The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-08
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The casual visitor was telling story
which delighted the crowd, especially the
ralIroad men, who appreciated the
male 1t happened this way: 1t was
the last day of conference and the Pio
Grande Western southbound train was
all ready to go south. Everybody was
on board, all faFewells had been said
ana the conductor gave the signal and
stepped on board. Responding to the
gentle pull of the throttle. the man.
moth engine began turning her drivers.
very Slow ut first but gradually in
creaslng, until the last coach was
abreast OF the station DOOR Young
-; nc" III On the rear platform seemed to be
IN IN an distracted mood. He was evidently
looking for someone. Just then civ
me car came down and from it there
Jumped two young women. both of
Whom came sailing over waving their
arms like windmills. acting iust as
tnouSh they lived at Price and thei,.
tickets expired at midnight The fireman
saw then and drawing in his head 50 ID
something to the engineer Immediately
the engine slowed down. until il almost
came 10 stop The fireman looking
packard. saw the foremost of the Young
' mOIieH rush TO the rear platform. This
yOuuS man at the rear oebarked for a
snort, very short instant clasped her
IN his arms and gave her a good hearty
KISS Mss ana then again swung on to the
codch. Whlle she, dear little girl that she
was. stood and waved her handkerchiaf
az hlm- pale blue streak from TIE
engine cab betokened the engineman' s
LeeIiIgS and the whistle he blew at the
re nervous peonle living along the right
OF way out of their wits.
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;ack McNally concluded on Tuesday to
DaTn1ala
WORDS OF wisdom delivered by the sneak
eIS at the conference When he got to
the door there was a big crowd and as
Jack didn't care TO stand lid in the
throng, he determined to wait until an
other session He wandered around the
GROUNDS Tor time. admiring the mas
coSltated on how pretty the grounds
Woul6 look when the grass grew green
ana flowers doomed. when the fountain
prayed and the birds sang Peace. deeD
tranquil peace was on Jacks mind He
hadn a sad thought nor a bad one. ANY
man could have come to him and hor-
ToWed al the money he had with him
BY and by Jack walked out TO the eya+e
ana threw down a bundle of golden ar
rows. which warmed all nature and
made 1t look glad Jack halted at the
gate to battle in the mellow light ard
TO himself how long if
would be ere the whole day would be
sunshine; when the snow would cease to
blossom
the mountains and the spring chicken be
ripe enough to pick
While standing there a husky stranger
approached him. Some people might
by a confidence man attempting TO take
Jacks money on wager that he
couldn't open a lock or something. but
nothing of the sort haDpened on the
contrary this man said to Jack: Co
away from here. you bad old man: 90
away. We want none of your kind
around here Go away. We want YOU
to go away; you can not play any of
your swindling schemes around here. M
sir, Go away, l tell YOU
Jack declares he was so astonisheo
mar mat ne didn't realize, what had been /
lone until he was a block away. But /
ne thinks that was mighty poor en- /
;ouragement for a man with an honest !
determination to go to church
= John Stubs figured in an incident at
l uesday evenings meeting of the citv /
council which did not apnear in tho |
regular published report of the proceed
ngs OF either paper. As is well known. !
,9hn n III ms capacity as representative
u the working classes attends more /
meetings. Of the council than some of the !
lald members. He was there. all atten-
ion on this occasion, with several com
a wag indited the following to
John: -
Hon John stubbs.
Dear Sir-As a representative of tba
aDoring classes of this city. / should be
pleased to have you sit with me while I
reside over the deliberations of the cOun-
H. II you will. | shall esteem it a great
eonor- l have seat reserved on nv
leht winch shall be pleased TO have you
CGupy- GEORGE ROMNEY"
This was passed over to O'Meara who
cad it and handed il to officer Hilton |
ne acting sergeant-at-arms. with in
t ;5,lc4 1I TO pass 1t to Stubs. Hilton
ldn know anything of the joke, and
landed it over.
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Stubs looked at the note and laid if in
IS lap. Then he extricated his spec
acles from an inside pocket and after
7iping them carefully on his handler
hief, put them on and looked at the note
$ II lay in his lap. Then he onened II
nd read it and looked at Romney. That
entleman happened to be glancing in his
irection. with a sort of "glad' express
ion. and John construed it to mean
why don't you come up here you nice
ID man. and sit down beside me?"
But ne WASH 1 certain, so he called over !
companion or two and they read If
gain. They glanced in the direction of
lie chairman and noted with great salts :
iction the smile he wore and that there
as an empty chair to his right 1t was
len noted that John was smoothing ont
Is hair Next he busted off his coat very
lrefully. Then he twirled his moustache
hen he arose and entered the railing .
hich separates the sheep from the goats
e ambled up to the platform bestowed
smile or recognition on the chairman
70 TEN. acted as though he was expect !
e the glad hand, and sat down on the
lair Romney looked at him. the mem
avs looked at him; the crowd looked at
m. and Stubs was happy He had
reed capital to recognize labor at last. :
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Romney didn't know what was the mat |
r, and after glancing around for a !
ub and finding none, leaned over and !
hispered to the psychological agitator ;
the problem of labor if there was any I
ing he could do for him. John replied Z
getting red in the face and donning an I
r of injured innocence, after which he q
llled out the letter and handed it to the i
airman. Romney read the epistle and {
formed Stubs that the document was |
forgery. That did settle it, Stubbs =
ose as full of wrath as a goat on circus q
" and stalked from the seat TO his old .
ace, and the subsequent proceedings of u
e council interested him no more He ;
IS wroth.
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D Meara- retired to an ante-room and =
dulged in q succession of fits the re- 4
rters forgot to write down a petition
r free license to peddle fish, while the
lance of the members, who were not
actlv in the secret. wondered what it O
Is all about. "
After the session. Stubs volunteered T.
lick the man who played the joke, in ri
Y language the victim r11ioht