The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-24
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Nov Mr.. bedrock Advertised for .
rrassiEsx conpxaisn-Hs s~eares
aFair AppIfesnt--A Lsng- Deferred
Meeting Broken I'm Upon By Brn-
tai Brsthek.

Meeting Broken In Upon By . Br1-
tai Brsthek.
Pedestrians IN the xle1rsfY u i6e eossss
hosss shout 50 FRIDAY egrnssz. wsFe
trnssea - = scene a. sensational a. y was
ineasa sre hsnsshle Aa sd genfsesszs.
dressed IN the beixht Of sfsie. vas passing
Il, font a the esurs hoaze. On aas afn
iesaef fsly closely veiie1i. esifeatiy
xaazx wozsaa who was more o. less
g.sgasru~8. she cas-. startled gisaees
.s..,,t ms..t kept sp her part Of me e0avessa'
tgru a. rsguos9 Tables suddenly Der eyss
uxhssd On t~e young men a2psoaehlng
f,o.n tss Opposite 4lseess0s. earelsssig
xrnssinz sad lagghsng ssae screamed AID
you'd hare sack 70 The pavasaeat had net
cue 81 tao 50sss19 men rssnssi IyfNafay
knoesed toe Old msa into the ditch and
graxued lac zEFs srluad tie WASH. wiia the
exrgaunssas1, NY God. EsSss shat arr yg1
,fosoy y N fhfs old man7 Tue girl began
cryIax a74 askIng Tor aserey. she pleaded y
BE- takes home. and said sle you'd COATES
ali The cgapse started Oh down tiae street
nsd de o41 gentleman gathered alsisstf up
90 ~ a. ditch an8 started pasHfHiiy OF
In The opposite direction Sa1ifeTsnS s9lzse-
thiug ass5u, "skis bsinz wJrse fEsn YssIos
feve- He hal tAke1 cssg couple Of
Kfst,s wksa he 9Gs cgaffg1te4 ~ tas
sec.gad yonny man VINO was cy;aentiy lssss
reeasering from his suTprfse Ias ygdss
man hal tsxsa IN TIE ssiaAiiol alia e.
tgrratrsS.ss nos u act Hold on. Old man,
I,e reFnarsssi. don be 10 Asfry. f9a u
haye - explain ygafsef before soa - zay
faFths-. 1uss teii nae What in s1osl this
fIftla drama fneans Thai young Ia3y aad
her brother arc friends Of iains, and yoi y
ssyp right here until yol give = psssty
straight account 81 yourself
.slssi9re the lord, J Goa ! know iafsea
me The Young lady essIlsily aud wc wsrs
tskInx a little naik when you two hove
Ia ssxnf Huf y0uf friend Faise1 such q
huiIahalao. GSGdness. Wiss' 4 tnrH 4 gave
me. Please iet Hae 90; J meant nothing
wrong
you woaid get IL u theirs we're not too Fiiany
spectators approaching ] iont want q
maze Seeae aad briHs ;hs young lady
into disgrace. but f'il kuO8 you Hhen
80. ypst azain, aud I'll see sou pretty s0oa
IN learn that this taing i Egi all right
Nov 60 aai as a re5aks the man re-
ceIye,! couple % kicks fhat viii call up
tsnfer feelings for some time - cosae
Whenever be ats dDaa- lie went ~ raPid-
IL a. his bruises would permit and disap-
tssasesi dawn Jafnas street Tue young
faaa watched him disappear and tseB
FASTENED aud overlook his friend a1d TIE
Young lady Tae strangest paft OF the per
f1fInaaee was that the three burst into IN
cantfDilaile shouts Of laughter which con
slaued f3F fnity three minutes. and rose
AMI tell IN unduiatiag waves, until al 81
the doors and Windows 81 the neighoof-
hood wess. opened BY curious PERSONS
Tsea they moved on, still c9nyulsea with
laughter
wasr n agASr
Many persons viii probably remember
reading the following advertisement Ia q
city paper about two la0nihs asoi
yIrANrED-T0 CORRESPOND WITH A
w lady who would Ike 20 make a trip
eass. must be under =. address. giving
experience ~ a traveller and present ocen'
patton, J. e. icEaH9ek, Seattle ?. q. ieli-5i
A young lads Of this city who j. OF vi
vaesous deposition, ehaaesd "a see The al
vertisemenf and ~ a spirit u adventure,
wrote a reply. She signed the letter, which
was calculated 70 make the recipient wish
10 know more Of the writer, with the Initial
"H aui gave F4IStoiiiee box. Ia few
days the following reply was received.
