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

Dunlop eagerly.
The doctors wife laughed. lone
would think ii was something nice, in
stead OF q hideous old skull
MISS Dunlop was still looking at the
doctor inquiringly. why, of course.
you may have it, he said. shall /
send it to you, or win you carry ft?n
I'll take it with me now. for 1 must
be going"-
The doctor found a pasteboard box
and placed the Skull in it, then tied the
cover on and presented it to Miss Dun
lop.
Thank you SO much, she said. ear
neslly. 1t has made me feel so bad TO
1hink OF the disrespect it has received
since Its soal got through with it You
nave told ne about it's being in the
possession o. that horrid society of
Soliege students, and since you have
nao til know You don't think about
II as l do but it has made me feel so
queer TO see your children playing with
II and kicking it around"
Iherel Il be howl about it when
tney ma 1t IS gone" said the doctors
Vine, with rusful smile
Miss Dunlon went on without seem
ing 10 notice her And there's no
knowing how many other indignities it
mas suffered that you don't know any
tnlngs about. Now, however, it viii re-
celNe the respect due it.
After she had gone the doctor and his
WlIe looked at each other.
A harmless crank he said.
IN glad it's gone; the hired girls
are all so afraid of It, said She.
At home in her little sitting room,
Miss Dunlop carefully took the skull
from its box and made u place for it on
top OF Eer desk. Then she stood off
and viewed the grinning object
This is your new home" she said,
addressing it. Il hope you will like it.
am going to call you Ebenezer; l al
ways liked that name, and l want to
call you something"
For several days, whenever her eyes
rested on the skull. she gave an invol
untary start, but she soon got used to
II, and lost what little feeling of re-
pugnance she may have had for it at
first.
Miss Dunlop lived in a very quiet way
in two rooms of a boarding house. She
had a small income, on which. with
much planning and economy, she lived
quite comfortably. She cared Tor her
two rooms, visited her friends. took her
daily walk, and wrote poetry for the 10
cal paper and occasionally for other
publications. She was known in the
boarding house as the "old maid, but
everyone liked her.
One day she was at her desk. and at
length, laying down her pen, she leaned
back in her chair and gazed up at the
skull. u wonder she unused. what
kind Of q man Ebenezer was. I wonder
Jet me see-I don't believe hut what l
have got that old chart Of mine. Per
haps I can find out by that something
about his character
She rummaged in a closet. for some
4. he fasn.s
biological chart, very old and minus
covers.
only think, This was made out for
me when l wasn't but 5 years old
She studied the chart carefully, then
took the skull down and examined 1t.
ard measured it with her tape measure,
20. dear, she said at last. can I
make anything out OF it. l wish
Why there isl Why didn't I think of
that before2"
In great excitement She put on her
things, ard carefully placed the skull
in The box The doctor had given her
There is a phrenologist in town, "
she kept repeating 20 herself Why
didnI I think OF it2"
Just before going out she opened her
pocketboOk and scrutiniZed the CON
tents. Yes. she SAID, I guess l can
afford it. 1 VIII, anyway, even II have
To 90 without something else
ousiv when she told him she wanted
the skull examined. and not her oV n
head but h WAS very kind and told
her an he could about the character
Of Elenczer. making Qua char 50.
Miss Dunlop Went away perfectly sat
isfcd and when sha pug tns SIX lack
in its place she looked at it with a
smila
she studied the chart carefully, and
soDl came 10 know the character OF
Ebelezer very thoroughly.
You were really very remarkable
man, she would say and am 2il-los,
afraid OF you, yOu are SO critical
wonder what you would think of my
poems You would DC 4anty r-lel -
lhln severely. I wonder If you ever
wrote poetry; you might have done
so.
after that. every time she wrote any
thing Miss Dunlop would read 1t ever
and lry To think what Ebenezer would
say 80 il.
rhe result was that she destroyed
more OF her poems than she preserved
and that with her careful and painstak-
ms preparation Of her manuscript she
greatly improved her work.
Tho FIRST time she got an acceptance
from enc 0a the leading magazines she
was greatly elated. She sat reading the
lit or paper over ard over At last She
raised her eyes 70 the skull. And
have sou 10 thank for it, Ebenezer,' >
she said If it had not been for your
criticism 1 never could have writer
GOOD enough for them
There was a new boarder in th'
house, a quiet, unobTusiVe girl, and sht
and Miss Dunlop became good friends
There was but one point Of disagree
men between them; Miss Miles coulC
NOT endure the sight Of Ebenezer. So
out of consideration for her feelings
Miss Dunlop would throw something
over MIN during her friends call o.
her
~ don't see why you should object 5,
to St Miss Dunlop said one evenins
after tney had known each other fo
some months OF course it ism pretty
but then. you know, we each have on
of 0ur own.
Oh it isn't that" said Miss Miles
then after {. moments hesitation, sh'
wenI on. TIL tell you my real reason
and I guess you WON'T wonder at IA,
aversion 10 skulls.
NY father had an uncle who died
great many years ago. he was buried
in an ole family burying ground ~
the farm where he had lived ears
and years went by, and finally SRI
road was built right through the
yard Men went TO work dsa III
the bones, which were then rebu
the large cemetery IN town. Well ei
they came TO greatuncie Enos GElIe
they found the bones all right. only
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