Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-24

father said Samuel. .'pld vo,, ,o,...
tell You whore the money woas"
Yes. he did," answered 7 ,o, =.
or tell a lie. trembied for Tho nos,
question. Wv heN'
"a where v,,,s,,, ala he tell you IT Wasp ask.
In the chest In the dark bedroo,, :.
said i. That was the truth. and i, did
NO harm. - "'u
Whereabouts In the chest?"
In the secret drawer"
on. so there's secret drawer. p;d
your father tel you how to open liz"
said he did.
| well you lust como In here and
snow me how TO open IT," said Samuel
went with Samuel into the dari.
bedroom ana showed him how 10 omen
the drawer. l could sec nothing else Ia
DO. ! So q back while he opened H.
wondcre " " would be wrong for me 10
cry out ~ n were nstonishod when no
dlHcov, rod that the money vns ,nnc
Then al or a sudden heard n sound
that made my heart iump with ioy 1
heard sleighbclls and thon fathers voice
shouting to the horse. Father has
come" said I.
Samuel made one leap and was gone
rushing through the kitchen and out tha
back door.
ran and unboitcd the south door
and there were father and mother. como
homo sooner than expected. when I
saw their faces just broke down ana
sohhcd and sohbcd and told them all
about IL In such queer snntchcs that
they thought at first I was out Of my
mind. Father said nftcrward that he
never heard such tumble Of popcorn
| balls and secret drawers and snmucis.
When father fairly Understood what
had happened. he lighted tho lantern
and searched out In the barn and the
sheds 10 he sure that Samuel was no,
lurking about the premises. hut he dld
not ind him. Father said that hc knew
the man. that he belonged to rood
family. but had been sort OF ahiftlcss
and unlucky.
when We were all settled down again
FOR the night and felt va enfe and
happy with father and mother NJ
home. could not help feeling troubled
about poor Samuel out In the storm. 7
hoped he would not die OF cold and be
found dead when the snow melted IN the
spring. There was quite a severe snow
storm. That was the reason why father
and mother had reached home 10 late.
They had been Obliged to drive slowly
on account OF the gathering SNOW.
We were lust sitting down to our
| Christmas dinner next day when we all
stopped ana listened. Then the sound
came again. and We were sure that
somebody was out In the storm calling
falntiy for help.
1T IL the mani" said mother. 90 no
/ quick as you can" Mother had been
Worrying about Samuel all day. shc
said she dld not wnnt him to perish n
he had tried TO wrong Us. and father
had been all around the farm looking
FOR him. Tie thought. however that no
had gone down to the village the night
before.
We opened tho door. ana we could
hear the calls for help quite plainly.
Father pulled on hlabig boots and start
ed out. The storm was very thick. Soon
we could not see father hut We could
hear his shouts and the faint cries In
response. and thon We saw father COM
Ing back half carrying samuel J. weth.
cfhed.
Samuel was pretty wen exhausted. he-
sides being frightened and ashamed
when he anw whore he was back In the
house ~ the man he had tried 10 rob.
lie tried TO stop on the threshold ~ the
outer door. spent Ms no was. II guess
you--don't-know." he began. but fnther
interrupted him. Come along I'M" cried
father In hearty way that he has
you have been good 10 my children.
and ~ long ~ you didn't do what you
set out 10 there's no use talking abou,
H."
Samuel was pretty well exhausted. He
had spent the night In nm old barn ON
the other side ~ IN. mountain nnd had
been nounderlnga about In circles NIL day.
trying o. md the road. However he
was able 10 eat some Christmas dinner
with ~. though he hositated about that.
MS he had done about entering the door.
and all of u sudden he dropped his knife
/ and fork, bent his head down over his
plate, ana We saw that he was crying,
/ though We tried to- take no notice.
! Samuel stnid with us that night and
/ was present at the Christmas tree.
| though ne seemed very sober md dash.
/ 81 hiH hand across his eyes n good many
/ times when HE name was called out
and he got his little presents.
The next day the storm had stopped,
! and father nut the horse In the sleigh
and tools samuel down to Lebanon 10
take the train. We never saw him again
after he had shaken hands with VI all
and thanked mother In u voice that
trcmblod SO that he could scarcely
speak and father had driven him on In
the sleigh.
That day we Girls pulled the corn
balls 90 pieces and found the hills In.
side, not sticky Mt all. The next day n.
livestock the money 10 the bank. though
he said he didn't know but corn balls
were safer since robbers knew that
money was In banks but he didn't think
they had any suspicion Of ita being In
corn balls
We spent the next Christmas Ia our
old home In Warevllle. for fnthcr and
Uncle William had made up and We had
gone hack there 10 live. We had a tree.
and the day before Christmas great
box came by express with u handsome
present for each ~ ua. There was no
name sent with them. hut We always
knew as well rs we wanted To. and Ia
Their and mother thought no. too. that
they had come from Samuel ). wether-
he'd, who. we had heard. had settled
out west and was doing very well
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why Locomotives Are Numbered.
A prominent rallrond man says that