Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-08

10 he I try 10 DC hfANts WM"f7
march right up and look COW straight
IN the eyca-lf she Is on the other side
Of the fence: and was never known
10 be afraid Of mouse-if l could
reach n chair In time.
am stanch Dcmocrat-becnuse
my father ~. and ! am even WILING
10 help hold the Philippincs-if my par
IN insists on II. but when u comes TO
rrelving two proposals In one Jay.
even were II by request ~ the head OF
my party. ! draw the line. nut tho
head OF my party had nothing 10 40
with this. SIN. there they lie on my
desk. one Of them beginning, MY
dear Mis- Amelia" the other. Dear
b pat.- one Of them signed. Your sim
core friend. sylvester Barton pona..
hue" the other Yours. u you WIZ
have him. Jack &c..
hut they both wanted the same thins'
and II Just happened TO be me.
Here are photographs. one holds his
head pfnudiy. lie II certainly hand
some. That n AR. sylvester naftun
ponahuo. The other " Just JACK
with the Hover In his buttunholo th1t
I put there myself because he nail II
looked like me. ! have known ut.
ilefion Donnhuc for over a year anu
Jack for year,.
Al told you before. I Try to BE-
brave. and the only thinRn that ! am
afraid ~ are worms. spiders ana a
man. but I haven't met the man Yet.
And being naturally brave myself, that
il why II IL 20 moftifyinR % know that
Iaok-John atanton--shuuid lack the
courage to volunteer.
Al the bows had proclaimed rrnti-
tnenta ~ undyInH patriotism hut John
and yet John has such a noble brow
and firm chin that | really expected
him 10 utter something immortal while
nur village was convulncd by a call Tor
volunteers. liut John. unmovci. 80
far a. I could discern purnufd tho
even tenor Of his way. u " true. John
wac the main support ~ his mothers
family. but he might. az ioaai, have
expfcfncd his patriotism. even II he
could not volunteer ] told him -
much. but he answered very simply
u like 10 express my sentiments IN
my actions"
Then. why didn't he do ~
OF course. MIR. Donahuc ala not vol
untccr. but I heard him say In public
that II was the duty u every Amcri-
can citizen TO lay down his life IN the
Philippines. Circumstances would not
permit him 10 20 but he thought every
other man ought IN.
lie tells beautiful stories about KILL
Ing two Indians nj n single shot aud
then h. looked the wild-cycd chioftaln
In the face with n blood.curdilng look.
20 that the savage warrior could not
raise a hand: and Mf sylvester lar
ton Donahuc rode away from the whole
band unframed. A man who could do
that. must be brave and patriotic even
II he does not volunteer
Mr. Donnhuc IN wealthy. and that
large house on the hill ovcfrhndowlng
Jacks little home n being built Tor Mr..
Donnhuc. lie says In his note that he
would care for no other mistress for
his mansion than Mits Amelln-thatH
me. lie also adds that he wishes an
answer nn soon a. ! can conveniently
write. John rays he will call for hts.
Why couldn't John DO NJ Mr. bonahuo
didf u would be ~ much picnsantef
TO write him "No" than TO tell him.
Rnawed the rubber from the end Of
my pencii--not because ! felt sorry FOR
Jack. but because that Il "A bnd habit
Of mine. Then I wrUtc some lines on
the ffpt thing that lay handy-not be-
cause | am In love, but because that
Il also bad habit NJ mine.
They look ~ N ! might have meant
them-you know Jack thinks shall be-
famous.
What IN pafadlse7
where your eyes shine.
And your dear heart
Beats close Ia mine.
We two 10 talk and think and dream
toEcther.
with sunshine thru our lives. no matter
what the weather
We two, dear heart. We two forever and
That Is Paradise.
What nonsennei Gould ever feel
that way for Mr, Donahuo7 And 1
could not possibly feel that way Tor
John. because John-Noi I could never
love man who IN not brave and pa
triotlci I could not respect him.
! wonder II I could ever learn 10 call
Mr.. Dunnhuc. sylvester" n would
not do TO call him. "sylile." Tor short.
but sylvester II No long-vxcopt ON a
grave stone. And wonder how Ions
!, WIN take 10 nnlsh Mr
ponahus'H mansion. 4 T. a
Therc comes Jack down the road now,
with his hat on the back of his head
and a toothpick In his mouth. iio DOES
hot look as " he were coming for tho
fatal answer Of his life. | do not believe
h. cares.
WIZ VIII huhW MN ne cannon WAIVE
~ 10 my door with smile on his face
ana Ind me Just ready 10 drop into his
ans. No. John Henry Stanton' You
VIII never have the chance again to
hay that my hair curih nike "a lamp
wir,, ANA that my nose IL the envy OF
all the door knobs In town.
tnodnciisi I wonder what my half
looks like anyway one need not look
sight. even " a caller n dlHagreeablo.
I oN my nose must be- shining like a
liEhi' houne. n I Just had "A little
! had Just time 20 rush M TO my
room when | heard that horrid. infur.
mai John stanton walk into the library.
Ot course N II had been Air. Donnhuo
! would have folt very anxious about
looking my best-but don't care for
Jack.
Mr.. ponahue sends mo roses and
banks OF flowers with his card every
morning, and has beautiful span ~
horses at the door 10 take me driving
and h. II 20 brave-why, he actually
atid thns " Governor Wells would give
HIN fifteen men. h. would clean out
llohbern' Ro1rt, Hingie-hnnded, quick.
- than II takes Utah 10 get q soma
tor.
"patl o Pati % Pati"
How horrid he III
20 Pau Aren't you coming down TO-.
day. ! know you're up therc because
| saw you thru the window, I've been
waiting six hours ana you've pretended
not 10 hear me-"
"ilow you exaggerated I'm coming MS
fast aH ! can walk down stairs. ryo
been very busy; you must remember
there T. a great deal to b. done In a
house like this"
10 be done by somebody-not You"
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