Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-03
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told William so over and over again
and don't wonder, that, being gen.
uine elegant Democrat, he will per-
sist in it.
The next morning when I passed
through the sitting room, William
sat shiveling over a closed register
in his stocking feet, his hair uncombed
but he cried out to the top Of his
paper: Democratic victories every
where!' "The country gone en-
mdsse for TildenY "Immense ex-
element and rsjoicing" We had
waffles and maple molasses for break
fast, l made the coffee myself. Will
liam had made one earnest dab at
his head with tue hair-brush, but
had evidently missed. Father called
for toast, and said lie had neural.ic
pains strsaking all down the left side
Of his face. William read aloud
soothing morsels'from the Democratic
paper, such as" Indiana gives Tildsn
10, 900 MAJORITY!
"What do you think this morning
about my having new cloak, Will
lamp
"Of course you can have a new
cloak, it you need one. Full re-
turns not yet received from Oregon,
Nevada, Florida and Louisiana, but
they are undoubtedly oursr"
"Um! said father"
felt good deal of anxiety about
family prayers. William isn'ta pro-
fessor. Father leads devotions, and
l was afraid he would be too suppli-
catory; but he prayed mostly for the
heather Jews, and such like, but
didn't refer to the Democrats, and
only once-just after the heathen-
alluded to our suffering country.
When William came up to dinner
he said returns of Democratic major
tiles were pouring in from all quar-
tiers, and said 1: William, I've been
thinking tho matter over, and I do
believe it would be the best economy
to buy fur cloak. Everybody is
wearing fur. It might cost more al
first, but it would he the cheapest
in the end, fur is SO durable.
"How much will it COST"
"Mrs. Col. fuckers sealskin saque
was 5000 Lost winter, but didn't
feel as If, in our circumstances, we
can afford that. Furs are cheaper
than'last fall, and think could
get good, desirable article, lot so
rich as some, but still good enough
for people in our circumstances, for
$780,"
"Umw said father.
William had taken out blank
check, and was rejecting, when in
whisked the President of the Dem
ocratic Club, and said Florida and
South Carolina had gone for Tilden,
and William was wanted down to
the club room to SEQ about the illu.
mination. He filed out the check,
and Immediately went down street
and selected the cloak.
That evening q shade of anxiety
q scarcely percsptible tinge of mel
ancholy-had settled on Williams
countsnance, while fathers neuralgia
was better. William asked if I had
done anything about my cloak, and,
il hadn't, he would suggest waiting
for awhile; furs might be cheaper.
He said, when I asked him about it,
the illumination had been postponed.
The next morning I heard the boys
in the street screaming that Hayes
was elected, and when I went down
father was sitting on the front stairs,
coatlsss, and with his vest on one
shoulder, while William balanced
himself on the edge Of the hat stand.
Both the parties were stocking footed.
They had just taken. in the morning
papers. Very little conversation was
made at the breakfast table, but IA
Their was extremely polite to William,
and said he didn't know when be
had eaten buckwheat cakes that tast-
Cd so much As they did when he was
q boy.
At noon William didn't stay to
desert. but father, having eaten his
own pudding, drew Williams untast-
Cd plate to himself. -: ....*
The tears were swelling to my
eyes, and father kindly inqu ired
why I wept.
" I've bssn thinking my old hat
fixed over won't look at all suitable
with my new cloak, but William ia
SO blue I can't bear to ask him fol
more money.
Mercy on me!", said father,
"don't cry over bonnet. Go down
and get what you want and bring
the bill to me-"
My hat was to be Of seal brown.
"Two feathers or three" asked the
millinsr. I thought of the hundreds
out Of employment, of the:destitution
and want the winter would behold,
Of the vanity and pride of dress, but
while hAsitatad A nawshov inst o,,f