Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-15
A DAY OFF.

On the occasion of the marriage Of our
Junior partner to Ethel Mary, only surviv-
ing daughter of William Hubblestead,
Esq, j. p, of Banlingbury, by the canon
of Blockminstcr assisted by the Rev. Eu-
gene Hubblestoad, cousin OF the brldc-on
this occasion tho Office was CLOSED for the
whole of one day, and tho staff had holt
day without deduction ofTalary.
The staff had presented six silver (hnll
marled) nutcnckcrs and n handsomely
bound volume of Cowper's pocticul works.
The latter was my own suggestion. There
was a sum OF sshillings over after tho pun
chase of tho nutcrackcrs and have al.
ways had Partially for Cowpcr. The jun
Tor partner thanked us personally, and In
very warm terms At tho same time no
announced that tho following Thursday
was to DO treated as u holiday.
The weather was glorious, and | have
never Ind moro enjoyable day. The girl
laid breakfast overnight, and VIC rose NJ
half pnst B. by half past Eliza had cut
some mutton sandwiches and placed thom
in u basket with u bottle Of milk, tho
milkman having Obliged with specially
early call by appointment. a brief Jour
ney by train, and by quarter past We
were ut Danstow for our day off in the
country,
Danstow Is u picturesque littlo village
and looked beautiful IN tho hot sunlight.
I was wearing fairly new summer suit,
with brown boots, As remarked to Eli.
IN, It would probably have crontcd a feel
Ing Of surprise among the villagers IL they
had learned that, as n rule, my profession.
al duties took mo to tho city la tho morn.
Ing.
Eliza said; "Ail right. What do we do
hurOg'
We mustn't miss that
We went and examined the old church.
Then wo went twice up and down the vii.
lnge street and examined TINT.
well +" said Elizu, what next"
"Now," / replied, "woll just stroll
about and omusc ourselves feel partlo.
ulnrly light hearted "
THAT'S hreakfasting ut g, that Is, said
Eliza "If you could find IL quiet placo,
we might have sandwich "
We went little way along tho road and
I cspied fold which seemed to mo to look
likely 1 said to II passerby: ~ am n
stranger hero. Can you toll me whether
there would be any objection TO our sitting
in that lcldg" Ho snid in rather an Of
fensivo and sarcastic way that he believed
Tho fold was open for sitting Eat abarj
TINT hour" ! did not give him amy reply,
but just opened the cato for Eliza
Wo sat down under tho hedge and fin,
ished our sandwiches and milk, The
church clock struck ..
"WhGt train do VIC go back byg'i asked
Eliza.
"Not until half past o tonight. There's
day for youl"
Twelve hours and half said Eliza
"And wo'vo dono tho sandwiches and
dono tho milk and dono tho church, and
there's nothing elso to do"
Except uinusc ourselves, added rs
took OF my boots, which had panied mt
slightly, thcn dozed of.
lGlizn woke me to say that she had rcat
nll tho newspapers tho sandwiches worj
wrapped In md picked some wild flowers
and tho flowers had died, and she wantet
to know what tho timo was 1t was JUS
pnst H.
Sho said, "Oh, lorr
soon dropped off again.
When woke at half past 12, eliza wal
not thero She returned in u few minute
aud said that sho had boon doing TIN
church over again.
'That was hardly necessary" l OBJ
served
"Oh, ono must do something, and there
nothing else to do. -
"On tho contrary, there's luncheon
We'll hayo that Mt once, so AS to give us
good long afternoon.
"Thc afternoon Will BIO long enough
sbo said. II | had not known that sh,
was having days enjoyment, 1 shout,
have thought that she seemed rather dc
jectud in her manner.
Tho luncheon at tho village inn was no
expensive. Eliza said that their idea a
chops was not hcr idun. But, all tho same
she seemed inclined to spin tho thing GU
and mako 1t last as long as possible
deprecated this, as felt that 1 could no
very well take my boots of again until
had returned to tho field.
Every well, thon" sho said "Onl!
let's go back slowly
"As slowly as you like, replied. 1T
the right boot principally. But l rcall
prefer TO walk slowly"
When we had resumed our old position
under tho hedge and had removed m
boots ] said:
Now, then, think I've earned n pip
and n short nap. You amuse yourself 4
any way you like"
"Do what with myself" sho asked ratl
or sharply.
Sim walked twice round tho field, an
then fell OFF to sleep. II turned out M
orward that sho also did tho picturesqu
old church for tho third time and wer
over house which was 10 lot, refusing I
take 1t on the ground That there was II
bathroom. This was rather dishonest, a
she would not have taken 1t II there ha
been a bathroom or even two bathroom
] would not do that Kind OF thing mysel
j awoke about tcatime. Tho charge f.
tea at the inn was worry moderate, thong
Eliza said that there was tea which wa
tea, and ten which was an insult.
Eliza found that there was train bac
ut half past Il, and snid She WAS going b
It, whether l did or not, because II was
pity to have too much of good thing, an
che hadn't tho faco to ask for the keys
that church again. | accompanied her.
fancy that the brown leather is liable I
shrink in tho sun, and 1 was not upwil
ing u get back 20 my slippers and strcto
myself out on the sofa.
But really for an ont and out eujoyabl
holiday think that day would havo bee
hard 10 beat | nm sorry that Eliza di
not seem to enter into the spirit of tn
thing more. barry Pain in Today.
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