The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-22
AngeIina-Vragedy of a Fliler-in

Up on the top floor of the boarding
house lived woman who liked TO tell
stories. She was chockful OF them. and
no matter how often the young girls In
the house came into her room and asked
for a story she always had one ready
Tor them. Her stories were of all kinds.
Some were so funny that they made the
girls laugh TIL their sides ached, some
were so sad that they made them cry.
and others were so scary that they
brought on an attack OF goosenesh and
made the girls afraid to go TO their own
rooms alone Generally they were gay
stories. because the old lady was a genial
soul and liked to tell things that made
asked for tragedy she gave it to them,
They asked for it. just the other night.
This is what she told them:
"Once upon time there was baby
ugly baby. Everybody said SO except
her mother and she probably thought
II. but, being mother, she WAS too loyal
to say anything. Angeina's father came
right out with his opinion.
Lord, said he. 'wnat an ugly little
sinnerp
''That made Anselinas mother cry
Angelina cried. too, although perhaps
from other causes 1t certainly was an
unllnd remark, II was more unkind than
he really meant no doubt and the
chances are he wouldn't have said It il
he hadn't been so disappointed because
Angelina turned out TO be a girl. He
was prejudiced against girls for i1nan-
cisl reasons.
They are so dependent. and they cost so
much to bring them up. If we were rich
wouldn't mind. but since we are not
I like boys better. They can get out
and hustle and make way for them
selves
"Angelina's mother cried again
wish; she said, you wou!dnt feel
that way about her. We have four boys
l,,r hoI Il T.Iit r,rl
has been hole in my heart ever since
she died, and Angelina will kind oil
I'LL in .,,....
away. He never complained about An
gelina after that and the little girl cried
out her tantrums and pulled through her
rashcs and cut her teeth without paterna
interference. And all that time Angelina
remained ugly. She was still ugly whcr
| she started TO Sunday school. Every
teacher in the room thought so. and all
| though plainncss OF feature WAS no ban
| TO religious instruction, they couldn't
| agree as to which class Angelina should
| go in. Each teacher said she already haC
more pupils than she knew how TO man
age. and she couldn't possibly make room
| for another IL looked for d time as il
| Angelina would have to have a new class
started for her own special benefit ol
else be cut off from all knowledge of Tho
paths that lead 10 heaven; but by and 10y
| the young woman who corrallcd hel
brood in the corner back of the orSar
| loft took pity on the child. She had beer
ugly herself when a little girl, and she
wasn't any too good looking yet. anc
she didn't mind Augelina's stringy hail
| and little pug nose.
81 think l can take care OF her she
! said. one of my children moved away
| last week and Angelina can fill into hel
| place
"Angcliua filled in again when sh'
went to daY school, Her mother had bull
| great hopes on her education. She hac
| wanted to send her to an exclusive pri
vate school, whose principal could re
! ceiyc only a limited number OF girls anc
| for many months Angelina was shut on
| on the ground that there was no room
for her. Finally one little girl met al
untimely end while sliding down hill an'
| the principal sent word that if Angelina
parents liked they could let Angclin;
| come on and fill the place Of the uniuck,