The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-01

Some ewhere or other there was oDc<
IN ugly old widow. thin ss asparagus
snd yellow - the fever. with such &
shockingly bad temper that Lot him
self wouldn't have endured hss. 6A<
u.s called Aunt Hoiofosnes. asd vheu.
ever she put her head out Of the viu-
dow all the people scsmpsred away.
Nevertheless Aunt Holofernes ~ss
tidy and industrious, for which reason
she had trouble enough with hss
daughter Pamphils. who Was 30 indo-
lent that 1t would take an earthquske
to shake her into motion Ths auArsl-
ing between the two began st sunrise.
'Yoa are - duil 40 Dutch tobacco.
said the mother to ths daughter. and
one wants Q team Of oxen 10 pull yos
out Of bed When Jon are up il i mo-
thing but sveethearsisg and looking
out Of the window. But I'll make you
leap about, l will
Psmphils. while her mother scoldsd.
gspsd and yawned. aod slipping be-
hind Ser. passed out Of tbs hoase door.
Aunt Holoferness then began to
sweep with all her might and accom-
p.nying the wish. swish. With sacn
monologue ss this:
In my young days girls worked -
hard a. mules.
They lived - close Is nuns'-wish.
swish. Now they are . pack Of fools'-
v.sh. swish. wish; 'dressy
swish; highty.
But while the mother swept. the
daughter had beckned to . swain. oi
whose back the old vomae caught
sight through the open door. and in
stsntIy down came the broo0stick With
thwsck upon it. When she hsd
beaten the youth Of. she beat her
daughter.
What's the matter. said Psmphila.
am I never to marry?' =
Marry. indeed! bow dare You
think Of such . thinsr
But you we're married. and 20 wss my
grandmother.
Yes, aud for that reason.' ssid ths
old woman. L know bestes than that
any child Of mine should ever do such
. thing.
But Pamphila went her old gay. till
one day. when Auot Holofernss bad .
wash; there was . great kettle Of
boiling water on the ire. that Pam
phila was % pour over the clothes; but
Just then there was young NAN sing.
log in the window. and 90 she slipped
out. Hard working Aunt Holofsrnes
lifted ths kettle herself; but a. she was
too old to carry it. the water was split.
and her foot Vas scalded. Then. while
che was scolding at the pain. she
looked out at the window. and seeing
her daughter again with the swain,
began TO scold at her. and prayed that
IL she was to be married, the Father of
Mischief might be her husband.
Some time after ward there came .
suitor to Psmphila. 90 soft spoken that
not even Aunt Holofernes knew how TO
say him nay. 80 he ives accepted; but
- the Wedding day drew near. there
were odd things said about the village
The newcomsr had . strange. fsmiliar
manner With the scamps Of the district.
and shook hands with them in . father
ly way that puzzled men. Aunt Holo-
fsrnes had her suspicions. and did not
at ell like two bumps on the top OF his
head that pushed up bis hair in IN odd
manner. She remembered what she
had wished when she burnt hsrssif.
and YES not sure that she bed not got
more of her wish than she wanted.
But the Wedding day osme. Aunt
Holoiernes bad ready her sweet cakes
and her bitter reflections. She had 3
great ola podrida for dinner. and q
ton Of vine ready. that was very gen.
erous, ~ we'll - . plan that IVES very
mean. When the married couple ware
about to enter the bridal chamber. the
old woman calling her daughter aside,
said: When you are first in your cham
her, shut both door aud window care
fully, stop every crack and Granny. and
be sure that there 10 no hole anywhere
open except the keyhOls. Then take
this olive branch. that hes been blessed
in church, 10 strike your husband on
the back. That il custom observed
in ell marriagss. which ngnifiss that
Indoors the wife has rule. and its inten-
tion 10 to consscrsts and confirm her
authority
Panphila. for the 6rst time in her
life, OH dient to her nothar. did ell that
she uas told to do; and when the newly
married husband saw the consscsated
olive branch in h;s vifs's haad, hs va
in . hurry to escape. Hut - every
hole and Granny vas stopped up.
except the Key hole. he wAs Obliged 70
squeeze hieseN shrosgh that. fdr the
suspicion st the old woman WAS correci
| that this vas the Fsthef Of Mischiei
himself, who may be very clever. but
Who had got intn the hAndsuf mother.
/ in.lav more tbaa bis nstch.i FoI
when be bad wriggled himself through
to the other side Of the eyhole, he ~ss
in hottie that had been fxed there Il
rscsive hin: and when, be uss 10, The
bottle the old woman corksd ord scalsd
il up. The 500 10 Law With ths hum
blest aud poiitest expressions. begged
her 10 Get him free. But Aunt Holofer.
nsa. who wss not to be cheated BY him
took the bottle and msrehed With it q
the top Of the mouetAin. without rest.
| ing until she gos to its steep, rocky. de-
serted psAk; on that she left the bottle
| and came down again. SHAKING her 6s.l