Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-24

An Eccentric Character--Why She
Must Hev John"

An Eccentric Character--Why She
Must Hov John"
Ia" river had freed itself from the
zee chains hch had bound il 30 long.
aud this morning the Little village in
III. ha,kwnud, rang with It's melody.
~hoh wn> as del catrl, joy Gus rs one
ni Mrnd"l--ohn >priuy songs. There
vi, a >nfi wi~iiuncS, in the pale
northern sky. IA ut fragrance of
budding leaves and springing grass in
ihra Ih" h,urhird> were singing in
the woods youths and maidenS were
20 NJ Mty NJ. \ petty Swedish girl
from the lt;lr colony beyond wa, drv-
,ug a cow through the sunny street. sing
ing Irant Cd herd song Of the
father laui n he went along.
Btt To- woman in a strange land.
without 4 servant. the charms OF Sprin z
hr- not wholly satisfying. and Mrs.
" Nu-"r. 'lic wife of the ornitholog ST.
,io9d the porch of her cottage and
lo krd about her with detection
whoh was akin 20 despair. Now tn
haudma den who had accompanied the
i,mN To- tn out of-thc way region.
"ul, thr'r .hurt weeks before, lett ye--
t,rdt1. without warning. protest ng
that To- lNc - ''.ar hcvant. where the
troy gave Y" misery a-singn' ut night.
u tn people We're 80 quare fur Chris
ulns wa, not To bc endured another
H., and there seemed to be no imme L.
n" pro poet of find ng any ono To take
her place. II was Useless to try an
Other Il, ma Zen. for though the mel
odN ot tie TO-, might not be n objec-
todablr To- all IL, 1t hal been TO Nora
ihrrr were other draw backs in rural
It, which one Of TN 81 fa~tdious AID
'u'.i" Iilv - 'ial hr nGs might find in
,urrurt be. 1h'ic was not one Swed-
i>i = n IN the e lony who WAS dlscn-
ga.,d aud the nat vr-born damselS
We're prJud crd against city folk. and
,nald rot be- ndr,e to accept stu-
nj on whrrc there Was the falntcst su5-
pir an thn, ia D., might not be regarded
''n- =" ri u. one OF the family.
ihr break dishes were unwashcd;
d amer doomed up darkly and well-nigh
.mpo~>bl' in the lear future. What
,htll ! doP said the lady, speak ing
aloud IN her distress. And then, as If
~ answer 10 her quest on, a tall. ma
je~tic-look, nC Young woman turned in
b. the lane whch led to the house. and
G me sirid ng toward her. her red
* rts brushing the low branches of the
4 as W lows. As she came nearer,
Mr. Win.or forgot her dcprivations in
" ndcr and admiration OF the stran
gr = appearance. She moved some
what heavily. but her shape was Ike
that oi young goddess. Her skin
was smooth and white as marble; her
eyes we're large and dark, with a sort
oi -lrrpy brllliancy / ke those OF an
NAL, her mouth and nose were Ike
u beautiful bit Of carving. though the
chin was trtlc sharp and prominent.
anl the general expression of her face
~ ain and impcrturbable as that of
tho unrradable Egyptian lady. the
Sph ny. Her garments were hardly of
the harmony and moderation of color
which taste demands. being mixture
ot warm purple. fiery scarlet, and pea
GO h blue. and had the appearance of
-" '"~ ~ ~" "e"iSi'
i"NcN ir''' nut she wore 'hem Win
A'''' M" "H"'y ""'ch were truly re-
w h'lha h
Ms oPeih was n-teiiin me mao"
N""n was ut lew II iur help' sHe re-
marked h'"Gh, ~ stopping suuiehlv
III W" w''N VINE - IL COCO distance
'f"fn inc donr' III lcinIhuy Owe:'-
'h !,s' ! rem moer MIS-. N0peiahd
y" sh'aN oi you' saiu MIS- w ihsor,
eh''h nG' out sne sao she thousnt
F" very uo"b'i"i "he'her you "ouid
car, 'o :" GU. l" scrNicc'
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