Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-18

the husband, don't you go to settin' yourself
down at your time Of life by gettin' the
match maxim fever There isn't the slight
est chance that
II didn't say there was, but boys will be
boys"
at doesn't follow that they should be fools,
does it-not when they're our boysl"
"'Tisn't bein' fool to be interested in a
rich mans daughter I've often thought how
different your life might have been if Id had
anything besides myself to give you when
you married me-"
Il got all expected, and a thousand times
more than | deserved" This assertion was
followed by kiss, which, though delivered
in the dark, was of absolutely accurate aim.
Don't put it into Phi's head that he can
get moro than wife when he marries;
twill do him great deal more harm than
good"
I'D like to SEQ the dear boy 50 fixed that
he won't have to work SO hard as you've had
TO do"
Then you'll see him less of man than his
father, when he ought to be better. Ism,
that rather poor business for mother in Is
rael to be in, old ladyg"
We'll, anyhow, believe Pills heart is Sc,
on maxim a trip down to York;
"Oh, is that alli Well, he's been promised
it, for some day. this long while Some.
things always prevented it, but s'pose now
would be as good time as any. He deserves
1t; he's as good a son as man ever had"
Mrs. Hayn probably agreed with her hus
band as to the goodness of their son, but that
was not the view Of him in which she was in.
terested just then. Said she:
'If he goes. of course he'll see her,"
Again the farmer sighed; then he said,
quite earnestly:
LET him see her, then; the sooner he does
it the sooner he'll stop thinkin' about her.
Bless your dear foolish old heart, her WAYS
and his are as far apart as Haynton and
heaven when there's a spiritual drought in
this portion of the Lords vineyard"
II don't think the Tramlays are SO much
better than We. if they have got money
said Mrs Hayn, with some indignation. ~
always did say that you didn't set enough
store by yourself. Mrs. Tramlay is a nice
enough woman, but never could see how
she was any smarter than L; and as to her
husband, always noticed that you generally
held your own when the two Of you were
talking about anything"
"Bless you'll" exclaimed the farmer, "you
are rather proud of your old husband, aren't
youi But Phil will soon see, with half an
eye, that it would be the silliest thing in the
world for him to fall in love with a girl like
that"
II can't for the life of me see why,n said
the mother. "He's just as good as she, and
good deal smarter, or I'm no judge"
"Scc here, Lou Ann" said the farmer, with
more than hint Of impotence in his voice,
"you know 'twon't do either of 'em any good
to fall in love If they can't marry each other
An what would Phil have to support his wife
ont Would she come out here an tend to all
the house work Of the farm, like you do, just
Tor the sake Of havin' Phil for husbandi Not
unless she's fool, even il Phil Is our boy an
about as good as they make 'em. An you
know well enough that he couldn't afford to
live in New York; he's got nothin' to do it
on"
mot now, but he might go in business
there, and make enough to live in style.
Other young fellows have done itr"
"Yes-in stories" said the old man. Lou
Ann, don't you kind o think that for a
church member Of thirty years. standin
you're gettin' mighty worldly mindedr
mo, DON'T" Mrs Hayn answered IF
not to want my boy to drudge away his
life like his fathers done is bein' worldly,
then I'm goin' to be backslider and stay
one don't think twould be bit bad to
have q married son down to York, SOS his
old mother could have some place to go once
IN a while when she's tired to death Of work
an worry"
"OhoI" said the old man; that's the point
Of it. chi Well, don't mind backslidin
enough to say the boy may marry one Of
Satan's daughters, if it'll make life any easier
for you, old lady,"
"Much obliged" the mother replied, but
tdont know as | care to do visitin' down
there"
The conversation soon subsidized, husband
and wife dropping into revery from which
they dropped into slumber In one way or
other. however. the subject came up again
Said Mrs Hayn one day. just as her husband
was leaving the dinner table for the field in
which be was cutting and stacking corn:
II do believe Pills best coat is finer stuff
than anything Mr.. Trainlay wore when they
were up here. I don't believe what he wore
Sundays could hold candle to Pills"
"l.ike enough" said the farmer; land yet
the old man always looked better dressed
think his clothes made him look q little
younger than Phil, too."
"Now. husband, You know it isn't fair to
make fun Of the dear boys clothes in that
way You know well enough that the stuff
Tor his coat was cut from the same bolt Of
broadcloth as the minister's bestr
"Yes," drawled the farmer through half a
dozen infections, any one of which would
have driven frantic any woman but his own
wife.
Its real mean in you to say Yes In that
way. Reubenl"
"Tisn't the wearer that makes the man.
old lady; it's the tailor"
I'm sure Sarah Tweege cut an made
Pills coat, an u there's q better sewin' wo
man in this part of the county I'd like to
know whore you find her,
"Oh, Sarah Tweege can sew, Lou Ann
the old man admitted "Goodnessi wish
she'd made my new harness, instead Of what
ever fellow did It Mebbe, too, II she'd made
the sacks for the last oats bought wouldn't
have lost about half q bushel on the way
homo Yem', Sarah Tweege can sew bed
quilt up As square as an honest mans con
scienca But sewin' amt tailorin'."
Don't she always make the minister's
clothesr demanded Mrs Hayn.
II never thought Of 1t, before, but of
course sho doea l dos; believe anybody else
could do it In TINT way Yet the minister
amt got 80 bad figure, when you see him
workin' In his garden in his shirt sleeves"
ITS time for you to go back to the corn
Geld" suggested Mrs. Hayn
"Yes. | reckon It's, +" said the farmer, cares
ing what might have been nap had not his
old bat hecn Of felt. "'Tain't safe for an old
farmer to be givin' bis time an thought to
pomps an vanities-like the minister's broad
cloth coat"
"Get outr' exclaimed Mra Hayn, with a
threatening gesture The old man kissed her,
laughed and began to obey her command;
but "a like countrymen in general, be made
his exit by the longest possible route, wan.
derhig through the sitting room, the hall, the
dining room and the kitchen, his wife had
time to waylay him at the door step and re
mark:
II was only goin' to say that II Phil does
make that trip to York don't see that he'll
need to buy new clothes Hos never wore
that Sunday coat on other days, except to
two or three funerals an parties ! was goin'
It over this very mornin'. an it's about as
good as new"
II wonder how this family would ever
have got along II hadn't got such care
takin' wifsF' said the old man. TITS the best
coat In the United States il you've been goin'
It over"
Phil was already In the corn-he had left
the table some minutes before his father
and rs the old man approached Phil said:
"Father. don't you think that wind break
for the sheep needs patching this fallp
weather sets in"