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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16

To- instead of old Mr.. Mathews there appeared a
stranger coming up the path. Mothers band hut-
tered up smooth her hair That's Mr. Mathews
young assistant" she whispered.
observed him with much real interest dare
say he was young, but his was one of those fnces
that old from childhood and would not, knew,
appear any older for years to come.
He pale and wore glasses, and his shoulders
stopped little as he walked. But thon he wore.
too, flower in his buttonhole and he was not Mr..
Mathews, He a stranger something out of the
ordinary light breaking the gray monotony of the
every day | felt curously thrilled as | rose to-neet
him
"Dr, Mathews is ILL.," he told mother and hc
had asked the privilege of coming instead
was disappointed In his voice; II lacked some
thing. but he was very nice He talked pleasantly
and he laughed. actually laughed twice, Evidently
he did think that Illness was a punishment Tor
sin. He told about his life West where he
had gone one year for his health, and about his
perlenccs in mining camp all about the life and the
rough big hearted miners.
liked that and terribly interested until hap
pened TO glance at mother who had grown quite pnIe
He 1t too Che quick that way), aud thought
no doubt, that he had tired her. he to 60
Mother made him promise TO come again She
liked him, too and as he wont away mother watched
him out Of sight She appeared wlstfu.
Hes been about good deal, suppose she snld
and sighed.
And then knew why she had grown pale She
thinking of my brother the outcnst | remen-
bered the gift and my heart smote Why did
not tell her? Why? Was | nfrpld2 Afraid OF
what? | bad never disobeyed father wilfully. but
now father was In the wrong 1T would have been
n simple enough thing TO have sad;-"1Ie sent YOU II
gift and father returned it." Yet kept silent
In n few moments father aud the children came
In at the gate. They had visitor leave. 1t
was then of the girls dubbed him THE Little
Minister" And the name suited him perfectly.
He came every Sunday after that, and then he
began coming and then during the week or
the children teased but he always asked for
everybody, l did not know whether | liked him or
not. Sometimes did, and then again he Just seemed
10 merge into the general grayness OF things
Autumn came. People began TO talk about 'Tbe
Little Minister'S being In love with nue..
Mother and father pleased II could see ihaD
and began to regard him with proprietary air
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returned certain amount that father had lent to
him five years before Along with the letter he sent
lltte Gift for mother
He knew nothing OF the illness and trouble we had
endured, and he meant To do only what fair, but
somehow the return OF the money coming just when
1t did seemed TO lufuriatc father. He than
unreasonable-he was cruel and unjust, for lie re-
turned the check and the little gift for mother With
out even showing 1t to her.
think that 1t this act of fathers that aroused
me to n consciousness of the revolt that seetb-
Ing within my heart by what right did he deny to
mother what was hers? What right had he forbid
to speak the truth to mother Why did not tell her.
since I felt that she should know? To my resent
mont 1ns now added u deep of injustice and
of wrong
day, which was worse. only for the fact TINT had
went while stayed with mother.
We grew closer each other than we had ever
been before Mother was beginning To tell secrets
of her real life She had, 1t seemed always Ionged
TO travel. to 60 the wide world but of course
that had been possible, she had married
young Then there had been the children and her
duties To keep her Mt home. But must not think
she complalnng-Ind no, She had been
happy and very blessed in her husband and children
Illness and SIM
l. too my side had made little condolences
She knew something of my aversion for Mr. Mathews
and had actually laughed together Illness be
ing punishment for sin. This however, was
immense secret between us. We would look at each
other and smile when he turned In at our gate
One Sunday afternoon mother and | were alone
the porch and at the appointed hour of visitation
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16

