The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-01-10
WORKING BOTH WAYS.


friend, Josiah Clemmens, on the sam,
day, III the same church, married Au
gusta Lawton and her dearest friend
AnathHsia Meakim, contract wal
made between the two couples. They
bound themselves that If one famii,
had son and the other a daughten
that son and daughter, when they ar.
rived at the proper age, should become
man and wife. There was nothing "a
novel, or original in such an agreement
If there had been, the parties To the
contract would never have made it, for
they were neither novel or original in
anything-they were simply naudlin
with romance, and this covenant was
merely the effect of which strict at.
tention to novels, love tales and PLAYS
was the cause. Flipper and Clemmens
had died full 81 years aud gout and
rheumatism, and left eacli u large for.
tune to his wife. They had each left.
as well, child Flipper daughtes.
named Kitty, Clemmens u son named
Richard, otherwise Dick. The old
men had forgotten, long before their
deaths, all about their agreement on
their wedding day, but not so with the
mothers. They had heen ia oorresron,
dence for the last five years about
nothing else. The children had now
reached their majority, and the moth.
eIs were anxious for the contamination
of the plan. ua
Mother" said Dick, at the break.
fast table, "there is no use in urging
that girl kitty's suit, for / will never
marry her"
q How do You know, my son You
have not seen her for twelve years, and
you might be delighted with her." re-
turned Mrs. Clemmens, eoaxingly.
know l shouldn't" Dick said.
''She was red-headcd abomination when
she was child. aud I'm certain she's
tie same now"
Well, It seems TO me, Dick, that
you might at least wait until YOU do
see each ether before you make up
your mind. This is too bad" whined
Mrs. Clemmens, wiping her eyes with
a napkin, and not discovering her mis-.
take until she rubbed some mustard
seed into her blue orbs, which occa-
stoned the use of her handkerchief in
good earnest-'just when | thought
had such good news for you"
e" What Is the newsi"
Shes coming here. received a
letter this morning from her mother.
saying Is itty would start in day or
two"
o, my" groaned Dick. d" You
mast stop her." he said, seriously. .sIf
sne comes, | go. / know what she'll
be-a little stuck-up mink, full of
French airs she acquired by studying
abroad for twelve years. She'll say
Mon Dieu' and ma fol- and she'll talk
about her naivete and her gaucherie
and her chic she'll speak bad French
IN the present tense, indicative mood,
ct the first copjugation, and she'll com.
mence all her questions with 'Esker.
and then stick like the young man at
Veneerings party. l shan't see her
that's settled. will never marry q
FrenchiteJ wax doll; but | want a
wife who knows how To keep house
IN order, can cook, preserve, sweep.
darn, sew, mend, dust, and. as the al |
Vertisements say, make herself gener |
ally usefni--in short, "A woman like INV
respected ma"
An idea seemed to strike Mira Glenn |
mems, and she answered, gaily, "Wall, !
Dick, everything is for the best. Ifl
you won't marry her, you won't 80 I'll |
do lust as you saw
After breakfast she made "a l,urt ed /
toilet, and took the first train for the
city. Toward evening she returned
with as pretty a piece Of femininity as
Dick had ever seen withal. The dain-
ty curly-headed little woman straight
way. went TO the kitchen and then Mrs.
Clemmens informed her son that she
had made things all right with Mrs.
fllpper, and that the pretty conglonier-
alton Of muslin, curls, pink and white,
was a new cook she had engaged.
With the advent of the new cook
came iuxuries such as had never been
seen on the Clemmens' table before
The cuisine (as Dicks Kitty iF'Iipper
might say were perfect. Richards
old stockings were mended so neatly
that an old pair of socks were better
than new pair. His shirts, too, we're
washed and ironed SO perfectly that
whiteness and gloss caused envy in the
bosoms Of all his male friends. .
But another change had been effect
ed by the cook. The pink-and-white
young lady, whom the hottest fire new
made red and white, was accustomed
to take seat in the sitting-room in the
evening and attend to sewing--the
kitchen being locked up-to save gas.
Mrs. G. said, and Dick remained at
home at night, something unusual for
him. gl1i
In fact, Dick was in love with the
cook and he found u hundred excuses a
day To 90 to the kitchen and have a
word or two with the curly-headed lit
tie weman. 70 fta
At first she was very cold to him,
but, gradually, he saw his respect in
crease with his love, the ice of her re-
serve began to melt under the warmth
Of his passion, and the young man was
correspondingly happy. @at
At length Dick found himself SO en-
tangled In the net of love that nothing
but marriage would free him, SO he en-
tered the kitchen one afternoon. and.
with preamble, proposed marriage.
And here is where we triumph over
the intelligent reader, who says, "I