The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-31

why. how do you do?' said Mrs.
PHup as she opened her door and saw
the clerical looking little man with the
sandy whiskcrs on her front porch,
come right in. 1 suppose you are
Brother smith, that is soin' to preach
tomorrow. amt you?"
"WeH. NOM" said Eliph' Hewitt,
apoIogeticaHy. but walking into the
parlor at the same time. Nom, not
exactly. though I am spreading the
good word as / may say. NY name is
Hewitt, Elipb' Hewitt, and I'm selling
in this neishborhood d work in one
volume
It don't want no books" said Mrs.
Enlup shortly. W .siie her smile OF graf
fled welcome changed to a frown.
And I can't afford to buy none if 1 did
feel like it," She glanced toward the
center table as she spoke. and Eliph'
Hewlett saw there a new Hat, as gOr-
geOus as an autumn sunset. II there
y ere any kinds OF flowers, or any cOfOrs
that were not worked into the compo-
stion of the hat it was because a
knowledge of them had not reached
,Sandburr Johnson county, Iowa. Miss
FlcTilla Casey had made use of all that
she had any knowledge of. and it
seemed as if she had a rather wide
knowledge
Easter comes early this year. earlier
than usual said EIiph' Hewitt. gent
~ caressiHs his whiskers. Some years
il does, and some years il doesn't, but l
don't know that 1 ever saw a richer
looking haJ than what that is. 1t must
have cost considerable. Looks like it
would be becoming to your complexion.
Did you get it from Paris2"
NO 1 didn't" snapped Mrs. Billup,
"and you needn't think to sOft-sOap me
by pTaisin' up my hat. It won't do
You no good. because when I say 1
won't bty a book 1 mean it, and that
is the end of it"'
Nov, il ANYBODY mad asked me
would have said that was a Paris hat, "
said Eliph Hewitt, taking it in his
hand for closer examination. but
suppose your milliner studied in Paris,
didn't she2"
NO, she didn't" snapped Mrs. Biilup
again. ''FlOrilia Casey amt ever stud
led nowhere but right here in town
and all the Paris she viii ever see YOU
could put in one eye. IF you aim to sell
hooks / guess you might move right
along to the next house. You won't
sell me none"
1t was the style of it made me
tlink it was Paris hat" said Eliph
Hewitt, kindly II should judge thai
mat hat has fifty different colors or
IT, and never knew any but Paris mil
Ahefs put so many on one hat at one
TINE and not make you feel that it was
e'ercrowded. ] can see that this hal
mas sort of lavishness about it, anC
u amt skimped for trimming. That i:
me way ! like hat Get a big hat e
hon rrH rafaa - Z
mat is why I don't like New YOrl
hats Now, you reVer see a hat lik,
MS in New York"
told you / didn't want any
books. said Mrs. Billup. land I don t
ana if that don't satisfy you I'll say
Hght here that 1 can't afford none.
Paid
Stop said Eliph' Hewitt: '1et m,
guess! I guess you paid S25 for it
Maybe $50, but I'd say that was toe
much Twenty-Five would be abOu
nsht for hat like that"
AIRS Billup looked at the hat anC
Ioided her arms. but she said nothing
she had paid Fioriiia Casey 81 for tn,
nat and had been feeling that she haC
palG too much, but as she looked at IN
nat now Fl suddenly dawned on her tina
She had bargain. She smiled slight
This book. 'Jarby's Encyclopedia o
knowledge and Compendium of Liter
azure. Science and Art" said Eliph
heWlitt, quickly. which ] am selling
ior the small sum Of
don't want no books" ingerpose'
airs. Billup, instantly. 4 told you
didn't WANT
No ma'aln, said Eiiph Hewitt. .
Hss only going 10 tell You about III
ms's | made fer my twenty-five wiye
when was-n