stood comDlaccnt and uncompromislng The sight OF
Nil old resentment against the sbun-ness
Of my life.
Then that stupid, stupid man also noticed the hay
stack and this Is what he sald-
do you know, | think that there is something
quaint about standing in the heart of and seeing
bnystackI"
QunIntl Ye gods If he had only said anything but
that IT quaint
An nreaSonablenesS equal To my fathers seized me-
looked at him. His glasses veXed me, did not like
the pale color OF his hair. had noticed before
how thin 1t wns Aud his hands. What all unhealthy
pallor they had!
All the thrill had left me!
You like small town, don't youf" asked and
my voice sounded like a tack hammer striking brass.
He was nlcklng the heads off the weeds with his
cane md did not look ut me, but his face grew
modest pink.
al do like it-yes-I could-bat is. T. he
Stammercd.
And Ii came to me with the swftness OF lightning.
He was about to propose. ] had n vision OF my
self In the rectory where could the quaint hny
stack from the east window ! would grow middle
aged and fat. and he would become thin aud bald,
and nv eldest daughter would darn stockings be-
cause i had darned when was young
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thought of the gift. When she had read the mes
sage she grew still aud white. After Il little. she
said In Il that sounded like an echo-"My little
hoy. my little boy He took his own life' he look
his own life"
Then her face twisted In sudden agony. and she
cried out In anguIsb-"Oh. Cod l could bear IL
If only he had sent some word-me. bis mothcr.
did not give my father chance TO make his
confes slon-hs atonement The truth that mao :"
long cried out IN my heart for uterance burst from
my lips
''He did send you n message glft-Out rather
would moi let YOU see Ii; he sent Ii back"
Mother looked at me as IL had been mad; tncn'
whom sbe began to comprehend she turned to father
hope may again see such look OF shine
upon any human fnce as was writt'n on iatne, i
saw and understood She did bcautifui thinS' sue
wont 10 him and took his hands in her own it was
n mistake dear" she SAID we na'e u''e ii'n
rrent wrong-our little boy. u
And knew then that she had forgiven MN Sne
and father against all else! crept away unnorceo.
As tbo doys went by mother noticed OF course,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16

though there were times when | pretended n head
ache rather than 90 out with him
The Taste of Freedom.
One afternoon I'm early October yyc had been for "
walk In the country 1t was beautiful out OF doors
The leaves rich with color; the and fresh
and everything had such full-to-thc- brim look The
Little Minister had been talking to about life IN
the West and the splendid freedom OF It. and | felt
thrilled We had seemed that afternoon like good
comrades who understood without many words. Tho
current separate thoughts had merged into
strcam-a happy laughing little stream that ran along
mcrrily-a CLINT of romance touching II Into joyous life
Then Just snag of chance changed the current and
the little stream Swervcd and again was swallowed by
the waters of the deadly commonplace
As turned into the court house square there in
full view from where we were, stood Farmer Green $
hay stack. That hayStac6 marked the limit OF town
1t seemed say, so far and further" Solid 1t
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The Rebellion.

! wasn't lazy. ! willing to work, but wanted
10 do my work I'm joy. not in drudgery. wanted 10
be free grow just young tree grows according
10 the law Of its own nature l wanted TO get away
from restrictions that bound me Ike chains,
did not think of all these things then l only
felt and silently resented and finally rebelled openly
and declared for independence. 1t came about this
way. The summer of 80 was intensely hot and an
epidemic of slow fever swept Fayetteville. Mother
and OF the children stricken with IT, That
meant summer of nursing with the household topsy
turvy and every ones nerves edge
oh those long hot sultry days! Gray walls seemed
10 loom up about me and shut out the world where
there sunshine and JOY and life.
resentful of my own mothers nlness-tbat
ugly phase OF my nature. grown up out oil
the conditions surrounding me-for | loved my
mother teuderiy. But stronger even than my love
'or her the desire for freedom. She was Ink
n the chain that bound me, and wanted to be free
OF all the days to be lived through Sunday seemed
The worst An added gloom of awful piety settled
apon us l could not be spared go To church, but
'atber because he had missed service in
twentyslx years. Mr. Mathews came over always
In the Bible class and the porch
He never failed remind that illness WAS pun
lshment for sin
During those days ] almost grew 10 hate that poor
old man. and at the sight of him wabbpg up the path
nave ned 10 mothers room, pretending there was
need Of me there, and felt secret Joy In thus decev
ng him
Toward the end of summer the Ill were free of
ie'er' but mother particularly, slow TO gain her
strength She required constant care aud attention
'utner had suffered under the nervous strain, and
hten became unreasonable and irritable.
IL was at this stage that a letter came from my
brother who had found work In mining camp
somewhere IN Nevada. He was moking money and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16

