The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-21

Nuo C1ys a0ous HeFt Jump blH -Snu
+ the st Of his sentence is couhded II
bis hat. which lie has removed to wipe
bis rnau.y brow with his red handan na.
( asked him who was the original
T proprietor.
" His name was Psgg"
went 10 see HIM He looked a
little older and palmer. He had
worked hard. be said. snd was getting
on 50 so | took quite liking to
him and patronized him to some ex-
tent Whether / did so because | WAS
heginniug 10 have a dIstrust for such
fellows as R4ttler and Mixer is not
necessary for me to state.
You remember how the Coyote Tun
mel went in, and how awfully we
sharehol ers were done ! Well, the
very next thing | heard was that Rat
ter, who was one of the heaviest share.
''hnlders. was mp at MugginsviIls keep.
Ing bar for the proprietor of the Mug
ginssille Hotel. and that old Fagg had
struck il rich, and didn't know what to
do with his money All this was told
me by Mixer who'd been there settling
up matters, aud likewise that Fagg
was sweet upon the daughter of the
p oprietor of the aforesaid hotel. And
so by hearsay and letter / eventually
gathered that old Robins. the hotel
man, was trying to get up match be-
tween Nellie Robins and Fagg. Nellie
was a pretty. plump and foolish little
thing, and would do just as ber father
wished. / Thought ii would be good
thing for Fagg if he should marry and
settle down; that as q married man lie
might be of some account. So ! ran
up to sMugRinsyille one day to look
after things.
Ii did me an immense deal OF good
to make Rather mix my drinks for me.
Rather, the gay, brilliant and uncon~
querabie Rather. who had tried to snub
me two years ago. talked to him
about Fagg and Nellie. particularly as
| thought the subject distsstefnl. He
never liked Fage, he said, and he was
sure Nellie didp't Didn't Nellie like
any body else ? He turned around to
tue mirror hind the bar and brushed
his hair. l understood the conceited
wretch. | thought I'd put Fagg on
his guard and get him to hurry up
matters L bad q long talk with him
You could see by the way the fellow
scted that he was badly stuck. He
sighed and promised to pluck up cour
age to hurry matters TO a crisis. saw
he and Nellie once together. Nellie
was good girl and | think had kind
of respect for Fsggs unobtuseness.
Brt her fancy was already taken cap
tive by Rsttler's superficial qualities.
which were obvious and ,asing
don't think Nellie was any worse than
you or |. We are more apt TO take
acquaintance az their apparent value
than their intrinsic worth. It's less
trouble ard, except when we want to
trust them. quite as convenient We
ask the time OF day of anyone, but it 8
only when we want to buy the watch
that we think whether IL is a lever or
gslvan:-qu. The difficulty with wo-
men is that their feelings are apt to get
interested sooner than ours. and then
you know reasoning is out of the ques-
tion. This is what old Fagg would
have known had he been of any &C.
count. But he was not. So much the
worse for him.
II was few months afterward. and
l was sitting in my Office when in
walks old F.gg. was surprised to
see him down. bnt he talked over the
current topics with that mechanical
manner of people who know that they
have something else to say, but are
obliged 10 get it in that formal way
After an interval Fagg. in his natural
man per, said:
I'm going home
Going home
Yes, that is. think I'll take q trip
to the States. came to see you, as on
know / have little property. and
have executed power Of attorney for
you to manage my affairs I've some
papers I'd like to leave with you
VIII you take charge of themi'
Yes; but what of Nellie ?
Hisface fell it was naturally long
face and hadn't far 30 fall. He tried t.
smile and the combination resulted in
one OF the most startling and grotesque
effects ever beheld. At length he
said:
i shall not marry Nellie that is
he seemed to internslly apologize for
the imperative mood think had
better not
David Fagg. said | with sudden Sc
verify, you are Of no account
To my sstonishment his face bright
ened.
Yes said he. that's i'll I'm of 70
aecountl always knew it. You see.
thought Rather loved the girl as well
~ / did, and | knew she liked him bet
ter than she did me. and would be
happier. | dare say, with bin. Bat
then knew that old Robbins would
have preferred me to him, as / was bats
ter off--and the girl wonld do As he
said-and you see I thonght was
kinder in the way-and So | left
But he continued a. | WAS about to
intercept him, for fear the old man
might object to Rather, Pse leat him
enough TO set him up in business for
himself in Cogtown. A pushing. &C
tive, brilliant fellow. you know. like
Rather, can get along. and will soon
be in his old position again--you
needn't be hard On him. you know. If
be doesn't. Goodbye
Was too much disgusted with his
treatment of that Rather to be at all
amiAble, but rs bis business was profit
able, / consented to attend to il and be
left. A few weeks passed. The re-
turn steamer arrived and terrible ac-