room, whose hearth was
plentiiully adorned with mugs and
pitchers OF cider and great bowls heaped
high with mellow apples--red, yellow
and green-while the young folks
quickly cleared the dining room Of the
table, dishes and chair and prepared
Tor an evening Of games,
What was the dismay Of all when
Ezekiel Perkins, the schoolmaster.
walked in from the fore room, and how
quickly the dsmay changed TO delight
when he slapped Ruben Whitcomh
heartily on the back and exclaimed in a
CHEEKY voice. well old fellow, what's
the programme for to.night2 Blind mans
buli iorlelts Or wha,p Don, let's waste
the time"
This cheerful suggestion was quickly
acted upon, and in all the sport that
followed, the schoolmaster proved him.
sell as much OF boy a, any one present.
he unknown old gentleman had found
his way from the end room and had es.
tablished himself as before on his quaint
oaken chair by the lireside. Busted
with his reading, he seemed to notice
nothing of What was going on, and no
one paid the slightest attention to him.
First they had game OF forfeits, and
then one OF blind mans buff In the
latter Dave Stratton couldn't help nolic-
ing that Susan Olney always Numbered
into the same corner with the school
master.
Even when she was blindiolded she
always knew where the schOolmaster
was and would catch nobody else. II
you had brushed against her, as many
OF them did on purpose, she would have