Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12

nobody was near Then fright over
came him. and it is the opinion of those
who saw him dash down the stairs that
he is running yet. Soon afterwards a
mans hat fell from his hand while he
was aimlessly wandering to and fro,
and the tile rolled down to a consider
able distance beyond where he dared to
go. He was in great perplexity. not
wanting to go forth into the streets
bare-headed; until bright, but poorly
dressed, small boy offered to recover
the property-which he finally did, at
considerable risk to himself. The man
was very liberal in his thank you"
but proffered nothing else. Then the
lad was Disguised. Slipping around to
the other side ond turning his back.
he got even" with the man for his lack
of generosity
The owner of the hat heard some
body say, apparently close to his ear.
You old skinfint, give that good boy
fifty cents. Old stingyl Put half a
dollar on that there balustrade and
get out of this" The man looked
mystifed and unhappy. He squeezed
n couple OF quarters asif loath to part
with them, but finally, under the fire
OF explosives. deposited the coin as di-
rected and went away.
But the worst of all was n wrotched
practical Joke which ] am afraid may
have led two loving hearts to divorce
court. Last September blooming
maiden and n young man. whose mu-
tual admiration could not be hidden
under bushel, were up in the famous
retreat basking In the sunshine of
loves heyday at rate of temperature
altogether too high for this warm
climate. Some envious chap put n
stop to 1t. Having caught the girls
first name, the whisperer grieved her
To the heart by hiccoughing into hnr
ear maudlin words of endearment as
II uttered by man in n beastly stage
of intoxication. Her cheeks became
red. then pale. and her eyes finally
grew big with genuine fright. She
begged to go; but her escort, as nom
plussed as she, declined. for the want
OF better judgment Turn where she
might the whispered ordinations OF
admiring but maudlin hattery were
ringing in her ears. Finally she
blazed out at her companion, accused
him of being Dunk or crazy. and start
ed down the stairs alone. Her "best
fellow in the world" had already fallen
from the high esteem in which he had
formerly been king bee, and a moro
mys,iiled. miserable chap never left
washington in unmerited disgrace.
Last week large party of New Eng
land school teachers thronged the
capitol from crypt to dome. Many of
them wore eyeglasses. few carried
lorgnettes. and all We're Intelligent
tN'Nh|f MNl-uftSSeu ana without an
r. anywhere in their Vocabulary. For
half an hour / kept in the wake of a
detachment of young ladies, to whom
n guide was explaining things In fine
style. He told them how the plans OF
the building originated and were ac-
cepted, how, under the authority of
Congress, then meeting In PHILADELPHIA.
q town lot and $500 were offered for
the best design. out of eighty odd
competitors the committees selected
two plans-one drawn by Doctor VIM.
Thornton, nm English physician. the
other by Stephen Hallet, French
architect. President Washington IA
vored the plans Of the Englishman, and
Thomas Jefferson those drawn by the
frenchman. Washington finally con-
WINGED Jefferson that Thornton's plans
were the best, and they were adopted.
Before the corner stone was laid. II
was discovered that the Enellshman
was only amateur craftsman. and
not an architect, and the Frenchman
was engaged to superintend the con-
struction OF the building according To
Thornton's drawings. The school
ma'ams listened intently. Next the
guide described the laying Of the cor
ner stone. He said the Senate was
first constructed and furnished in 1900
and the House eleven years later. the
two buildings being connected by n
bridge. Thornton's plans provided for
a dome. but the dome was not built
until after the destruction OF the build