Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-14
THE BEST OF ALL.

twas early morning, and the great houss
was very stil rs it, mistress passed with
noiseless footsteps along tho empty halls,
down the back stairway and into the
Kitchen. Thoro was no parlor maid busy
with broom and dustcloth; no chamber.
maid with pitchers Of hot wator and piles
Of towels going about her morning duties
no sound Of singing or iargon u merry
voices gicotcd her ear "a she laid her hand
on the knob of the door that led into the
basement Kitchen; no appealing odor Of
breakfast cakes, booistoak and hot coffee
salutcd her nostrlls ~ she swung tho door
opon and entered. She put her hand 70
her heart with gesture rs u Il paincd
her, ~ she murmurod, half aloud, IT
might b. Tonnyson's Sleeping Palace Tor
nil tho signs IT iifo thoro nru hero" Then
she stopped, just norosa the threshold and
made movement Indicative uf surprise
In tho mngo she had expected TO IND cold
and black and oomiurtlcss u rudy Gro
was burning. Tho bright copper koitle
was kissing and singing, emitting trail
Of steam, and H. cover was bobblng up and
down.
At this unexpected sight a hhlf smile
came 10 her lips, and again she solllo.
quizcd. "Tho pixie wurimcn have surely
been hero before mo-" rhen sho looked
at hur hnnds-tho well prusorvcd. delicate
hands OF . middle ngud woman to whom
fortune had boon kind--hlnds that bad.
like tho lilies they rcsomblcd In whitcnos-,
tollod not, neither had they spun. ~ nm
glad, thought she, "tiat tho pixies
came. should hardly know how TO mako
n nro-or wish 70 do a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boriram Wayne had mar.
rlod for love, whom they woro young and
poor, and had boon happy. but the young
husband had talent for money making,
glyon the opportunity. md o. IL not al
ways the oase the opportunity presented
itsalf II docs not Mt all matter whether
10 was In oil or FaS or whit other branch
Of profitable investment his little capital
WINS turned over aud over and swollcd and
grow, aud tho Income Increased and mul.
tiplicd itself again and again.
II il only 10 the purpose here 20 state
that BY strictly legitimate methods OF butl.
ness Mr.. Dcrtram Wayne had, inside OF 10
or 20 years, grown 10 DO rich mnn-not
multmillionairc by any means, but
wealthy enough 20 move out Of the pretty
cottage In which he and hls wife Ind b..
gun their married life into u spacious
dwelling IN n more fashionable part II
town and set up an expensive establish.
ment, with complicated system Of house
hold service. And, ~ Is usual under such
circumstances Mr. Wayne became too
busy IN adding TO his principal aud mul.
tlplyinR his interest 10 giyo much htten-
tion 20 home affairs Ho furnished tho
money and looked 10 his wife 10 spend Il
IN luhrlcatinR tho wheols Of tho pondcr0us
domestic machinery.
Mrs, Wayne give her time, ~ was noccs-
aary, 10 her servants society and the oner.
Gus task OF entertaining. Tor when goods
increase they arr Increased that cot Thorn. "
Both sho and hor husband were members
Of tholr several clubs, and tho wife WINS
dlrvotross In half dozen Institutions
missions for tho promotion Of various
lAudnblo obiocts-all OF which demanded
time and attention. Sometimes In tho
rush and whirl of II all sho could not help
wondering n she had had children Of her
own what would have become Of them.
In tho course Of tlmo II came abou,
quite naturally, In order TO avoid clAshing
with each Othor's hours Of rust and retire
ment, oaoh holng busy IN divers ways that
thoy occupied separate s~its Of apartments,
seldom meeting save ut table or perhaps
~
And now, by no fault Of his own and
with nothing TO rvpruaoh himself for, but
owing 10 tho uncertain condition Of tho
times, tho fortune had collapsed, tho homo
was gone, and the varied occupation. Of
husband and wifc had disappeared. In -
fow days tho costly furniture would be
auctionod of, tho house sold, aad, empty
handed, thoy would begin iife over again.
Whom Mr.. Wayne came In with bit u
hcofstoak no had Just bought, no found
hls wife standing NJ tho table stirring
something with an iron spoon In q yellow
bowl, She looked up and SMILED nj him.
81 am making drop biscuit she snid.
"Do you romemhor how fond of them you
used 10 DO whom we first kept housoY
Some half forgotten memory stirred Ia tho
husbands heart, and ho put his arm about
her mock and kissed hOr forehead Her
heart thrilled beneath that touch and kiss
Aa II had not thrilled for years. No dln-
mond necklace or other precious material
gift could hAyo brought 40 pretty flush,
40 full OF ploasure TO her ohook.
When breakfast was ready and they sat
down together alone 20 serve themselves,
she confessed that she had been doubtful
about quantities used In her drop biscuit,
It had been 40 long since she had made
any. But although they were rather yell
low, ~ n from TOO much soda, tho hus.
band, coming more and more undor tho
happy spell Of tho oldon timo, honestly dc.
olarcd that thoy were delicious.
Ho sighed whom hor fair hands plunged
into the dishwatcr pan, hut no, no longer
the wealthy capitalist, took up tho tea
towel with certain sort OF pleasure TO
dry the brakfast china. Don't you ~,
member" and Have you forgottcni
formed tho staple Of their conversation,
not, II IL true. unmixed with tho ipyolun.
tnry sigh or surroptitious tear, for tho
grim speotcr OF poverty, by whatever
swoctonod, Is something Of which human
creatures are sore afraid. As Danto truly
Hays, II Is
hated worse than death by Just accord.
And with the loathing OF all hearts Abhorrud.
still thoro Il poverty and poverty, one
form Of which differs essentially from tho
other. And when tho tea towel had boon
. ha 4 - .