The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-26

A trail of smoke from the funnel
tossed across the little clearing on the
breeze, and the glimmer OF an out
doors cook fire winked cheerily through
the trees. When voice answered his
shout and canoe came bobbing across
the cOVe,s the clergyman sat down on
a convenient tussock and wept weakly,
the tears trailing through the SCOT on
his face. The man in the canoe was
roughly CARRIED and unshaven, and the
man on the shore was a miserable spec
tacle but each with the masonry of
the huntsman, recognized the other as
city bred.
\ Ten minutes later Dr. Wallace was
telling his story in the camp u two
sympathizing New Workers. Outside,
the guide was STOPPING his grizZled
head over the spider and the teapot
steaming on the Goals. The frizZle of
meat sounded pleasantly appetizing,
and the Odor of bacon was waited to
the nostrils of a clergyman who had
never before in his life fully realized
that hunger can so wholly dominate
spirituality. He made the mental resO-
luton that thereafter he would enter
tain more compassion for hungry peO-
pie in the cities. He even found him
self framing the Introduction to a SER
mon on the subject-and then the
guide brought in the pannikins and set
the food on the rough table.
At first the clergyman, occupied with
his eager story and enjoying the SAVIOR
of the arriving dishes, did nothing but
glance idly at the man who pad-padded
here and there so lightly i'm his mecca
sins. And the low camp had many
shadows But when the guide moved
the lamp from its shelf to the table
and quietly announced that the meal
was ready, DR.. Wallace raised his care
less gaze to the brown face that ap-
peared for a moment in the yellow
flare He had been rising with hun
grv alacrity. He fell back upon The
deacon seat and sat clutching its
edge. The man looked at him a lno-
ment and quietly went out, saying at
the door;
Il am going TO fry some more meat.
Pull up. gentlemen. while the supper is
hot"
There was not culver in the low,
even voice.
II think my hunger must have
made me a bit faint" the clergyman
stammered to the alarmed hosts, who
were questioning him solicitously. He
stared apprehensively through the nit
tie window of the camp as if he feared
some ruse behind those placid words of
the guide. The grizzled head was bent
over the fire again.
After DR.. Wallace had staggered to
his bench at table he noted that the
New Workers. made aware by his early
self-introduction that he was minis
ter. were waiting decorously for grace.
Conscious now whose hands had pre-
pared the food that awaited his bless
ing and his starved appetite, the per-
/ =. al h m
Then he ate without sense of taste,
face blanched, hands shaking and gulp-
ing the gObbets of deer's flesh with a
hungry avidity that had no relish.
once the guide came in with newly
fried meat The clergyman felt his gray
hair. bristle from neck to crown at the
sound of the moccasins' soft thud be-
hind him. The man quietly poured a
mannheim of tea from the pot on the
table, carried it out of doors, and
through the little window the reverend
guest saw him eating beside the fire.
Dr- Wallace declined tobacco. The
tsportsmen puffed their pipes comfort
! abIy and buzzed conversation with tie
! Iane1,id calm of those enjoying diges-
| ton The quiet man in moccasins then
cleared the table. soused the pans al
the ponds side and replenished his fire
! from time to time. DIR. Wallace, clasp
]
ing and unclasping his fat fingers
watched him with sidelong glances and
endeavored TO continue his chat, but
his inapposite replies, his embarrass-
ment, his incoherency. at least became
apparent even TO their rather careless
attention.
..Why, Jim" cried one. here is DIR
Wallace, dead tired, and we not put
ting him to bed where he belongs. Two
weeks here have given US woods man
ners in earnest" he observed loosely
Now. sir, TO your bunk, and dream
| less
The guide had stepped into the low
doorway.
Excuse me, MIR. Manning, and you
Mr. Ballou," he said courteously, fol
interrupting the party. But | have
little business with this visiting gen
tleman here. and he will oblige me
he will step outside" He had the low