The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

. ~. Because OF the lofty mOuDtaI
+ ranges between which it lies. it appear
/ not more than an hours walk from on
side to the other. Through its entir
length flows a slender little river whic
/ seems. when viewed from the mountain
heights as a siIvery ribbon woven ami,
the fields, orchards and groves witt
which the valley abounds. Any ont
viewing this valley, these mountains
and the overarching sky by night
might easily imagine himself standin.
al the entrance TO a magnificent ave
nue., the mountain ranges massive tiers
of columns supporting a vast elongated
dome, frescOed in blue, flooded with 1
silVery light and jeweled With stars.
AT the head Of this valley nestled
the sleepy little old town of X, witt
its cluster of adobe houses. The site
for a city was almost ideal, being al
the base of g lofty mo, -lt"''- range anC
slipping gently from the nils down
into the edge of the fer Alley. The
city Itself was admira planned. pro-
vision having been made for bl Jad and
regular streets, ample sites for pub
ic buildings and an extensive system
OF parks and driVCWays. To the north
and west were natural terraces from
fifty To 100 feet high, and an averag
width of perhaps three-quarters of a
mile. forming ideal sites for the better
class Of residences.
The sudden growth of the settlement
into a progressive city, following the
advent of the transCOntinental lines.
is then described and the author final
~ states that IN time. after the influx
Of wealth and humanity. there was
more brain. more energy. more real
ability ard more deviltry to the square
irch in the new city of x than any
other city on the continent. There
were hOnorables enough to have filed
half a dozen legislatures Of moderate
size; there were judges enough TO have
supplied the benches of almost any
number of courts, there were states
men enough 10 have filed all vacancies,
and more. too. in both houses of the
national congress. While there was no
great scarcity of material out OF whicH
III average president might have been
made.
Daily newspapers. morning and
evening. multiplied until it was certain
ly no fault of the editors if the people
were not aware of everything that was
going on, and a great deal besides
o. 9
The narrative returns to Dr. TOpln
'-4-it-ssFas- 90 tins place that the Rev.
Augustus Topim came when he left the
luiet little city in Chic in order to be-
come the superintendent OF the inter-
7sts of his denomination in a far-away
and isolated mission field. He was by
his time approaching so years of age.
During his twenty years residence
here his magnificent physique his
'tentOrian voice and his long hair had
'endered him Immensely popular with
he frontier population Of those early
Years. Re was a Nigh y man among
hem, Euanerges, a son of thunder
IN the course of a few years he sue
'eeded through some of his friends in
ne east In inducing the Tobyville col
eye 20 confer upon him the degree of
iivinity. While those who were best
acquainted with his scholastic attain
nents winkea at each other when the
iegree was conferred; and while it is
Imost certain that he could not read
lis diploma after it was granted, he
ucceeded In making it universally
.noWn among the people of his new
ield very much to the increase of his
popularity and to the aggTavation of
lis own vanity: for, while he was as
anctimoniOus as Pharisee, he was
S vain as d peacock.
After placing Toplid. Armby. Edna
ZEE and minor characters in the city
4 X, the story describes Armby's /
warm reception by the congregation of /
trinity church. where he was pastor.
Ie IS invited home to dinner by Colonel /
'lakeslee and there meets Miss Evelyn
'lakeslee. the coionels only child and
eir to a fortune. The minister falls /
a love with her and she with him at
rst sight, though a long time elapses /
efOre they make it known to each
Their Arm5y breaches the greatest /
armOn that had ever been heard in 4
trinity pulpit" the Sunday following
a the theme. We Love Him Because T
le First Loved Us" Evelyn is the I
'pran0 Of the choir and sings Gounod's .
The King Of Love My Shepherd is" /
S though inspired by the sermon. /
lever before had she sung az on that
ay and Armby had enuanced his con-
Z cation,
Albert Armby soon became aware. F." /
he author continues, that at last ne
ad met the woman ne could not nelp
wing with all his heart. At first mis-
i've was like q sweet melody TO which
q paused and listened. fearing lest il
God or enhancing harmony upon
-hich he was borne in delightful help
'ssness.
= 'mby. about this time meets The
Ife OF Topliff. She is described as fol-
lws
Who was this woman with the in
uisitive nose and the cosby MOUTH
lis is equivalent In the question. who
as the Rev DR.. Augustus TOplif2 for
he was tae wife Of that reverend gen
emau- and but Tor that fact would
ave lived and died as little and un-
novn as she had been before she was
ragged ont of her obsCuTity by becom-
IS his wife. Mrs. Augustus TopIiff
as her husband eyes. ears and nose
b see. hear and smell out whatever ne
iEht desire TO know. If she had ever
lG a win OF her owl. il had long
nee been absorbed in the stronger
til OF Der husband. whatever her
nd and master required. she did, not
, much because she loved him over
uch, but bscftuse she had been M 4e
, feel that ne had no good reason
lr living. except 20 promote his ambI-
Ons. Fhe reverend gentleman himself
ld way of doing by proxy anything
lat he ought 20 have been ashamed
I, and keeping out Of sight himself:
ance it was next to impossible to trace
lything directly TO his door. his wife
as his spy and informer, touching all
lurch matters with which the ladies
I'd 70 do Therefore. he was particu-
u nat she should attend all the social
ltherings Of the ladies OF Nr Arm
IS church. though of that church she
as not q member"
A further description Of Dr. TopliT
given in the succeeding chapter. a.
Aows. The rev DR. T0pufT. in tho
recess OF development INTO SEM