Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-02-09
Her Active Mind.

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marked a lady of energetic nature to her
poor little husband. 1.-THE doctor says
you can't live two hours"
"Very WE'LL" responded William. in
a weak voice, but with sigh of relief
"GO down and blow up the servants ut
once"
"Wh. WHAT" said the agitated woman,
bending over him.
"Free your mind. Nancy, free your
mind" he gasped, teebly. II shall be as
quick about it as possible, but shall try
your patience. Blow enough to make
you uheerful a couple of hours, and by
that time shall be out of the way.
shall never have another opportunity, and
want to die in peace"
HE wanders," said the lady to her.
self, scowling through her tears at some
cheerful voice tnat stole into the room of
death from the street below. ~ wonder
if those pesky trifers don't know there
some dying going on up here. l shall
speak to the policeman about this. It's
shame that I've got to be worried, and
worried, and worried to death when my
heart is 50 full of other matters that l
can't find time to think. Here I've
been'-
~ should like to comfort you," inter-
rupted the rapidly failing man, with Il
faint smile Of apology; ''but the truth
is, I've got so much Of my own dying on
hand that can't find the time. Bear up,
my dear. I'll call around aud make b
complaint to.morrow-or, rather, I'll
send my ghost"
civilian! I" calculated the grief-strick-
en- woman, "that's just like you. Always
too shiftless. Always putting off till to-
morrow what should be done to-day. My
mother warned me Of it before married
you. If there's anything hate it's pro-
crastination! II there's anything abom-
mate it's a shiftless man."
"Go down and give it to the servants
said the dying man, huskily.
"He wanders," repeated the agitated
woman, rising hastily to make frantic
passes at fly resting in the sunshine ON
the wall. This house is overrun with
vermin from cellar to garnet. 1t makes
no difference how much toll, and delve
and drudge and work my fingers to the
bone, and wear old clothes aud look like
fright. William! if you don't get me
some exterminatOr tomorrow"
"It's unnecessary" interrupted the
gentleman addressed, with a sad, sweet
smile. Ill guess I'll-Ill. manage to
-ts 60 off without it." ...
His head fell back and there was a
strange look in his eyes.
"He's deadw shrieked the widow,
throwing herself upon the lifelese form
and weeping violently. ~ had forgotten
that he was dying-I have so much to
think off Nothing goes right in this
house. Ny poor, patient husband!"
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''Go away" ste screamed. -Leave me
alone with my dead!' A moment of 81.
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