Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-05-02

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when | holserea she rrOtfed me
That comes OF being two dzys Old
baby. Never mind, when I'm q
man Ill pay her back good. There
i. pin sticking in me now. anu IL |
say a word about it I'll be trotted or
fed, and I would rather have catnip
tea. I'll tell you who am. found
out to-day. Ihear folks say. Hush.
don't wake up Emmeline's baby"
and l suppose that pretty, white
faced woman over on the pillows is
Emmclinc.
No, l was mistaken. for a chap
was in here just now who wanted to
see Bob's baby, and looked at me,
and said I "was funny little toad,
and looked Just like Bob" lie
smeltof cigars, and I'm not used to
them. Wonder who else 1 belong to.
Yes, there's another one-that's
Gramma." Emmeline told me,
then she took me mp and held me
against her soft cheek, and said, cit
was Gramma's baby, so it was." /
declare I do not know who l do be-
long to but I'll boiler, and, may be,
I'll find out.
There comes Snuffy with catnip
tea. The idea Of giving babies cat
nip tea when they are crying for in
formation! Tn going to sleep. I
wonder i'll don't look pretty red in
tho face? I wonder why MY hands
won't 20 where want them to.
WASHING OUT A DEBr.-Wc heard
a good story Of fireman. who, few
years ogo resided in Detroit. lie
was not only in good standing with
his company, but in good credit with
his landlord, who was the keeper Of
the tavern. Mine host did not regis
ter his accounts by the double entry,
nor make his entries with indcllible
ink; his ledger was folding slate,
onc-half of which was covered over
by the debts of the generous fire.
men.
On q acertain occasion the establish
memt took fire, tho alarm was given,
and very soon the fircmen were pres
ent to suppress it. They knew that
our hero was a boardcr there, and
for the safety of his property their
anxiety was first cvinced.
ella, bill," says one, "throw
down your trunk"
"Oh, Bill" says another" wait
there, and we'll put up ladder for
you to come down by"
"Hold on there for minute boys,
and I'll tell what to do," says Bill.
He disappeared for a moment, and
in a moment again he was a: the
window, holding the double, but
now undoubled slate, in his hands
before him, which bore on its face
the sole record of his indebtedness.
There! there now!" says Bill,
speaking in that tone of authority
which his Office in the company NIL.
thorizec him to use, play array on the
slate, No. ~"
No. Z. promptly obeyed orders,
and in . few minutes the slate WAS
IA blank. The simple water WISHED
away all Bills brandies ard water.
"Euongh, boys." said Bill closing
up the slsfe, Its . regular open anu
shut game. lfNr. Nickson has any
charge aR.isst me, let him roiace
hin voscAerA"
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