The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-11

for our own milk COWS and which we'd
sell. And suppose she n=Ver had any
sign of consumption. and was as strong
Is any woman. Suppose father, when
I so to ask him, would say: Well,
George, ] was Just thinking about that,
I am getting old, and would like to take
1t easy, my son; and I viii let you and
Jenny take things and run them And
he'd say: I've always hated the Wig
ginseS: they are a mean low-dOwn set,
but Jenny isn't to blame for that, and
III fix you Up right And suppose I'd
take the place and run il, and make
more money out of it than pa ever had;
and he would say But he
saw a COW trying TO take her calf
through the gate into tF7 ASSURE, and
his Teverie was iuteTTU Il
Georges heart failed am when the
time came, and he put off saying any
thing from moment to moment All the
fine speeches and arguments he i'm
aginsd he would use had left him. or
else seemed absurd. He thought If he
could get started he would be all right,
but he could not concentrate enough
force at one time 10 begin The light
faded. and he began 10 think he would
never be able TO saything; but by some
supreme effort he said finally, in a
queer voice: Father. I'd like 10 talk to
YOU a little
All right, my son. talk or. his faith
er answered bIandly-
Well II think you might set a
farm aside for me. I'd like 10 settle
down for ulyszlf. ] don't think you
treat me right ne exclaimed, Temem-
boring one of his mental arguments.
He paused for a moment, and his
fathers silence went like a cold wave
up his back but he knew that he must
go on and, If possible get angry, or he
You gave Anna a farm When she
was only - and am q I don't Sc why
you can't start me- I've some horses
and a COW already, and some money
that I could buy some tools with
don't think you treat me right" He
paused again in confusion
Go on said Mr. Morgan, after a
moments silence.
Well don't see why you can't
start me-" he repeated helplessly. You
might do something for me"
I could, I suppose. said Mir. Nor
gan slowly. But aren't you doing WEI
enough where YOU are2 You've got a
good home. Isn't that something ]
let you farm on shares. and you
get your part of what you raise. Ism {
that something You fed your stock
on my hay instead of your own Isn't
that something
y
that you can work on your own hook.
do you2 Do you think you asked for
il in the right way?" He warmed up
a little as he talked Perhaps your
mothers cooking isn't good enough for
yOu- Perhaps YOU would like to get
some one else that would make you
cakes of dough. If I should give YOU
a farm, maybe you would get that sick
" Virgins girl to cook for YOU.
bnor- z-.rr -f1ur77rrc around rE-rn =
good deal That is a nice crowd tO-Fun
with"
George gained some courage in the
shape of anger as his father talked, and
1t came to a head at the cruel remark
about Jenny.
Well that's my business. / guess.
have to live my life: you don't. If I
choose to marry a sickly girl I don [
see what that has to DO with YOU treat
ing meas a father should. Becauss 7
may want 10 marry some one that you
would not. you think 1 haven't got any
sense
Young man you are just being roped
in by those people: they think I've got
money, and they want to get rid Of the
girl. She is a burden to them. and they
are trying TO get YOU to take Fsr off
their hands. II is all very Grand for
you to talk about it being your busi-
ness. but it Is my business. too 1t is
every mans business to look after his
children when they can't look out for
themselves You would not be able to
pay her doctor bills, say nothing about
making a living for her-maybe for the
whole Virgins family
Thk old man PAUSED and George
jumped 10. and cried out in his des-
per4tion- Il don't care what the doc
tor nils come TO. and I don't care what