Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-11

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would consent, even though it did not
please me- said Robert. Come,
Esther, be reasonable; there are SO
many pretty names, and Mary, be-
sides being SO common, is to me the
very essence of plainness.
But my mind was made up, and I
would not listen.
"She is your daughter, as we'll as
mine, Robert" I said, "and, of
course, you will name her to suit
yourself, but to me, she shall never
be any other than what I have said. !"
How our conversation would have
ended I cannot tell, but fortunately
for us both, it was interrupted by
callers who spent the evening with
us, and for the time being our dis.
pute and it's cause were forgotten.
At breakfast the next morning,
the subject was not once alluded to
in even the most remote way, and at
noon, and in the evening it was the
same.
Another day came and went, and
still another, and yet not o word was
said. Our table conversation was no
longer the pleasant pastime it had
once been, for we found it difficult
to converse on topics of minor inter-
est, while the one subject which en-
crossed our hearts and minds was
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my heart. My husband appeared Il
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us; even baby, who before had been
associated only with the purest,
deepest Joy, seemed changed. I
could not take her in my arms with
out thinking of what. I chose to call
my trouble. Friday morning came.
It was q lovely, sunshiny day; but
it seemed to me the dreariest ever
sun rose upon. "Who would think
Robert could be so obstinate ?" I
said to myself as I rocked my little
one to sleep.
just before noon our pastor called.
1 was so i'll at ease that it was with
difficulty that l sustained my part of
the conversation. l suppose he no.
ticed my agitation, for he enquired
If ! were well as usual. For an in
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all. 1t seemed rs if it would be q
relief to open my heart to some one,
but q feeling Of pride restrained
me
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