Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-18
Taxing Boarders.

1t was u scan.sai, the nrighbors
said, that Miss D-,ia should be
Obliged to take boarlrrs, after all she',.
been throuHh; AMI heaven ksows
boarders dii not help body to work
ont Lcr salvation. And so much money
III TIE fs,lily, 100, taking it small and
large. WAsi.t her Uncle Ebeu, over at
DIVER, we'll 10 do, and not chick OF
BIS own 10 care for. except the boy he
hal adopted. who Hus no credit 10 him
1t YRS odd, now, that g man with Door
relations, she nld take to stranger
when his own Il :si. and blood was
needy; hut sometimes it docs seem as
il folks lad more feeling for others than
for their Own NTH and Kin. Then there
we're cousins in the city, forehanGed
and fashionable, who we've never worth
arow OF pins to Della, and there was
ler great ut Gle Johns widow u larkip
on the continent, a-gsmirg st Blden.
Baden, aud trying the waters of every
mineral sprlt G in tie thee kingdoms,
for no Liseass unler the sun but old
age. SIZE had been known t. Say that
her folks wero too rieh already, ard
probably she would eadow some hos.
pitai with her property" Plainly,
wealthy relatives were OF no value to
Miss d ella. 10 be sure. she had never
seen her gieat-aunt since she was q
Child, when her Uncle John had
brought her into their eimpie life for a
months visit, with her French maid
and dresser, Der jewels and falials,
which won tho lear. Of ber nsmesske.
Since then Uncle Johns widow had
become q soft Of gilGed creation,
always young and beautiful; for though
Della had received little gifts from
time to time across the seas for the last
hfseen years, She had neither heard nor
seen rythirg Of tte being who had in;
spired her youthful imagination, and
was quite uncertain il sue b person az
Mrs. John Rogerson was in the land oi
the living. Dsal or alivs. she seemed to
have nisde no material difference to
Delia's hum drum life. After nursing
her father through long sickness
Della found that he had left heavy
mortgage ou the homestead. and her
mother and herself ON the high road to
the rco,-house, unless they should be.
stir themselves. As her mother was
slready bedriddeu. tho stirring natural
Iy fell upon D,lis. and she advertised
fer summer boarders:
GOOD board in the country at the
riverside. at seven dollars week.
Large chambers. broad piazzis. fine
views, berries and lew milk. One mile
from tue station. Address,
DELLA ROGER ON,
Croitsborough. Me
"CAeap enoughl" commented 81
elderly i.ly who happened upon it.
"DeEa Rogerson. An old maid,
Suppose. obliged to look on: for herself
I've gooi mind to try ler broad
piazzas and new milk. II don't like
it. t,ere1l 30 no harm DONE"
Acd So D4lia's ret boardcr arrived
an OLD lady with false front hair
wripkled tkin, faded eyes, blucl
alpaca gown and hair trunk. Dslis
made her as Welcome as if she had
been u Guciiass; lighted Gre in Mrs
elements rooro, as the night was damp
aid brought cut her daintiest cup and
Saucer. with the fadeless old roses
wreail.iug them. Wonderfully kind,
ttHec!ed I'd Mrs. Gle ment, as sht
comhed oui her wisps OF gray hair, aad
safely coli .ei the false flont to box
Wonderful kin,lIess for seven dollar,
week. SHE'S new to the trade. Shell
learn better. Human nature DOM
chapgo with la'i,udes. She'll fad il
doeen't pay to consider the comfort ol
epcverty st,i,ke old creature" Bu,
IN spite tf htr worldly wisdom Mrs
Clement was forced to confess that
Delia La begun as she meant to hold
Gut, although othet bo .rd.rs came to
Genard her attention and to multiply
hef cares. The fret and r of conflict
Ing tem2eraments u, der Ler roof was a
new experience TO Della. When Mrs.
usesome complained Of the mosquitoet,
With an air as ii Miss Il ygerson were
fesponsible fer their creation; of the
Mes. as II they were now acquaintances
oi want Of appetite, as though Della