The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-20

Mrs. Major Wheelock, wife OF that
old pioneer and sminently respected
citizen ofthas name, leaosd over the
b-nistes the othse mosuisg and IN.
swered him:
The shear! Why. they are right
down there somewhere. I was using
them not Eve minutes ago.
The Major vented them 10 trim Oh q
hosss biauhst at ths hsrn. and Be
marched into ths sittisg suom Aad up
to the "a .uily work -baskee. Of course
they were there. He tumbled . ball
OF yarn. paper Of pins. . half made
garment. bu.'ou.box and . pin cush-
ion off on the Asor, made . dive among
the bodkins, wonted. threads and
dsrning- needles. and the shears did not
turn up. He stood the work -bsskst
on i'll hesd. hut it wss 10 good. Thsn
b wsot over to t6e lbateeot cod
rsked of three or fous phoeagr be.
rs1t'aa down . vt of shs1lS, se3 k1ek,
- q two. boelw, bot tie s1 Ire Ansco
"a thsss.N Hs kas Ssd = TN faeo q
be vent into the ball and called out !
l can't find hide nor hair of EN-, and
l don't believe you ever had any!'
Now look a2sin-th.t's . good man.
she replied. I know they are right
there
The Major got down on lhahds, aad
kneea and Jootsd under Che leunae.
No shears. Then he stood up and
looked c'n the msntel. The near est
approach 10 shears there vas . bent
hsir-pin. Then he walked around and
surveyed esoh wisdow.sill and gave the
work bsaket another r.ckst.
II tell eyoa th<ss aiu't nosheon TIE.
or else I'm blindss'n : bstf ~be shouied
from the hall after hs had given tie
hall tree . locking over
Why. Major. ho~ impa,ie.t ,"u
ar-r
'These's on iapatience sboas I'LL I
tell y0t ths shears sini hssei No enc
can ever lind snyth,ng in this heuse! I
had to lock > straight hour the other
day to end the Rimbletr
1T you don't ere them in the bedroom
I'll come down. M
lie entered the bedroom, glanced over
the lburesla asd stand. pulled the shade
of the pillows, and whirled the pillows
around. and then took down . hair.
bottle from . bracket and looked Into
it The shears were sotia thO bottle
nor any where else. Stay! They might
have bvsu carried ssder the bed BY
that mysterious hessshold tide which
carries articles from room TO room in
an invisible manner He crawled under,
bumped his head on tho Stats, got duet
IN his thfo {. aud was backin out with
tlood In bis eye when his wife called
out:
why. what no earth are you after!
sAf,or! AiteTr be shonted, - - al
most coughed his head off-.l'm after
them Internal shears!'
why. here they srei ! They we're
lying Ia my sewing chair. right in plain
sight
E i dnn't believe it'll never behave
II! ! IOoksd into &hst chsif over ten
thousand timesr k SO
well, there they ar0.
It's no such thingi You've lost 'sm.
or pswned 'em or traded 'em for gun.
You've NO more order in your house
than an old cooper eh"pr
lie walked past tl,e chais iato the
Nall aud was going out when she
called:
Dear. area's you going to take the
shesrs:'
.ShearsS What shears I'm Eeisg
ovst 70 the store and boy - 8 p1lk s.f
shsass, an,iis any hAudh bein> 6n8his
hoass ever puts finger on 'em they'll
sudsr for it! Ill - II can't have :
pair Of shears IN my hoase after beisg
msrrisd for. upvarde q. lerta three
yearsr
And be pulled down his hat sad
slam,ned tho door with all his might -
he lwelt ont.