Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-15

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ali aoz-r- .L iLe>e cLAnReAbie hues
~l- ;.a-- them al On the iJoT beside
L-r Then lie took out tAblecloih,
Al4s SILVER - OILS, AID a set CT knives and
f.rks ultA ivory handles dyed bright
greer. AID touA then. INTO the kitchen.
such dazzling teA-'abie ! had never
sch before.
We hal bread. and smoked beef. and
cake. and gingerbread, and preserves ;
and As ! was treated with great dIstinc
ton. en-! oyei myself a. much as if had
been IN full dress for the occasion.
We were all very merry, chatting and
laughing. and eating preserves and cake
strained any one-and were perhaps
growing a little rude, when suddenly
the outside kitchen door was burst open,
and a man who looked to me like wild
giaut rushed in with an Ak over his
shoulder.
His heal reached almost to the beams
above. His eyes were red and wild,
and his hair, which was long and grizzly,
stood out like hundred serpents around
his face. He wore red flannel shirt,
and a great many white buttons, like loz-
enges, on it.
This was all taken in at glance, and
formed picture on my memory never
to be erased. Before we had time to
look at each other, he cried OUT
ooh, this is the way things 60. is it :?
You're here feeding Joe Luke's, and
Abe Raymond's, and Will Sanders chill
dren, on cake and pie, and I'm off earn
ing money to pay for it Go home,
girls Your fathers and mothers are
too proud to speak to me, but they ain t
too proud to let you eat the good things
1 have to pay for "
We were paralyzed by the sight of the
aA, anu OCioiC VIC SOulu Iuu, uc CTleu
out to his wife,
Whose child is that there, with the
light curls?"
In a very subdued voice, she re-
Piled
That's one of the new minister's
children"
"Oh, it is, La . And he expects me,
who never goes to meeting, to feed his
family Clear out, every soul of you,
before l chop your heads off with my
ak " he roared out in terrific voice.
At this moving appeal, we all started
and fled through door ON the other
side of the kitchen, and stumbled over
each other in the darkness outside.
Mamie Sanders, the Oldest of the
group, said, in kind voice, Don't
be afraid. He talks awfully when he's
drunk, but he never hurts anybody"
We were too much afraid to be COM
forted, and fled in different directions.
by the roaring voice, the smashing of
dishes, and the shrieks within, we knew
the kind mother had all she could do
to protect her own children, without
looking after us.
In my fright, and being almost a
stranger in the place, took the longest
road to the village, and ran on, nv
heart beating SO that I could hardly
breathe. l was sure heard steps be-
hind me. They came nearer and nearer,
and l almost felt the cold ak at my neck,
when team came up, and the driver
called out
"Want ride home, child? This is
lonesome way for such little girl"
Anybody was my friend then who
could increase the distance between me
and that giant, and without a word,
reached up my hand and was helped on
to peddler's wagon.
opened my heart to my new friend,
and told him all-except my disobedi-
ence.
YES" he replied. "I heard that
Jim Howe had come home from the
lumber camp rum-crazy. Some day
he'll kill somebody. He ought to be
shut up for lunatic.
" Mary Miles was the best and pref
test girl about when we were young.
She married this stranger from fur off,
and the old captain gave her q great
wedding, and fine clothes and furniture,
and had got their house built Just so
fur when he failed up and died. Then
it wasn't long till Jim Howe showed
himself up, and broke her spirit and
her heart too.
He's sold off nearly all her nice
things, and instead of doing any work,
he sets bad example, and abuses them
all. He went off numbering, but has
come back before they begun work.
I'm afraid Mrs. Howe hasn't resolution
to bring up those rude girls right.
"Why, child, I didn't notice that you
had no outside garment! Here, take
this new hoss- blanket and put it round
you"
There was no reading of Robinson
Crusoe" at home that evening. As
opened the door, I heard Emeline sob
OUT
"If she's fallen into the we'll, or been
carried off by those Indians, they never
will forgive me |"
When they saw me, they ali Rugged
and kissed me, and asked, "Who car
ried you off ? and how did you escape? "
When told my story, my eldest sis.
ter looked at me reproachfully, and
said,-