Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-05-31

:" Aht, said Percy. i-D t,tar ,
Miss Grimwood was almost in de-
spair. { ,'.r 20. 3.-,g'tj .' .rI
"Cousin Percy" said she desper-
ately. as ] ,...H, ..r.,. .", .ni}
Well" ...... ..It.n t~r
Do you think it wrong for cousins
not second cousins, but cousins like
you and me to get married, dear
Percy?' .s. '... ..r.r. ?
"That will do" said Percy, sharply.
What?' said Cornelia. startled at
the words and manner of her compan-
ion. 3.. .'.
"That will do," repeated Percy
" You needn't pop the question" 'a+
! Miss Grimwood was dumb. She
could not have spoken a word then,
had her life depended upon it.
"You needn't pop the question:"
said Percy, because am too lawful
horrid and vulgar to suit your taste
"Why, what do YOU mean?' said
Cornelia. burying her face in her hand
kerchief with snarl.
81 mean," said Percy, rising, and
standing before her, "that I am the
poor, ragged, despised fellow that
brought my letter announcing my COM
ing. IF yop treated me mean then,
you must now. l disguised myself on
purpose to try you and your sisters. I
see what you are. I shall leave Grove
Place tomorrow, never to return.
What is more, I am going to marry q
poor girl, who is not worth farthing;
but she is beautiful, pure, and good,
and I will plainly inform you that you
and your sisters are not fit to touch the
hem of her dress. Good-day."
He bowed with cold dignity, and
walked ont of the arbor towards the
house. '-F '.. .H.
Miss Cornelia Grimwood gave utter
terance to a piercing shrek, that would
have established tho reputation Of
steam-whistle for all time to come, and
rolling off from the scat on to the
ground, tainted" quite away just as
her two sisters (who had been trying to
ascertain how their scheme worked by
listening to the entire conversation out
side the arbor) came rushing to render
her assistance. ...... ...-.,..,
The two Misses Grimwool fell upon
their knees before their PROSTATE sister,
chafel her hands and limbs, sprinkled
cold water in plentiful quantities over.
her face, poked straws up her nose,
bewailed loudly that she was dead, and,
in short, performed many other feats
of like nature, with the avowed in
tention of g bringing her to. -ag;
They desisted, however, when they
were sure that Percy was out of sight
and hearing, and Cornelia, raising her.
self on her elbow in o most remarkable
1
manner for one in her supposed condi-
ton, and gazing anziously around,
said
Isis he gomez" i -
&C. Yes, my love-" murmured the two
old maids in the same breath. I" You
can get up now, and if he comes back,
you can faint away again. Cruel manw
We will bring our narration to
speedy close, by stating that Mr.. Percy
left Grove Place the next day, and was
never more seen in that vicinity.
Within three months after the unsuc-
cessful assault of the three old maids
on his affections and his purse, he
married the poorest girl Tin pecuniary
sense) in all Yorkshire; but one who
was the richest in gentleness, purity.
and virtue, and oil the attractions that
go to make home the nearest to para
disc of anything on earth. ;
The three Misses Grimwood still re-
side at Grove Place, and, although
they did not soon forget the notifying
lesson that Percy taught them, they are
as aristocratic as ever, never seeming to
have learned the fact that hidden be-
meath ragged clothes may be found true
nobility, and that gold does not always
glisten, neither are diamonds found
without scraping i'll the dirt. .. .
sar More immigrants have reached
America during the last three months
than during all the year 1872, and not
a third who intend to come this year
arc yet here. ,,aI
81 A contemporary gravely suggests
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