Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-18
A Long-lost Brother.

Shiny look, as though the pores of his
shIn verc oozirg oil. His features
were neither Italian, French. Portu-
guese nor Spanish. but a sort of blend
ing of all these nationalities-a ccsmo.
politan face picked up feature at a
time during forty years wandering in
the wilderness of civilization and the
deserts of populous communities.
Mrs. .hulhatney, the good woman of
an i street cottage. was busily engaged
i'll clearing the snow from the steps OF
her front door with fire shovel.
Taking reef in bis features and
bringing them down to business
basis, the tramp leaned over tho gate
and, the back of the womuu of the
house being toward him, timidly ut
tero q I" HI hum!
The woman apparently did not hear,
and after gazing at her in silence for q
time the man leaning over the gate
said: "Ho hum!'
Mrs. Mulharney arose, faced about,
and, shovel in hand. stood regarding
the man at the gate with 10 mild c,un-
tcnance. His face was wrcathed with
smiles as he said:
DE reason l mak-ee de tho hum
was because think me that you no
hear-a de 'ha hum
Well, sor, what for do ye come
here wild yer tho huns anil yer 'ha
hums?' What are yo after?
"Ah, it makes me de pleasure to see
you, madam. l find at least one kind
face to whom l can talk. For two days
/ have no eat-a de grub. 1 must
starve but for find you. Now 0at-
your face assure mo So"
"You eat, do ye? Yer hungry an
want to eat p
Madam, de fac is as you say"
You behave in the Bible ?"
always, madam. 1t is de only
book OF me-. l live by lie Bible. Abra.
ham. Isaac and Jacob he delight me. .
"Well, as ye behave in the Bible an
live by it. 80 shall ate by it,"
"Ah. I know have not mistake you
face. De good of you heart is in it.
1t is do face of Mary, of Rachel and
Rebecca. can see in it cold ham, hot
coffee, and"
mo matter how much cold ham re
may see in my face, yell taste none of
it till I see something more in the face
of We than | now find. Ye shall ate &C.
cordin' to the law laid down in the BIZ
ble."
Madam. shall eat by de law OF
any book you shall name, but de Bible
1 would prefer
"Come wild me-" said Mrs. Null.
barney, and she showed the tramp to
the wood shed in the rear, where he
was brought face to face with a pile of
nut pine wood, a saw and an axe.
Then" says Mrs. Mulharney, "the
book by which you prefer 10 ate, says
In the sweat OF thy face shalt thou ate
bread Do ye understand 2"
Madam. You are de most biblical
woman what 1 have ever find. You
have searched de Scripture we'll. DE
harvest be truly plenty, but de labor
or are few and besides is it not writ
ten that Men shalt not live by de
bread alone ~
Suddenly the nose of the tramp
turned up, the lid Of an eye turned
down and the corner of the mouth
drew back toward the righ ear.
Mrs. Mulharney was astounded at the
sight of this facial metamorphosis.
Me good woman" said the tramp,
"ye've got mortgage on yer housed
Bad luck to it; how do you know
that?"
"Aisy, darlin', don't ye know me
now? I'm yer long-lost brother Pat
rick, jist returned from Australia wild
lashils O coin, an I'll lift ye to be the
finest lady in the land. I'm yer prodi-
gal brother come home. Now, sisther,
dear, we'll ate bite, and in the mean.
time I'll tell We my adventures"
"Ha humH' says Mrs. Mulharney,
sit happens me- only brother was a
sisther.'
"Ah, darlin' didn't l know it! lam
that sisther in Disguise. l travelled
for"
Ho hum, but me- sisther is dead"
"Indade, indade, it is SO, and she
comes from the grave"
For bit o. cold ham!" cried Mrs.
Mulharney, and gathering stick of
wood she pursued forth her would-be
relative who was soon recognized by
the police as Needles" the wandering
trageiisn," Il man 80 in love with his
Ciat IS tAaStASCo ~ ia AhACo hAu
paths.
SICK HEADAcuE.-Thisc complaint is
the result Of eating too much and ex-
ercisipg too little. Nine times in ten
the cause is in fact that the stomach
WAS moi able to digest the food last
introduced into it. either from its hav.
ing been unsuitable, or excessive in
quantity. A diet of bread and butter,
with ripe fruit or berries. with moder-
ate and continuous exercise in the open
air sufficient to keep up a gentle per-
spiration, would cure every case in a
short time. Two tesspoonfuls of
powdered charcoal in a half -glass of
water, and drank, often gives instant
relief. Sick headache with some per-
SONS comes on at regular intervals, and
is the signal of distress which the
stomach puts out to inform us that
there is an over-alkaline condition of
its fluids; that it needs natural acid
RI rastora the l,attarv TO itS normal