Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29

only trying 10 brighten Apr, II colr-"
knew how high "" coi.ld - safr
Is well enough. AMI how ;nilltnl" the
life OF Jtllkyns vs. t. h.~ co.l.trI f.;
but resolution i rn,. If tie -trun--
points II IL, character. aul Whch
I've began Il thing like Il carry ii
through. 80 | throw over another
-andLag. ami Whi-tled the Dead
March ia Sarl.
Come. Nj. Jrnhyn-. >hr @ai,. -'l!
denly GONE Tom. let IL descend
ROW. and Ill promise to LAY na'Ainc
whatever about all tbs c,niiu
ued tie execution II III" dead
March," Bat if you do n't l'-in
to descend at once I'll t"li iar. the
moment ret foo! GA ground. i
laughed. seized another ia@, and
looking steadily at her, SAID; VIII
! Il prom>, t. give me- Your hand D"
I've answered Yea already" VA, tie
repIy. Oy"Y Well tE,. -anih;.,c. ana
the solemn notes Of tn" Dead March
rrsoundcl through he air. Il
thought you We're ii Gentleman. al"
Fanny rising up in Il t"rrihl" rage
from the bottom Of tE,- car. where ia"
had been sitting. %n;! looking per
fectIy beautiful III her wrath; Il
thought You We're gentleman. but |
find | was mistakcn; why. Il chimney
sweeper would not treat Il lady in
such way. Do you know that You
are risking yorr "nH iJf as we'll aS
mine by your madness. | explained
that | adored her 50 much that TO III"
i'll her company would he perfect
bliss. SO that | begged she would not
consider my feelings 1T all. She
dashed her beautiful Hair from her
face. and, standing perfectly erect.
looking like the Goddess OF Anger tor
Boadicea-if you can fancy that per
sonagc IN halloon,- she said: Il
command you to begin the descent
this instant" The Dead March
whistled in manner essentially gay
and lively, was the only response
After few minutes silence L took
up another bag ard said: I'VE are
getting rather high; if You do not
descend soon we shall have Mercury
coming to tell us that We are trespass
ing-wiil you promise me your
hand?" She sat i'll sulkv silence in
the bottom Of the car. | threw over
the sand Then she tried another
plan. Throwing herself upon Ler
knees, and bursting into tears, she
said: 'Oh, forgive me for what l
did the other day; it was very wrong.
and am very sorry. Take me home,
and l will be a sister to YOU Not
a wife, said l. Il can't, | can't"
| she answered.
Over went the fourth bag, and |
began to think she would beat me af
ter all, for l did not like the idea of
going much higher, would not
give in just yet, however. whi'tled
for few moments, to give her time
for reflection. and then said: Fanny,
they say that marriages are made in
Heaven-if you do not take care ours
will be solemnized there" took up
the fifth bag and last. Come, said,
my wife in life or my companion in
death, which is it to be?' and pat
ted the sandbag in my arms, as if it
had been a baby. Come. Fanny.
give me your promise" could hear
her sobs. I'm the most soft-hearted
creature breathing. and would not
pain any living thing, and L confess
she had beaten me. l forgave her
the ducking; l forgave her for reject
ing me. 1 was on the point Of fling
ing the bag back into the car, and
saying; Dearest Fanny, forgive me
for trying to brighten you. Marry
whomsoever you will. Give your
lovely hand to the lowest groom in
your stables-endow with your price
less beauty the Chief CT the Panki-
wanki Indians. Whatever happens.
Jenkyns is your slave-your dog -
your footstool. His duty, henceforth,
is to go whithersoeyer you shall or
der, to do whatsoever you shall COM
mand."
was just on the point of saying
this, / repeat, when Fanny suddenly
looked up and said, with q queerish
expression upon her face: 'You need
not throw that last bag over. l
promise to give you my hand
with all your hearth" l asked,
quickly.
with all my heart" she answered,
with the same strange look.
tossed the bag int the bottom of
the car, and opened the valve. The
balloon descended.
Gentlemen (said Jenkyns rising
from his seat in the most solemn
manner. and stretching out his hand
as if going to take an OATH; gentle
men, will you believe it. when we
reached the ground, and the balloon
had been given over to its recorered
master-when 1 had helped Fanny
tendarly to the earth, and turned to-
wards her to receive anew the prom
Use of her affection and her hand-
will you believe it, she gave me box
on the ear that upset NE against the
car, saying at the same time. There's
my hand with all my heart" and run,
ming to her father, what at that mo-
ment came up. she related to him
and the assembled company what she
called my disgraceful conduct in the
balloon, and ended by informing me
that all of her hand that l was likely
to get had been already bestowed
upon my ear, which she assured me
had been given with all her heart.
You CAN BEGIN ToDAy."- The
story comes from Washington that a
few days ago, when a $1,000 employee
| Uf the Sana+a diad Sarroant Of 4 rn,c
Bright received an application for
the vacancy. Col. Bright read the
recommendation, and said at once:
Very well, you can have the place"
The applicant was very much aston
ished, and asked, when can l take
hold?" 'You can begin to-day" be
gan Col. Bright; but let me explain
the situation. You see, when Mr..
st. John was buried it left bis $l2OO
place vacant. The next man under
him, a very capable one. receiving
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