Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-24

feery's party. The front room lit IN
more by the great hearth fire tRan The
plentiful supply Of candles, was resplen
dent with holly aud evergreen. and oCcu
pylng the place OF honor In the lar cor.
ner stood the wonderful "6rc.Dushi'
brought by Stcve-Iis flame reddens
and blossoms inicunn led with the light
OF tiny sperm candles made bv Grandma
Peery especially for the occasion.
In the other part Of the house the
new floors In the double room"
hummcd TO the sound of feet treading
hilauously the mazea Of "old Nrgiuit"
In accompaniment 10 the sound oi fiji
die aud banjo played respectively by
Nate Blcyins aud "Wooley" Brown
the latter bearing his nickname by
reason OF q shock OF tow white
cutls sufmouuting an extremely rud
dy face OF twenty-five summers.
Anice, In a gown Of dark red cashmere
that had done service as best dress
for both her mother and grandmoth
er before her, seemed fairer than ever
her lace, paler than is wont and framed
with los black cuhs, showing In exquisite
advantage against the rich color Of her
high cut bodice. Usually OF vivacious
spirit and presence-tonight she went
about amongst the Company with an
ait OF quietness that amounted almost to
abstraction. Steve, who was with her
almost constantly, had attributed her
manner to something Of a sense OF BASH
iulness perhaps because Of their under.
stluding;" and the others. seing Steve's
open devotion were quick TO draw the
conclusion that "someihin' extraordinary
particular had come bout"
"lalnost thought it'd be Abe, - said
Mrs. Bievins, IN a whisper to a group
gathered Ia the corner, who were COM
mcntng on the subject. Seems = me
she always give more notice pthe Oldest;
but then you cayn't ever tell how a
girls goin' & act from how she lets on.
Accordin' q my mind, though. Anice ID
make a likelier choice takin' Abe--he's
a heap sight stediier ~ Steve. ! bet
anything that's Dn Greene, she con.
tinued, as a knock sounded at the door.
"Hd know his rap n q thousand
tolc 'cm twas YOU" she said, rs Jake
Pecry opened the door for the new com.
or. Il ies was goin' to say Z ia know
yer knock anywhere fur alwus rcmindin'
me o our OIL bnndlc COW scrapIn' her
horns 'ginsl the back door come ieedir
time"
"ihet's the time I'm usuilly found
knockin,' said Dan. an hope / amt
missed my guess now"
Never scented q time closter." said
lake, heartily, "thc tables res laid N
all ready. Come right out N set ups"
"Bsn IS ',orc pleasure, lakc-l' Sc
got n errdnt. Where's Steve lathanp'
"Dancin' In tn' other room. Why
Whutg wrongl'
"NothIn' wrong. St-pdad's BEN
killed 'na slide over N Pine Gulch.
Slide come am rooted up the OF pla e
house, barn an ALL Abe happend to
git there about twenty minutes after d,
happened, am got his OF marin out
alive. II he hldn't claucei long like
Is not there wouldn't anybody showed
at is hsppeuin' Tor weeks comc-bein'
o they're iivin' lone way oil there IN the
hills. Tn Oh mans ben u warned time
IN agin iNsn't ale liviu' Their"
ibid ye say he was kIlled'' asked
Jake.
"Dead's a door nail Some th' rafters
must a hitshim first thing Abe dug far
HIM, but the OF man was done up for.
he reached nome"
IN Aces marin was all sound2y
asked Ms. B.cyius,
Sound Us nuts 'u gritty's steel
Soon's they'd buried tn OF man over
there, he was set on comm straight
over mere where she cud see lie 'r
Steve. Seemed es Il she waz -..s,
homesick 10 be with her children, /
nothin' . do but Abe must bring h %
over the divide to Bells place hr Lhu3r
mas. sad IL seemed q ncr she d most
forgot the mcann' o Christ comm the
last ten years N size wanted G. be ma il
. feel thankful That's why ! come ur
Ter Steve. He's the youngest the l1I
N she seems to kim banker iur him
more'n the rest. Bell says she h'ieye.
theps what made her set ON akl 90,
trip-Steve's bein the las baby IN borr
or Chiismus. DID Sc say he was dan
ciup'
lie made his way into the room whcr,
Steve was leading Auica through 90,
| "feel," and a few moments later Stew,
came through the room with an uncer
| tain expression on his face, and set GU
for home, 1t was an hour after Steve,
departure that the last guest knocked
the door OF Jake Peery S 10 pitab.,
house,
Anice, who answered the rap, turned
pale ias she saw Abe standing in IN,
doorway His tired face was I'M ling 20,
he lifted something from his shoulder
and set Il inside the door.
MS a triile late to be btiugin' 9