Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-11
WHOLE NO. $685.

and don't let me catch you here again,
enforcing her command with q vindic-
tive push, which sent the culprit into
), Directly opposite, Mr, colby's door;
he made stand and prepared TO cover
his retreat: ':.Oh, I say, what q nice
wife you'll make for old Colby. I wish
hg could hear you now; he'd find out
what q temper, you've got: hope he
is in his room"
"Well. he's not; he went oouat sui an hour
ago and has not returned.
"I thought SO; you're, mighty care
full not to take on any Of your taatrums
before him. I've mind to tell hi1nj
"5are to say word to Mr.. Colby.
and I'll shake the life out of you, you
young wretch" And darling out she
caught the young reprobate and gave
him q foretaste of what the shaking
would be if he dared disobey her.
Charley-for it was he-set up an
other howl, and ran off down stairs out
through the front door and on the
lawn, where he turned o somersault
and indulged in various antics and gy-
rations in o way that showed he was
greatly amused about something.
The Hon. Jonas Colby stood still in
the middle of his room, the perspira-
ton standing in great drops upon his
brow. He was perfectly horrified To
find that Rose, whom he had thought
all gentleness, was such a termaEdhti
"And to think how near I came to
marrying her, the little vixen. Zounds!
what an escape I have had. Why, she
would scold the life out of me in less
than month r And he fairly shud-
dered at the thought of what might
have been if he had not discovered
Roses vixenish propensity in time.
Then he fell to musing as to how he
could get off honorably with Mr.. Carey.
He had come there for the express pur-
pose of marrying his--NIr. Carey's-.,
daughter, and how could he go and tell
him that he had changed his mind?
And suppose papa Carey shonld de-
mand his reasons for SO doing? What
could he tell him? Not the truth, cer-
tainly. Well, it was a dreadfully disa-
greeable piece of business any way, and
the sooner over the better.
He found Mr.. Carey in the back lot
breaking a colt. i" There's On animal
for you, Colby. Tell you what, you
won't find his match ip ten miles round.
Just look at that chest; and then them
legs. Ever see anything nicer9' Colby.
shook his head; he was not thinking Of
the horse in the least. "No, I guess
not; that's what call a splendid crit
ter, and no mistake. Tomorrow will
put him in the buggy, and you can drive
him to Lansden. I have heard you say
you wanted to go there shortly"
"Much obliged, MIR. Carey, but
pressing business oompels me to de-
cline your kind offer. l shall have to
leave you Immediately" d.
"What going away so soon?" And
Mr.. Carey's face wore o look of blank
astonishment. "What will Rose say
to that p e.
Indeed don't know, Mr.. Carey:
I have not said any thing to her about
it. The fact is, have changed my
mind. I don't think your daughter
would suit-that is, I mean to to say
that T." ..-..-.. ....-...... a.. 49,.
See here, sir, what do you mean2"
laundering the paternal Carey, and he
gripped his heavy whip ominously.
II meant to say, with nervous
glance at the whip" that circumstan-
ces over which" .-.s
Circumstances be --! What
want to know is, do you or do you not
intend to marry my daughter?'
"Owing to circumstances, Mr.. Carey,
I must say that I do not" ~ .ags sfss
And only q short ago you asked
my permission to address her; she is
just as good as she was then, and al
ways q laundering sight too good for you,
and if ever you dare insinuate ANYTHING
against her, I'll horsewhip You, do you
hear? I'll not ask the reason of your
unaccountable conduct, but if ever
hear"
But, Mr.. Carey, circumstances"
But the heavy whip was raised threat
eningly, and the Hon. Jonas Colby
beat q retreat in solemn column toward
the village, sending q boy after his tr4pG
and never again honoring the Carey
farm with his presence.
As for Rose and Dick, they were not
. little triumphant at the success Of
their stratagem. Charlie also came in
for share Of the honor, for without
him the plan would have failed. Mr.,
and Mrs. Carey were somwhat chm.
grined to find that all their dreams OF
future grandeur and wealth for their
daughter were never to be realized, but,
time healed their modification, and
when Dick Fenton asked for Rose, they
did not say him nay. For, said Mr.
Carey, Dick is good fellow, and be-
sides, I'd like to show old Colby that
we're not wearing the willow fof him. =
@ You will not anger . man 10
much by showing him that you hate. ~
by showing contemDt of him.
sE Many Of our misfortuncs ara !,
n0rn a,lx,1aosfa l,ln thar Ahn oo.,o.na -