Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-04-06
OLYMPIA T. FRIDAY AINIi- g. 1883

: down the Stairs - carefully a5 .h,
hal col:ir. down then. herself. Ssh,
WILL call the others Il soon a. she j.
sure II is J.. she exclaimed, cIa-pin.
her hands ii al agony Of fear Bli
great gran came straight on, without
word, until she stood beside tn,
frightened giIl.
Here's the key, my dear" She
said, in u whisper. and with quite a
glrlish air. I've got key that tits
the Generals door, though she don't
know it, and took this from under
her pillow. Oh. if she'd caught me.
But she sleeps like soldier of the
revolution. And here's little gift
for you putting Il small package in
Gertrude's hand. Law. child. how
much you do look like me the night
l ran away with Oliver Pecky, Your
sweetheart's a good boy; l know all
about him. Good night. and happy
New Year to You BOTH" And exert
ing all her strength Gertrude stand
ing motionless in her great surprise
tho old lady unlocked tho door.
and gently pushed the girl out into
the arms of her lover.
And when the flight was discovered
next morning, the anger thereat WIS
nearly equalled by tho wonder in
regard to the manner OF it.
She never went 10y the front door,
| for the key was under my pillow
thundered the bassoon.
She couldn't have opened one OF
the parlor windows to have saved her
life squeaked the fife. Only John
and myself know the secret OF tho
fastenin.s. And if she conld have
opened 1t. she certainly could not
have fastened it behind her. Some
of the servants 1nust have helped her"
But the servants emphatically dc
clared their entire innoconce.
There's no use asking ma" said
Mistress Huf1cy, looking rather spite
fully at the old lady as she rocked
in her favorito rocker and munched
her favorlts refreshment. "Sho never
sees nor hears anything. But how
ever the unSrateful mink got out.
I'm glad she's gone, and not a penny
OF my money does she ever see.'
The great grams little gift proved
to be a bonbon box filled with fresh
caraway biscuits. i'll the midst OF
which lay crisp thousand dollar
United states Treasury noto. But
never did Everdell or his wife hear
from or sec hcr again, for very soon
after their marriage she passed
quietly out of life, and SO will remain
an enigma to them forever"
And Madame Won Breeks Won
Starch and Mistress Huffey having
succeeded in marrying the merchant
from Bergen op-Zoom to distant
relative Of the Won Starch family
sought ont and lowered for that
purpose departed with the bridal
pair fUr that once renowned military
town, and "the land of the FREQ and
the home of the brave" knew them no
more Harper's Weekly.
ST. SOPHIA IN DANGER.
For some time past the condition
Of 81. Sophia, the largest and most
magnificent of Constantinoples three
hundred mosques, has been such as
to inspire considerable anxiety in the
breasts Of true believers. During
the reign OF Abdul Mcdjid, this mon
umental editicc. which at that time
| exhibited alarming symptoms of de-
cay, was submitted to an elaborate
and costly process OF restoration un-
der the Italian architect Fossati, and
the completion OF its repair was eel
ebrated on the 18th Of July. IS49. by
the present Sultan's father. who re-
opened the sacred building for pub
lie worship in person, and caused a
large number Of golden medals to he
struck and distributed among tho
faithful, in commemoration of that
auspicious occasion. Fossati's work,
however. has not stood the test of
time, and ii appears that the huge
cupola OF "Aja Sophia" is at the pres
ent moment threatened with collapse
A few days ago the committee OF
architects appointed by Subhi Pasha.
the Evkaf Na1iri, or Administrator of
ecclesiastical property to investigate
the state of the venerable mosque. re-
ported 10 his Excrllency that the Gu
pola might fall in any day, crushing
to death hundreds upon hundreds OF
those who daily offer up prayer with
in the precincts Of Ju.tinian's colos-
sal structure. 1t is stated that
Abdul lIamid. before whom the re-
port in question was ut once laid by
tho Evkaf Naziri. has decreed that
Ait Sophia" shall bo closed to the
public until its thorough renovation,
which will he undertaken without do
lay, shall have been effected. His
Majesty, doubtless, is not unmindful
of the old Mussulman prophecy,
which predicted that when Ala
Sophia shall fall, the destruction of
the Ottoman Empire will be hard at
hand