Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-05

IaGRATsTUDE RESEsGED.

" You've got o neat little spot bere,
remarked Farmer Hayes 70 his friend
Mr.. Johnson.
Tha two old men we're sitting upon
wooden seats which we're placed on
either side Of the rustic porch that
formed q hind of arbor entrance 90 the
front door Of the dwelling.
The speaker vas spare, little man,
with dark hair, thinly sprinkled with
gray. He wore q swallow-tAil coat.
adorned with brass buttons corduroy
breeohss, fastened at she knee thick.
blue yorsted stockings enoased his
legs, and pair Of low shoes covered his
feet. His visaRa had placid express
sion, a. he glanced first at the vell-kept
garden, with It's rows u potatoes and
other vegetables. then out 10 The little
paddock adjoining, where two cows
we're grazing, and next over the wide,
undnlagine meadow land beyond, his
eyes resting finally on the far distant
hills. He put the end Of his long clay
pips between bis lips, and watched the
wrsaths OK smoke slowly ascending
from 10.
Mr.. johnson was q noble looking
man bis snowy hair and long. white
beard gave him pstTiarchal appear
anee. Hia cou1tenance lacked that
acute, intellectual expression which IN
% often stamped upon the visAge OF q
middle. aged town man" His eyes
we're thoughtful, but gentle his whole
bearing spoke Of innate goodness. 4 he
few wrinkles whiah had gathered on the
white, placid brow, had been gradually
traced there by times relentless fingers,
nad not Suddenly cut by keen. sharp
sorrow. He smoked silently for . few
moments. and then replied 10 his friends
remark
aYou'rs right this is neat little
spos. Hat I'll tell you what I've bean Q
thinkin' on, Hayes. Yeu know my Jen.
His'a aaoihA 10 he married 10 Robert
Meadows. She's my emily child. 10 Of
course shell have all my belongings
whoa I'm gone but I've been think.
in, that econ after she's settled, ri
have o deed OF sift drawn mp and turn
svest thing over 60 her then there'll be
no proving the gill, and all that fuss
and the lawyers won't have piGkin' oui
o. my bit o. property. | shall live here,
and be master iuia she same. What do
you say to that, ftiend Hayes !"
The old man pat q hand on each knee,
and RaEsd into The Others face. with an
expression which said, "Don't you think
h's d very brilliant ideafa'
His frielid took the pipsa out OF bis
mouth and shook his bead dubiously
then replaced Il between his lips. and
gaxsd iixediy befilre him FOG an instant
sfs he answered; than he said, aiowly
and emPhatieAlly:
II aou't LIKE 81
He shoot the ashes from his t,ste and
began lsisarsly 10 oil II again With 10
hseeo.
II never eeea q play but onos. he be.
ran, In plow. measured tonee. land thai
Vas many years s&o, whom l was younx
man. WIS In London, and my frtsndl
sot me 10 90 - tho theater 10 see I
grand pieess that had been made an by I
greaa man hun,lre<la uf years AGO
Well, went. and TIE siRht of q %.
tolke, shall neter forget. Bat Il "a
lha NAV shat st,.uck ma. Thsfe was ,
ltood old king who had shFse daughters
and 10 Thought bed divide the kingdom
Among 'eui. They was very pleaaed
The eldest Ment down on bar knees ana
svore hon she loved him aacFe thar
Anyeoliy else; a.ad mid ~ how be- va
the kiz,dszt. noblesl and bcs. father thai
ever ffvsd--er waras sammAa hke them
The nsxt said sb0at tho same. enly I
great dsAi more; but thoughe both oI
'pm iaoked too big and handsome ane
lFideavakA b stick b their vord. Ths
laird aAAghies taid very little. hat
iAci.Rht she wafl the incest looking o.
ait the lot. 1hss HING vaa hnflsd Be
sAuae shs woesd aos swn she bowed him
DO he divided his kin4dom between hi
too elaest eanzhseEA thpneht he 0a'
u silly old feilos 10 put the rstas int
iAezn Hpiriiea lookina creatures hanaa
boa be did 10, and be Eued. They treatas
Asm very veil ~ tirStl hat after q tixs,
they hezan % alssf, and LED Aim knou
tlszs he want ukNsas. Well. 0ae nigh
they tnrned him sut Of the castle. whex
there was sucA q dreadful siarEn thai 4
uats noa 90 10 tara a dog oat and b
waio had 0Iiaa been q king. bad Do raan
Ahsat iike . ee,EAr. HE poor mar
uunt nearly eraiied. I aim0el forRol
how Z ended bat thlnk they vas Al
killed a lAsS.
What has shh b do with chat ga,
eaying y inqalFsa Ma. johnson, testify
was salktne about dseds % gtft. AMI
sec rlays.r
Ikn other began 10 smcke--pnfs -paa
Afttw fsw mtnniss the fall meaning a
his fiaana'a vafd, dAvnea slowly upos
his snlnd.
sWsiL vas a.thinkte4 - how. whes
Jane get Rosssasaon Of ths haass, 80
miRAt, maybe. affair bic turn wa cat
- ths kin9h daughters tarned hin out
keep The rsiins IN yoar own hanaA1 nas
-.yeu can drAw shem tizAt, 90 - thea
laaes whszl yea lsleAss bal dsnN CIV.
thsua AZ all Pea dis That's ny ssivsea
friend aehnssa.~
Thssu wasa litils cash ~ anger no u.
,akker's eyesb as b. Fepkied
kpm deaf know riy Jennis thsi'
lie lsssaissa. bed and trasss siri thai
,srss ilvsa. eAs ssoala never wreeG he
iAthef.n
In ahs nssaniime 5eslnis and Ass lassl
wsse In Tie orchard. a the baet q ahs
hpaaH. slostly ualstnR MP ard diva "
pAtA befDassn the srusA
Ina Eaaan WAS lwixhssning 10 he pxlF'
yltna sky, and ilss evening sssg slim'
insrsd fxinily.
sthen twe mnre days have passst
yea viii be ny gtfe =
Ths ysann nan losksa ts~n lessasl,