The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-05

/ 1hob ~ sue HttScC nave uSl " sic WAAA Lay Q
1t in the kitchen and over the wash
tub, and take care of her baby herself
'T don't know, girls" she says, "as I
need to apologize for having overheard
your remarks about Mr.. Marshall, for if
you didn't want me to hear you shouldn't
have spoken so loudly, or else you
should have told me to stop my ears"
'Tm sure we had no thought of being
at all secret about our preference for Mr..
MARSHALL" said Matte, gayly. 'IFs
only cousinly affection have for him,
you know, for be is Eva's acknowledged
beau" t -55 er,--
Nonsense, Mattie," said her cousin.
"There is no telling which of US, if
either, he has special affection for. I'll
tell you just how it is, Mrs. Halstead.
Each time be has called at our house,
he only sat few minutes before saying,
Get your hat, Miss Warren, and let's
go call on your cousin We walk over
there together, and then he devotes
himself to Matte the rest of the even
ing"
Excuse me for saying it, girls" said
Mrs. Halstead, gravely, ''but don't be-
lieve he is very desirable acquaint-
ance for either of you. I'm inclined to
think him dissipated."
"Dissipated! Oh, impossible ~ ex-
claims Matte. -"He is too refined for
that. Somebody has been slandering
him to you" .,. 1.
'Not at all. 1t is true have scarcely
a speaking acquaintance with him, but
I think Mr.. Halstead has a good oppor-
tunity to know, and he is my inform
ant. don't tell you this, girls, because
1 want to gossip about the poor fellow,
but because if you are not aware that,
when in bis company, you are sssociat-
ing with a shoodlum,' 1t seems to be my
duty to inform you that such. is the
case" Efra. -- ssl.uI
ga 'hoodlumP. o, Mrs. Halstead %
calculated Matte. "And he always so
elegantly dressed, and such splendid
company! Even you would be de-
lighted to hear him talk" we. O.
"Nevertheless,n replied Mrs. Hal
stead, 81 venture to say that before this
be is in the Gem Saloon having had
his sling or playing billiards. while
between pufs of smoke he is bIurting
out oaths and talking slang to such an
extent that if You could hear him you
would never again be delighted by any,
thing he could say" s4f
al am sorry to hear this" said Eva,
sadly. 81 had enjoyed Mr.. Marshalps
society very much, and, Matte, if this
be true, we shall have to drop him at
once" s"-t ,,
"Not quite so fast, cousin. Young
men who are blessed with good social
qualities are a scarce article in Wood
Vile, and don't propose to let this one
slide quite SO readily. He may only be
sowing his wild OATS and will settle
} down sober enough after while" -
'FYoung men," said Mrs. Halstead,
, "rarely ever break away from their evil
habits, after they have gotten such q
firm hold of them, especially if still
permitted to associate with virtuous
{, young ladies just the same as though
their habits were the best in the world"
'tOh, well, Pm not afraid to keep up
my acquaintance with Charlie Marshall
yet while, unless he cuts me first. ]
can drop him when think it's time"
: '"Phere's danger in delay" said Mrs,
; Ha1stead,n more seriously, than the
= subject seemed to demand. perhaps
by the time you have decided to droE
J him, you will be f1utterihg hopelessly
\ like a moth, around the candle of hi;
! destinations, and, beware that you dc
{ not get your wings scorehed. It ha:
been such a short while since L was 6
t young, romantic, beauty -worshippins
. girl that I know just how yod view
s these things. At your age, Matte,
have no doubt but I would have thoughi
: much the same as you do4abeut Charlie
! Marshalloi In fact, there gwasTa timt
7 when my life came near being whoiIJ
darkened by one of these fascinating
e saloon bummeFs,' If you would like t.
I l.
: hear the-7story / came near saying, bU
e you are too old to be told stories, aren
J, you ?' f -- .T,at ssorag sg5ig5 ssT
4 ''Not at all; so please tell Us all abou
r it, Mrs. Halstead, Eva and hay,
often .specnlated about, your girlhooC
e life and wondered il you married you
s finstIlove.'h fagivss 4lart- . Fii 1al saEs
Eyes, Matte, I beffeve I married m!
e first love, though not my first fasciha
( tion, by any means. u 81, f..,. 80.
1 81 would dearly love. to hear some
IS thing about your girihood days. low
g stories even better now than I did whei
e I was little GIRL said Eva. ..-H' @ p.
|" "WelI,n began Mrs. Halstead, ! wa
!, one of a numerous family, and m!
: father not being very we'll of i'm thi
o worlds goods, my share ofpretty' thing
was a small one; still I was very happy
o The society was very similar to this
X and asyousaid, Matte, young men VIII
II were good company were scarce Rrti
y cIeI so sometimes my sisters and wer
little lonesome and dull. l--' q -'..s
y "one winter, In an evil hour, Iforme
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