The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-02

there"
And very obediently the Hussar went.
with a grim delight in his heart to
think OF the fit his G. o. would have.
II ne could only have seen him. Pres
emily ne had filed up and, leaving the
rear Of the coal avenue for the Quiet
OF the house, Billlam and his brother
SUNK laoorlously UP stairs to their
garnet.
LORD, shall 1 ever be clean AGAIN..
groaned the captain, looking at his
hands ITO think what you have led
an officer of the queen intO-you bless
ed young gallOw5 bird, Billamp'
Empty the Goals here" commanded
Bllliam; and his brother poured out his
hoard into large compartment built
beside the window. How Bilham could
have carried so great a load was a puz-
Zla, but certainly there could not have
been less than a hundred weight OF
coal in his canvas pockets alone. he
fastened to fill a pot with water ana IN
a little while ne had shallow path tuu
of warm water. This ne set out in the
corner behind a screen made OF a gray
sheet which hung upon a cord.
go in there" he said, and get
yourself clean, you horrible Sybarrite!
I'll go round the wards. Dogs don't
object to a little Crime
When ne came hack to take his turn
at the bath a fresh pot full OF water
was ready, and the room was bright
and warm. The Hussar had attended
to the fire and had swept the floor.
The brothers were in the inner room
in which Billiam usually camped- There
was a sofa in it now, and an easy
chair Of wicker work.
III toss you for the sofa, young
'un,' said the captain.
Right" said Bilham, promptly.
''Tailsr'
Heads it is" cried the Hussar with
some relief.
lam. II prefer the floor. anyway You
can make quite a decent thing out OF
rugs and overcoats. And besides,
sleeping on the floor makes you so
ioIlv glad 10 get I'D in the morning.
So they turned in and slept the sleep
Of the Just. Bfliam was up by day
light, and had a cheerful fire burning
when his brother awoke. He brought
him a cup of tea and told him TO roll
over again. But the captain was now
wide awake and eager for talk
why do you keep on at this kind
Of thing?" he said, land why don't
you buy your Goals. like an ordinary
being?"
sort Of thing I take TO. you see. It's
interesting all the time. I suck in
oceans of learning all day till I'm
tight. and then I practice it all the
evening And eS for Coals-well, some
times I do buy them. But $50 year
doesn't spread far in rent. classes and
victuals-not tc speak of dressing and
lint. And picking up Goals in the lane
down there is Just about as exciting as
soldering. I guess"
"Sea here" s7t7 the anV9ir- Il t7f1k
I could get over the governor to double
your allowance. I've been pretty light
on him lately and ne thinks me good
little man IF I do, Will you leave Off
piggiry up here or7 1i--a deCen--
PiUtam seized his hand.
''You are a good chap, sure" he said
TRY it on the dad. Heb I could get
proper. cubicIes for the beasts then. an
operating table. and perhaps 1 might
evo- afford to hire a yard"
The captain leaped from his sofa,
and began to pace UP and down in his
pyjamas
-"Of ali the fools Cod ever made, Bill
liam. you are the most COMPOUNDED!
Why in creation didn't you settle down
and be a proper parsOn if you wanted
to do All this kind Of thing. It makes
me sick"
BfIIiam looked at him a while as L
for once he would try to explain But
the hopelessness of the task made him
turn away sadly Nobody ever would
understand He must just 80 on and
on. till they put him in a lunatic asy-
lum.
your clothes. Herbert you'll he sure
to catch cold, prancing about there in
your night THINGS And YOU don't look
pretty" he added. looking at him
critically
Put why wouldn't you be a parson.
Billiam? That beats me dead. You're
just the sort of soft chap for a parsOn."
Stuff" said Bnliam. who ever
heard Of a parson Just for splicing up
dogs and cats and thi1es2 There's
enough Of the other kind to go round,
s--re1v Au1 there's on'v one Bill
liam for this sort of parsoning
'WeI, Pilliam" said CaDtain Orn1ith-
waite little later. I'm off uD to town.
This is all very well for a night. but a
little more Of it would kill me. I de-
clare shall smell doggy and chiOratey
for a month. Here's some sinews for
you. Billiam. It's all I can spare"
Thank you" said Billiam. DoCketing
the notes without demur 81 may be
the prodiga1 chap in the parable but
I'm blowed If you are the old kind Of
elder brother, the fellow who would
not go in"
That's all right" said the CAPTAIN.
"Let US hear that you keep rfbald. [
guess you'll slip into heaven ahead Of
some Of the parsons yet. Blliam.''
It'll be when Peters not looking,
then" said Billiam. shaking his head,
"but If they do nick me at the gate.
why I guess there'U always be plenty
for fellow like me to turn his hand
to in the other place"
CThis is not, however, the end of Bill
liam. For there was a seamstress
across the landing who seriously inter
fered with his plans)
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