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Show SHORT STORIES I 1 OF STREET AND TOWN I . - . : M The following incident occurred sevi eral years ago, but has never been made public. Even at this late date it is doubtful if the, story would have come out except for the meeting of two old friends-who at one time were partners part-ners In the barber business in this city. One of the two is now a well-known county official and the other a singer of international repute. The old resident resi-dent will readily remember the location of the then most popular barber shop in the city and the popularity it en-Joyed en-Joyed among those high in the Mormon Mor-mon church. In the reunion which they held the other day the two grew reminiscent and the story was told. A certain high official 1n the church entered the shop one day to have his hair trimmed, and while the Junior member of the firm was busy at the tesk the following conversation took place: "Do you speak the Welsh language, Bro. ?" x "No, sir: I'm sorry to say that part of my education has been neglected." "H'm. I thought that being Welsh, you would be able to speak the language." lan-guage." "No, sir. I can read it and understand under-stand it when I hear it, but I cannot epeak it. But Bro. ," mentioning a member of the church' who worked less than a block away, "can speak It fluently. I have heard him preach a sermon in the Welsh language." The trimming of the hair was finished fin-ished and the churchman left the shop with a pleasant "good-morning" to both barbers. Later in the day the Welsh- BBBSSSBSSBSSSiMSS"S"Sa"S"SBS"SSSIBBSaSSSBBBBBBSSSS man who could speak the language entered en-tered the shop. "Let's have some fun with him." said one partner to the other. "Bro. , how would you like to go on a mission to Wales?" In a serious voice they were informed "that at any time and to any place that the Lord saw fit to call him on a mission he would be ready to go." "I'm glad to hear you say that" remarked re-marked the younger member of the firm, "for I think you are going to be called on a mission to Wales in a short time." "All right; when the call cornea 111 be ready." About a week, later he was seen hurrying hur-rying up the street in the direction of the President's office. In a short time he returned and was met by one of the barbers. "Hello, where have you been?" "Do you see that?" said he, as he pushed a "Box B" envelope in front of the other's face. "Do ye know what I told 'em?" "Why, that looks like a call for a mission. Tou know we told you that you might get a call. When are you going? What did you, tell them up to the office?" "Tell them? I told them that I was willing to go on mission to any place where I was called to go to preach the Gospel. But' I don't agree to go on mission mis-sion on revelation which do come from barber shops, you see." And he didn't go, either. . A well-known Salt Lake attorney tells the following story on his wife. She told it to him In confidence, but he could not keep it to himself. She recently re-cently returned from her first visit to Denver and was telling of the beauties of the cajrital city of the Centennial State, all of which was an old story to him. Finally she said: "But they have some of the most impertinent street car men in Denver that I ever saw. Why, if the street car men of Salt Lake were to act the way some of them do there they would be discharged in a minute. "What did they do?" "Well. I was on Curtis street right in the middle of one of the blocks, when I remembered that I had promised Mrs. that I would go to the matinee with her that afternoon. As I saw a car coming about a block away, I thought that I would step to the side of the track, for Mrs. had told me that the cars would not wait while one walks from the sidewalk, as they do here. So I walked to within two feet of the track and when the car got near'Vne I waved my hand for him to stop. And what do you think that motorman did?" "Did he stop?" "Stop? No; the brute kept on at full speed, and as he passed me he leaned over the gate, raised his hat and i shouted: 'Salt Lake City, go to the corner." cor-ner." Now. how in the world did he know that I was from Salt Lake City?" I "Mighty strange." remarked the hus- I band, as he started for the office. As he rode down town he handed the "con." a quarter and told him to keep the change. . THE GUARD. I know bow the great and golden sun Will come up out of the sea. Stride in to shore , And up to her door. To touch her bsnd and her hair, 1 With eo Much more than a man can say. Bidding Tvonne good day, , t know how the great and quiet moon -Will come up out of the sea, ' And climb the hill To her window still And enter all silently, And lie on her little cot so white. Kissing Yvonne good-night . I know how the great and countless stars Will come up out of the sea To keep their guard -By her still dooryard, Lirt the soul of Yvonne should stray And be lost forever there by the deep. In the wonderful hills of sleep, Bliss Carman, "Songs of the Sea Chll-. Chll-. oxen." 1 rUegant furnished apartments, the new St Nicholas hotel, strictly modern. Corner Second South and West Temple. Cleaning' the Bathroom. To clean the bathroom properly there should always be a bottle of household ammonia at hand, one of 40 per cent solution solu-tion of formaldehyde or other good disinfectant dis-infectant a couple of cloths, a long-handled' brush and a scrubbing brush. It is also well to have a can of concentrated lye or one of the preparation like it. which will cut accumulations In waste pipes. The hand basin, tub and closet should be scoured out each morning, the drain pipes flushed twice a week with water wa-ter to which has been added formaldehyde formalde-hyde or the lye. The former is admirable for removing stains and deposits, but if these are very obstinate the formaldehyde must be left In the basin ovet night The long-handled brush enables the maid to clean the closet basin satisfactorily. Ammonia Am-monia on the cloth used m washing the tub and baaln will remove greasy deposits. depos-its. The nickel fittings and woodwork must be wiped off, the soap dishes and toothbrush racks waahed. The veseels used in the bedrooms must be cleansed in the same manner, the water-pitchers rinsed out and filled fresh every day, and the slop-jars and commodes scalded daily. Harper's Baaar. . |