Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-11-01
ACCIDENT AT A SERENADE.

Monson street will remembe that the Y
roof to Mr.. Forceps' saloon adjoins his 8
house, and is approached by two win 4
dows. One of these windows is in Mr..
Forceps bedroom. On this roof Mrs.
Forceps has spread hesitating tomatoes 3
with view to fastening their ripe
ness. Last Wednesday she put five
more with their fellows, making thirty
in all. ... fFg.. p t..,. n,,,
The Forceps have O neice visiting I.
them-a young lady named Hall, Of
Thomaston. She has made the aca aa
quaintance Of many of our young men,
and on Wednesday night several of
them got together to give her SER
enade. Providing themselves with re-
quisite instruments, the yorn@ men
took up position near this addition we
speak of, and struck up on the instru-
ments. Mrs. Foreeps was firstawakened
by the music, and nudged her husband.
He also awoke The music was grand
not loud OF course, but soft, low and
harmonious. Mr.. Forceps was very )
much pleased, and got up to the win
dow to hear it. Then Mrs. Forceps
got up also, and relying her nightcap,
stood beside Forceps. They're sere-
nading Elem said she, "I know it,"
said Forcers. "Who can they be ?"
sheiasked. s' don't know. I'm sure =
said he, d" but I suppose could find
out if l could creep out on the roof and
look over" "Why don't you p said
, she, her curiosity increasing. "I,n,
afraid they might see nc" he said. SO I
don't think they wou!d,' SIZE said.
g They wouldn't be looking ul on the
!. roof, would they?" ......-t... .,.-.t.
Mr.. Forceps thought moment, and
then concluded no one could see him, ;
as the moon had gone into bank of
clouds, and objects were quite dim.
And then he softly opened the blind
and cautiously crawled out on the shin
giles, completely incssed in red flannel
material. The music still continued,
, coming up through the night air in
waves of cestatic harmony. Mr.. For
ceps sat down on the roof and labor
ously worked his way to the caves
Then he lifted himself up to turn over
; and look down, and just then he stepped
on something soft and yielding, felt his
feet give, uIadc a lesFerTftc c'dt4i, I'd
the shingles, was too ltsg, 42Fa q p4erc-
ing shrek, and shot Oh =. + qud
went revolving and ho%fia in a,i15as
the band, followed b. the 'otrators.
and mao r cicayiDg the aIy WITH hls red
flannel limbs. He st.7.eA on ai. oaeik
on the bass viol, and NiJh oI lc9 tore
=, the entrails from ar accordion, and With
,. the other knocked all the keys from
silver-mounted flute. The imam who
played the brass viol was driven sense-
r less into a pile of pea brush, and the
flute player, with his mouth full of
blood and splintcIs, jumped over Tho
fence and fed. " @"'. "''
What became Of the others Mr. For
ceps does rot know, be being too busily
engaged in getting Oh his feet and into
, the house to make critical examina-
ton of the field. 1t is presumed the
bass viol man died on the spot, and
l was surreptitiously renewed and buried
by his companions, as there WAS no sign
of him about the premises in the morn
, ing. t.. ..F .noef,f g,I,
r The INCREASING LENGTH OF LIFE.-En-
elishman congratulate themselves on
the steady expansion of the average
I6uHlu OI lie III LILO CCuouoi
{ returns Of 1871 show that the averaae.
duration of life in the kinc dom is Al
wears, while only a few decades since i25
2 Years was the main rate. It has long
. been certain that the lives of Ep.lish-
9 men are growing to an ordinary duration
! such as their ancestors did not hope for.
, Evidence of this fact is found scattered
: everywhere in history and literature.
Y Men were accounted venerable centu-'
E ry or two back who would scarcely be
= re .arded as beyond their prime now
q and the theory of certa II erglcai en-;
: thusiasr, who predicts that before the
$ millennium comes, mankind will reach
| the marvellous age attained in the good
y old days of Methusalah, seems rather
!, plausible after all.
ESCORTED TO THE NHARF-Hon. O. b.
:. McFadden, delegate elect to Congress
- from Washington Territory, took his
: departure on the Ajor. A large num-
. Der of persop'.i and political friends Of
- the honorable gentleman assembled on
. the wharf to bid him kind adieu and
:, to unite in cordial expression of good
e will, mingled with wishes for q pleasant
. safe and speedy trip. Accompanied by,
~ a committee of several gentleman, W..
= McFadden was driven in hack from
> the Cosmopolitan Hotel down to the
q wharf. The hack and eseast were pre-
y ceded by the Portland Band.--0ysgolls
ian.
g ~A A California paper discharged
:. it's local because he was so much occa--
d pied in trying to throw four sixesiagainst'
n some bar-keepers tray full .go,9 n,osi