The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-14

time getting other fellows to do things
Tor me. and they do them, too by
JoVe! IN the most kindly way This is
a very accommodating, indulgent world
oont You know. Now, you just lie
down again-I see I've disturbed you
m always disturbing somebody-and
let me talk to you like a faVorite uncle
m going TO be married, Langlyl-what
do you think of that? And I'll bet you
a sixpence YOU can't tell where
.Langiy. who still sat on the edge of
ms bed ignoring Barney's command,
smiled wanly and shook his head.
knew you couldn't. Well, the cere-
mony is to be performed with great
eciat' as the papers say, at st. Mart~1s-
ln-the-East. First time old ST. Marts
has. ever seen a fashionable wedding,
L venture to say. l have just been to
see the vicar, arranging all the details
What nice old man he Island l say,
Langly, you ought to have heard him
praise you and your musici It's very
pleasing to be appreciated-I like it
myself
Langly. in spite of his pallor. actu-
ally blushed at this, but said nothing
Now, that brings US to the music
on the wedding day-and that's why
I'm here. You viii play the organ, of
'I shall do my BEST murmured
Langly.
There is nothing better than that.
But here is what l want, and I know
it's great favor I'm asking. / want
you to compose a wedding march for
US. I'll have it published afterward,
and l know, when you see the bride,
you won't need any begging from me
TO get YOU to dedicate it to her.
I am afraid" began the organist
"Oh,no, you're n&t," interrupted
Barney. You are such modest fell
low. Langly. L knew you'd be full of
excuses; but I'm not going to let you
off. I've set my heart on having a
special wedding march. Any pair of
fools can be married to Mendelssohn,
don't you know, but we want some
thing all our own. 1t isn't as if a fell
low were married every day, you
know
hardly equal don't think / could do
justice-but there is a march 1 COM
posed about a year ago-it has never
been played or heard of by any one
but myself. If you liked tt
"Of course I'll like it. That will be
the very thing"
L would compose one for you, but I
am sure could do nothing so good as
that, and I want to give you my
best
I'm sure YOU do. So that's all set
tied. Now, Langly, here comes the
uncle talk. I told you 1 was going to
talk to you like an uncle, you know
You must get out of this hole, and
you must get out of it now. It's enough
TO kill the strongest man to stay in
this place. I've got a hanson waiting
in the street; so come with me, and
we will look I'D a decent pair of rooms
with q. motherly old woman to look
after YOU"
Langly was plainly embarrassed. At
last he stammered:
l can't afford a better place than
this. I know it may not seem very
comfortable to you. but it's all 1 really
need"
Afford it OF course you can afford
a better place. oh, I mad forgotten
They haven't told you, then?"
Told me what?"
We'll. 1 don't know that I should
mention it. The fact is cit all came
out quite incidentally when I was talk
ing TO the vicar-I told you he was say
ing nice things about yoD, 1 imagine
they're preparing little surprise for
you; so never say l spoke about it,
but 1 don't like surprises myself I
always tell the boys that if they've
any surprises for me, to let me know
in advance, so that l NAV prepare
the proper expression. What l don't
like about p surprise is to have it
sprung on me without being told of il
beforehand. Well, as I said, l should
not mention this, but the church war
denS and the vicar and a number of
the Pensioners have resolved to in
crease your salary by S100 q year. 1
was very glad to hear it, and l said so.
To show our appreciation of his music
were the exact words of the vicar
Splendid old chap, the vicar-I like
him
Barney walked up and down the room
as he talked, never glancing at his
listener. Langly's eyes filled with tears
and he tried to speak. but he could
not Then he lay down on the bed
and buried his face in the pillow His
visitor chartered on, pacing to and fro,
taking no notice of the others emo
ton, until Langly, recovering himself,
said gratefully:
1T is very. very good of them They
have always been exceedingly kind to
me-"
"Oh, it's merely q matter of business.
They don't want some other church to
lure you away. Trust a church war
den. He's always up to snuff. Now,
Langly, you must come with me. II
you resist, I'll pick you up in my arms
and carry you down to my hanson as
If you were a baby. Brace up, old
man, and come along
Family protesting, but in his weak
ness making no resistance, Langly
staggered down to Light street, lean
ing on Barney's arm. In about half
an hour a comfortable domicile was
found near the church, and d porter
was sent back TO Rose Garden court to
fetch the musicians belongings
The wedding ceremony was all that
the best friends of the happy pair
could wish. Never had old st. Mar
tyr's seen such a brilliant assemblage.
The splendid wedding march was a
triumph, filling the resonant church
With its jubilant, enhancing harmonies,
and 1t was played as no such march
had ever been played before.
Barney stole a moment or two, while
friends We're pressing around the bride,
and drew Betson, the chief press man
present, into a corner.
Now, Betson," he said, you heard
that music
1T was glorious" replied the jour
nalist.
of course it was, and prepared spec
ally for this occasion, remember You
may abuse me in the papers, if you
ike. Betson; if there's anything wrong
/ don't think there is-lay
he blame on me; but one thing I beg
If you, and please tell the other fellows
his, won't you?-give a line or two of
praise to the organist and the
music Do, if you love me, Betson.
rhe mans a geniusi-Pm not the only
me who says so, although 1 was the
irst to recognize the fact. You'll put
n something nice about him, won't
you, and give the others the tip to
10 the same?"
ssTlJ oo and coo him then 7 cap do a