Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-21

Now Jacob very we'll knew that not q
woman in town would marry him if he
was worth his weight in gold 80 to
Connecticut he goes. ION a visit to
brother Dick, he sail, but in reality
on wife-hunting expeditions discon.
ISOLATE widower of six months.
Ere great many weeks had passed
away, the good neighbors were scan
dalized greatly by Jacob coming home,
bringing with him his second wife.
Mrs. Joslin number two was no mild.
looking little lady, but snowy, dash
ing wOmsn of twenty-five, with black
hair and eyes, and the crimson flush of
health upon her cheeks. "No doubt
but what she's tough enough" said
Jacob. Tough she was, and so he
found to his grief.
"What an Anticipated old howell this
is, Jacob" said she to her liege lord as
he was showing her the premises, with
a laughable complacency. "Of course,
you will fix it all up now?"
Why, no. 1t was good enough for
my mother, and I think it looks quite
we'll, myself but here is the kitchen,
how do you like 1t? ?"
Its agood large room but where is
the water?
"That's right out here, back of the
house ; you would not have to bring it
tar"
Indeed. but I can't bring water !;
you can have it brought into the house
by q little expense don't find a wash
ing machine, or a wringer either"
"Ahem ! May never had any /; they
cost O good deal, and o woman can Just
as we'll do what little they have to do
without them, as not"
"Do you have moving and reaping
machines?"
Yes. of course well = that's
different"
II presume they cost five times what
a washer and wringer would, so you
can get them any time this week, so
that can have them to use on Mon
day."
"Now, that is extravagant," expos
tulated Jacob "and you see. my dear,
you ought to try and economic my
first wife did,"
Mr.. Joslin, I shall not have you
quoting your first wife to me !; if you
killed her with hard work, you won't
kill me, please to remember and l
shall do no washing until have the
proper conveniences, and you must see
that the water is brought in, too.
Humph I should think this stove be-
longed to Mrs. NOAH"
Poor Jacob had to procure the neces-
sary machines before he could be
blessed with clean shirt, but every
time he thought of the cost, he gave
vent to dubious groan and said to
himself, "She won't bamboozle me into
getting her any more of her new
tangled notions" So when she asked
him for various little necessities, which
she did every day, he would say, "Oh |!
wait; money is tight with US farmers"
But haven't you any in the bank ?"
said she.
Well, yes; but that is for rainy
day; shant have that touched.
One day, after they had been married
about three months, news came that
cousin of Jacobs, out West, was dead,
and Jacobs presence, as his executor,
was required so forthwith sat out our
worthy friend, with many injunctions
to his better half to "lcok after all the
things"
"Ill look after things in way
that will astonish you," said she to her
self, with a smile.
Early the next morning our lady fair
started out for the village, taking with
her three hundred dollars that Jacob
had received the week before for piece
of land, and which he had deposited in
the cracked pitcher on the highest shelf
in the cupboard. for safe keeping, until
he had time to deposit it with his other
:" hard earned savings ," in the bank.
First to the stove store repaired our
enterprising friend, and ordered nice,
handsome stove, with its corresponding
furniture, to take the place of the old.
fashioned, second-handed, cracked one
at home; then new tea.set through
out, and supply of bright, shining tin
ware; and Mrs. Joslin gave sigh of
relief.
But tho battle was not half-won yet !;
and the rest of the forenoon she spends
in the furniture shop. picking out, with
solid satisfaction, some pretty, neat,
cane-seated chairs, and an easy rocking
chair, comfortable couch and less an
Gent table and mirror. A cheap, but
pretty and durable carpet completed
the list.
There" said she, "the necessaries
are all purchased, "now for the luxu-
ries."
So she purchased brackets, vases. an
ottoman, a large parlor lamp, stylish
curtains, and bright table.cover. Mrs.
Joslin went home tired but triumph
ant woman. In less than a week the
house presented quite q changed aspect.
The parlor, which was henceforth to be
called the sitting-room, looked very in
wiling the paper on the walls had
given place to some of less gorgeous
pattern, and the antique mirror had
vanished to the attic with the other fur.
niture.
The painter had done his duty to the
inside Of the house, and was now busy
at work at the outside; and so it hap
pened, when our good Jacob got home
and came up to the front gate with his
usual serenity, he stopped so suddenly
on seeing the changed garb and aspect
OF his house, that he almost tumbled
down. He rubbed his eyes and looked
again but there was the house looking