Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10
Coming to Woo.

you'll make smart, capable wo-
man, if you git the right kind of hus-
band," said Uncle Jotham Kingsley,
me under the chin. "I know
where there's splendid chance for you,
Susan-a splendid chance.
"WhereT' I asked, amused at Uncle
Jotham's seriousness. ''..' d.
"Ah, up to Baskerville" answered
Uncle lothian, knowingly. "Jest say
you'll consider the matter soberly, an
I'll send him down"
"Of course I'll consider the matter
soberly," I answered, not having the
faintest idea that Uncle Jotham would
take me at my word.
But he did; for, about week after
his departure, received the following
letter, which, from its appearance gen.
orally, had most likely cost him whole
days work:
" Ny Dear Niece Susan--I take my
pen in hand to inform you that I am
we'll An hoap theese flu lines will Find
you injoyin' the Same Great blessin.
On account of your great resemblance
to my deceast wife, who you was named
after, I feel CRATE Interist in your
welfare, an would like to see you set
tied DOWN and doin' vel. think
good Husban would bee the Best thing
for you.
AS You promised to consider the
matter Soberly if would send down
likly, respectable man, am goin to do
SO. His naim is Caleb Finch. Hes
widderer, and has 5 childurn, they're
smart, an You wouldn't have any trouble
with EN-. Hes got 80 akers of the best
land in the whull of Brusherville, an 8
cows an severill hosses. Hes goin to
start Diary eff he gifts married, now he
don't have Ennybody to see to Things,
an his housekeepin is goin to Rack
An ruin.
i've told him all about you an Think
you'll SCOT him, only you're most too
young. Howsumever that Cant be
helpt. He will come down the First of
next Week and there won't be nothin
to Hender you maxim a good bargin, if
you've only mind to. he was very
kind to the late missus Finch, an spared
no ecspents when she was sick. hur
dockter-bill amounted to Over 25 dol
lers. He got Hur the ehandsumist grave
stone that's ever been set up in tue SYM
etry.
Hopin You will conclude to act for
your interest, I scribe myself Your af-
fecktionate uncle,
JoTHAM KINGSLEY"
"To Mis- Susan Spencer"
Dear me! I never laughed in all my
life before as I did over that letter, with
its awful spelling, and it's capitals scat
tered in promiscuously for all the world.
Belle declared it looked as if he had
shaken them out of the sand-box, and
they had stuck wherever they happened
to fall
But the most laughable part of it was
the idea that he had actually got hus-
band looked up for me, and was going
to send him down too see me.
" You're a lucky young lady," said
Belle, with tears in her eyes, the mo-
ment she stopped laughing enough to
utter a coherent word. "Only think
how kind he was to the late deceased
Missus Finch! If you should die,
you'll have the consoling thought to
cheer your last hours that he'll get you
a han'some gravestone,' and that he
will pay your doctors bill cheerfully,
even if it does amount to over twenty
five dollars You'll be attended to
regardless of expense I haven't the
doubt"
"And the five childrenp said,
gasping with laughter. "But they're
smart, and that's one consolation"
What a pity that you're quite so
young," said Belle, making an effort to
recover her dignity, and failing signally
in the attempt. cts too bad that you
can't have your age changed by an act
of the Legislature, to accommodate
your expected Mr.. Finch. Mrs. Susan
Finch! That sounds splendidly, don't
it )? It'll look nice, too, when he has
you deposited by the late Missus Finch
in the 'symetry.' Dear, dear! who
ever heard of anything quite so comical
before?"
But what's to be done2" asked,
as the real state of the case began to
make itself apparent. "Here we are,
left to keep house while mother is Wis
iting. Next week Mr.. Finch is COM
ing"
Coming to woo!' said Belle. "Mr.
Finch coming to WOOL