Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-10-06

sks >h~ nsrrs~4 ksm-
lisa ss-.Ss eat NJ Lexzz@
Yes srs xsrxs4 yo1 e~nr. M ~
s.rd An~wer me HnassA<T 4G<s<s&- Err
o. De-ae YEA bgse IA
-wAy. Mr.. L<xssoa- | use<n H~Gry. os
esgr~~ oo-Iiss s~9! IAl~ays ala. esrr
ance arsi kEew 80, ye@ss and yeErs
go
-when wilsan willard won the prixe
eli We fellows we're striving for. - yoa
liked me then, Nellie, and like me nov
Then why won't you marry met You've
been a widow for three years nov. Isn't
that long enough TO mourn the virtues of
the depsrtedf
"You wicked man! AS if three hun
dred years could ever teach me to forget
poor dear Wilson"
Her bright eyes reproved him sharply,
and he accepted with good grace.
"Granting the truth, Nellie, that your
deceased husband was good fellow and
. loving partner, still cannot see why
YOU refuse me. That is the subject under
consideration at present, Nellie. Why
won't you marry met"
because, Harry, because Wilson Will
lard made me promise to- never marry
again"
"Stutf and nonsense. What if he did.
A bad promise is better broken than
kept"
Mrs. Willard twisted her ring uneasily.
II know it u.s." she said, slowly "but"-
Eyes; but what, Nellie2 In all re-
spect say it-poor Will is dead and
gone, and you have been true to bis men,
DRY all these long years, and what has be
to do with you nowa"
~ know" she said again, meditative-
-. '.hut-but, Harry, he made me sol
der penalty of his everlasting displeasure.
And, don't be angry with me, Harry,
will you9 But almost know he would
appear to me-"
The lovely blue eyes were lifted in such
piteous appeal to his, and the pretty little
widow made such nervous little nest
ling nearer to him that it was the most
human thing in the world for Mr.. Lev
ison to put his arm protectingly round
her.
$50 you believe he would haunt you,
Nellie, if you broke your promisea A
sensible little woman like you to vertically
believe in such superstitious fol-de-rol.
And after having waited for you ten years
of your married life and three years of
your widowhood, you condemn me to
hopelessness for the sake of such chin
era-for the sake Of such shadow as
your husbands ghost"
And Nellie looked imploringly at him
again, and her lips quivered, and the
tears stood in great crystals on her long
lashes.
"Oh, Harry, how cruel you are. You
know 1 love you better than all the world,
only dare not marry again. Don't be
angry-please don't be angry with me. p"
And Mr.. Levison looked down at her
lovely face, and assured her he could
never be angry with her, and then went
away, heapiDg silent msledictions upon
the head of tho defunct husband who had
been tyrant enough to burden his lovely
young wife with such promise.
The last sunset rays were ainging their
golden and scarlet pennons On the pale,
blue-gray sky when Mr.. Levison opened
the door Of his cosy sitting-roOm, at
home, to he met by the laughing face
and gay welcome Of young gentleman
Who had evidently been making hinself
1t home while be waited.
"Heigho, Levisoni Surprised to zee
met How are you, old fellow-how are
yous"
.Fred willard, Where. in the name
Of goodness, did you spring fronf Why,
! thought you were not 10 soil from In
dia for . god six nonths yet Tn glad
% - Yea. Al;AszgA for the instant ! co.,
fsa. ] uss sfzrfssd. poo sre TIC hvinx
isArS Of ys1r srUshes wslsss- we'se
h~ea discxssing gAa.ss, yss kaos-
YSzAg wiIAsFts syo gsesS~& Eis-
ehi<vuasay, - he l4a<r-zFss3 Irr~ssr-
s1E@s.
we . god L~~- Ys< mems Es
r<x<<x H-rsx ssssxr n 80 .sf cs~sws ] kns~
sss< rxexAs~~ay sz4xxz ~ ie@- ] Gs~~
In 1pnnlnxe ~ 90 A~--sz< r.z 2nx
sms szsr~ u2s sz.~->~
NJ L<~a-s& 2s4 IN ns@4 p-zs~~@~a~~lF
"a Fr~sss sA@G@4<<
- s~xL Fr~4 y~& a. q k=~@& -
mazx. Hzz .z xssxx - Y@r sz=r s-u=zu&
.A@1 N sam m~a ] ~xzx go Is a4s mx .
wsrv x~~xx a<Nx wS4 vuN
a. T. 80 ezz=w ! So MA~< >
R
Fw @zGm 1nm znn zss@m ~&s azss
1rw~mx ~sws ~ @zes - ~ S~m. ~s3
mm MMss ~@ szzaz2szx 6 .ax x~raxz
@s~w an Awr nsaazs1 auan q N@E 81 a.
sp~~ssaMsx - ss~ sssx @zz1w @~zz4=xr~a@mzaz~
~a1<a sAx s~& s~n~u~~--x -Sm ~@ 81
@xun &w - @ax&z s~~ @ss~w a~r A1Asr
nmnN b aamsa
Ma zzsza azsz'as z<sSszsT~ -zzazSausszsxsss
q zaw p<xsEz s@unS Gx @m sa&sE zAzr