The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-27
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. GOSSIP OF THE Town.
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The concert at Unity hall last night par
took strongly of the spirit of Eugene
Field, the children's poet laureate, and for
the first time, perhaps, in Salt Lake was
heard the song Little Boy Blue, al
though everyone has read it The incident
recalled these lines of Sarah Bolton s.
written just after Fields death:
l listened last night with moistened eyes
TO story old yet new;
"A lady sang to a crowded house
The song of Little Boy Blue.
And thought how the hand that wrote
it out,
Lay cold and mute in a narrow grave,
In a sleep that is lone and long.
He. too. has left, not the toys, but the
And the songs he would have sung;
He has left country of mourning hearts
That he died while life was young
Not died-for his words go on and on,
And move us TO smiles and tears;
Thrice blessed he who can take his rest,
Yet live through the coming years
An exchange remarks that one by one
the traditions of history are passing
away. that the latest is that Admiral
Tromp did not nail a broom TO ms mast
head as a sign that he was going to
sweep the English neet from the ocean.
Yes. and some day some fellow will rise
up and declare that no one hit Billy Fat
terSon. f-
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An English paper is quoted as grayely
discussing the cause of the rise of
bread" Perhaps a statement by yeast
manufacturer would throw some Hght
upon the matter.
A great deal is being said about the
Prince of Wales not wearing suit OF
clothes more than once A country edltor
directs attention to the fact that Wales
has no advantage of the Esquimaux in
this respect.
The question as to which team won in
the football game between Provo and the
Crescents might be settled by another
contest, in which it is suggested that the
referee be provided with keen double
bitted ak.
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The Franklin, Ida, correspondent of the
Oneida Herald IS wishing some more
people would get married, so he could get
another good supper. And yet some peo-
/ pie claim prosperity has been restored.
| There was an amusing incident at a
certain residence in the city on Christ
mas day. There was a good laugh at Vhe
/ expense of bashful young man VINO VINO
wished to present a gift to one of his
! lady friends. 1t did not amuse the young
man, however. but then he should be
more careful. Christmas eve he went TO
1 a well known jeWelerS in the city ana
purchased very pretty article. and after
/ paying for it told the clerk to wrap 1t
up. This was done and the young fellow
went away with his treasure
! Christmas day he was invited to eat
/ dinner at the home of the young lady for
whom he had purchased the gift, and at
/ the appointed time he appeared at the
/ Christmas for all. After removing his
coat and hat he entered the parior and
with . beaming countenance met the
young lady and handed her the nttie
! box She thanked him and with eager
eyes the whole family watched her open
thu package.
1t was a pleasant moment for the youth
as he prided, himself upon the good taste
he had shown in the selection of the gift
and he Sat.Watching the unVelllng WIN
much self-satisfaction- The cover was
lifted from the box and then the little
girl, who was watching her groWn-uI
sister, gave vent to a very audible. giggle
There was a look of panied surprise or
the face of the recipient of the gift, anC
as the young man saw 1t ne raaHZed ina
something was wrong.
Il am very much obliged to you for the
gift" said the young lady with curl Of
the lip and an emphasis on the wore
themselves up and down the youth s back
1t seemed strange to him that she shoulC
suddenly turn and walk away with 1901
of disdain onhher face, and faint trace
moistuTe4 about the eyes. But look o
d CONSERVATION come over him as the llttl,
sister danced about in high glee VIII
an empty box in one hand and a niec'
of cotton in the other crying: On, III
only cottonr'
one glance at it and the boy saw wha
was the matter. The progressive jewele
of whom he had purchased the article
had wrapped up a piece of cotton in q, tn
box and had left the present out In
poor boy was dumbfounded. After
great deal of stammering he suceeede,
in explaining the affair, but all through
the dinner he was IN misery and coul
scarcely eat q morSel. After that he eX
cused himself saying that he was sorr;
to <leaveoso soon. but he had some Worl
to do and as he left the house he voWe
: an awful vengeance on the OFFENDING
jeWeler.
| The other day a young couple, apparent
ly from the country, came to the city t
, invest in a few Christmas presents an
, see the sights. He had heard the phone
graphs that are kept in some of the dru
} stores for the amusement of their custom
5 ers. and he thought that he would lie
5 his best girl hear one. Accordingly h
!, went into store and, after Dnrcnasn
some little article as a blind. he wh1spere
: to his companion asking her II she Woul
like to hear the machine.
OF course she replied in the affirmative
I so he replied that he wauld start 1t an
3 then she could take his place and lister
t With that he walked boldly up to tn
;. electric cigar lighter and raising the chin
| handle. placed the end against his ca.
Z waiting TO hear what the machine woul
[ pour forth. The buZZing of the aDpars
tus carried out the impression that tn
cylinder was revolving. but only for an il
slant. Then the little wire on the end {
" the handle became heated to a cherry re
-l,rrI l1%A,A hn a
cry of pain The wire had severel
burned his ear and he was forced to be-