Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-01-09

DeGWeen one ana TWO IN the morning.
They had passed very pleasant even
ing. Mrs. Mivan had met an old school
mate at the party whom she had not
seen for some years. "
"And, oh, Louise" Mrs. Mivan had
said, "your way home lies the same as
ours. Mr.. Mivin will see>you safe; but
first you will come in and see my little
darling"
..tOh, That will be delightfulr' said
Louise. II do SO long to see the little
dear"
So Miss Louise Sharp accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Mivan home. They en-
tered the room where they had left the
baby. All was quiet.
'The sweet child" saidMrs. Mivan.
How soundly he sleeps! I don't be-
ieve he has wakened once"
At that moment o loud and pro-
longed snore burst upon their ears.
"Good gracious!' exclaimed Mrs.
Mivan, somewhat startled" what is
that? For Heavens sake, strike light,
Frederick-the poor dear is being suf-
focated in his sleep" "
Mivan lighteda candle, and Mrs. Mi
van and Louise advanced toward the
bed. .......
"I do declare" said Mrs. Mivan,
" he has pulled the bed clothes over his
head"
And as she gently pulled back the
sheet, she turned toward her friend.
"Isn't he little darling" she said.
But, instead of the pleasant smiles
she expected to see on Louise's face,
she encountered look of surprise and
CONSERVATION. She turned hastily to-
ward the bed, and saw, not the sweet
face of her child, but the fully devel-
oped and somewhat infamed counte-
nance of Mr.. Dick Colon. .-
Mrs. Mivan shrieked. .-r
Louise, who had previously been
doubtful on the subject, Immediately
began to shrek also.
Dick, disturbed in his sleep, turned
uneasily about, and commenced to snore
loudly. ..
What's all that row about ?" said
Mivan, coming forward.
"Oh, Frederick exclaimed Mrs.
Mivan, am going to faint" -
"And so am l." faltered Louise.
"Oh, are you ?" said Mivan, moving
toward the door. " Then, I'll go out
and take walk till it's over"
I think 1 have had occasion to remark
that Mivan was brute
"Oh, Frederick, look in the bed"
exclaimed Mrs. Mivan.
d" Hallo!' said Mivan. "What have
we got here? You, sir, who the dick
ems are you? What do you want?
Where do you come from ?"
And he shook Dick violently.
"Not another drop--I'm q sober man
not another drop-'pon HONOR mur-
INJURED Dick.
" Come, get up out that, " said Mivan.
The ladies screamed and huddled
away into a corner. Dick sat up, and
regarded Mivan in q bewildered sort of
way. ...
"What do you want ?" he stam-
mered. "How dare you come into my
house, and disturb me in this manner"
"Your house, shouted Aivin-" that
is a good one. Perhaps, as you claim
the house, you'll also take my wife and
the baby. ,tf
Mrs. Mivan rushed forward. ...
Wretch!" she exclaimed "what
have you done with The baby?'
Baby ?" muttered Dick" l rec'lect
something about a baby" -. .
Where is he? What have done
with him.
"BabyP Oh, now I remember" said
Dick. Found the nasty little thing
in my bed and pitched it out o Window
Mrs. Mivan shrieked, and Mivan, who
though brute had some of the feelings
of father, Immediately proceeded to
strangle Dick. This he would speedily
have accomplished, had not the baby,
at length awakened by the uproar, COM
menced to scream Justify from his cor
ner.
Mrs. Mivin and Louise Immediately
darted upon him, and between them
almost smothered him with caresses.
At the same time Mivan desisted from
his strangling operation.
Dick who was almost black in the
face, took some time to recover. He
looked around the room. and it began
to dawn upon him that possibly he may
have made little mistake. .,
Will you," he said, addressing Mi
van in subdued tone of voice" will
yon be kind enough to look out of the
window, and tell me if you see stone
before the door-a large round stone"
To be sure" said Mivan. =" l no.
ticed it before I came in. 1t used to
be further down the street. ".t
"I thought So" said Dick. Some
william has removed it on purpose to. de-
cei7e NO." a trr a
Mivan looked Dick in the face, and
burst out laughing
"I'll be hanged" said he, if it is
not the drunken printer!" 5Hr
"Young man" said Dick, "i in spite
of your rudeness, feel that I owe you
an apology. and ! relieve you of my
presence"
In few minutes Dick was dressed,
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