Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-15


friends talked about cholera and no.
body dared whisper poison" though
everybody knew. There n another Ia
nous rlng. II belonged TO great cx-
plorcr-a heavy band of gold. with a
cameo having the face OF beautiful
woman cut In II. nut The cameo Ia
like a IA and ilfts up, and under II IL
vegetable poison that. aoftencd by
little heat. viii XIII two or three men.
and this one man took u rather than
ride to the guillotine In a common
cart.
In little town near Vienna an enter
prialnE American Firi found and never
was satisfied untii She had bought the
wedding dress " Marie Antoinctte Like
all NJ the house ~ ilapshutg. she had
given her marriage gown and veil 90
some poor church, where the lace might
ho used ~ n veil and the dress be cut
into vcatments. Here u was waiting is
turn, and the frock worn by the Girl
bride win probably remain always
souvenir. something that has n his
tory and ono that IL 10 delightful. queen
Victoria counts among her treasures the
walking stick that Homie Prince
Charlie forgot when he started on that
morning 20 nght the battle " Culloden.
n was discovered nfterward and shows
on H. handle that u has carved on one
eide the head Of Wisdom ana on the
other the laughing head " Folly.
From all the world over We hear that
Jewels were never worn to such great
extent me- now. but nobody wants Just
diamond band. The diamonds must be
set In some strange way and must have
been worn by some great and good wo-
man or some great and bad woman
witch would you rather have. the ring
Of nun who gave her life 60 prayer OF
the ring OF Catherine the urcntf NO
no, no explanation IN necessary. Human
nnture IL very much the same an the
world over. but you know they aid have
such odd things In the days some BY
I when worker In trinkcts devoted a
year to cutting out "a ring or Designing
] a rosary, then they were worth poaaoaa-
Ing
That poor empress Of Russia. poor be-
cause she stands equal with the poorest
woman living or dead. claimed 10 have
had piece " tho tree upon which
Christ was cruclnod. ana this tiny bit OF
wood ~ In perfect she'll Of diamonds,
while IL rests on an altar made cnpe-
/ claily for II. drapcd heavily with nne
iacrs ana before which lamp burns
/ forever. while sister II charity never
ceases saying her player for the whole
/ wicked world.
Apropos Of wonderful rosaries. n girl
who has plenty Of money. and. better
ttiil. good taste. picked up In Japan a
rosary formed " huge beads made Of a
dark brown. highly polished wood. Each
bead ~ hollow and cut In sort OF lat
tlcework. no that through II can be
seen tho little gold god that literally
rrina out at each one and about which
the bead itself must have been cut.
Undoubtedly Il decorated some famous
temple. since lts great ienEth-it IA "a
feet ionK-would suggest that II wan
not Intended for home use.
ny the bye. even In the hour OF sick
ness I laughed and laughed and laugh
I'd again al an old Scotch story az II
was told me. 4 Scotchman was having
"a slight contest about money with The
driver OF hanson. II was matter
n money. Tor the scotchman does not
Lessen his ITO and weaken his heart
by quarrelinE over anything else but
money. Tho driver on the high seat In
sisted that he had not been given
nouEh. The neroe looking iaddie from
ihe land OF the mountains threw him
eli into a dixnined attitude and said
Mon. mon. dlnnn 80 ken that ! am d
| MaeklntoshTf "Oh. boahi" answered
thc cnbby. Il don't care n you're an
umbrella. You have got to pay thai
a'Vpenoe," So, with a dropping crest. th'
1cotchman gave tho slXponce ana fell
hat he was In a country that was nc
good.
like that sort Of pride. like the sort
NJ pride that when pennies arc scarce
makes one happy because ones grand
father came OF what our Scotch cousin
call "gudo" blood. II IN very good e
know that ones progenitors were re-
spectacle.
Your grandmother may have beer
queen OF the wnahtub yesterday and
ride IN her carriage today. but " she
washed tho clothes well she ala hei
duty In that state Of life IN which she
had been placed. and you owe her re-
spect
Your grandfather may have been 9
respectable farmer who worked away
In the haynclds until one day railroad
wanted 60 20 through his land ana h.
made them pay Tor H. You can afiord
10 be proud Of him. lie was good
honest farmer. and that IL more than
can be said OF most OF the present day
politicians.
Al Of "you-uns" and all Of "we-uns'
may have been born Of respectable and
well behaved people. who wouldn't hnv,
known how Co wear coronet, but stu
II 10 from the great middle class. In
dustrloua and economical. that all th'
wealth In this world COMES. But wealth
10 not everything. There Ia something
In being a Macintosh. for II gives on,
respect for oneself. and the rlFhi
sort of self respect makes the right sort
0f man or woman. You and l both like
the good things Of life We like 20 b,
Miss Muftet I should. for ! have 4
special liking for curds and whey and
think they are Just as good out NJ an
ordinary bowl as " eaten from the finest
o. hne china.
Like beautiful things, possess them II
you can but do not let the rage OF IN,
collector overcome you. The man with
one idea grows very tiresome, His on,
idea ID always the great value OF the
letter a."
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