Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-03-15

very little for what the letter contains.
Remember did not write it; that you
are dearer to me than ever before.
Kiss me, first, while I watch you."
A little pang of misdoubt troubled
her when she glanced over the note;
then tears stole from under her lashes,
and George saw her tender mouth quiver
and tremble; then when she had fin
ished it, she laid her head down on his
shoulder and cried. ...s-
1T was cruel to let you see it my
wounded birdie. Let me burni it. And
don't forget darling, what our Bible
says that man shall leave father and
mother, and cleave to his wife, You
are my precious wife, Marion, and to
you I turn for all the happiness my life
will ever hold"
He dried her tears and then they
talked it over.
"Just because I am city-bred, she
thinks I am lazy, and naughty, and
dainty, and
"Never mind, Marion. She will find
out some day. My father
Yes, bless the dear old man! He
has added: My love to my daughter
Marion Oh, I know I should love
him, and your mother, too, if she would
let me-"
"We will invite them down, when I
come home. BY the way, Marion I will
stop at the farm on the way home and
invite them down, and bring them
home with me-" t.'
George, dear, I have been thinking
about that trip west. think you had
better so and leave me at home. It
won't be so very long"
Marion was eating her egg while she
spoke across the cozy little tete-a-tete
breakfast table. .I..f.,
"Spoken like my true little Marion
and when I come back I'll bring you a
present. What shall it be?"
your father and mother from the
farm. 1t shall be that hope that will
bear me company when you are gone. "
A fortnight after that Marion Glenn
ents ate her breakfast alone, the traces
of a tear or so on her pink cheek; then
she dashed them away with merry,
joyous little laugh.
This will never do, and now that
George has gone for six weeks, to pre-
pare for his return. And pray heav-
en- it shall be such reception as shall
delight his very SOUL"
"I'm sure don't know what to say.
The land knows I need help bad enough,
but it pears to me such slender little
midget as you couldn't earn your salt.
What did you say your name was p
"Mary Smith. And indeed if you
will try me for week, am sure you
will keep me till the season over"
Mrs. Clements looked out OF the
window at the great clouds that were
piling gloomily up; and then the wind
gave great wailing shrek around the
corner of the house.
"You can cook, ken you? or SHAKE
up feather beds good big ones, forty
Founders ?"
A gleeful little laugh came from Ma,
rvs lips.
Indeed I can. I may not cook tc
suit you, but I can learn" --
Mrs. Clements walked out to the huge
open Fireplace in the kitchen, where
the deacon was shelling corn.
"What dye say, deacon, keep he,
or not? kind O. like her looks, and
the dear knows it 'ud be good lift
while we're KILN, if she couldn't dc
more'n set the table, or make tho mush
for the bread"
"Take her Of course, Hannah. You
are hard driv' know. Let her stop q
week or so, anyhow"
So Mrs. Clements came slowly back
and sat down again.
"Yon can't get away tonight, any
how, there's snow storm been BLOWN
these three days, and it's on us now
sure enough. See them ere fakes fine
and thick. You may as we'll take youl
things up stairs to the west garret, and
then come down and help me get sup.
per-" -4
Then followed directions to west gar,
ret and when she was gone, Mrs. Clem.
ents turned to the deacon: I neye,
saw q girl before Id trust up stairs
alone. But such as her don't stoal;
I