The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-29

, most Es<Df Sl-lflB OF SAT- Idht = EouAStl
geno0Itloh, once a thrifty workman, an
ardent churchman. his ability now
gone. MS faith a caricature, has lost
the onIy solsce Of his strange existence
"a Eitiful attempt to do honor and rev.
ereEce TO the she" the woman whom
he lad intended to make his bride and
OF JThOm he had been robbed by death.
Tor her the house at 3f3 Eleventh
East street had always been kept gay
/ l. decorated. Was not their marriage
come day TO take place? reasoned Mil
Ter. Was il not meet that he should
prepare for the ceremony True, she
was long in coming, but-and the
Cray SWede" lived only for this-she
Would surely come So he must have
the house even TO the very front door
and porch present a welcome. Brides
/ love gay cOlOrs and dainty bits of art.
} Therefore he would have bunting and
fans, gOrgeoUsly striped, and paper
paintings 20 please the bride who was
to come.
And within he must see that his little
wife should preside at an elaborate
wedding breakfast for their ceremony
should be one to be remembered. And
so the table must be kept spread and
the chairs must be always ready for
their guests-wedding guests
Bride Lost in Mid-ocean.
How faithfully Andrew Miller could
keep a vigil. a watch of honor for his
bride. the world would learn. Since
the day many years ago when Miller
I learned that his sweetheart, the girl
: whose arrival should fix the date for
their wedding. had been lost in mid
/ ocean. his watch has been well kept.
When the wind and rain blew his fans
and painted papers down. he would
put them back more securely. And
when they fell to pieces. Miller replaced
them. Memory of his bride-tO-be also
kept fresh in his mind thoughts of the
old country feast that was TO follow the
/ ceremony, and Miller saw that the table
always presented a spotless appear
ance.
Miller could trace back in his
F.. thoughts OF his promised wife his COM
ing 10 this country He remembered
how ne had left Sweden with a prom
Use from his sweetheart that she would
/ be true he had embraced the Mormon
faith and came directly to salt Lake.
With the knowledge that every day,
every dollar brought nearer his fiancee.
Miller worked hard lie attracted at
tentiou and gained many friends. So
when he found that he had enough
money 20 send for his little girl"
there were many 20 wish him JOY
Then for several weeks Miller waited
In suspense for her coming she had
left Sweden. Any day might bring
They were 10 be married the day she
arrived in this city KILLERS easerness
was contagious. His neiglboTs helped
him to prepare for the ceremony.
Finally the telegram came. Miller
could almost imagine What it said It
was from New York and would read,
Of course. that she had arrived -
telheeBCc that the ship on which mis-
bride-to-be was a passenger haG gone
down in nid-Atlantic- No one had
been save,j.
News CT Death Makes Him Crazy
that telegram that Millcrs friends be
gan 10 avoid him. He had lost mis- posi-
tion. re had becu heard to make queer
GttCra1ces. Why should man i'm sane
condition decorate the front of his
house, Miller took il all much as he
might have passed by the rabid state
raent Of fanatic ia the days before
that telegram had come. he was happy
in the thought that some dav his bride
would GENE to grace his house.
Miller has kept his vigil well
So far as is kuOsvn. he never attempt
ed to harm any che. The children OF
the neighborhSod seemed to be his
especial fsvorites. They have no harsh
words for the man who is now at Pro
No.
The examination for insanity was in
stituted largely at the request of the
children's parents who feared that
Miller might lie teaching the youngsters
harmful ways.
why he wouldn't harm a young
chicken" stated one boy yesterday.
when questioned as to Miiler's disp0si-
ton. He used TO like ali OF us and
never tried to hurt Us. He used to tell
US that he kept the house decorated
because they did that 49, in Sweden
He'd rattle off a lot of stuff that he said
were Swedish letters He'd say them
fast and all a time.
i've heard that he called some boys
devils. but he never said I was one.
He used to say 10 some of the fellows
that they burned his house down"
Deputy Sheriff Axel Steele. who has
been appointed guardian of Mr.. Miller
stated yesterday shat his effects would
probably not exceed ia value go