The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10
Z HE UNwoNTED air Of festiwtZ

street ne had seen that the parior lamp
had on its best white silk shade. al
frilis and chiffon ruffies, and when he
entered the dining room the Tea taoie
CLEANED with wedding silver and the
Limoges CHINA which Louise always IN
sisted upon washing herself as a treas
IRE too precious 90 BE- entrusted 70 the
handuaiden OF the hour Iheretore. M
pink topknot in his small daughters cuFls
and his wifes best iase bodice seemed
quite in keeping.
MY, how nice We look" ne said, as he
gathered them both up for his usual kiss
What is 1t. that II is, anyway2 The
Shakespeare club OF the FortnIghtly
Whist. or merely few friends ia TO tea
Neither and none of them. you Dag
goose answered louise, rearrangiEg the
bow at the back Of her collar. which MS
merely the 18th Of october. that's all
You are q nice birthday child, l must
say" And little Lou danced around the
table singing to herself, i got goose
papa, and he don't know there is a big
cake with a whole lot of candles on It in
the library, and something awfully nice
under his napkin.
oh. of course, 1 remembered" he said.
with cheerful meRdacIty. Come mere
Lou, and tell papa what's under al tnat
pile of flowers and stuff 1T his plate.
'Its-its-a box of cigars, shouted
little Lou, delighted TO reveal the secret
she had been dying 20 tell and both she
and her mother stood 3y WIN h&Ppy
faces while harton uneaFtned them from
the smiiaE and pink roses with which
they were wreathed-
Now, YOU two foolish little girls, what
DO you throw away your money on me
like that for2 You know I've got stacks
You, you have, Jim. but none like
Thank the Lord" was Jim's inward
reflection as he studied the makeup OF
his birthday gift.
are always getting up about women Sc
lecting cigars for their husbands ana
brothers. and all that sort Of stuff. 50
wouldn't go near one OF those hoFTl0 ot0
cigar stores. These are quite different
from anything YOU can set in this eoun-
try. ] bought them from young span
ish n0bieman They were sent to MIN
from his fathers estate near Havana.
He came on here to study, and be got
hard Up, and he had to sell everything
he had, because he was too proud %
write home, and these were the very last
box he had, but he seemed to want me
to have them, and know they must be
picture Of Don Juan IN that Byron You
gave me last Christmas, and I'm going
to ask YOU TO be a little selfish about
them, and not treat with them won't
T promise you with all my heart, % said
Jim. ferveHtly. Not one friend OF mine
shall ever be offered one by me-.
You dear. good boy. You shall have
two to smoke after supper for that"
And when they went to the tiny coy
room beyond, she lit a match at one Of
"a +-lAS-t ~r+Ate---7 anu -AeAAAN~N A. ~
''No. Lou. I won't smoke tonight when
you've got all these pretty jiggernaarees
cut. Besides I want to be careful OF
them, You say there are no more to be
had2''
mo. none. I wish" she added. re-
gretfuily, that I had asked him for his
address in Cuba But even then, you
see, they only raise these for their own
use, and ] hope he'll never have to sell
so do l." CALCULATED jim. Long may
he be spared TO smoke every one OF them
himself It goes 70 my heart even to
James Barton. you're one of the best
hearted men that ever walked the earth.
It's a pleasure TO give you things Don
feel badly about that young Spanish fell
low. Maybe you'll run across him some
time. and then you can make it Up with
hin"
Nothing would give me. greater pleas
ure, wife OF mine, he said with enthu-
siasm. And then Louise shook her curls
in silent admiral ton.
The next morning. while his wife was
busy getting little Lou ready for school,
Mr.. JAMES Barton did calmly and un-
blushingiE remove the choice cigars of
the impecunious young Spanish noble
man from the fiambOyant box IN Which
they had come and place therein an equal
number OF his 1aVorlte brand. putting the
-choice selected ones carefully into the
other box thus made vacant. He slowed
the latter carefully on the top shelf Of
the bookcase. where as he thought. no
one be4-e OF NINA MOull De ulsLHaDeA
by them. the others he left cut on the
library table. for he knew he would be
expected to begin on his birthday gift at
once.
sob, dear. am so glad I got them for
YOU Jim.' she said as the fragrance filled
the library that evening only / am
afraid you VIII find it hard to 90 back to
the old commonplace variety you've al
ways smoked. on. yes, that reminds me
I had Mrs. Whiting In TO alter my tall
suit today and YOU know she belongs TO
the Womans Relief coTDs OF Andrew
Jackson post Her husband and both
sons we're killed in the civil war. ard
she's on the committee for their fair and
Z gave her a box Of your cigars that
found on the bookcase. ] knew you'd
never miss them when you had these"
Miss them, never! I'm glad you gave
You're a perfect darling. Now give
ne s. for her. 1 took four season
why. you didn't think Of going way
over 70 jersey. 10 attend a fair, did you,
little woman
help the good cause aions Let's send
them over u VIII and Kitty. Kitty is
crazy about fairs and she can take Doth
sAll right, pass them along. I've got
bet on with VIII Lawrence, by the way.
about the Republican majority in the
first ten districts
tested municipal election were on. when
small package was left ar BartOn's Of
ice, together with a letter that read as
follows:
Friend Jim-AIany thanks for the fair
tickets. Took the whole crowd last night
and had a most delightful time and car
fare left out Of q SO bill, But 7 don't
kick, as ! managed 10 get our election
bet cut Of IL. too. Accompanying this are
the cigars ] promised you IN case I had
miscaiculated upon the LOYALTY OF our
friends down in the -- ward. Hope YOU
viii like them I know they're the brand
you always smoke and I got them a par
tlcular bargain from dear old lady who
presided over the tobacco booth. Wish I
weren't under doctors orders. 50 could
come around and sample them With You
But think Of me when yoV smoke them (
and remember me TO Louise and the kid 4
Yours, WILL LAWRENCE.
Jim opened the package. lie did not
need 10 lift the lid To know what awaited
him underneath. but he did So mechan-
ieally. The carefully selected tobacco Z
from the estate of Senior Don Somebody (
Y Somebody else. etc. greeted his vision, (
lie jammed il quickly down again aud
went out into the hall
"O' Rourke" he said 70 the evelator 4
man. YOU were very accommodating last !
week about staying over when was 1
busy Here's little recognition. You 4
smoke. ] know"
II do thot, sor. but its not often I git 1
the chanel at the likes 0f thin. pipe /
does me mostly. I'm sure yer a very /
kind gentiemin ia be giViH me thin I
Amy time at all. sOr. thar yeZ would be /
wantn' 10 be TUX up or down in hours /
or out 81 hours III be proud and glad 4
10 sarve yez." and old Denis beamed an !
over with gratitude that made Barton 7
feel unworthy 10 look him in the face
About q week later Jims brotheT-in- 1
law burst IN upon him fn mighty jubi- 4