Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-06-08
A Matrimonial Advertisement.
by DIAMOND.

Toast burned 70 a crisp. coffee like
mud and bce!stesk rs tough as leather! !
I'd like 10 know how in thunder a man
is going to live on such stuff as this. Ill
die of indigestion in less than week if
keep On iu this way. Here, Bridget,
take the mess away, and just pack up as
quickly as you ever did anything in your
life," groXled Mr.. Aaron Allen, as he
arose from the table, giving it a violent
push that set the dishes rafting. Bridget
sullenly set to work, and Mr.. Allen strobe
out of the room. banging the door behind
him.
SWELL" he muttc,ed, as nc reached bis
study and threw himself into chair.
"''This is ago! Five cooks in as many
weeks, and no prospect of anything bet
ter. 1t will certainly drive me distracted
trying to live in this way. do hate to
break up snd board after keeping house
so long. If Sophia hadn't made such
goose of herself she might he here yet,
and all would be we'll"
Mr.. Allen was midd!c-aged bachelor,
whose maiden sister, a few years younger
than he, had always directed his house
hold affairs since the death of their moth
er, twenty years previously, when Sophia
was girl of sixteen. They had always
months since, when Sophia took mortal
umbragc ut her brother. For Miss So.
phia had u pet parrot, beautiful talka
tive bird, which she was very fond of; but
one unlucky day she unthinkingly left
the case-door open and went out calling.
Her brother came from his business be-
fore she returned; and sight met his
eyes which set his quick temper in blaze
at once. On his study table sat Poll,
busily engaged in tearing into minute
bits some of his most important docu-
ments, which she had pulled from the
half-open drawers, while over what few
remained untouched by her bill streams
of ink were pouring from the overturned
stand.
"Fun. fun! fine fun" shouted Poll,
pausipg moment in her work of de-
struction, and cooking up one eye mali
ciously at the iotruder.
ayes, I'll make it fun for you, you
scoundrel, you--you-" sputtered Mr..
Allen, using, am afraid, few not very
refined expressions, and seizing Poll una
wares, he thrust her into the cage, and
rushing cut on the street, gave her to the
drst person he met. Miss Sophia soon
came home, and missing her bird, made
inquiries, when her brother at once re-
lated the whole affair. His sister stormed
and fumed and ragged, calling him "a
cruel monster" and ending By declaring
she would not remain in a house where
she was so abused. Mr. Allen, in pas
sion, told her to do Is she liked about it;
il Was immA,erial To him whether she
went or remained; % she departed without
even leaving her future address. bot her
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