The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-04
80, MY, AMT you F1iNEp, SHE EXCLAIMED.

you, Dave" / almost shouted but how
will the men get water?"
There's always somebody on a rail-
road to look out for the things you are
not responsible for. In this case it's
Jim Alexander. When he lets you off
he'll tend to the other part himself
I'll lose my dollar, though; / don (
know as I can hardly afford that"
My boy, there'll be dollars in this
world when you're toothless and bald,
but there won't be very many more
Sunday school picnics for you TO go to.
You're growing up. In a few years
you'll have no time for such things, and
If you had you wouldn't go to them.
But you won't lose your dollar; you
are granted q. days leave, and your
pay goes right on
MIR. Alexander is a. nice man.
mustn't forget to thank him when ] get
back. ] never heard of anybody being
paid when they didn't work before
Better keep your thanks; it don't
cost Jim a cent, and he might not like
TO have you speak of it before the men,
i wondered at that, and it was not
until years afterward, when dollars
were much more plentiful with both
Dave ana myself, that 1 learned that it
was to his personal generosity owed
my pay for the day of the picnic
stepped in on my way home and told
the good news to Carrie, who sincerely
rejoiced with me.
Father said / could take the buggy
for the day. l washed 1t and rubbed it
with an old towel mother gave me. until
it almost shone. Then / washed and
BACKED the harness, polishing every
buckle and bit OF brass on it, while
Kate, our lively S-year-old mare, had
her velvet nose buried lovingly in an
extra allowance of oats. i brushed.
curried and polished her dark chestnut
coat till il shone like new plug hat,
while she playfully nipped me with her
lips, tossed her head and whinneyed
approvingly or otherwise.
After Harvesting / hitched her to a
tree and got myself ready. Mother had
a surprise ready for me in the shape of
a new red necktie. She deluged my
handkerchief with cologne and my hair
with bergamot. She combed and
brushed me until fairly matched Kate
in appearance. She looked me over
carefully to see that no speck OF lint
adhered TO ME anywhere, kissed me,
admonished me to be careful with the
colt, and gave me a bunch of yellow
that. though, till l was out of fathers
sight.
As l was driving through the gate,
= .
Don't race that mare, Frank
'All right, sir" replied. filially.
Before got out of earshot, he shout
ed again: Don't you let anybody pass
We. thought
You bet l won't" 1 replied, much
more cheerfully
Kate was feeling as fine as fiddle.
She entered the Widows yard at 2:40
clip, turned a graceful curve, and
stopped al the gate with a coquettish
toss Of her handsome head. as much as
to say: 'How's that. Frank?''
Carrie came out in all the glory of
her new white dress, set off with yards
and yards of broad pink ribbons. a
dainty straw hat. and the fleatest pair
of white kid slippers on the neatest
little feet you ever saw. As I jumped
down to assist her. she surveyed the
outfit with a glance that 1comprehended
the hours of labor i had spent on it
in her honor.
'-Oh. my. amt you fine?" she ex-
claimed with one of her most bewitch-
ing smiles.
i knew i blushed, as 1 awkwardly
raised my hand to my new necktie and
replied. You're looking pretty nice,
yourself. Carrie
81 wasn't thinking Of you at all" said
she, with a merry twinkle that robbed
her words OF their sting; don't be so
ready to grab all the compliments. /
meant your team" To prove it she