/ I'VE years ago I left Fayetteville, a small
4 Southern town. and went to New York to earn
my own living
] was not forced to do this through the
stress of financial circumstances | had no
great talent of which oath to deprive the world
as for coming | do not think ]
dreamed of becoming famous. nor had ! a great am
biton to better mankind or TO make life more beau
tiful for the downtrodden masses. Seeing things in
the light of the knowledge | possess. | think
that left home and went TO the city because I
wanted most Of all TO be frec-Just TO live my own
life in my way; TO assert myself an ndlv dual
free to think and act 5 pleased
In small town where has been born and
bred only genius may so assert himself and
genius is regarded somewhat in the light that a
haunted house is looked upon-as ii matter for un-
canny speculation; something that attracts but at
the same time repels and is uncondtionaly and out
of a vast ignorance, condemned
But was not genius was only an ordinary
sort of n girl. had grown to womanhood Il
then twenty and possessed n woman's power to
think and judge for myself; but TO Fayetteville |
still child. The recollection of pae-fnced,
bigcycd. thineggcd lltuc girl in pnafore and braids
all freshly green in the memory of the towns
people. and though my skirts long since let
down TO discreet length md my hair done In
a remarkable imitation of head dress artist
unknown. God rest his soulD, yet, despite this fact
the nearest approach to respect for my years
vouchsafcd in their auson to me as "Al Pruc's
oldest girl"
Now there is such thing reserve in FHyctteS-
VILE. 1t IS unwrtten law there that each familys
private life belongs TO the community large the in
udentS thereof furnishing common fund of interest,
aud it Is the duty of each citizen provide what in
hdent he that he may thereby tighten the days of
Ais fellow
Things just like that at home, too only more
70 There were six of In the fnmily-fnther
mother and three girls besides myself. had older
brother but he at that time wandering
where over the earth No ever spoke of him he
was the outcas because he had gotten into
Of trouble II knew just what) and father
aWfuy bitter about 1t. The general verdict against
grieycd in silence, but enyied him He was free
For instance. | could go for walk on a Sunday
spring morning because l must go to church with the
fnmily
II improper to have light In the parlor after
ten o'clock at night and immoral to be seen ou the
street with after eleven
/ had TO darn stockings for the family because /
happened be the oldest girl Mother had been the
oldest girl and she had darned stockings for her
mothers family l loathed to darn, and 1t hurt my
eyes too-but IL ! said anything about II there Were
pleasant ausions the fact that managed TO get
through n novel without any serious injury to my
eYeSlght
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When had finished speaking the silence was aW
full Then father said gently
you don't have to do that my child
ooh. but | want to work!" 1 cried eagerly. DO
you not see? To depend Just myself want
to he free. i want to go away from here and earn
my living"
/ was hurting them. | knew that; for now wns
no longer Individuality. but just their little girl
who wanted 10 go away from them. was hurt
ing them and was hurting myself too but could
not help it, I knew thnt | would go In spite o1
everything. Fpther must have this In my face,
What will you do. child2 Where do you want
To go?' he asked me.
NV heart sang with victory. "If YOU Will send
me 10 New York | Will Hnd work." cried. "Thers
is plenty OF work in big city,"
OH the pathos of that sanguine cry out of such
ignorance mine
But In the end | won, and il agreed that
should go. Father to send me to New lorh
with enough money for months board would
take more. | left home drcary November dny
Ii was mlsting rain, so [ said eoodby to mother
aud the children ar home. Father took me to the
station. He very quiet and j could not thluI
of anything to say.
Father put the train and asked me four
fines if had my ticket and the boarding house nd
dress zone | had obtained from Il young girl mner
in town who had lived tbere) When The train started
he kissed twice and told me 10 he sure to wire
when got there.
/ waved as far as could him Then the train
started I'm earnest and them all behind-father
mother the children and friends The Litle Aiinis
ter and last OF nil Farmer Green's haystack looking
rather gum in the misty gloom, All Ie1t pehnur hiu
now what lay bcyondi
There with the train rushing me Oh tnious"
the darknesS--on To WhatY
s.treodomt cried my wlful heart "Frcedom!
The right TO measure your strength asalnst 'po
strength of man. To tight your own light TO i've your
own life 4. -,, that
And that was the answer / wished 10 work .nsl
7 ,nJt-ht he self-supporting; TO be selfsupporuns
meant jndependence and independence meant m.ee.
dom ] wanted above oil things else 10 De tIee' A'as
is why left Fayetteville ana went I" we"
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LIE GAVE HON T
The Taste of Freedom.

