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

flco, vishlng for payday and his dis
chafre
wont into an opium dem. "a little ~
by ~ rn0m. 90 niird with fumes lf the
Vile drug that ! hnd 90 carve my way.
E.ght Cinnamon and two FiIp'u1H re-
clucd un long couch nrfu1s mnnt ana
puna1 their way into uthUr worlds az
o cents a smoke. sume uf them wcrc
already on and uH they lay there rolled
lu o. knot. barely half clad. with thoir
vlumHy opium pipes clisrei lightly In
their huny fingers, their mouths open
and eyes rolled up. and iu shat flul
fiulkc-nlied room lighted only by the
tiny spirit lamps. used hy ~. Hm kcrs
iu preparing thor opium, they formed
picture 90 hldeluH aH 90 rIt soon he
flrE1tion n their smoke Induced sleep
were d sweet bliss NJ o. Do had 10 any
other way. the expressions Un their dark
and saffron faces were ul indication %
the fae,. An artist drawing The interior
OF huilH darkest corner. could NOT ind
more mrgcstlyc model than that
ulSum den. In corner behind a hth-
work and revealed by Hun ulrkcflng
light. sat the proprietor. "a crafty devil,
weighing out the drug 90 his customers.
Ills teeth wee dccayti AMI he yellow
body was nude from The waist mp The
woodwork 81 the place was black with
Hmike. the stone Moor seemed damp
ana foul: ln fact. hlth second 90 D. tho
chief characteristic % nA and every
body about.
"sonor opium smlkoc7' cnqulred a
friendly disposed heaihgn' ptYucring
Dis long used pipe, and in accordance
with the soldier habit ~ taking any
thing and everything oncred, ana
much that ia not. I ca'uc precious near
accepting with thanks. but / caught
myself In time aud declined with all
the grace possible. 10 o. a hard thing
flr soldier 90 decline anything but
extra duty.
ira 4 and u got together 100 tent last
sunday evening and orgaalzcd a Y.
NJ. ". I. A., We thlnk shc hrHt on the
Eastern hemisphere. The UrEanlza-
tiin lH complete. after che pattern Of
those nj home. and promises O. Doe On
luiora ging and important feature In
ihe barracks NE Of the Utah troopers.
captain Nuung was present ana lent
hia valuable aid lu the launching OF the
new nHH1ciuuun, and We have since
been fortunate 10 HccurtE a large
I room ln which 20 hold our meetings.
or course we hnvrf many books 60
study from u1r O. there a manual &, b.
found In the whole camp. We can
learn much. however, without books.
the aaddost and most un-Ect-arOund-
able feature will be- our Inability 90
hold r1ni1lnt sessions. our pruEr1 M
Tor ncxt meeting n NJ follows; First
gW1 chapters W Acts, willard call.
rocliatIln by stephen Bjornson. vocal
nllo. hy G. J. hywAter, talk on the
Philippines. by u. H. Wells.
n has been decided 10 make the aa-
ISOLATION nru-Herarlan, ana besides
the theological feature, which FOR a
time will De- confined % the Acts Of tho
Apostles. we will have programs such
OF The above, Tho health " che Utah
boys continues good. Those who took
part Do the battle attending the fall n
Manila, ore rtw ready ana anxious %
return 90 their homes; the newly ar
rived recruits however. desire TO hang
around awhile .u the hopes 0f smelling
powder, Personally We would like
enough o. eat and more paper to spoil
Ia "NpWH' g0rfusp 1ndcnce.
NOD REssUN.