Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-04-08


along without an overcoat, the dog
Christmas at his heels
Mr.. Singleton stopped him.
why mani Haven't you an over
coat?" he asked.
NO, sir It's hangln' on a peg In n
pawnshop over in IIazelmead. 1, amt
dom the peg any good nor me
ueitherw
well, sir, you come with me-" said
the minister. ITS about dinner time,
anyway, and | guess you need lining
as well as covering"
The drunkard looked into the face
of the minister.
Say II ag'in" he muttered.
81 wouldn't wonder IL little food
would make you feel better" Mr.. Sin
gleton added.
"A little, did you sayp" Blenklnsop
asked
Make It lot--as much as you
can accommodate"
And do YOU mean that We want me
TO go an eat In yer house?"
'Yes, at my table-why not?'
ut wouldn't be respectable don't
want TO be too particular. but tramp
must draw the line somewhere"
"Tll be on my best behavior. Come
on" said the minister.
The two men FASTENED up the street
followed by the detected little yellow
dog Christmas.
Mrs. Singleton and her daughter
were out with committee of the
children's helpers and the minister
was dining alone that day and, as
usual. at one o'clock, that being the
hour for dinner In the village of Blng-
vile.
Tell me about Yourself" said the
minister as they sat down M the Ia
BILE.
"Myself-did you say?" Hiram Blen-
kinsop asked MS one OF his feet crept
under his chair to conceal It's disrepu-
table appearance. while his dog had
partly hidden himself under serving
table where he seemed to be shivering
with apprehension as he peered out.
with raised hackles, at the stays head
ONti lut iHtultl.
"Yes." a
81 amt got any Self sir; It's all
gone" said Blenkinsop, as he took n
swallow of water.
"a man without any Self is a curl
Gus creature" the minister remarked.
"Tm. as empty ms n woodpecker's
hos in the winter time. The bird has
flown. l belong to this ere dog. He's
poor dog. I'm all he's got. II he
had to pay license on me I'd have
to be killed. He's kind to me. He's
the only friend I've got"
Hiram Blenkinsop riveted his atten.
tion upon an old warmIng-pan that
hung by the fireplace. He hardly looked
at the face of the minister.
"Ilow did you come to lose your
Selfy' the latter asked.
Married "A bad woman and took 10
drink. A mans Self can stand cold
an hunger an Shpwreck an loss a.
friends an money an any quantity
o. bad luck, take II as II comes but IA
bad woman breaks the works In him
an stops his clock dead Leastways,
II done that To me"
"She Is like an arrow In his liver"
the minister quoted. "Mr. Blenkinsop,
where do YOU stay nights"
"l've II shake-down in the little loft
over the Of blacksmith shop on Water
street. There are cracks in the ga-
BILE, an the snow an the wind blows
in, an the place is dark an smells
q coal gas an horses feet, but Christ.
mas an | snug up together an manage
to live through the winter In hot
weather we sleep under tree In the
OF graveyard an study astronomy,
Sometimes | wish / was there for
good"
wouldn't you like bed In n com.
Portable house,"
mo. | couldn't take the dog there
an I'd have to cit up like other folks"
would YOU think that a hardship
well We see, sir, If ye're layin
down We amt hungry. Then, too,
likes to dilly-dully in bed"
What may that mean?" the min.
lister asked.
Il likes to lay an think an build
air castles"
what kind Of castles?"
well, sir I'm thinkin' often O. a
time when I'll have grand suit o.
clothes, and shiny silk tile on my
head, an roll y bills In my pocket
big enough TO choke dog, an III be
goin' back to the town where | was
brought up an I'll hire Il team an
take my OF mother out for ride.
An when we pass by, people will be
sayin' That's Hiram Blenklnsop !
Don't you remember him? Born on
the top floor o. the OF sash mill on
the island. He's mult-mlllionaire
an great man. lie gives thousand
to the poor every day, Sure, he
does ?"