Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-28
HER WRITING TABLE.

"Now. ON going TO be quite quiet"
Say, my lady "fos you arc going 70 write
: letter. You will 0bd everything you
want At my writing table. She says this
with rather superb dir. IN II wnbblos,
she ndas more hastily, put that little
Whore Il ~ under tho front leg No, 10
won't hurt IL really. | hoop 20 there fyr
tic purpose oh, yo,, " hus % good many
Addresses m H., but am afraid I haven't
put down most peoples numbers correctly.
- hardly ever use &c. I think 70 D. al.
ways better ~ put dash INSTEAD " a
number when you write 90 people, don't
yuuf pcstnicn are e1 Intelligent
n there IL everything / want az The
writing table I might also fuggU-t-0nW
OF course, / wouldn't DO such % brute
that there are several things upon (which
I don't want.
The principal articles on the table are
a. follows; 4 pcnwipcr, with q group NJ
silver dachshunds on the top two vnscs N
flowers and an "nrt' rot with hulrushcs
in u, patent contrlNanUn for moistcuing
stamps. two largo pockets u drCas pnt.
terms coz not returned In ton days, will
DO charged 81. Cd y, a maguliylng glass,
n massive silver inksinnd with q receptacle
for ink about the sizc Of thimhla inside,
n knowing looking clshboS without n
key, n china monkey, two quill pens with
broad points, their feathers stin with gum,
having boon lately used to paste pictures
IN scrnpbook, n photograph frame ~
untarnishablo metal. n case Tor post cards,
case for twino, n case for almanac cnrds,
case for stamps (all these empty and n
case for Bradshaw usspl.
"Oh, do you want some noto rnpcr'' my
lady orelAlms In a tone IN which natural
surprise iningles with pretty impatience
for not having noticed my want sooner.
ut IL In the right hand drawer. You open
IL with n paper knlfc-look like this"
"rm afraid them IL no note paper here, I"
says my lady, pushing her slender hand,
lace rufilos and all, 20 the back 81 tho
drawer and pulling out some more dress
patterns and quantity Of unpaid bills,
but III run and got some from papa'a
study"
"oh, no, DON'T"
why notf
~ don't know. Stay here. Show me
again how this drawer opens"
'Nonsonsci tho drawer Is open, and II
n nearly post time"
"My letter IA not important"
"Dut you said n was
"I don't think II Il now"
"oh, rather quickly, 81 think should
hko to got you that motto paper"
"And now''-layinR II before me-''you
mustwrito your letter quickly n you want
10 20, IL on In time And you mustn't
talk any more"
~ won't Blu, isn't there something
rather bunny In this hlotting bookF'
"oh, yes, that ia chocolate. I always
keep IL In the pocket OF my blotter, and
then my maid doesn't eat IL. Take II out
while you are writing, but put It back
again"
won't you take I, out for moi"
"No. But you may eat some Of IL n you
like"
My lady sits down In basket ohalr-it
oroaks deliRhtfully-and TAKES her kitten
on her knee. Tho kitten makes playful
pats at her with his paws orouchos down
on her knee and springs AZ her hand fas
tenlnR his claws In her lace. My lady
shakes her head ruproyingly, then solzea
him and holds him close 20 her and pro.
tends TO kiss him.
"You don't seem TO DO getting on with
Jour letter very quickly"
II can't bear 20 sit here and soc that cat
destroy your RULES"
kitty and | will take another chair. 4"
"Game now, that's not fair"