The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-18

smile haunted her mouth. She was girl
OF soothing curves and soothing voice,
quick minded under her great composure
Men supposed her to be very timid and
usually displayed gallantry before her.
Women held her sly, and professed not to
envy the lad who might presently win her
Her hands were dainty things, hardly grown
out Of childhood; her slightness Of raiment
revealeda slim shape dneatround breasts
Salome Westaway was natural creature
fond of comfort and inpatient Of any arthce
in apparel that interfered with physical
work 1.-the, straight, firm and fresh as
young silver birch she went her way Sne
understood her beauty, but never paraded
it with womanly wiles. She was twenty
but far older than her years. Common
sense in wide measure belonged to her.
Her life was hard and difficult. but she
never sulked about it. Lastly, 1t may be
said concerning the girl that the possibility
of passion was manifest in the atmosphere
OF her. There was large power revealed
in her lips and eyes.
Wo should say SOL The reader will say
20 az he goes on with the story. A fine old
man. Salome's father. she did not get her
fiery and tragical potentialities from him.
Hear him for moment discoursing OF the
children. upon whom he was in the habit
Of squandering pennies;
Il love 'em in a general way. Their faces
be little books where the history Of the
next generations written, II a body had wit
to readit. There's the solid, sensible child
IN we know he'll never set the sieve on fire
vet he may make a good, faithful figure in
the world for all that an there's the wiful
| sort, as shows trouble for their selves, If
not for Others. in their bright eyes; an
| there's the cranky sort, as wants a firm hand
| on the reins II they'm to turn out right; an
/ there's the shifty. silent sort, as ban't fond
| OF company. You'll find them minching
| from school alone; an they keep their small
seorets-as where the big trout do lie an ,
where the bullfnch have her nest. They re
! close an clmning-poor III dears An
/ a score Of other kinds there be-al the sorts
! that it takes 10 make up world,
Surely a charming and kindly philosopher,
/ and capable Of charming discourse lie
! suffered at times from forRetfulness. Once
! he spent part Of sovereign and put the
change away under a Candlestick lie
missed the sovereign IN The course Of time
! and concluded that 1t had been stolen.
! Paul LcthbridRc was a hired boy resident
! in the family He was tried for the theft
by the test Of the Book and the key =
! key was put in the Bible at the passage IN
the fiftieth Psalm beginning When thou
sa west a thief, and the Bible Was shut up
and bound with two garters II the key
moved Paul was guilty. 1t was decided that
It moved Paul was thrashed and sent to
bed supperess. AT late hour the farmer
accidentally upset the candestck and dis
covered the change for the missing pound.
What happened then "a described in part as
follows:
The effect OF this discovery upon the old
man was very remarkable. The money
fret awakened his fading memory; then 1t
loosened his tongue.
Daily buttons II that don't beat any
thing he said aloud; then goinG into the
stone paved passage. he shouted with al
his might to the sleeping household.
Barbara Sally Mrs. Haycrait' Paul
I.athbridge, All Of e! Come down house
this instant moment. Quick! Quick say
"A mufled voice cried, Fire! It's fire,
l know II IL, and the farmer bawlsd back