Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-07-28

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nov and then endeavoring to pass
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sity, be IN keeping with the form.
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prevented me from catching up with
her until l got to BrOome street.
when smart shower came on, and
found my umbrella exceedingly con-
venient.
The young lady stopped under an
awning, and I saw her cast an i'm
ploring glance at the sky, which was
covered with a smooth, unbroken,
lead color, indicative of long rain.
The omnibuses we're all full to over
flowing, and not a carriage was to be
seen. As approached I had q good
chance to see the face I had specu-
lated about. 1t was a regular oval
face, with straight nose, small
mouth, and expressive brown eyes.
Not a beautiful face-far from o " di-
vine" or GLORIOUS face-not even,
as Aldrich has it:
"a star-sweet face, with clouds of hair"
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face, quite refreshing to looked at,
to.Shink> Of, 10 write about, or, per-
haps, to kiss.
just as I passed, after exchanging
the odd glance of recognition that SO
often flashes back and forth between
strangers who rather like each others
faces, I noticed that the young lady's
vail had parted company with the
little bonnet, and was lying on the
pavement, dangerously near the gai-
ter heels on one side, and puddle
on the other.
With that native gallantry that has
always distinguished me-that is, in
fact, a family trait stepped back,
picked up the vail, and presented it
with us choice bow and smile as I
could muster.
At the same moment the rain in
creased to a fearful shower, and I
could do no less than offer to hail an
omnibus for the lady, although I
knew perfectly well that there
wouldn't be a vacant seat in one for
some time to come.
THANK you, sir, said the nymph,
I want Madison-avenue and Forty
second-street stage, but I'm afraid
can not find room in one."
. I watched the next three that
passed but they were full, and had
an unfortunate business man or two
hanging out of the door, getting very
wet, and trying to imagine that he
was having a dimes worth of locomo-
ton.
The rain slackened, and I began
to feel interested; for we had, in the
meantime, quite conversation, and
although it was about nothing but
the weather, l liked my little COM
panion's voice, and her style of speak
ing. Therefore, / said. in a polite,
and, / fia:ter myself, highly respect
able manner, that if she would deign
to accept . share Of my umbrella. l
should BE- delighted, etc. Which
offer. after sc.ne little he1ss.isn. she
accepted, and OF we Started togssh-
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