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

IA MJ>V purpose of this
<&EV story, Master Philip
NV Hayn, whom Mr.
Tramlny had asked to call. was too young
and too unaccustomed to the usages of polite
society to regard the remark in any but its
actual sense.
1t would have seemed odd to any one know
ing the two men and their respective sta
tons in life. Tramlay was New York
merchant, well known and of fair sta ndins
in the iron trade; Hayn was son of the farmer
at whose house the Tramlay family had
passed the summer. When tho Tramlays
determined to exchange the late summer dust
of the country for the early autumn dust of
the city, it was Philip who drove the old
fashioned carryall that transported them
from tho farm to the railway station. The
head of the merchants family was attircd
like well to do business man; Philips coat.
vest and trousers were remnants Of three diff
fcrrnt suits, none Of recent cut The contrast
was made sharper by the easy condescension
OF the older man and the rather awkward def
erence Of Philip, and it moved Mrs Trainlay
to whisper, as her husband helped her aboard
the train:
Suppose be were to take you at your
word, EDGAR
The merchant shrugged his shoulders
slightly. and replied, Worse men have called
upon US my dear. without being made Be-
feel unwelcome"
Il think twould be loads Of fun" remark
ed Miss Lucia Tramlay
Then the three, followed by smaller mem
bers of the family, occupied as many seats
near windows, and nodded smiling adieus as
the train started
Philip returned their salutations. except the
smiles; somehow, the departure of all these
people made him feel sober He followed the
train with his eyes until it was out Of sight;
then he stepped into the old carryall and
drove triskly homeward, declining to rein up
and converse with several sidewalk loungers
who manifested willingness to converse
about the departed guests. When he reached
the outer edge of the little village he allowed
the horses to relapse into their normal gait,
which was slow walk; he let the reins hang
loosely, he leaned forward until his elbows
rested upon his knees and his hat brim seemed
inclined to scrape acquaintance with the dash
board, then he slowly repested:
BE sure to look us up when you come to
the city, You may he sure that / will"
The advent of the Tramiays at Hayn Farm
had been productive Of new seusations to al
tQ0
Tramlay family had at first opposed the plan
OF summer on a farm: they had spent one
season at Mount Desert, and part Of another
at Saratoga, and, as Lucia had been tout" a
year, and had a sister who expected early Id
mission to metropolitan collsction Of russ-
buds, against . summer In the country 1.-The
rude, comomn, real country--the protests
had been earnest But the head Of the fam
fly had said he could not afford anything bet,
ter; trade was dull. man had to i've within
his income, etc. Besides, their mother's
health was not equal to summer in society:
they would find that statement q convenient
excuse when explaining the family plans to
their friends
Arrived at Hayn Farm, the objections of
the juvenile Tran,lays quickly disappeared.
Everything was new and strange, nothing
was repclent. and much Yves interesting and
amusing, what more could they have hoped
for nnywhere-even in Parist The farm was
good and well managed, the rooms neat and
comfortable, though old fashioned, and the
people Intelligent. though Aia Lucia pro
nouuced them ''awfully funny" The bead
OF The family was ons Of the many farmers
who "took boarders" to give bis own family
an opportunity TO see people somewhat unlike
their own circle Of acquaintances-an 0ppors
triity which they seemed unlikely ever to
lind in any other way, had he been able q
choose. The senior Hayn would have put
INTO his spare rooms Z Union Theological
seminary professor with his family, but, q
no such person responded to his modest ad-
vertisement, he accepted an iron merchant
and family instead
Strawberries wers just ripening when the
Tramlays appeared ct Hayn Farm, and the
little Tramiays were allowed to forage a
will Oh the capacious old strawberry bed;
t,pn came other berries. IL the bramblss Of
which they tore their clotlss and colored
their lips Tor hours at time Thon cherries
reddenetl on dozen old trees which tho chill.
dren were never reminded bal not ben
planted Tor their special benefit Thu -
snccesivs yield q an orchard ~ theifs, =
Tar a. they could alsurb e Boidest thsru
was boat on pond, and another on little
stream that emptied into the ocean not far
away; and. although the Hayn boys always
eeeancd 70 have work to do they frequently
could he persuaded 70 accompany the chill.
dren To keep them from drowning them
selves :,
For Ma Tsan.iay. who really was an In
valid, there we're long drives to he taken,
over roads SUMO Of which were well shaded
and Others commanding flne views. and 1t
was 81 rustful to he nbls to drive without
special preparation IN the way VI dress
without too. the necessity Of scrut;nizing
each approaching vehicle Tor fear it might
contain sps,e acquaintance who ought to b
rscognisel
A. for tbs bead a ths family, who spent
only Saturdays and Suadays With his fam
Ny. he seemed 70 lind congsniai society In the
a~<>1 - . tnn D. -. -t>S a
his wife great uneasinas and annoyance
Edgar" Mira TramIay would say, syou
know MIR. Hayn Is only common farmer"
He's respectable. and thoroughly under
stands his oSn business, the husband replied
-'.tworsasouA eithar Of which \ good enough
20 make NE ike man, unless hs happens 70
b disagreeable Common f.r,nsrr Why.
I'm only collnon iron merchant, my dear. /"
That's different, protested Arx Tra,nlay
"Is 1T Well. don't try to explain how,
little woman, twill he sure to give you
three days heasiacher
So Tramlay continued t0.ieyots hours to
chat with his host pressing aiyh priced cigars
on him. and sharia: the farmers pipes anu
eobacco in return He found that Hayn, rkc
aoy other farmer with brains, had done some
hard thinking in the thousands Of days when
his hands were smploycdat common work,
and that his Views of affairs IN general, out.
side Of the iron trada, were at least as sound
as Tramlayb own, or those Of any one whom
Yramlay know in the city.
The one irrcconcilable member Of the fam
ny was the elder daughter, Lucia She was
the oldest child, 20 she bad her own way;
she was pretty, 20 she had always been pet
ted; she was twenty, 50 she knew everything
that she thought worth knowing She had
long before reconstructed the world DIN her
own mind just as It should be, from the
standpoint that it ought to exist solely for
her benefit Not bad tempered, on the con-
trary cheerful and full Of high spirits, she
WINS nevertheless in perpetual protest against
everything that was not exactly as she would
have il, and not all the manners that careful
breeding could impart could restrain the I'M
conscious insolence peculiar to young and
aelf satisfied naturcA She would laugh loud
u at table at Mrs Hayns way Of serving an
omelet, tell Mrs Hayns husband that his
Sunday coat looked $50 funny" express her
mind freely before the whole household at
the horrid way Ia which the half grown
Hayn boys wore their hair, and had no hest
tation in telling Philip Hayn. two years her
senior, that when he camo in from the field
IN his brown flannel shirt and gray felt hat
he looked like an utter guy. But the Hays,e
were human, and. between pity and admirsr
ton, humanity long ago resolved to endure
anything from girl-if she is pretty.
Slowly the Hayns came to like their board
en-. more slowly. but just US surely, the
Tranlays learned to like their hosts Mutual
re.pect began It the extremes Of both fam
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