Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-28

sponded u hearty voice. "Let me see
the lady of the house."
"Ah, the lady is it that's calling,
yer honor" and the parlor door was
swung open, and Mrs. Eldridge gave a
little cry of delightful surprise, as tall.
benevolent-looking gentleman stood
framed in the doorway.
go, Uncle Stuart, how glad am to
sec your and the embarrassment all
went out of the expressive face, and
the lady grew prettier every moment
with the pleasure that wreathsd her
lips with quick smiles.
"Tut, tut, no stories?" and the tall
figure bent to receive the proffered kiss
" You ran away as if you were glad in-
Decd getting into the furthest car, and
fitting like a bird down the avenue,
with not sign of mercy on my poor
rheumatism" and he shook his head
very savagely, in way so at variance
with his smile, and the twinkle in his
eye, that it made Annie laugh.
"Your Aunt and the girls are with
me" he resumed. "We take the up
train in three hours, and, an introduc-
ton having been parenthesized, "you
will excuse me, Mrs. Weston, if I take
Emma off unceremoniously. I caught
sight of her just in time to give chase,
and friends that do not see each other
once year must make the most of their
time"
And while mamma was making her
adieux to Aunt Sue, whose regrets had
gained nothing in coherency if they
had in profuseness, Annie, despite the
joco seness of demand to know elf
she had concluded to cut those curls
for him. was drawn near as tenderly as
if she had been sensitive plant, for a
loving kiss to be lightly imprinted on
her pure brow. And then away uncle
Stuart took them to eager welcomes,
and grand dinner at the X House,
where one of the attentive black wait
ers stood behind Annie's chair, and de-
voted himself assiduously to "little
miss"
Mamma" said the girl that night
when they were on their way home in
the cars. 81 feel so sorry for poor
Aunt Sue. She must have felt so bad
to have to send us away so!'
Aunt Sue did not send us away"
quickly replied Mrs. Eldridge. Gun
Gle Stuart came and took us away, you
know, Annie"
Yes, but you wasn't going to stay,
were you, mamma, if he had not come
Why" and the wise little head seemed
to be pondering some weighty matter.
" Aunt Sue might have sent out and
got something for us, and not let us
know anything about it, if she had only
thought of it; couldn't she mamma"
Autumn was come; and as Mrs. Ed
ridge sat one afternoon, ripping and
making over last winters school dress
for the little daughter next in size to
last years wearer.
All, Aunt Rebecca," she said, ad-
dressing one of those universally claimed
relations who, having had troops of
rightful claimants in the family circle,
gradually became generally appropri-
ated, you will have to recall your con.
gratulations. I'm minus one sleeve by
that trimming arrangement to hide the
rents in the SKIRT" and the lady looked
ruefully at the small scraps left, and
then laughingly exclaimed:
:" I thought the pattern held out re-
markable after removing the Worn
parts" and then as she reconsidered
the properties of extension" of the
pretty merino, rather unsatisfactory,
she continued:
-" Really Aunt Rebecca, if I had an
interest IN the Astor wealth, I don't
believe I'd make over worn-dresses any
more!" half earnestly, half playfully.
Would you not my dear, for amuse-
ment, you know? Why do you not say
if you had Sue Weston's seamstress.
She treasure. She suits even Sue."
Mrs. Eldridges voice was graver,
and there was hesitancy in its tones.
ed not be in Sues place even for
her seamstress."
Perhaps not; but why do you
speak so, Emma ?"
" Because do not think Sue Wes-
ton is happy women, Aunt Rebecca.
l have never whispered such q surmise
to any one, but am sure Sue has cop,a