The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-16
By Henry
Wallace
Phillips

oh Lord wonder if shen be willing? says he.
she was willing all right-even anxious There's
some wonderland men. too for that matter-who go
through life like cat through a back alley,
caring cuss for either end or the middle They
would have been content wait. Not so Logs She
wanted her Kyle, her poor Kyle and she wanted him
Now, had a minister friend up in town Father
Slade by name. No, he was not Catholic, 1 think
They called him Father because it fitted him. His
church had steeple on it, anyhow, it was no
maverick. Just what particular kind of religion the
old had I don't know but 1 should say he was
a homeopath guess He looked it. Twas a
comfort to see him coming down the street. his old
face shining in his white hair like a shriveled pink
apple in u drift, God blessing everything in
slght-good, bad Indifferent. He had something
pleasant to say to all. We quite friends. and
every once in a while we'd have chin about things
Are you keeping straight, Red? he'd ask when
UNI I'd say. I'm afraid you'd notice a bend here
and there If you slid your eyes along the edge
Wen, keep as straight you don't give up
trying. my boy he'd tell me- mighty earnest and I'd
feel ashamed of myself clear around the corner.
knew the ola man would do me a favor if it
could be done, so 1 pulled out easy in my mind.
First place, 1 stopped at the doctors. because I
tet they might fix up the marrying business some
other time but if a leg that's br5e in the upper joint
amt set right you can large. dark-compIected
huk trouble over the party left shoulder for the
rest of his days The doctor out. so I left word
for him what wanted be ready when I
got oack' ana pulled for Father SHADES. The Old
gentleman had the rheumatism and he groaned
when came in Rheum2tism's no disease for people
who can't
" How you, my boy?' says he I'm glad to see
much wanting TO talk somebody
Il passed the time of day with him, but felt kind
wi
the KIDS L really hated to say anything to the old
man. knowing his dispositions still 1 felt 7 had to
an dI oct with my story.
young folks How idle II seems when Won get fiftv
counts For all that thank God says he, that
there's little left my blood yet which makes
me sympathize with them But the girls people OBJ
q made that all clear to him.-oThe girls always
ali right, Father says l. and as for the man in this
Now. it amt just the right thing for me to say.
but seeing as I've had anything particular to
be modest about and I'm proud of what the old gen
teman told me. I'm going to repeat it,
y our word IS good for me. Red, says he. You're
d htscheVous boy at times but your heart and your
mead are both reliable; give me your arm to the
Then I felt mighty sorry to think of Juggling that
poor old all that ways.
" Here, says I. Now you sit down again: don't
you do anything of the sort-you hint 1T
He put his hand on my shoulder and hobbled his
weight off the game leg.
'Reddy. I sitting there thinking when you
came ip-thinking of how comfortable it was to be
thought. If the Lord should send me some work to
do would I be wiling? Now. thanks be to Him T.
believe there's work acceptibe to Him than
the union of young folks who each other OUGHT
says he as that foot touched the ground Perhaps
you'd better pick up and carry me bodily
so did it, the old hOusekeeper following us with
for fool and me for villain. She was strong
minded old lady, and wish could remember some
OF her talk-it was great
We went around and got the doctor
Hoo says he Is it as bad that? winBed
" It's a-plenty worse than that SAYS 7: you won't
know the half of it till you get down there
But, of course, had TO tell him and he was
uckled. Funny what interest everybody takes i'm
these happenings He wanted all the details
-, ~ love. says he the man whose feelings amt
me least dimmed by a broken Ieg-horse rolled on
him YOU said? splintered it, probably-that man is
one Of the right sort He'll do to tie to
When reached the ranch the bows were lined
up to meet us. Hurry along. they called. .Angey
so we hustled. Kyle was for being married first
ana 'heh having his leg set but put my foot down