The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-04
SHE WH[STLED.

Gimptown was an old-fashIoned burg,
full of old-fashioned people, not one of
whom pretended to deny that Nellie
Rose was the prettiest, iveliest girl in
the villages
Now although Gimptown folk had
reluctantly succumbed to the inroads I
of progress insomuch that they admit /
ted that there were no witches, they
still chung persistently to wise old
saws.
Thus it happened that while other
girls were spoken for as soon as
they became of age, sweet Nellie Rose
wasted her sweetness upon transient
lovers.
Joshua Jones, the most appreciative
of these, had remarked to his mottier;
Now, nanny, 1 don't believe
there's thing the matter with Nellie
II like her mighty we'll
"Gracious, JOSH said she, holding
up her hands in horror. IF you're
| a getting stuck on that gal you had
better just get over it as quickly as
possiblel My grief A whistling girl
| in the Jones family! UghH
Accordingly. he married good
| housekeeper,' who never wh1Stied, ana
Nellie seemed to be destined to be an
old maid.
! In Gimptown a girl became an old
maid if she was not keeping regular
company by the time she was twenty
lone.
Got a new minister. They say he's
a young man. I'll invite him in NO
ltellin', he might-but no, of course not.
Well, I'll invite him, anyhow" SAID
lMellie's aunt Dorothy.
A week or two after this she was
Ibusying herself making little parlor
Hook tidy, when a knock sounded on
the door. She ushered in fine looking
lyoung man with a decided clerical air.
ibut pleasant and kindly withaL
The pastor and his hostess were soon
talking quietly on parish matters. In
the next room there was rattle as OIL
some one washing dishes.
"I'll call Nellie as soon as she FIN
fishes her work" aunt Dorothy was
saying, when horrors. there arose in
that young lady's clear. piccolo-lke
whistle the familiar notes OF old
Hundred"
Aunt Dorothy turned red and then
white; fidgeted about, and then finally,
when the assortment of noises stopped,
went into the kitchen, saying as she
went, Excuse me, Mr.. Haviland, and
I'll tell Nellie to come in
; With blood-curdling GOODNESS she said
to her niece: 1.-THE new minister is
here; come in and be introduced. That
, was what her mouth uttered, but hel
! reyes saul 4NOW YOU NC .StCAAS - 49,
that whistle of yours! Let me SEE
how you'll get out of it."
Nellie followed the irate lady.
''Mr Haviland, my niece, Miss Rose.
One would have supposed that a rea
Rose could not be much redder; 0ul
when Mr.. Haviland said in an amused
4 tone: Your brother is a fine whist
= ler.'' then one knew that Mellie's frs
: blush was mere tinge of color.
:, Il have no brother she replied
# honestly, so the evidently painful sub
: ject was dropped. :,
!. "A remarkable fine young lady!
u thought the young minister, as he wa!
Il returning to his boarding place; "ant
e evidently an innocent as her name
II It's so dull here. I really must cult
- waite her acquaintance
. So the fleeing summer days found tn
y Rev. Mr.. Haviland often at Aunt Dor
u othy's house, or in Mellie's company
st wandering upon the rocky banks of tn
: river
u To the young lady these bits of sun
IS shine in her life were snatcheS iron
q dreamland. To hear the educate'
is Young man discourse upon the peopl
lie and things of the big, big world wa
a so different from the humdrum tai
and gossip of Gimptown.
t; Gimptown in general said 1t was a.
id most scandaIous that so fine youn
10 man should be took in" by prett
face when every one knew that fac
le was disfgured by whtstllng mouti
le Miss Smith, whose age was an ur
lie known quantity between 20 and 49, an
ID who had set her cap SO often tina
re- that article was badly frayed aroun
Iil Its tigurative edges, said: mo; n
# ashanti be ban1ibooZled; not II L nav
or to warn him myself!
no And it is on record that she did war
m the daring man.
n In spite of all this opposing elemer
- i'm his flock Mr.. Haviland could nj
a. help thinking how dull life would (
IN IN without certain flower whose pc
y ~ fume he alone seemed to have disco
cred. e.
| one bright September day he wake
et over to Aunt Dorothy's little cottag
intending to invite Nellie to accompar
nd him upon an errand of mercy.
ne AS he reached the gate he stoppe
IS. a moment. The front door was vic
le, with a cap of the same material, on
nd Ipartly concealing her fluffy brown hal
mt was busily engaged with broom d.
or buster in the hall. There was hapI
lie look upon her innocent face.
as When, as If bird-like, she could n
lie restrain her Joy, the ruby lips puckert
nm Overwhelmingly, and the notes of hyn
rs thrilled forth with startling clearne
Of and truth.
I'D Suddenly the unconscious warbl
was electrified into silence by the sha
we words: Perfectly shocking, isn't 1t
& CHANGING up she saw Aunt Dorot'
-. standing, with an alley-water1ng c;
~ in hand. as if prepared to water h
own feet, which seemed rooted te t
1ss ground. ,..,o
~ who leaned upon the gate with pt
~ zled expression upon his face.
ne Not waiting to hear his answer; M
"u lie fled TO her own room, where she
III, dulged in that which seldom spoil
ocl her happy face-a good cry" F
ap she doubted not that she had forfeit
5ou her place in the minister's esteem
she was not surprised, then, VII
ust Amt Dorothy met her with: M
ton YOU have done it, My goodness, do
know what to do with you! You
enough to try a saints patience!
But Nellie was surprised When
:. aryt handed her a note from Mr.. Hs
w. iland containing his request to acco
nc many him to the house of some pt
one people who lived several miles away
US "Shall | go2" she asked her aun'
I'd .Of coursei No use making matt
.ide worse by refusing rc,
After packing a basket of food
"a" the poor people, Nellie waited IN II
ked vous anxiety for her escort. When
ave arrived she quietly allowed him
bis assist her into the trap where she
- alnos- dumb, a panied expression VI
IAN. e what is the matter with you
ply day?" asked the minister, as u
han trundled throughtt the green neids.
his Nellie trembled at his kindly tor
4 but she would not be Drawn INTO
Iist versation until
alSs, mt there, no matter. What ri
ca have we to intrude? Suffice it to
do os that the next day Mr.. Haviland as