Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17

Tabernacle Choir Conductor, Horace
Ensign has received the following letter
addressed to himself and choir mem
bers:
Chicago, Feb. 12--It Isn't strict ete-
quite | hear, 20 run 1000 miles. and
then turn back TO shout goodbye" 10
your dear friends But you all know
/ was ever rather informal. 50 now |
send you word from the Windy city
as a fond farewell, and a report OF my
whereabouts and doings all al once.
A thousand thanks for your loving
manifestations Of good viii TO me be-
fore my leaving. How they send down
deep and firm the roots OF home love IN
ones heart. IL is really worth the pain
Of absence to have these proofs OF love
spring up around one In the most un-
expected manner. Since the holidays
1t seems TO me my life has been a
love In every shape, from my dear
friends both In Salt Lake and away
north 20 my ch.ldhoods friends and
my dear Kindred should Il be the VIII
of Providence that Il be final parting,
a human being could not pray Tor
more happy. loving separation.
Whether my absence be short or long,
your Kindness viii be like an anchor
chain to bind me TO YOU and gently
draw my heart back 10 you.
A rapid pleasant run from Salt Lake
10 Chicago is the present trip on the
overland Limited The vacuum Gre
ated by our absence from salt Lake
brought on a long sought for storm,
which STAYED with US all the way, ana
delayed us Ave hours But who cares
with meals served on the train, ana no
performance at the end OF the journey
Chicago was In fun expectancy OF our
arrival and Il would have done your
hearts good TO see the thousands crowd
ing every street ~ our incoming Ihey
were most conslderate Of our feelings
and didn't crowd around US az all as
they did Dewey In New YORK nut We
took an precautions and al once has
toned 10 our abode, at Father Tayior's'
In beautiful KanenswOod North thica-
gol. Friday though It was colder than
/ have FELT H this winter az home we
went down 10 the Worlds FAR sfouhds'
The sun had evidently not forgotten me
IN tho glory We had reflected IN ina,
vicinity years ago. And II shone ops
charmlngly. at Is only a niue run OF
twenty miles through the center OF me
city srom where We live TO TINS msihoi,
abie slte. such lslittle Chicago. ! can
n central knerit0'D In taking on my
IA, \, tbe place--l mean Jackson PARK
m Inc Worlds Falr site, the similar
nv ~ my head and the site
came ylvidly TO me How chansen
Ifo,~ hare has become those things OF
bras,,.--the fair site and my fair head
M magnificent white palaces 81 'he
one have disappeared Ike the locks oi
ne other yet both are beautiful sun.
poth are AT present tool rust--al-
80 entirely devoid OF living inhabi-
,ents mt enough Of comparisons. our
Nc, a. sim lust outside the grounds,
ia ' could not but remember the pleas
ant little incidents sueh as inc il'ue
worrles OF some VI my concert arr,
,sts" over their quarters. MY own ana
,n,,s Horace on the third, or TOP
a. cvor the railroad track-and We
giGnit know enough 70 kick, or even @
hn 1issoilseed. expected 20 tina meal
,lc,re,e lv the corner, but failed, theV
IA Sisnrpeared with the fairy city,
and the restaurants Ne charge az We
cates now-no gates even. But M
Ss,k Is fast being made a beautiful
r,are ',he Lagoon serves as an outline
~ s,uronnding drives and beds OF
anoers and shruhs In the north end
"rtv is the old tire scene quite natural
w, ,honah the bridges and wooded
isisrS iook very natural. being but 1T
ne changed. The Japanese restaurant