though there times when | pretended head
ache rather than go out with him
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-23
PROPOSALS AND BrDs-continued

PROPOSALS FOR LUMBER PILES AND VA
eeived st the of f pf1posaS p pc
Ofncer, lsthmian Canal Commission. Washington,
u c.. until 1880 a. M, June II, 1910. at which
the above mentioned articles. Blanks and gem
eral information relating to this Circular (No.
offices of the Assistant Purchasing Agents "A
State st.. New York City; 55 National Realty
ST.. San Francisco, Cal; also from the Z. S. En-
glneer offices in the following cities: Seattle,
Wash; Los Angeles, CAL. Baltimore, Nd: Phil
apaelpnla pl Pa Pittsburg, Pa. Boston, Mass
Buffalo, n. y; Cleveland, Ohio; Cincinnati,
ono; ono; Chieago H.; st. Louis Mo-. Detroit
tanoogai Tenn; Louisville Ky; Mobile. Ala.
and galveston, Tex; Commercial Club, Kansas
City, Mo-. Chamber of Commerce, Quincy H..
ana ChaInber of Commerce and Board of Trade
Tacoma, Wash.-F. c. B0GGS. Captain. Corps of
Engineers, u 5. A, General Purchasing Officer
PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
IlMBER BULhHEAD-San Francisco, CAL, May
70, i5lo-Sealed proposals. in triplieate. will be
received here until II a. m. June T. 1910, and
then opened, for furnishing all material and labor
preservation of open roads affected by sliding
ground at Fort Miley, Cal. Preference will be
given to articles of domestic production manu-
iacture conditions of quality and price linclud-
ing In the price of foreign productions and manu-
raefare the duty thereon) being equal and such
preference VIII be given to articles of American
production and manufacture produced ON the Pa
cific coast to the extent of consumption required
oy the public service there. All information fur
nlsned on application TO the Chief Quartermaster,
Department of California Chro licle building. San
francisco. Calf. Won SCHRADER, Chief
Quartermaster.
ANNUAL SUPPLIES Headquarters U. S. Ma
rlne Corps, Quartermasters Office. Washington,
D. G., May II, 191o.-Sealed proposals, in dupli-
cate, will be received at this office until IL
a. M. June IA, 1910, and then be publicly
opened, for furnishing rations at San Francisco,
Cal, Mare Island. Cal. and Bremerton Wash.
Proposal blanks and other information be OBJ
tanned upon application to this office. the Depot
Quartermaster, 1S2 Second ST., San Francisco,
CAL, and the commanding officers or post quar-
termasters. Marine Barracks at tie stations
named. This office reserves the right to reject
any or all bids and to waive informalities there
in Bids from regular dealers only will be con-
sidered.-F. L. DENNY, Colonel, Quartermaster.
SEALED bids will be received at the office of
the secretary of the regents, University of Cal
ifornia, Berkeley, at or before 80 a. M, Mon
day, May %, 1910, for vacuum cleaning
chinery and appliances for the university Ii
brary and Boalt hall on the university campus
at Berkeley, as per plans and specifications on
file at said office. No bids will be received
less accompanied by certified check bond
In favor of the undersigned equal to 10 per
cent of the bid to assure execution of contract
by successful bidder. The right to reject any
or all bids is reserved.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA
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PROPOSALS AND BIDS

