The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
CHAPTER II

If any one not cosnizant Of the facts had seen
Melissa Mayo getting supper that night they would have
had strong doubts her sanity Size made the tea
the coffee pot and just caught herself in time
putting on the baked beans in the sugar
bowl When at The OF & receives two
proposals the DAY she is to he somewhat
fustered, and mistakes eXcdsable.
She long ago given up the idea that Abijah Col
anything serious by bis visits He had been
calling many years that his dropping in
now ana had lie taken a matter of
course. Besides. Melissa shared the prevailing opinion
AbijaE was point Of going the and
therefore, being able TO support himself, had no
intention taking wife But that afternoon he had
core hurrying back door, and entering the
dining-roon. had without preface asked hes she had
TO ship long with him; after this ne appeared TOO
say ana shut Up ike one of his own seallops
a tSd 80 ,t Es she Would ike a little firs To- tia +
over. would send answer in writin that night.
Ahijah who had sat on The edge Of his chair tNiElng
o 2n with saSTJy ana @eR1TeTd b IN sze s4e
Neither Napoleon nor his sIser-ln-law had much to
table he had finished his third cup tea, how
Wal Meissy, which tH be Pbilander or 'Bjeg"
The reict of the maItyred Eiphalet set down her
Napoleon Mayo! you've ben a-listenin."
'Hain't nutherr' declared Mayo guilty.
Yes, You have and cont yer have the face ter deny
Well 1 happened be settin or the wash-bench
def man could hstr him Besides and Napoleon as
sured an sir injured dignity who's got better
right ter sten2 your brother in-aw and didn't
LiphaIet say Iae, jest fore he died: Napoleon [
leave MeSsy your YOU look And
I've done it, laid awake rights and planned nd
hlf Death, and not word Of thanks. This is an
important matter; OUghter ask my advice"
Your aGVicei / asked yOdr advice and when
put thousand dollars in the Bay shOrs Investment
Company. and where'd the ADVICE and the thousand
ioats go to? Where's the profits goin ter
narkat other thing took advice about
that patent digger They're your mind that's
they be, and that's where most of FOUR is
done YoG march your inter that woo6shed and
uble enough ter listen under winuers.'
The discounted Napoleon retired to the Helena
the tea things with bang Then she down at the
oldfashioned desk and prepared 10 write the
should carry joy or woe TO two paipitating hearts.
her rational intervals tEat afternoon she had
turned the matter and in her mind InciiEa-
zion pointed way duty and prudence the other She
had always liked Cotton; in fact the gossips in town
,ve,e agreed that AbiJah mustered up courars 70
rrorSse in the old Gays when be EIiphaet were
eoSPtinv the fair Melissa, he would have won ,P
Ahjah delayed ana EilphaIet Cont and so the latter
AZ the present time the facts were these: Ab,iab
on the farm ii she should set the pension they might
have enough to get along but Phf.ander Who
had suggested the pension in the place and Who
had mech tc heT hsr to get il From point
If view it would De the worst ingratitude to
marry Abitah and live on money that Philandsr had
ohtained No. it Der duty marry PhfIauder ana
keen old
for Napoleon and for her.
She written letter of this before
to her niece Boston. but this no Ordinary
subject. ordinary letter would justice She
life Captain John Sntitll Pilgrims Progress
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and The Doctor she took the Complete Letter
Young Lady Accepting OTer Marts9s~
The younS lady in question hdve
formal young lady. for her idea Of letter grand