TnE TACOMA HorEI,
TACOMA, June y. 1855,
81" Ny DEAR MkpAa: Yours 81 Aisf
10 mo a. seattle received here aud IN re
ply would say think better understand
log coHii be had by personat interView,
as We know nothing about each other aiid
might conclude alter mceilng that We
voaid not be mutually agreeahle, 80 II yoI
will Kindly tell me who 1 shall ask for and
where eau dad you on my return " Be
attic the last OF the week as ! must decide
this question then aud before leaving on
my trip To Port Townsend, Victoria, etc.
OF course expect 10 pas railroad fares,
travelling expenses, and II necessary 10
secure a desirable person mpauionship,
q.
and believe me. Yours respectfully.
J. e. IcEHRoOE.
Young ladies' arc more or less chRngcable
aud this che was no exception 20 the rule.
She did not particularly fancy the cold,
business tone OF the letter aud decided not
90 answer II.
A couple OF days later she received an.
other Ia che same handwriting OF which
the f1llowing Is a copy:
HoLToS HovsE,
PoRrLAsD, Oregon, June - Isss.
My DEAR MApAa.-I came here 10 sec
nv friends on East. but shall return to Sc
attic aoOn. I wrote son from Tacoma. |
now want 80 take trips on the sound as
already written you. Now, II y0u are free
TO 60 aud come when you please, why not
maze some Of these tslps With mes Then
II we proved congcuial travelling com-
panions wonid have someone with me 20
defend me u sot sick GA the route This
would be claaEe for You doubtless and
companionship for Us both, and we could
doubtless have pleasant time. ! would
of course expect 10 pay all expenses. !
hope thls suggestion viii meet your ap..
proyal aud tha, may have the pleasure u
meeting you oa my return 90 seattle.
Please write me Al seattle at once.
Yours respectfully,
J G. lCgBgooE.
ThiS letter did not change the yeuus Ia
dy's mind She was determined not 10
write again. for fear, through a Joke. 81 get
ting herself into compromising position.
AMER two 81 three weeks her brother hap
pened IA !ind one ni tAe letters and DC.
mag.iea al explanation, IN the approved
big hruthpFly way She told him the cir.
cumstanees aud showed MIN The other let
letter Tie, Ia return. read her a lecture
and pockeied both letters Then followed
a consultation with a gentleman friend. a.
which u was unanimously decided % rou
I nue she correspondence, make ~ appoint
NEST with Mr. Textbook" aad zee some
lady to krsp a. The details es the meeting
were 70 he left % the woman, who mus, he
person OF resources fhey accordingly
wrolg, making 80 appointment Tor the fol,
lowing Satstsdag uixat 10 irgai OF the cnnrs
HOUSE leahronk was % carry a white
handkerchief III his left hand, and the fair
unknown would he recognized hy having.
h1ok ~ one hand and straw -celorcd
parasol tn the ether
ANOTHER LErr1a
The ensuing dsy the conspiFatass re.
colved the following letter
SEtErLs. " r, AUG 20 IsSS
AEs. ny ours just received returned
fren NiCiaria, y &. Yesterday. aud had -
Accept a Fo0m 90 the banding opposite the
Occidental hotel. a. thcy had 40 rodns Id
the house, LIS called the Hatisr block
thtak 1 woaA hope yea could trust
me, Toe as zlrra8y stated Go sen la pre-,
ysuas letter. Tam no ssFcatuFer Or aflsr sss
adventure. lfesimpls q tEatter ut business
ami comfort IN the shall be glad a. meet
you sni leave tho futase 80 yea : wt1 wait
t1the Occidental paflot second .tofy fruat.
fn1aa T. IA. CD 3 IA fos yea. The ladies
entrance - the faftag u GA James street
| thsnk 80 = Ur a broad stairway. and then
hight front ovVt thS tsak. I Nili know
yUU ~ ycgt carrying She parzs0l ia one
hsHA and tauk iu tae utaer. zs sgu u.y q
IibnS. ana yos iae rs nav having a Band
kefchirf la ms hands aud siysnring -
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arquaiAJsucp. As hsys soothing 80 hide
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