The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-11
A FELON'S LOVE,
BY HENRY ". NESFlELD.

outside the hut was a pile OF chop
ped wood. So carrying some within,
he soon made a cheerful blaze. Then.
having drawn one OF the wooden stools
close mp to the fireplace he sat down
and commenced to smoke
His thoughts few rapidly back over
all tho strange Incidents OF the past
two years OF his life II seemed as
though II were but yesterday that he
entered the service OF old MIR. Hughes
at Froyles. All the good Intentions
and resolutions which he had then
formed came wildly before his mind
how earnestly he had determined to
give up the drink. and how honestly he
had meant TO lead a new life. Then
he thought how small were the trials
over which he fell-an old mans tenn
per and crotchcty ways. the everyday
worries OF most servants lives.
Have not all servants, he reflected
to NJ themselves in. "a It were. to their
employers ways and habits2 Is It
not a part OF their servitude to try to
study their masters little folblesl Aud
then do they not have certain adyan-
tages7 Are they not a. a class totally
emancipatod from all the responsible
ties OF life which fall. as a rule, to the
share OF the smallest householder
What arc taxes. Queens or parochial.
Ras or water rates. to the average do.
nestle SERVANT Their anxiety con-
corning these things begins and ends
In carrying the unwelcomc documents
relating thereto upstairs. What does
II signify to them whether Goals are
nineteen shillings or twenty-five shil-
lings per toni The English servant can
rest with a tranquil mind. undisturbed
by visions Of blue slips Of paper threat
oning distraint unless certain moneys
due to her Maiesty's government. are
paid before a particular date. Not only
Is servant perfectly irresponsible
person. so far a. all such mattors are
concerned. but he can exact as much
clvIllty from his employer for the time
being as his employer can from him.
These thoughts flowed throagh
Luke's mind az he gazed into the blaz-
ing log-nrc, and they caused him to
wonder at his own folly at not having
had the sense to know when he waa
well and comfortably provided for.
Al last, roualng himself from his
rcverie with shrug OF the shoulders
he threw another Tor or TWO upon tnc
ERE, Then he pulled out his watch,
Only half-past ninel How slowly tho
evening had Comet He could hear the
nolse OF voices and laughter down In
the mems huts. Thoy, at any rate,
seemed TO be free from care. And
again his thoughts wandered back 10
the day when his great trouble fell
upon him. Why should he, OF all mon,
have been chosen to bear such trlbula
tion9 Other men had been given TO
drink. and had continued in their sot-
fish ways until death had claimed
them for It's own. other men9 Ay.
and gentlemen bred and born. thou
sands upon thousands OF them, yet
they had not suffered as he had suf-
fered. oh. why should he. OF all men.
be singled out for such fearful punish
ment on account OF this widely-pre-
yailing human weakness? How many
men had he not known who were per-
feet slaves 10 the yice7 Even in his
boyhood. when a page, he had grown
accustomed to seeing his young mas
tiers come home the worse for drink
Then, by hearing such Incidents. laugh
cd nj and spoken lightly about, he had
grown TO regard them as matters OF
course.
Wasn't Master Charles precious
tlpsy last night7 A good Job for him
the mlssus didn't see hint" Such re-
marks had often been made by his fell
lows in the servants hall and to his
half-educated mind II seemed from the
way people spoke about II that It was
rather grand thing 20 get tipsy. aud
that the man who took kindly 10 his
liquor was by no means a fool.