Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-30
How They Euchered the "Old Man."

We are told on the best authority {"
that wealthy old gentleman residing
in high-toned portion OF this goodly
city had a beautiful motherless daugh-
ter from whom he exacted promise
that she would never marry without his
sanction. Her first lover, though" poor
but honest" won her heart. The father
rejected him, and babe her choose an
mother. She said, " No, I shall yet
marry him under your own roof, but
not without your consent" Time
PISSED along, and one evening, not long
since, her father, for her especial
amusement. gave a select masquerade
ball, to which, of course, her lover was
not invited. While the masks were on
and mirth running high, there was o
shout for some one to play preacher, as
q youthful pair were to have a sham
wedding. Some one volunteered, and
the bride and groom stepped forth, he
hobblipg on crutches and she gray
haired and decrepit. Their appearance
was greeted with roars of laughter.
The minister said: "Some one must
give this bride away she is too young
to be responsible" She chose couple
for guardians, apparently because they
stood nearest. The ceremony was per-
formed, and the Misunderstanding and con-
gratulations commenced, but the bride
had tainted. Her husband snatched
off her mask and his own, and in the
general CONSERVATION everybody fol.
lowed suit. When 10 the married
couple were the "poor but honest" and
his chosen one /; the minister bona
fida Justice of the Peace. The girl
had selected her father and aunt to give
away the bride, and thus with his con.
sent she was married at home to the
man of her choice. The old man saw
the joke, pronounced them too old for
him, gave his blessing and received the
husband into his family.-Goldem Era.
He LET THEM TALK.-It is one mark
contempt. Frederick the Great never
cared how much fun or criticism his
people made Of him. He was fond of
saying that che could do what he
pleased, and his subjects could say what
they pleased" How he would have
treated the seditious utterances {"
which Bismarck is so sternly REFRESHING,
two facts may suffice to show:
A Berlin bookseller sent to the palace
a copy Of the most singing lampoon
ever published against Frederick, and
asked for his majesty's instructions.
Do not advertise it Extensively"
answered the king, "but sell it by all
means hope it will pay you we'll"
On another occasion he found crowd
staring at q sourrilous caricature Of
himself, which had been pasted SO high
up on the wall that it was not easy to
see it distinctly. The king, pushing
his way through the startled throng,
said to his attendants,-
"Put it lower down. that they may
not have to strain their necks over it. !"
In an instant the obnoxious placard
was torn to shreds, and the crowd dis
persed with shout of Long live
Father Fritz"
A contemporary says: "There is no
reason why farming may not be made to
pay much oftener than it does. Very
few have learned to regard it as bust
ness. It is sort of chance work all
round. Most men look on it as . sort
of real estate transaction. They hope
one day to sell out at a big figure, hence
are afraid to improve their farms with
view to agricultural operations, for fear
that whoever buys tho land will not care
for those little things. We have often
heard some improving farmer ridiculed
for his expenditures by some knowing
ones, who were very sure so and SO
would get more for his place than If he
had thrown his money in the dirt"
To live with our enemies as if they
might one day be our friends. to be
with our friends as they might become
our enemies, is neither according to the
nature of hatred, nor in accordance
with the rules OF friendship. 1t is not
moral, but really political maxim.
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