Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-11-11

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~Lor, Mrs. D., you here: Well
had 10 get oU; u the l.ar.ors for 4
minii--its 80 sufocsiing there.
This Is our family settingroou. Fl.
len. stick in your shoulders, Miss"
CTAis was dramatic aside, directed
TO the sofa department.) Il see
you're looking at the paintin's. Well
we hare got lots of them, that's Ger
tain. ! tell Mr.. &. we'll have pic
tnre gallery before we know it.
ha! ha but that's nothing, for the
mans bound to have everything that
money can buy" (Hcre raJient,
satisfied ripple Of expression ran
across the quartette upon the sofa
tried to say something, but alas
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lery had jeopradized my gravity to
such an extent that l could only
cough pathetically. This ere big
picture" pursued Mrs. g., "is a
landscape--a landscape by-children,
who is this landscape by?" "Mr.
Benson" they all answered in a
breath, closing their mouth instant
ly like four traps. "Yes Mr.. Ben
son. He's Western man, Mrs. D.,
and don't charge more'n a quarter
that these New York painters ask.
He paints pretty, tho. Amt that
white fence too natural ?" she added,
letting her head drop sideways with
its weight Of admiration. Alas, the
fence Was too natural, but I did not
trust myself to say so. merely
bowed and stared vacantly at an
ideal work representing. as I sus-
pected, Cupid and Pysche, since
the blue damsel depicted therein bal
anced a huge butterfly upon her
shoulder. and her youthful compan.
ion had the inevitable wings and
quiver Of this mischievous God of
Love.
That picture" broke forth Mrs.
g., standing in superb disdain
beside me, "ain't my Mste-Mr. G.
bought it. It's a fancy piece, you
see--Curid and-children what did
your Pa say was tue name Of this
pictur Cupid and Per.sach"
answered the two elder ones stimuli.
,aneously. "Oh, yes, Cupid aud
Per.shck. But, Mrs. D., you must
look at our portraits-wc've had ono
artist fora year past doing all our
family. Here's Mr. &! and me.
You may think the yellow gloves in
my pic,ure-Ain't mates-any one
might-but they are--the artist was
bound to put one Of them in shad.
der, in spite Of. all I could say. This
is Daniels picture (sit up straight.
Daniel. bur let 80 your sisters
sash , it's like him, all but the hair.
The naughty boy" docking severe
ly a. Daniel,) burnt of one side
Of his curls last week. aud We had to
cut of the rest Here's our youngest
bow Tommy-the end one on the
sofa ,here-mosf beautiful boy. Al
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