Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-02
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Most mon who drink are not unduly
pulled UP with pride In thcir hhblt
/ rney patt Iculatly 40 not bonst u u III
| tholf families. Ihey try every plan
/ imng aablc % conceal their muddlcd
condition when they 80 home. Aud
| they only 40 home when dpsy because
I they fancy they are not 40 full but They
/ can easily deceive those who would DO
/ likely 10 UrtiCiso them. lhey feel
| that " thpy were 10 say away from
honu on account Of their boiudiled
condition their relatives would ut once
| jump to the conclusion that they had
Teen drinking; whereas, u they 20
/ home and pretend 10 be sober, tnt
/ truth would never be- suspected.
Time laud again bad MI BJllver
| drank beyond tue point Of prl fence,
aud had gone home fully prepared
with plan which would convince his
/ wiio that he had not touched a DROP
and timo and again hn had soen the
/ scheme fail mlsurably. Yet he c0u "a
not Out hops that ihU next time he
/ would deceive her. such Is tue vanity
OF the drinking man.
! This afternoon he hal met a number
| OF the pleasautcst fellOws, aud they had
been especially good 10 him. So much
no that no had yielded 10 the tempia-
lion, aud ha drank himself into the
condition where hia legs felt numb
anu lull ola dull pleasure as he walked
along 70 mis- car.
| Aud how would he act 10 boguilc
The vile NJ his s0fTOwb2 She had been
tried ON all the usual tachs, and hn1
seen through each unu OF them. lie
sat there la tins street car anu puzzled
| his brain.
Finally accident bTou ghl him the
solution. just across the car from him
sai mtn whose uanis wori dirty.
"l'u wash my hands when / 10
home" rall Nj. B3iiVgr proudly, 10
himillI, emo druna mau over washci
hls hHtds. lt will be a sure thing.
5ho viii never suspect me-"
SO lac went ohecfily on home, open.
ell the door with "a gala air, SPOKE ~
his wife, whom ne brhcid Of n distance
thf0u in tle rooms, aud thuu, because
rho vas sOmuwhnt in the way, went
through the house, through tho Kitchen
and Into tho rear room which CON
taiuUd the sink aud hydnnt, and there
hr sat about washing mia hands.
Without looking about he was con.
scious that his vito was following him,
anu he believed she was watching him.
Hu must play his hauu.washiug
scheme Tor all u was worth. lie picked
luph square block which lie found IA
tnu soap cup anu scrubbed away on
HE hands, d0usiug them into tue
basin and rubbing with suspicious
energy.
rhu cook came TO the door Of tho
little room, looked about a moment
anu then stood ttll, waiting. She had
carving knife In her hand anu a look
VI amused surprise on her face. His
wife drlltcd past the door anu looked IN
on him. Then suo stopped au1 stood
there too.
He scrubbed away moro industrious.
ly The thing was working hfstTat .
They had both seen his tidy act, aud
both must be impressed with his
sJDfluty no loss than with bis cleanll-
ness. lie was very proud OF himself
But tncy waited there altogether too
long. lilo wished altcT BIT they
would 20 away Bat they dlin't.
Then no looked up aud asked hls
wife II there was any thing che wanted.
"NO, nothing that | wan" said tue
good woman sweeIly. "Bu, when
you get through VITA that milestone
give IL 10 Mary. She wants 10 sharpen
thu carving knife"
And then he saw what no had boon
using Ia tue place OF soap, SO he
threw up both hands, admitted Ia
puut0mimo TINT she had caught him
again and went etruightt0 boz.