The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-20
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Sam Wester11eld, ACCOMPANIED by his
little SON, dropped into a Main street
butcher shop last evening to purchase
family porteqhouse on the counter
sat a stupendous pan of tripe Ia its
1npickled state. Westerfield jr..
gazed at the tripe for a moment or two
and them pulling his fathers sleeve,
|: calculated soto voce: Papa, papa,
look at the Turkish towels. The
youngster didn seem to comprehend
why every body laughed and changed
his topic of conversation to weiner-
wurst.
visitor at the an commission in
Quired the difference between a writ
ssOh, said one. n OF ohibition
Is issued with ID to stopping US
from doing what 81 he Of us want to.
while a writ of man late is one requir-
Ing US to perform q we very much
dislike.
Everybody knows the attraction that
the blue and the brass has for the
small boy, especially when worm by a
fireman or policeman, but everyone
may not know that some CANNES have
the same regard for the police and fire
departments. Not long since am aristo-
cratic little pug Commenced making
social calls at the police station and
soon became familiar with the cpppers.
This dog appeared every night with a
blue ribbon adjoining his silver collar
his tail proudly curled over his back
and his glossy coat showing evidences
of careful grooming. The dog called
SO frequently, remained SO long and
became SO familiar that the desk SER
geant found Mr.. Doggie something of
nuisance and finally drove him off
every night. But the dog came back,
like a certain famous cat That dog
has a better home than a good many
children" said the desk sergeant, but
he's stuck on the policemen, and I sup
pose he will never get over it.
OF course Salt Lake has IT'S morphine
fiends-every city has them. But there
is one member of the unfortunate band
here whose story is a little bit out Of
the ordinary and he attracts many
curious glances as he fits up the street.
No one knows anything of his past his
tory, except that he was once a sport
and is known as Dutch. A year ago,
he was the merest shadow OF a man
an animated skeleton-and could have
earned a good living by exhibiting him
self in a. museum as a freak Finally
Dutch" was given a course of treat
ment; that cured him completely. He
went out to work at a. mine and re-
turned to town a. few months ago a
changed man. From spectral
shadow fitting through the streets at
night he had been transformed into
giant, weighing over 200 pounds. He
stood erect, walked with a firm, conf
dent tread, the glow of health and
strength was on his cheek and his eye
sparkied. So little resemblance did he
bear to the Dutch of those old,
miserable days that even those who had
known him intimately scarcely knew
him. But all who did know him were
pleased and all had a helping hand and
a word of encouragement for him
Dutch said that he was a redeemed
man; that he had not the slightest de-
sire for the drug and could never, re-
turn to his Old habits. But, alas, To-
day Dutch is just where he was a
year ago-a shivering, hollow-eyed
the restaurants begging for a piece of
bread. The downfall, reformation and
unaccountable relapse of Dutch have
formed the theme for many am inter
esting discussion of late, and yet no
one can account for it all. Perhaps,
after all, the blame doesn't rest upon
Dutch but belongs to a generation or
two back.
Speaking Of reformed characters
falling back into their old ways, it
would be interesting to know what per
centage of the Kelley graduates have
remained steadfast and how many of
those who submitted to the squirt