The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-21

lily COIucT, YOU are nearly
'Sh-sh-sh," he whispered, don't let
father know. Im-Im all. right-in a,
minute
Myrtle, is that walter?" called the
father family.
Yes, oh yes" she replied. going at
once to the door of the room; hes
back; he's getting off his things"
rs he all right? It's a terrible
storm"
''All right, father" said the lad. with
the steadiest voice he could muster,
mot so bad outside as you would sup
pose
I'm glad I was worried" said the
father; and l heard him turn and sigh
very heavily.
Soon 1 was trying to dress myself in
the silent darkness, for Walter sieepily
ate the meal that Myrtle had kept, and
then he staggered to bed. He had to be
up az an early hour to get the lamps
put out on time in the morning.
DISMISSED.
Now it nearly makes me hot in the
head without anv flame to tell what
happened next. a man came along at
| noon to say that complaints had been
made, and that they couldn't leave the
work in the hands of d boy; that a
man would take the route that very
evening. Then he fetched me away to
the cOmDany'S office, and left all them
staring and stunned.
OF course l wasn't there, so l don't
know how it happened, but when 1 had
stood, ashamed and indignant in the
corner of the office for time 1 beheld
the door open and appear Myrtle and a
jolly Dutch shoemaker, who lived
around the corner. He led her right
straight uD to a desk where a man
was sitting.
VIE gehis." said ne, removing his
|
Ole like to speak nit der company.
NO beggars today" said the man,
and [ know l got furious.
L am not a beggar.' said Myrtle.
My fathers name is Edward Morgan.
lamplighter number A. and"
You'll have to see the-here. Stan
| ton, is some one to see YOU l felt like
applying my lamp to the nose of this
person
Mr. stanton now came forward and
listened more kindly TO all that Myrtle
had 10 saw.
Il am very sorry. my child" he said.
at the end of her story. to which L was
| aching to add what L knew, but the
superintendent rules are very strict
Il don't see what we can do now to
help you. Good day"
A FRIEND IN NEED.
The door had opened again as he
spoke, to admit a pale little creature,
who seemed to be a child herself, so
short was the bumped little body, the
painfully crooked back of which was
quite apparent, beneath the rich and
heavy fur hat that bundled her softly
up 10 the ears.
Good day. sir" whispered Myrtle.
as the tears welled up in her eyes and
she turned to go. Hans. Hans, help
me-" she family called. while her White
tran, hing hand raocbad ont with a.
helpless little motion TO the anxious
shoemaker
He had started but the child who
had come was ahead. What is it?-
what is it, little grip she cried. and
she pressed the cold outstretched fin
gers to the fur on her neck.
II am blind" said Myrtle. I believe
/ forgot to tell you that she was
blind. Hans. Hans. will take me
home" The sobs in her voice and the
tears in her dear sightless eyes could
be held no longer
"Oh. you dear little heart! said the
pale little maiden of the furS i'm Il
tone just beautifully low and sweet;
and then TO the man at the desk. Tell
me what has happened. What is the
troubIe?" She was clasping Myrtle
close and was patting her back with
a very white and tiny hand
Il dell you all dem dings,' said Hans,
his hat. And / almost jumped with
joy to hear his wholesome voice. Her
fadder vas noOmber VOrty-SeeX lamp
lighder und he meets nit yum SICKNESS,
YAH und heeS leedle Walter lighdS NIT
der lamps to keep him alife und sub
bord heem, yah, ind last night he go
nit to lighd UNI und nearly keel heem-
self, yah, und yum cOwart rebOrd he
lade und der gOmp'ny-vat you call
heem-fire heem; dat prave leedle boy,
yah, und leefe heem und hees fadder
und hees leedle sister to Starve nit
death, und yum man dake away heeS
steek, yah. und dere ees heemi" Hans
came madly over to the corner where
stood. grabbed me up in his German
fist and banged my end down hard on
the floor. where l made a splendid
noise. for my heart was warm If my
head was not.
All in the office were silently laugh
ing. though some of the smiles had
tears for their jewels.
The poor boy-Out last night-in
such a storm-hOw brave and splen-
did," said the lovely little comforter.
There, there. dearie. it shall be all
right" She turned her head ''Oh.
you're there, are you papa. How dare
you stand there smiling, sir. We want
the sleigh at Once!"
We'll, it's here. little tyrant,' an
swered a tall. handsome man, whose
eyes were beaming with affection and
fun. What does your Tippe-bob roy
atty demand?"
Myrtle had dried her eyes and was
standing in wonder. The dwarfed lit
tie maiden ran to her father. climbed
up to his face-with his assistance,
am bound to admit-and whispered a
lively explanation.
why, of course" said he with a
chuckle, and taking the hand of Myrtle
in his own. he spoke a kind assuring
word and nodded to Hans.
Il veel pring him. asked the Ger
man and he raised me up into view
Yes" said the man. my daughter
says yes. and she is the superintend-
ent of the company" And so / rode
in the jolly, jingling sleigh. back to my
home and my own particular corner.
So many sweet and wonderful days
and evenings have passed in the house
since then. with Papa Morgan and the
little superintendent helping out on the
fun, that my poor tiny head is quite
unable to keep an account. But [
think I shall never forget the evenings
that Myrtle came home from place
where the little superintendent had
taken her for a long examination Of
the eyes.
.Oh, you dearest of brothers," she
cried when Waiter and 1 came home
from the route and she threw her arms
about us both.
'Oh, no. said he with the gentlest
of smiles. only a plodding junior
lamplighter."
Don't say only" said the child.
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