Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-05
TUE TRAMP'S HALT.


fvds hardly shaded bis rough face. most of
which was covered with a clnrse. brlstlIBr
bsard. As he ahamblod ON through ma
heat and dust his eyes wcra fixed ON tbo
ground. hut now and then hc misrd his
head slightly and took q rapid Glance over
tho folds and up 90 tho distant hills
Presently ho reached % slight bond In
rho road. aud. rounding th.a. approached
u small frame house, situated 600 hIs right
. hand 20 short distance back from Che road
4 "A amnll, we'll kept lawn surrounded the
house and was shaded boy largo tracs. which
eccmcd to watt n Refreshing goodness to the
krnycl stained wnyfrcr
Asho nCarud tho place hisftcus silclon.
a.. finally he stopped, aud. leaning his
huns ON tho low picket fence, looked long
bad earnestly nt the house SO one was
lldblc, and tho stiffness, pierced only by
hHr shrlll, metallic music Of tHr lucuafa
down In tho folds, scented On oprroas him
if1 moved % littlc uncasIly. hon won't
down 60 tho cato, entered tho yard. carr
fully closing tho onto after him. mud nfor
sanding irrcs0lutoly fcw moments walk
81 ncFu-s tho lawn.
AH Doc rounded tho corner of tho house n
Uul0 torr.gr rushed nt him, yolpinp sbriu
defiance and calling 20 tho door of tii,
E.tchon u1l woman uf pofhnus go yo,r,
OF nrc Her iron gray hair. brushed
straight back from her forehead. was
caught IN % knot 100 tho crown OF hur head
aul held IN place by 10 steel comb. 40 tho
iH.t glance sho might huyU lU0u called nn
angular woman, which expires Jon usu.
oily conveys tho imrr Jon of nu uunu.
Dor disposition, hut Che soycru pInIuncsl NJ
Doc appearance was Followed hy her eyes
sH't gfny they were. with Kind littlo win.
kI. around Them, and tIHy looked now 40
tlH strange rguw before hyrthuugh spec.
taeloa. with % twinkle Of qul4lIcll sym.
rlthy.
OuiGtinr with sham word tho ya8Iots
dor. which wus stun yrlpiug nr4pud fb,
tramp. she leaned upniu,t tho duarrost
diving her hands on ca,r.r tawI and
surveying with asll1ht smile Of pIty. sh1d.
cd with contempt tho rnprrI sr.riurn M
humnnitywho stood thorn nylig1rIIy. an,
battered remnant VI % hat grasr.d In ouo
hand. and gazing at hprwIth "a look which
might hnyo indicated aullguuc.s or rrsuoet
"Woll, what d'yp want. my mani 1
rokon somothln 10 cat nn drInsid ,IIaut
suit yc, CHI jest you ret down an fbp sion
Thorn. an IN sec what can dp f.ryr
mover could scare no much affection Tor
trnmp somehow. Luf 1 try Il, Follow tt,
srrptural advice bout tho Gun o. cold
wntor an mrbbo that was meant 4 lncluJo
pIc II any was HANDY"
Not noticing tho gotturrof dissent from
Tho tramp. she turned into tlp Litcbrn
and presently came I,eE with , howl of
min, and nu Immense ploao Of dried annie
ulp which Fha placed bUi1rg nor gur.t.
telling him tu " 80 down nn pitch In.
Tho wnudcrar. though rSIdrptiy NOT
suffering from huua.r. mo- and Ir,uf with
nlraruut but uut UJruIpyfurut
Tho woman sat down on thD sf,6 aioy,
hIm aud watched him untyyIth an amused.
ucarsIehtrI oppression.
Another thing makes mo kinder feal
f0r you tumps g. my boy holm gone
Sigh onto cIeht years now since Kissed
him guodhy down ly Gao cato Wonder. nn
lO started OIL su bravo nn hUpofuIllEc.
Lord. how proud / was of him. g1in nyay
Co mako "a fortune for lla mother. nut /
thought my heart would burHt los seDn
him disappear round Che bond in tho road
up thoro. n.wuyIn hls hand TO mo. stnndln
loltln over tho yltcl"
"Whcru did boo gui' asked tho tramp
who was cruuchinr on tho stop with bont
head. The womnu's eyes woro fixed ON
tho blue bills in tho distance, and shu did
mot notice him.
"Out wost Got &c into hIs head he cd
mike "a pllc o. mouoy ont there an
thought 20 too, cause Tom was a right
smart lad nu ttr4ty Ms IA rock An bla
lHttur was huuGml. too. but 1 haven't
hcrrd from him now these Xix years His
fathers doud. too-dird three year ago
from % horse kick. so I'm alone. u
Her voice grow tr,mul1us. but sho
frightened again
Sometimes. suttin out thcrr In front o.
th0 house after tea, / d0lo oil. kinder
drcamin, an then think can $40 Tom
comm uptotho gate. back Co hls old moth.
or. him grown man. An when wnkn
up always f,Dl cold, nn hnvcn lIttlo cry
% myself au then In ull rlght again, for
know I'm moot him up tharf whom
Maybe hos not dead. Ilo might havo
g1uuWruug " snId the trnmp without rails.
ing his hnul
My Tom 20 wr0url Why, man. u my
boy was alive to-day I'm sur1 hc'd boz hon.
ost ana good as / am Tim frttlu hero
YOU'RE down lu tho world. but not know.
iu tho facts, / p,n't suyIu but what 10
mIghut "a h.uu all your nult But Of
, 1 h,'o"n ivy nly "1 l u' you ~ n'N,r
hNW-iuy lnIih 10 my ulFIuu am my