The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-24

Pa and ! sat at the breakfast table
Hi smiled at each other across the
|',sgzr crnets. II was forlorn rall-
~ station Breakfast table, which the
res and the peppers appeared per-
[iaally TO inhabit as il they had the
'finfgar and pepper on the break
table on Easter morning said ].
Ek- al would as lief-I would
''ltr-sce the ink. -
Plnl giggled delightedly. Paul is
5sn and am seventy. and the unin-
ensd would say that there is a Ger
m disparity in our wears. But this
rot so. for he and are friends, not
ay comrades. 4 man of seven
Hqa man of seventy should be wholly
Rnnnionable, and. moreover, Paul
M share an inordinate love for all
venture, even .he simplest. We had
~ early, cbooSing yaIiantIy TO break
al the railway station rather than
~ any one 70 gain q real break fast,
re- We were going down TO New York
f Easter day. The day was TO he
ne all delight. for Paul, who has
llille lights in his ewes. laughs at
rsy'mug that ] would saw wittjlv.
US, indeed, he snubs me by dis
reertmg gravity. Ii is for me kind
game to see wehther Paul will fat
ne by that delicate giggle OF his
''sic at me, round eyed. until ! am
rl to 90 soberly.
ipat morning he grew solemn in the
aat Of his mirth.
tWhat do YOU do when IT'S
aeri' he inquired point blank.
ppo! SAID !, taken unawares.
rheu It Easter?'
aee nodded.
y, ! woke sS up in the night and thought
oal that said be, "an | lecided''
,aa sm slways lecides things that
a ,sn : very much good. Because
unas llke Christmas or birfday. you
ID Only you never do anything at
.Meo .IMheo about somewhat hastily. At
nD'e next ours sat n bcardless bov
HIs young wife, who had driven in
aus with us 10 the station. He
Iae new village schoolmaster-I
because he had confided this to
- some casual talk-and he and his
z wife, in her pretty lowered
were gong into town for Easter.
r,sS Sseives. Yet whoever they had
TO or | was not minded TO
reologlcal IN their presence. But
g arg Were absorbed in talk of their
- ~ lhere was no one else near
fo3II. I'o counts pot of struggling
'Ipsnl a a shelf across the window.
~ ranl, - said !, hurriedIy, "but
AdsrN N"o,er Is very wonderful day.
~ l isfou found myself in some besita-
HI "a I.es all there are times when
. Am, lIInuenlably seven and when l
lnSaISSInn mas Paul continued, i'm
" otSer you get things and so
pisy on iolks. An Thanksgiving is
y Fmr;b% b% nuts in the evening. An ;
IA Nrtdd. Nd you shoot off crackers. An
b, Fy FsstaSy You have party. But
ks AZ ~ Paul looked eide.
ad nIWs n.ns dashboard and shook his
kier,,, Tnht do you do when it Is
E'0n ne pressed the matter.
tpyerjn~ Paul. said |, by then
q az Sou myself. you try TO be as
IHs rpt ou can. You-r
i'Tbst,a me short mercilessly.
{eu have a9Otsln'" said he, brutnlly.
wow 10 Try every day. -
k/lshed, ~ yon do, - | admitted
SNkIy emu "u ior moment ] thought
"a in 'oough. For the Incident Was
Eye opportunities. and all my life
x5her ,ng Opportunities, one after
IA tbenS Suh | was loath 10 lose again.
eyes - some kindly influence drew
g into hue hue plant of dafrodils strug.
stow brave bloom in the dingy
know, isld |, ,ioyfully. "didn I
E'ybdv Easter IS spr,ng-only moi
'n WHIT rnows 1t. Easter is the day
lter in ir o"clas-winter outdoors and
crer in.cople s hearts. aud winter
= tie dead Tn tae day when you rise
"u ot everything you have