Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-31

prOXlGltv 10 Jimmy, am using tueln
selves by looking at some pictures, as
he called them, that lie, with pencil
still in hasd, had just been drawing en-
some coarse white paper. The pic
lures consisted Of few crooked lines
which he called mountains, the fences
and trees, few cross marks; the
houses were made in the form Of a
square box, with more cross marks ior
windows. These, the poor, simple
boy called nice pictures, and Katie and
her mother looked them over with ap.
parent admiration, though they would
have been ready to laugh at his cnthu.
sissm over them, had It not been for
the pity they felt. Some he had touched
with paint, and those he thought were
more nice" than the others, though
his paints were no good, and he wanted
some better ones, he declared.
Katie told him she would send him a
box OF nice new paints. and some pic
lures to paint from. 1t was long time
before she could make him understand
her intentions, but when he did, his
face, for the first time, lighted up with
cheerful expression. Thinking by
this time he was entertaining them
nicely, he took them into the house,
crawling or hopping along ahead, after
be style of toad, Mrs. Giles thought
for he could not walk, having had a
paralytic shock year previous-and
then, from huge bundle of keys sus-
pended from his neck, he unlocked u
little old melodeon, and, seating himself
before.it, on a high-backed chair, began
to pound upon the rusty, old keys,
every one of which was out of tune,
using every finger at time.
When he asked Katie to play, al
though it was in cross, cultural tone,
for he knew no other way of speaking,
she sat down to the instrument, and be-
came very sober in thinking of the
afflicted boy, to whom life. it seemed to
her, must be burden. With difficulty
she got little music out of the old in
.strument, and Jimmy thought it very
nice, Judging from the attention he
paid, as he sat, or partly reclined, on
the floor near by. He was now looking
more comical than before, for he
had donned soldiers cap, and
some old regimentals, partly of his
own construction, as wooden yarn of
various colors constituted part of their
adornment. Katie did not notice the
change in his attire until she rose from
the instrument, and had not Jimmy's
father, forlorn, worm looking old man,
Just then entered the room, she must
again have laughed, in spite of her
resolutions to the contrary.
You have come to pretty poor
place" said the old gentleman, address
ing Mrs. Giles, "but I am glad to see
you once more. sister, and hope you are
we'll"
Yes, Amos" she replied, with tears
in her eyes, "but I fear you are not,
Judging by your looks"
am almost through with the tolls
and suferings of this life, Mary, and
were it not for that boy, I would not
care to stay much longer"
The poor old pilgrim looked so sor.
rowful when he said this that Katie
thought she should burst into tears; she
came close to her mother, and said:
"How do pity poor old uncle! 1
should have thought you would have
come sooner to see him.
"And should have thought so, too, {"
she said, aloud. "You will forgive
me. I know, Amos, for so neglecting
you"
"Oh, yes, Mary, l could not expect
you to think much about me; you have
had too many affairs Of your eva to
think about there in your grand home
in the city. I have had q pretty hard
time to get along, with Jimmy and my
self to look after, but have small in
come from my fruit Come out to my
orchard with me-"
He then started, Mrs. Giles and Katie
following, while poor Jimmy had to be
left in the house.
The trees did truly hang very full of
fruit, and there were great many Of
them; but apples were very plenty
everywhere that year, and he said he
would have to sell them at low price.
:" And how you will have to work to
gather them, and you look hardly able
to walk around! said his sister. Then
she thought of her husband, robust
and hearty, with nothing to do but to
ponder over his newspapers from day
TO day, and walk about the streets; for
his interest money would support them
all handsomely, and really there was no
necessity for his exerting himself to
any great extent. So she said, "Brother,
Il You must realize less for your fruit
this year. I will make it up to you; you
shall want for nothing, or Jimmy,
"No. indeed, you shall not, uncle, {"
spoke up Katie, who up to this time had
kept silent. "And, mamma" she
whispered, 81 will go without a new
hat and suit, just to get poor jimmy
some better Clothes"
Then you are good girl" her
mother answered, "and our visit here
has not been in vain.''
Still she had not, as yet, much faith
that Katie would b willing to exercise
30 much self-deniaI. But when Katie
took the money her father gave her, and
bought Q suit VI new clothes with il for
Jimmy, instead of using it for her own
purposes, she gave Ter daughter credit
Tor being more generous than she had
supposed.
Katie was 80 fond of fine things for
her own personal adornment that she
had great struggle with self before
she concluded to do it; but her sym.