The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

all the discarded hair and not explain
ing till afterwards that it was done to
prevent the birds from getting it ter
build dey nestess wild, case den [
gwine hab de headache Ions dem nes-
tess last; else someone gwine git some
oh it an plug it up in er tree somers
an kunjure me-"
They We're 2 little late, a matter of
some annoyance to Miss Priscilla, who
objected to having attention called to
her companion, but her interest in the
service soon caused her. to forget her
surroundings. At last that old fam )liar
missionary hymn was given out:
From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand;
From many an ancient river.
From many a palny plain,
They call US to deliver
Their land from errors chain.
AS she sang, tears sprang to Miss
Priscilla's eyes, for the hymn carried
her back to her old New England home,
where, as a girl, she had sung the same
words on a similar occasion. Some of
the opinions she held had changed since
then-Since morning.
AT the end of the first verse, she was
recalled to consciousness of her present
surroundings by the sound of loud snor-
ing. She was too careful of the proprie-
ties to turn her head and look about
her for the culprit, but her eyes scan
ned all the pews within their settled Wis
ion, as she wondered Who could have
SO far wandered from the speaker and
his words.
With the second verse of the hymn
she again forgot herself, only to be re-
called when it was over by the snoring,
which sounded even louder than be-
fore. This time she did turn her head
in the direction of the sound meeting
the eyes of others turned in her direc-
I ton, but she failed to see the sleeper,
and, with look of annoyance, joined
once more in the singing.
Suddenly she thought of the child
came to her, and, looking down, she
found that she was the offender In
stantly she sat down herself, intending
to waken her carefully, or to change
her position and stop the snoring.
But Just as the singing ceased and
the congregation stood with bowed
heads waiting for the benediction, the
girl reused, and, looking at Miss Pris-
ella. said, in loud voice:
Il amt said nothin', an amt gwine
ter, nuther.'
1t was with a sigh of relief that she
reached home. and felt that she could
dispose of the child for the night, and
sit down by herself and think it
all ont
Taking Axle to a.small room in which
was g little bed with spotless white
coverings, she gave her some night
clothes to put on, telling her they be-
longed to a little girl she had loved
very dearly, but who had died. She left
her then to get ready for BED, telling
her she would be back IL time to hear
her say her prayers and put out the
light.
When she did return, there was no
child to be seen. The night clothes were
where she had left them, but the little
bed was bare of white Counterpart,
blankets and sheets, which all seemed
to have been hurriedly tucked under
the bed.
With a gasp Miss Priscilla proceeded
to gather up the covers from the floor,
When, to her surprise, they resisted her
efforts, and, upon examination, she
found that the child was rolled up in
them, AID was under the bed asleep.
Child" she said, sadly, why did
you not put on the clothes 1 left for
you to sleep in?'
"Lor, Miss ella, I amt ulster sleepin'
in no dade peoples Clothes was the
indignant reply, AN / amt gwine ter,
nuther- HYers bound ter see dey harnt,
granny says"
Miss Priscilla sat down suddenly and
gave another of the gasps that had
seemed to come SO often since morning.
why did you get under the bed to
sleep?" she asked.
Cease dat ting she pointed to the
little feather bed that was one of the
prides of Miss Priscillas heart, it jes'
wriggled round me same's eff rs en- a
nest o. snakes. Lor sakes. Miss Pris-