The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-12
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Broken Up.
THE sToRK CREATED CON-
STERNATION AMONG
FEATHERED TRIBE.
lChicaeo Tribunel

Chicago Tribune)
There was CONSERVATION among the
doves and sparrows lowering over the
roof of one Of the houses on the bOuls-
ward at sight of "A huge white bird de-
] scending like a cloud directly upon
them. Retiring to a safe distance they
watched him alight on the edge of
chimney and hitch up more securely a
bundle that he carried under one wing.
/ Mercy" exclaimed a tiny bit of "A
brown sparrow, recognizing the stran-
ger and hopping forward and perking
h his head to one side: You'd better not
stop here with that"
''Why?" inquired the newcomer.
There is a mothers meeting in prog
I ress downstairs and they are discuss
/ ing things"
''Um! I think this is the place I am
Q looking for" and, folding his long legs
under him, he calmly went down the
chimney. In the descent he wondered
/ if he would come up against a gas log
and SINCE his wings; but no, the hearth
was empty and capaciOus, like the
heart of the mistress Of this beautiful
( home to which he had come unlimited.
Ladies" she was reading from a pa
/ per. THE moral. mental and physical
training Of the child"
( Ladies" interrupted the stork, whose
entrance had been unnoticed, I have
! ject under discussion. If you will per-
NIT me l viii just show you"
/ Mercy me-"
"Gracious."
| "GoodnessI"
The EXPLANATIONS, in various tones OF
alarm and disapproval, and the Scrap
/ ing of chairs over the highly-polished
/ floor would have disconnected a less eX-
/ peTienced advocate.
Dear me-" said one member Of the
/ club, Il don't want him; live in an
| apartment. Besides, 1 have too many
outside duties"
Nor l." objected another. 81 have
I just been elected to the orphan asylum
/ board; I shall have my hands full"
You would find him" began the
stork
ct dare say one would find him inter
/ esting enough when ne is young" in
/ terrupted a sharp voiced dame. at the
/ same time lifting a lorgnette warranted
/ to put to flight the most undaunted
/ cOmposure. After one had devoted
/ ones life to his education and training
and nodded his viii to ones own he
would marry some impossible creature"
He would be perfectly lovely I
| know" a sweet voice murmured from
a corner of the room. "but after years
! OF care and loving sacrifice, and one
was about to enjoy his beautiful youth.
] le-tle- WoulQ-Qles StedlIully WlpiHS
away a tear under cover Of the heavy
/ black veil.
He would be such dear, and I
would love- said a girlish voice while
/ the speaker turned on her finger a
plain band of gold, as yet untarnished.
! Nonsense" broke in a dOwager,
/ turning sharply towards the little ma
| iron. do you prefer that to the gay
/ season Just opening? And the trip
Lob T. oh =
! The aSlbassador sighed deeply and
I with his head cooked on one side he
/ allowed his glance to roam around the
room and rest upon the dignified, sweet
/ woman chairman of the meeting She
I had taken no part in the discussion;
] but. then, she couldn't.
4 With two hops the stork stood before
| her, and, lifting one wing, dropped the
I bundle upon her lap.
Look at him." he pleaded; "his
4 pretty flOwer-liI1e face is more inter
| esting than any book. His tiny feet
viii be so easily guided if YOU will
! begin now. The cunning hands-they
I viii grow so strong and helpful in the
/ wears to come The rosebud mouth.
intended now for kisses, viii respond
1 with such words Of cheer and comfort
liz you viii teach the lisDing tongue.
( The tender little back VIII become your
] burden bearer when your own IS
! bowed. He is so little now that he viii
not require much room. save in your
heart. I am sure you want him."
Yes. I want him. replied the wO-
man, touching with caressing fingers
/ the tiny atom. but II thinR-yOu
! would better take him 10 POVERTY
/ street. Give him to Mrs. Hogan or to
Mrs. Flynn. He win find many of his
kind there. Then we all Will" glanc-
ing at the others in the room, write
long essays as to his mental, moral
and physical training. If he is i'll we
/ viii build a hospital for him; if he is
/ wicked a refOrmatory; but we are all
too busy with great and weightier
! matters to own anything so small as
this. Poverty street is the secOnd" -
I She stopped. for the stOrk, with his
precious but rejected gift, had gone.
He required no directions as to the
route 20 Poverty street. 1t was well
known to the delegate from Infantile
7 Land.