Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

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@NS very girl, and his going interrupted
W. pretty romance Even the oldest grandmothers IN
SO that community. where most people enjoyed
ouite length life tongue felt srateui
ouickenng blood at the thought of and talked oil tue
comcly couple until they actually red In the fnce
of that is no part of this tale TO go itte
beyond its latitude musician with
really sublime genius He had the daughter
of qualities not the least of which ID ne
eye and figure and his wonderful gift he
had taught IN the fields
and by money that hard and went quickly had been abe
small training in music 1t set his eet ID tn n' %
however twenty could his wild passion ad
the old Guarneru that was the only thing Oh aue
his father left him.
It was my passing the home of Bessie
night before he left had but lately come to
ueghbohood and had never met the young man OF wno
every had something good to Having been TO prayer
the red schoohouse that summer evening was on
my way distance could hear the strains of the
from the window of the Hammerton house
filed with sadness and sweet memory leaned
wall quite alone in the darkness and listened had
always music Now back again In the
gardens youth and the music that came to me was like
poured their witherd flowers The player was
putting his whole At the last
could almost hear the words An for bonnie
Annie Laurie I'd lay doun an dee"
Well the boy the next day with his
him until had and
singular bit of history led up to meeting
Separated his command in of the charges at Chick
nmauga inside the lines of the north of
hill The only Union soldier in that part of the field
mystery how he got there He must have crawled
amesy through the smoke and ruin half mile or more from
where who found him said he in pltabe
with his skull fractured by piece of shell He had
cursnc soldiers when their
blood is The him
touched they took him up.
a few weeks he able to leave his bed But he
could not tell them his name where he came from the
his history there nothing him that
all its energy thing has neither
its feet mred in the of habit Such
gets kind of mental astiematm in which, coming to-
the thought focus imperfectly.
In the Nicholas Gath a Of
ory and perception He
for time and then off of the
profanity had his old habit
De
frequently in low voice 1t was. 81 love you"
After little he back to the Union army
prisoners there nobody able place They
hoping somewhere
In week understanding of what
his perceptions say that
he hungry thirsty and pleasure dpeasure
mostly unnteigbe completed
brief legend his love be had
those that lent themselves to reckless and violent profanity
day a soldiers had the band
Ohio regiment in Chattanooga They nl on
tptoes the them were
pushing to get All stood silent their faces lifted
feeling. Nick Gath had his violin
playing with all the masterfu given
him. 1t was thought one avenue that was
of wrekoge and had come out of Its ruined
at the sunlight
He began of the crowd
those at tho
break hesitancy the tide of
his emotion flooded those nlets of inspired
of the north into the melody
"Comin Tbro tho
Banks and Baes Bonnie upon the
s air of that autumn afternoon thrilling the bomesc bort
Of the soldier
The sank and the call for no,
made of muttering and unmndu any word
addressed him,
ITS the who'd thought men whispered
thev watched him walking slowly head
if in deep thought saw him In
afterward was not IN camn
and believe only company ever
him again There to tell where he how
he been problem a now, ho
had put riddle in mouth Some set him spv
the mention -
him had evil spirit The officers wing Of
the army glad to be rid Of their strange guest
Ten after the came to preach narb
in that ne,rhborhood and not many We're minded 70 days
The oo,o
thoughulnes with which they their pockets
to the salary worthy OF serious subject win
fairs the funerals the the socob,oO 49,
picnc the meetings the peachngs
Sunday. help thinking SIX bundod
a o the relish of cheerfuness.
straitaced all fbo+ o,.
II they lacked In cheeruness probably
In providing wholesome possible entar
tinment satisfy the need of it. There
sing but their singing help Christian life wos
sitting study having
We have In church and
had program Of entertainment
nze all the aspiring talent of the parish and
improvin'" Ny into stove
the cstern leaking and feeling like
member of the ronor
he thought be could bring him for hadnt
hope of his proposawanderne 6dders
grace Of God them their musc-but day saw
the he had pictured and felt the magic of power
stood under the big maple in the main
village along playing the "Marselaise"
liberty when
with the pride n have no
lowering fields the morning with
He then of twenyeght twenty nine but
his hair and beard He had soft light big
dark and his playing they full eoquence but
when he was Idle the light OF them
without seeing put away his