The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-22
Mrs Green's Son-in-law.

Mrs. Green sat herself down il front
Of the fire. took her bonnet off. and
shed upon her daughter smile o;
great satisfaction.
Found ou, all about whom matn-
ma Sarepta questioned, with sweet
occurrences.
We'll, upon my word, you are the
most obtuse girl of my acquaintance
When you saw me come IN just now.
you understood that Id been out walk
ing | suppose: les. Well I'm glad
you did. Yo,. know | don't often go
out walking without an object, sup
pose Ina encouraged 10 ind you uu
ds rstand that. too. Aud you remem
Der those two young men we met yes
terday when We went out to Aunt
James: Of course you do; you need
not answer that Well, now. knowing
! that have been out, and with al OBJ
ject, does it occur 10 you that l went
out TO find out all | could about these
two young men
1t vii! lie seen tina, Mrs Green had
the gift Of speech III addition TO her
many other attainments. Her daughter,
too, was = fair practitioner in her native
tongue. but on this occasion she merely
said
But | do not see why you should
want 20 fnd out anything about them ="
"Of course not. responded the
matron: "bus were your daughter,
and were you my mother. you would
understand it well enough. Indeed"
"Why, what i'll the world has that
got TO do with you, mamma:
But the young lady kept her eyes
rather too persistent:y fixed upon her
/ little bit Of embroidery, and it is TO be
feared that she was fcncing with her
/ parent.
You know we'll enough that it has
/ everything TO do with it," responded
/ Mrs. Green. when two handsome
/ Young men meet us in the street, and
/ then put themselves ont of the way to
run against us again. you don't sup
pose they take such pains to get an
other look at me, do YOU"
They might. I'm sure you're
worth looking at twice" respanaed the
daughter. very prettily.
"Th.t's nonsense, ard YOU know it.
/ They wanted 10 see you. You're
young and rather good looking, AL
/ though you are not altogether my
/ style; and there are no, so many
/ young and pretty girls in this village
+ that strange young men are going TO
neglect any of them.
oh, mamma, how you talk -
{ Il ,ni t,I 4
/ act like one . 50 | went out TO iiud out
/ all about these two young men. One
/ IT them will do very we'll. indeed"
! w hich nne il il who Will do 2" in
! 9uirci Sarepta, laughing. and begin
ning now 10 show little shv interest
ia the subject
The one with the Ulster coat o,,.
replied the elder lady. shooting very
sharp glance ut the young one,
why, they both wore CIsters. put
in Sarerta. falling ,nto the trap with a
great simplicity,
/ Aha thought 50. chueklci the
+ as,utc Mrs Green. YOU noticed ,hein
a little. while they noticed you great
deal Well, its the talest one mean
tho one with the davk complexion
and black mustachc. Charles Edgar
/ ton is his name
The other one is much the best
looking and the most gcn.lemauly. l
/ think. said the daughter.
"Georgc Merton OBJ. yes. but be
won, DO at all He Is handsome. and
! has plenty of talent, too. but he has
neither money nor position Mr. Ed
CARTON has plenty of both 50 he's the
+ one that will do"
why. l thought and then Sa-
rep'a stopped and bit her lip
Thought wha. 3
! "No.h,ng. only that we were doing a
rather queer business. discussing two
gentlemen jus. as though they belonged
tn us.
Queer. maybe but prudent.
I Aud then the prudent mother with
/ drew Ia mediate on the advantage Of u
son-in-l,w with money aud position
/ The fac, goes without saying that
i there Is more nr less wlckedness ia this
/ world Ii there WAS not, good Mrs.
! prise, mingled with the humiliation,
that hal fallen upon her that same
eYening
! Mother aud daughter had set ,hem-
selves down beside the lamp To chat
/ and sew. and 10 have. altogether. n cnxy
/ evening, when the bell rang. aud
( Charles EdSarton and George Merton
/ were shown into the room Mrs. Green
~as almost astoni>hod out of all court.
esy in contemplating the lmpertincuce
+ of the Young men Of cur day. who e.
/ calling without waiting for al intro
1 duc,ion- Her surprise was by mo means
! lesseuess. bGt the course of her cuntem-
pls,ion was turned when her daughter
showed what tha girls Il cur day are
capable Of. by welcoming them very st
renely aud introducing them IN mat
tcr-ot fact way to her mother.
/ The explanation If Il all IA. that
+ these three young persons had met IN
( the merry Summer time in All oui ~
the Way country naok. where >Arcpts
wa. soiourning with city coasln, a
.rieai nt Me,.rs Etsartop aud Mer
ton.
M. Green acevpiei ths Situation.
sracvfully. saa asS pleasantly eouste-
+ ,,us. A. t<csme - polite . lsty bus
{ wAen she cali Was ended. All mother
and daughter were lei, again - each
others compaulonship. Sarspts listened