The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-14
Clara Norris:


PRODUCTION to Mrs. Scott, and that Mrs.
Scott had retained It, he called the po-
Bceman, and together they went 10 the
house and demanded The letter back It
was given up put most unwilingty, as
the woman With the superstition OF al
gam bling people looked upon X ds
lucl-b breeder In2scOt-an1 N hour
later by Mr.. Macaulay's aid, had
found two wee rooms, whose carpets
would welcome my trunks as hiCSrS OF
hcies-rooms that We're 1uti, even
dngy, but had. nevertheless, securely
sheltered honest poverty Tor long years
past. and could do as much TOR wears
to come.
1 mention this unpleasant incident
simply TO show how utterly unexpected
are some of the pitfalls that make dan
gerOus the pathway OF honest glrjhood
To show, too, that utter Ignorance OF
evil is in itself a danger The interview
that ''bewiidered" me would nave heen,
for instance, a danger signal 20 my
mother who would too. having seen
how the richness of furniture contra
dicted outside shabbiness. have had her
suspicious aroused. ] noted that fact.
but not knowing of gambling being IN
lawful and secretly carried on, my oD-
servation was OF no service 10 me- as II
suggested nothing. Ignorance OF the
existence of evil may sometimes be-
come the active foe of innocence.
40 ore learned of the unpleasant eX-
peIience, so 1 was spared dfsaSreeaole
comment, and. sending for my mother
to join me, I devoted myself to prepar-
atoms Of my opening night.
Candy and Oysters.
The widow of the boarding house
differs from the widow of the Tesla
ment, in that the boarding house
widows cruise of oil seems always lust
out" and her meal at a like low cbb.
NelIher my mother nor myself We're
used to luxuries; we expected little, end
truth to tell, we got it. To gay we
were nearly always hungry would be
putting things quite mildly; but we
were together, and so twas better tC
feel bit gone" under the belt than
to be filed to repletiOn and live apart.
1 worked hard at all times, and five
nights out Of seven j had to study till
F.. lar on to morning. The Saturday
I brought me dOuOie performance, and
left me a wreck; thus L thought / had
a right to bit of a treat on Sunday
and L can see the important air mother
unconsciously assumed as she went
/ forth on her secret errand-secret thai
no offense might be given to- the eco
nOmical landIady.
When the matin"' was overI brought
home my persona. ng for our mex
days comfort and pie Ire-a COPY o.
! an illustrated weekly paper and
! cents worth of candy, always some
I thing hard that would last Us Ions
/ while we read. Thus on Saturday night
| on the sill of the back window, there
/ stood a small can of oysters, while il
/ the top drawer rested a box marked
| handkerchiefs, but which held crackers
! beside it a folded paper, and on tOl
| of that the wee package of candy.
I had q membership at the nbrar,
/ on the corner, so we had books, too
1 thank heaven! 1 have always beer
! a fairly regular Church-goer, but il
/ Cincinnati the limitations of my ward
robe would have made me conspicuous
| Therefore I knew the inside of but on
| church in Cincinnati, "Christ's EDis
| cOpal." 1 believe, and only knew tina
| in the spring, when I had fluttere
| forth in new gown and gloves an
| things; so Sundays were given owe
| TO a late breakfasts little read in tn
Bible-a good long read Of secula
| matter sweetened by candy-a calm &C
| ceptance (what was puzzling to tn
Navonis) of a shadOwy dinner-a shoT
/ walk If weather permitted-then, Oh
! them a locked door-a small teapot
! a tiny saucepan 1--WE had not the bills
| OF owning a chatting dish) and pres
! emily we sat enjoying to the last spoon
| full a hot and delicious stew, pot O
tea that brought to mind many storie
and made old jokes dance forth wit
renewed youth and kept US loiterin