The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-19

possessed with unusual Joy and cheerful
ness. He received his officers not only
with his customary grace and courtesy,
but with some unbending of his dignity,
for ne supposed they had some pleasant
mission that brought them into his pres
ence. Colonel Williams could not hear
what was said; he only saw. One OF the
officers advanced and said few words to
the COMMUNICATIVE chief, and Colonel Ma
than was afterWard told that in this brief
speech the officer had rendered in behalf
of the army the crown to Washington.
But Nathan did perceive wondrous ex-
preston OF agony and OF anger come to
Washington's countenance as he heard
these words, and then he saw what
seemed to him to be an even more pain
full sight to witness, for he perceived
that the great frame of Washington
was convulsed with agony, that the tears
had come to his eyes and that he was so
greatly overcome that he could scarcely
speak. But he controlled himself sutfi-
GENTLY to say fWhat have l done to de-
serve this?'' and with a deprecatory ges
ture of his hand, as though be Spurned
with loathing the crown that was offered,
ence CT these officers. And IN that IN
slant Nathan realized that he had seen
what no other man excepting those then
there had ever witnessed, man refusing
q crown OF empire.
Colonel Williams was the first TO leave
the room, and the other officers following
slowly. and when they were together
again at their own headquarters, one OF
them said: fsHe is too great to accept the
empire, - and with this single comment
the conspiracy to establish a kingdom
with Washington upon the throne was
ended.
Some months after Col. Nathan Will
liams returned to his betrothed. The
treaty OF peace had been signed; the army
had been disbanded, and the preparations
for the American Federation or the gov
eminent which proceeded the establish
ment of the Constitution were being
made.
His sweetheart received him with joy,
but she perceived in an instant that he no
longer wore his uniform, and she asked
why he had not come to her as he had
done before, with the regalia OF his Office
upon him.
There is no army now, my sweet
heart,'' he said; sit has been dis
banded
"But is not Washington to be king2"
''No, Mary"
"Would they not permit it?''
'He would not permit it himself. He
spurned the crown and was angry when
they offered it to him:'
''Then you will not be an officer in the
army, and there Will be no fine times for
US hereafter?''
sThere is no army, and do not know
what shall do.''
e'And you have been fighting all these
years for nothing?"
"For my country and for you, Mary"
he said.
''For your country; what country?
For me? What benefit to me is there
when you come back like this?" She
looked at him with naughty manner now,
and without another word she turned
away and left him, and in that movement
Nathan Williams perceived that it was
not love but ambition which had pos
sessed his sweetheart.
Years afterward, when he was happily
married, Nathan Williams being sent
upon diplomatic mission to a conti-
mental court, met there a handsome wo-
man whom he recognized. He stepped
toward her and she received him with
cordially.
''Are you happy, Mary?" he said.
eyes, 1 am very happy, because l have
after all married a soldier who has both
fame and fortune, and who is able to
take me to those great places OF which
used to dream when you and were low
ers.''
Her beauty had fascinated an English
officer whom she had married and who
took her to his English home, where she
was for many years a beauty of great
repute. e. JAY EDWARDS.