BIDS wANTED-Notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received by the Board
MIA, at the Veterans Home, Napa County, Cal
ifornia up to IL O'Clock a. M.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1910,
and open Immediately thereafter in the pres
ence of bidders for furnishing and. deliver
Ing quartermaster and commissary supplies, ETC.,
for the Veterans Home Napa County. Califor-
X. station, Yountville Veterans Home), for
one year, commencing July |. 1910, and ending
instructions for submitting bids will be furnished
upon application by the undersigned. Bidders
VIII carefully follow the conditions of the
schedules and no bid will be considered unless
1T Is in accordance with such schedules. Bids
must be made on samples submitted whenever
called for in the schedule. Each bidder must
accompany his bid with certified check upon
some well known and responsible banking house
bid, payable to c. de Colmesnll Treasurer con-
ditioned that the bidder will enter into good
and valid contract upon notice Of acceptance.
required by law The Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids and to order
any quantity over or under the amount spe-
Preference will be given to goods manufac-
tured or produced in this state, price, fitness
of Section 3247 Of the Political Code.
Address John f. Sheehan. Secretary of the
California Veterans Home (P O.), California
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
JOHN F. sHEEHAN. Secretary.
OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QUARTERMAsTER,
rVlt Mason san francisco, Cal, May Il, l9lU.
Sealed proposals for installing a complete cleo
tric light system, including fixtures and sub-sta-
Ilon at It Preside Of San Francisco. Cal, will be
received here until IL a.. m. June 10, 1870 and
then opened. Plans and specifications can be
seen and necessary blanks and information OBJ
tained on application here deposit of $40 90
viii be required to insure return of plans. En-
yel1opes containing proposals should be endorsed,
Proposals for Electric Light System at Pre-
sldio OF San Francisco. CAL, and addressed
to Major Geo. Mex. Williamson. Or Mr.. U.s.A.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
ofhce OF the Lighthouse Inspector Tompkinsville.
A. y. until o'clock p. m. Juney10, 1910, and
then opened, for furnishing mineral and lard oils
of the quality required for the Lighthouse Serv-
ice. for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1911. in
accordance with specifications. copies Of which.
with blank proposals and other Information, may
be had UPON application to the Lighthouse Inspec-
tor. San Francisco Cal
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OIL LANDS

10: 10 20 % or 40 acres patented land in section 80
80, near Lake View Gusher, at Sl23 acre
FRANK R. GRANNIS. 1921 Washington st.
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FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL
TEAlPLOR Ranch; 900 for sale at CSC.
la Blanc. 1000, offer wanted.
Lady Washington, buy 1000 at lie or 800 12c.
Ailsal, 1000 for sale at 15c.
l.. r. CLOUGH, 1oIS Broadway Oakland
Telephone Oakland 1912.
WILL buy Oakland Traction preferred; Key
Route preferred Realty Syndicate certificates;
arioek irrigation bonds Modesto irrigation
pohds and other local securities
X. WHITEHEAD & CO,
First National Bank Bldg, Oakland.
ABBOTT buys BONDS: also CAL. SAFE
DEL accounts; money loaned. 636 Market st.
MINES AND MINING
GOLD amalgam, rich ore bought; cash; assaying
29e. PIONEER ASSAY CO., 131 9th st. near
Howard
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MISS ZEAIDAR. a young, gifted clair and palm
wonderful prophecies; hours 10 to 10; l.. SOC,
c.. 81. 652 Hayes bet. Laguna and Buchanan.
MME LEONIDA, honest readings; hrs. 10 a. m.
to p. N. Sun. appointments. s14 McAllster.
NINE. EBERWEIN-Marriages business, domes-
tic changes. 2103 Fillmore ST. California.
Nine. Starr of Oakland. at Hotel CARING, S. F.,
1854 Mkt, /. 3; truth or pay; 10 to pm.
MISSION branch of The Call. MILLER'S, sta
tioner, BOIL 18th st.
PALMISTRY
REV. MME. BUSHNELL. formerly el9 Jones, now
209 kearny TO o ex. Sun: tel Donglas 1910:
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CITY REAL ESTATE
SPECIAL
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of rooms and baths, exquisitely finished in
hardwood; wall beds; Ruud heater in basement
for all apartments; in fact. there is every mod
appliance in an up to date apartment house
not be oVeradvertised; must be seen to be
apprecia ted large lot.
Open today for inspection; situated at 1885
California st. Leavenworth; good building
lot will be taken in part payment; all offers sub
mitted
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