The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-07
THE BALANCING OF LIVES.

New York Evening SUM-
The rich man looked over the bill Of
fare, and these were the first few items
that met his gaze:
Clam Cocktail.
Mock Turtle Soup, Green Turtle Soup,
SOupe TOmatoe, Lamb Broth;
Mulligatawney, OXtaiL
Fish
Trout. Sea-bass. MackereI,
Salmon OTesh).
Game
Canvasbsek Duck, Guinea Fowl, Snipe,
Quail on Toast Sparrow POtpie,
Wild Turkey.
-Viandes-
Leg Of Lamb Breast Of Veal
Roast Beef au jus.
Saddle OF Mutton with mushroOms).
Etc. Etc. Etc.
Hang it ALL" said the rich man peev-
ishly, its always the same old thingi"
But the poor man ate a plate of hash
and polished it off with mealy potato.
Ny said he, my, but that's gOOdr'
Now, who was the happier OF the two;
the rich man or the poor man?
Let us look a little farther into things.
The rich woman was putting her jew
els away and on her dressing table she
had laid:
one diamond ring (solitaire).
One diamond and emerald ring.
One emerald ring Csingle stOne).
One marquise ring containing thiFty-six
small diamonds and one large ditto
One pearl necklace, nine strands dog
collar, with pendant Of eighteen pear
shaped pearls,
one diamond necklace with sunburst
one emerald medallion.
One diamond and emerald tiara
Six jeweled hair pins
One girdle, and
No wedding ring.
On the chair behind her was a frock
of silk her velvet shoes lay on the floor,
her agOnized eyes were turned toward
Did I hear a step?" she thought. Ct
forgot TO cover the keyhOlei Suppose
somebody broke in and
Meanwhile the poor woman was putting
her children to bed, and as she washed
the baby she took stock Of the following
possessions:
Six diamond eyes.
Three ivory foreheads.
Ninety approximately small pearls
with six larger pearls carved like little
Three rubies in the shape Of lips.
Three golden nuggets (heart shaped).
Six velvet cheeks and
Three satin bodies.
A step sounded outside.
rs IL you. jimmy laughed the moor
woman. Come on in and watch me put
the children to bed
Sure" said Jimmy. You're nothing
but a kid yourself"
Now. which was the happier Of the
two; the rich woman or the poor woman?
let US look even further yet.
The rich little boy looked around at
his toys and these are the things he saw:
One automobile.
One-land-gOing yacht.
One railway system. complete
Two humpty-dumpty circuses-
One Noah's ark (the size Of a Saratoga
trunk.
One set Of building blocks 600 pieces).
One Indian costume.
One poiiceman's ditto.
One cowboys ditto.
One soldiers ditto.
One fire engine house with apparatus
complete.
Three sets tenpins and
One hundred and twenty-six assorted
mechanical toys
The rich little boy looked around at
his toys and his lips began to tremble.
II want'-he Cried-"T want want'r-
But the poor little boy, playing with
two other poor little boys I'm the street
outside, filled his mouth with water al
the fountain and made highly important
but vastly uuiutelHgible rem arks to hts
cOufreres. whose mouths were likewise
filled with water and who talked q sim
liar language TO his own. And the wet
ter the poor little boy became the more
merrily he ran back TO the fountain 10
refill his mouth with water. and il seemed
to be plainly apparent that as long as
there was water in this fountain the law