Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-02
A BUTTON OF GOLD.

when first cano into the world. wa
very bright WIS fcvcd on 20 the coat Of
a naval officer Ven badly acwcd. for At
hall IN tho midst ~ a waltz ! came on
and rlliod on Che iu1r
n 1 had had 20 voice. ! should have
sCrnmcd aloud At last, however. was
r,srucd
a little white gloy,d hand picked mo up
and held mo clo.c and slyly dropped me In.
~ a Nix linod pocAct
II 4w him ln.o It," heard prutty
womana yuic' murmur n know II l.
Mr Mortimors
That night went home, not 10 a gcn.
tlomnns rium, but 10 fair ladya
! Al alone in this ru1m with me. shc took
me from her p1ckot aud k.iss.c.d me-
Ncyur WINS ! 20 F,rprised, but 4 SON
| found ~ was NOT for my own sake
u know YOU 90 not love me now, Nor
/ timer, shu Whispered, but you hAyu
/ worn this, and viii kcep It."
She kiss0d nu again aud strung me upon
q littlc blun tllk ribbon, and tied mo abou,
/ hor white ihrlat
All night laid against her soft heart
and fclt 10 beat
Twas not sorry that bad bcon lost from
The oillcor's cut
indod, 1 dctcsicd him now, for from
Whit this lovely cuatun, said 10 mc n
was plain that Do had made love tn her
and 40 last lifted her for some ono who had
mono mun1y.
made up my mind, Of oour.c, that
should 10 worn about tho young lady'a
neck foruycr, but rckonoi without my
host
Youth l. youth
Prvtty soon che young lady CEASED 10 talk
o. muoh about Mortimer.
Another gentleman had come upon tho
carpet Soon Hin was "unuiegd.
On that cyrninF was hastily cninmc,i
into box and hcrtlussly loft there. Roso
was married AMI WENT upon her bridal
uip, aud unless tho ND OF tho box hnppcn.
Cd 70 10 up 1 Naw nothing Of tho mo do.
Ing vIt
When sho had sone, hcr llttlo sister came
into The nom one day, splod ino and car
riod mo Oh. After that was for a long
time dolls watch ! hung upon guild
tlusld about a china meek and was ulrriod
all about The housc, up stair. and down.
even out into tho strict sOmetlmos
Al hst-my destiny has over hung upon
q hrad-that gold twist snapped Ia two.
and I rolled Into a spaoo botwoon tho pay.
ing stones
Thcre l lay deserted. forlorn and dirty.
my gliding flat gulng and no ono even
taking any notice II mo.
II wns the pavement outside a little
park, quiet, nristocrutlc place Ladies'
drvsaod IA velvet and costly silk swept
past
ono day my lady camc thor,-sho who
hhd worn uiu on her hohrt 80 long
She walked slowly up and down. one
white hand was unglovcd Upon 10 gilt.
tcr'd her wedding ring and H. diamond
kocpcr
She looked ut her watch.
'llr 4 late, she said Then aho blushod
rosy nd and Whispered, "Nu. 10 comes
] louiOd Through tho ieafy shadows
OF The park canon my firt owner. Mortimer.
lhry walked up and down together
Often their foot touched mo. 1 could not
hoar what thcy a,id, but / saw how she
looked 10 was enough for me
Again hnd the poor silt button had but
voice how u would have cried out
Hut, alas would she have listened 10 me
when she waa hoodloss OF the mute appeal
Of tho wedding ring upon her finger l
fear not Ofton and often after that thoy
met there II was sprlngtiIne whom thoy
ilrat came. In the autumn, when tho
leaves had rus,lcd from the trccs and Olr.
pctsd tho ground, they caine there mill
Now sho often wcpt and he sometimes
spoke almost anRily ! knew somothinR
terrible was about 10 happen, ~ last one
morning Mortimer came 10 tho rendezvous
Now, instead Of her light TRIAD came tho
rapid footballs OF an angry man
1 saw fora momcntA fnca had not seen
since Roses wedding day 49, tho brown
bearded faoe OF her husband
An onth rang upon the air. heard tho
IMPORT ot pistol thon Mortimer fcli across
me, dead, and his llfo blood drippod over
my tafuished gliding
Aitcr that a crowd, a bustlo mon In tho
uniform N the polica
Tho body was carried away The rain
washed tho blood from the paycniruL SIN
remained ucdgcd In my nook, and on my
br,nst one dry drip " that hurt'a hlo1d
Years swept by Then was no gliding
loft upon mo- was a bit Of rustod metal,
nothing NOM
ono day a miserable creature staggered
through tho park. Her clothes wcro mero
shrcds and tattcrA Her face was misorably
thin Save for two tapping clippers, her
feet VEN harr
hho put her skeleton arms upon the cold
stones and laid her head upon thum.
Herr he died, she said "Alortlmorl
Mnrtimorl"
And l knew Roses voice Oh, "A faded
and withorod ruse indeed
Thcn hor oyes--dying eyes, know
caught sight of me-
sho At her finger under tho crcyioe Of
tho stone and hftod me out
How oddW ahe said II wora such
button Nd this was oncu over my heart fir
a year hccauHe II dropped from his c0nt
How strange should nnd ono hcro whoro
he died"
Then sho took me In her hand. II closed
upon me. soon II gr1w cold
Do you know they are going 20 bury me
with her They could not wronch tho hand
opon' IL was only a poor, unfortunate,
nnmclesa woman, Who was found dead In
tho struct
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