The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-14

time TO time adorned a different char
acter, in accordance with necessity,
was greeted with cheerful recognition
at each temperance, and earn, it
amt your turn-you've 'ad it on twice, Z"
was the indignant reprOOf that met
Mr.. Gibson in the Office scene. And to-
ward the end Leatherby (as Meter
Moss) came forward with injured dig
nifty, and a large potato, which he pro-
tested that no gentleman would have
thrown.
All was done that Leatherby's could
do. and all was done in vain, or very
near it. A few pence apiece was all the
poor stToliers had to see them through
Christmas and to get them away from
this abhorrent town. The men shared
a screw OF tobacco and turned in as
best they might. Mrs. Hendy was near
10 tears as she left the stage, and she
INDUCED in a passionate and reprOach-
ful outburst as soon as she and her
husband were alone. For his part. he
could but feebly protest that it wasn't
his fault
Nice situation this is for me-" she
scolded, and then to be told it's not
your faulti" Here she wept afresh. "Of
course, you put on TO me-like a man.
Oh. oh. to think I was ever such a
fool as 10 bring it on myself"
But, my dear" Hendy began. with
entreaty in his voice
"Oh, don't talk to mep' she answered
pushing away the hand he had put on
her shoulder ''TO think 1 should come
10 this, And then you tell me it's my
faulti'
Hendy drew off to sulk alone. Weak
characters both, their sentiment like
most sentimenO was rooted in self
pity, and this, their one remaining lux
ury. was best concentrated when they
quarreled. The last embers of the coke
FIRE gave the sole light, and the woman
sat before them with her face upon her
knees
Suddenly a loud burst of singing star
tied the pair, for the sound came, as il
were, out Of nothing, and it was close
in their ears:
The first good joy that Mary had.
Il was the joy of one;
To see the blessed Jesus Christ,
When he was first her SON
When he was first her son, good Lord.
And happy may we be-
Praise Father. Son and Holy Chest
To all eternity
The carolers had come over the snov
unheard, and now choir boys voices
were uplifted Justify, while the bass of
large and healthy curate went boom
ing DeiOW them.
The next good JOY that Mary.had.
II was the JOY Of two.
10 see her own son Jesus Christ
Making the lame to so.
Making the lame to go. good Lord.
And happy may we be-
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost
To all eternity.
At the first shock man and wife lifted
their eyes toward each other. Then
something took the woman at the
throat, anu she dropped her head in a
fit of sobbing- If Hendy had come to
her now he would have been repulsed
no more. But he was sUlky and resent
full. and peevishly conscious that the
advance was due from her. More. this
carol sung at his very shoulder. this
sign of merriment in the world about
him, gave flavor to his self-pity. So the
woman sobbed herself quiet again. and
the carol went verse after verse to its
end:
The next good JOY that Mary had.
It was the JOY Of seven;
To see her own son, Jesus Christ,
Ascending into heaven.
Ascending into heaven. good Lord
And happy may we be.
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost
To all eternity
There was silence. and then the shout
of the carolers as they went their Wav
by the street corner; "a merry Christ
mas." It was the final touch Of IRONY
For while neither spoke, at sat as
they were. Then Hendy said. roughly
I'm going to sleep. That's chear
enough anyhow" And he reached for
an old rug that made part of their bed
His wife made no answer It irritated
him. For Gods sake, Polly" ne said
don't sit there sulkingi"
That reused her. and she fell TO re-
pTOaehes bitterer than all. For she was
the angrier because he had let her cry
alone, and he'd made no oVertureS To-
ward conciliation-overtur she had
/ been expecting as her right ReioindeY
followed quick and cruel on repiv. and
at last. when he talked desperately of
sleeping outside, she answered with !
gesture borrowed Of her trade. eco
them CO. IF you can't give me food
and shelter IS other women's husban5s
do, go and 5at me earn them for nv.
self I can 90 without YOU
And you shall. too" retorted he
throwing down the rug and snatcbing
his hat. you shall too" and in 3
second be had flung cut into the nigb,
and the snow.
They had done II ali before. and {,
was scarce more than another kind =,
acting. But this time the quarrel was
trifie sharper than common, and he