Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-08-03

for me-'pon my honor do. Oh, dear! l
am in sackcloth and ashes from this time
hcnceiorward and forever" replied George,
with another dismal groan.
And how on earth do you expect us
to stay and take the consequences" asked
John, beginning to look serious. /" I am
for taking myself off instanter. had
rather face masked battery than this
pretty teacher, after making such fools Of
ourselves"
II don't care if you had," answered his
sister Indignantly. "The only way to do
is to brave it out, both Of you, and apollo.
gisc for your rudncss. She is not bit
stupid, but pleasant and merry, and no
dougt you will have a jolly laugh over the
affair.""
But Sam. How the deuce are We to
get along with him? You know we'll
enough, Han, We shall never hear the end
of it from him. That it will be brought
up all times and in all places"
eff you two can keep secret, I'll find
a way to silence Bridget, and it is subject
Eva will not care to have discussed and,
fortunately, my husband is away from
home. So go to bed and rest contented."
She showed them to the room she had
intended them to occupy, and soon the
house was once more hushed in slumber.
Meanwhile their brother Sam had ar
rived at tho depot few moments too late.
He found the train he was TO have taken
gone; but upon consulting time. table,
he asccrtaincd that another started two
hours later, and so decided to take it. lie
figured to himself, as he impaticntly
crowcd into an empty seat, and was being
whirled along at a rapid rate, how snugly
his brothers had ensconccd themselves in
the best room. which by right belonged to
him, he being thceldcst, and consummated
plan to get even with them.
Some time after midnight, he was de.
posted at Hollythorn, and reaching his
sisters house, he secuted around until he
found a way Of entrance into the kitchen,
where he deposited his baggage and re-
moved his boots. Then he quietly stole
up the stairs and opened the door of the
best room. "Sure enough" he thought,
"my fine chaps, you are in clover" For
there were MOTTO bc-mistaken signs Of the
rooms being occupied. Garments were
lying upon chairs, and the bed was pressed
by slumbering forms.
To think of coping with their united
strength by dragging them forth, was not
practicable; but there stood the water
pitcher, and he knew that good dousing
with the icy fluid would bring them out
quick enough.
elf can't have my old quarters" he
chucklcd, "you shan't, that am deter
mined on. So here goes"
He lifted the pitcher, approached the
bed, raised it high, and suddenly dashed
the entire contents upon tho sleeper.
Such torrent of screams as he had
never heard before rang through the house,
and before Sam could collect his scattered
senses, door after door was opened, and
Hannah, John and George rushed iu,
clothed in scanty apparcl-Hanuah with
frightened look in her face aud lamp in
her trembling hand, that revealed the en-.
tire scene.
There, sitting up in bed, with her hair
dripping like mermaid, her night.dress
deluged, he face colorless and eyes looking
terror, was the young schoolmistress, and
there was Sam, with the empty pitcher in
his hand, the very picture of imbecility,
staring about like an idiot at Miss Eva and
the havoc he had made.
Hannah, George and John instantly
comprehended the situation, and the lat
ter, at the command Of the sister, dragged
Sam away, while she assisted the drenched
and terrified girl to dry clothing, and bed,
explaining for the second time the mishaps
of the night.
"Ill keep you with me now, my DEAR"
she said, through with difficulty keep
ing back her laughter. "Those boys are
handsomely come up with, any way and
if it wasn't for your having been so terribly
frightened, and the way the best bed has
been used, l would not care. They do
nothing when they come home but study
up some trick to play upon each other;
and" continued she, by way of apology,
"they are so confined in their offices
aud stores during most of the year, that
that they let entirely loose when they get
uthcrc. But you are safe now"
Honn,h i;ccod her charOe and went