The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-12
of his year of office. when suddenly his
patron and relative died.

of his year of Office. when suddenly his
patron and relative died.
Now. this doubtless was a matter for
all decent regret; and il shall be said
that the deceased'S grand nephew was
affecting no more than he felt tand
that was honest measure, for he had
had liking for the old gentleman),
when he was informed, to his utter as
constituent, that his uncle had left him
by will everything of which he had
died possessed.
The shock was as genially stunning
as is unexpected applause to an in
cipient orator: the reaction as depress-
ing as might be the discovery on the
part of such orator that he had been
cried up ironically. For. so it appeared.
George George had been bequeathed in
all inspiring phraseology, heritage of
EMPTINESS.
How this was so became at once APP
parent The departed trustee had been
a government pensioner. His income
died with him. While he lived, this
had either sufficed for his wants, or
else he had been-and such was his
reputation-a deplorable skinflint. Re-
suits, however, would not appear to
substantiate the latter charge. No Sc
curities, no dividend warrants, no per-
sonal estate or boarded ca .ital were
the most uncommon investigation. His
pension. it appeared, had rounded Off
at either end the teStatOr's financial po-
sition, and the disappointed legatee had
at last to face his establishment, and
accept his inheritance for what ii was
worth. This was little enough, in all
Conscience trifie of money at the
bank, the almost moribund leaSehold of
house in Bridge street and the furni-
ture and personal effects Gall of indif-
ferent value) therein contained. The
unhappy doctors momentary dreams of
being able to realize mis- best ambition
by purchasing a practice at the tern1i-
nation of his year of, office were dis
solved into thin air.
Now, it was no good starting a griev-
ance against fate because his holiday
mood had received a drenching, so to
speak. He simply made the best Of
a disappointing job, and straightway
put up to auction the whole of the
household paraphernalia (Which, in
view of the near expiration of the lease,
could be of no earthly use to HIND, with
the object of converting it into at least
an inconsiderable nucleus of capital.
Even here, however, disenchantment
seemed to wait upon him. The day of
the sale-conducted on the premises by
Bull & Hacker-was chill and swampy:
the attendance was poor; the bidding
spiritless and inefficient
The doctor-as before introduced,
with the modest memory of his deed of
heroism overloaded by present pre-
occupation-looked in during the
course of the afternoon to see how mat
tiers were progressing. As TO that he
was seized at once with a discomfort
able conviction. The lots were being
knocked down with as cheap jocu-
1arity as If thew were skittles in an al
ley. Several. while he waited were
sold for an "old song" and it was the
barb in the sting to him, as always to
the uninitiated, to observe in each that
incongruous association of objects,
much better offered apart.
that it is the irreverent humor of auc-
TONERS to exhibit in their tabulating OF
TIE household goods.
Item: A coal scuttle. a scent foun-
tain, two clothes-horses and sundries
(the latter inclusive. apparently, OF a
bonnet, and a framed
of somebody's aunt, in
crinoline. standing by an Ionic pedes-
tall, six shillings. Item: A camp wash
stand. three dish covers and a purdo-
mum (Which turned out to be nothing
but the coal scuttle over again), two |
shillings. Item: Plaque, THE Wander
ing Jew "a fanciful description evolved |
out of the fine genius of the auc-
tioneers' clerk inasmuch as the figure |
was obviously and even aggressively |
feminine-probably a Hecate), painted |
in fiower-pot saucer by an amateur.
But 1t fetched good price. three and
sixpence. Item: An ormolu and |
oronzed three-light gasalier.
At this point something of brisk
rally occurred in the bidding. 1t was !