Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-06
A DELAYED LETTER.

1Lcy were tearing down the Ccutctyills
courthouse. one " the workm'u found
letter upon which was the fldud addru.s
Daniel II. Garter"
why, rs to old Preacher Cnrtcri" said
some one.
How duyou know" asked another.
why, rs Daniel n Carter and hls
names Daniel Hrury Il must have bron
uJ years before he won't To preaching.
cta open IT,
"Opcn ~ aid the second speaker. "Is
that letter addressed TO your No. sir It's
addressed 10 Daniel H. Carter. and hos
the only man who has any right 10 lis con.
tents. That envelopes got United states
stamp on IL, aud don't caru how long ia
lnlu there. u means protection tu what,
syor IL carries, That stamp Iuuld hold
good n day after Judgment q"
Tho speaker was evidently man NJ
weight, for his argument was particularly
effective for thCrc were mufinurs u ap.
prevail IN the crowd and voices that said In
several tone. and keys.
We nln't got no right to open It,"
1.-THE squifc'f right"
"Bottcr send IL 20 It's owner"
at might cost the county something,
y
THAT Is, II rs anything particular. wlosc
benefits Mr. Carter was prevented from
taking advantage II by this delay"
The upshot Of u all was that the letter
was scnt across To the building which lad
boon fitted up and was doing service ~
pustuilltr In lieu uf tho old one and
sent out by the carrier who had tho Rev.
Daniel H. Carter upon his route.
The Hry Nh Carter NkHua mn .sugkH ts.,N
nnturd bachelor, and had been pastor at
Crntcryillc Tor almost all the years since
ho returned from crcditablc service ns chap.
lain of regiment during the civil war II
was true that hC had passed by all the re-.
ligiously Inclined splnstcrs and charitable
widows In the town, but IA spite Of this
almost objectionable olonsc he was we'll
beloved and deeply rrycrrd, aud the church,
with the experience OF many years, had
grown used 10 itT bachelor pnrson.
That morning when the postnHn rang
his boil lao went 10 the door aud received
his letter with his usual smile and thank
you"
To him the envelope seemed rather dusty
on Que edge and q bit old fashioned, he
imagined, but, then, some years had passed,
over the Rev. Dnuiel CartoF's hthl aus his
sight was not ~ COED rs Il had ohuo boon.
So, without curiosity ne laid the letter
down On his study table and went down to
brybEiAst.
Tho bread, butter and eggs were partlc.
ulnrly good that morning, and tho tea was
just tu his taste, 80 perhaps tho minister
fingered n little longer at his morning
meal than was usual. IL was at any rate "A
rather long limo for u man who hnd on his
fludy table a l0ttcr which had been on the
NHy Tor nearly 30 years
But nj last tho pastor made an end ~
ealing aud again sought his study. lilo
picked up tho letter and adjusted his
Lu '5 with lclsurcly cnrc. lie glanced at
the Iu,tmark ana let HIS y0ruam over tho
address, but he did not seem To rec we'll, ~
~ took OF his glasses, rubbed and pol.
isicd them and cot thom un his nose again.
.lc l'uacd 10 tho handwriting and rs his
Hand wont Np Ia smooth Alg brow fash
~ recognition ,HthO into his ewes. lis
y nj cropped gulr.ly and DO looked at tho
uo'iiHuk psuln. Them with suddrn ga.p
uld Precipitation stand!uguut uuun his
brow no dropped Into ohuif. Only for a
mninunt hn int thore ttHrinR into Nncpuuy,
Hnd tlen with trembling lugcs no tore
tho iGi-siye pnbn and doyouf,d It's con
tents with lis eager uygs
Mhan hc lad rnl he'd q, the letter dron
rcd from his glaan md no r,t his hnu1s
wrr ~, inrc, STA luur uh.uk with subs
hnd the ,cas triyt'rt l.r.. r his iingef-.
Wien hispurSJ 'aut gely. l,tuhuut nn.
sld'd h'1 Noi,' cH...' irUIl.a FROM bthsd |
l.s i,,nds IA thusa word.
'iHo't Noi, ihauk nrn 'tut thou hA,,
royog.nt 10 ne this ihine."
49, ples~! tAo letter upnud read II again |
10 rlui
NtfNuNT |
~ nrAu pAsfut what Ashamed &c. a., ..r |
hH1 la.. ueN H..N TmN Htrl Havu yua |
9' fh'u fh. "r' your u ttam,n my maid. |
etH % ".i,v tuHs, but, as you say, one can |
Hlg N"u % mora boldly than one can talk !
f'll hc vD1rW wife, Come 70 ne whom yuu |
, 10; u rlnH4t u' ton soon
hiIIAugru DEEnmd
Elizabeth E'lzAbcthW cried tho min
,ster' How have paid for my ooWariccl |
| thought you had met my proposal with
soern'Snd de--aGG 1: $4,000 49, =. 40 |