Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-27

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coded him few days before. It is true that
The lo0 Of . sweetheart, but the Old mans
gain Of daughter-an earthly possession he
had longed for through many years, but been
denied. He had also a large and promising
land speculation to engage bis thoughts
Peculation which, apparently, would bring
the family more gain In a year than three
CONCEPTIONS Of Hayns had accumulated in o
centdry. he was planning moro enjoyments
for his gray haired, somewhat wrinkled old
vita dhcuh The Improvsmeut companys
plans succeed. than any happy youth ever
devised for his bride, and he knew exactly
how they would affect the good woman-a
privilege which is frequently denied the new
" made husband
And yet his mind and countenance were q
osrene and undisturbed a. II he were merely
looking forward to the pcaceable humdrum
Of Q farmers winter. The appearance Of
fields and forests past which the train hur-
ried him did not depress him a. they did his
aon; . shabby farm houss merely madc him
thank heaven that his own was more slightly
end comfortable; bit Of pine barren or
scrub oak reminded him, to his great utis
faction, that his own woodland could b -
Cd 70 pay some profit, to ny nothing Of
and intsresk Even swampy lowlands cdl116
his heart "a warm with peids that his strong
arm and stronger will bad tranAormsd simi
lar boys into ground more fertile than some
to which nature had been kinder.
NOT olo NJ 100 ~ serenity when the nar
nses eeme DOWN % him like . famished
qoroe OF iocusts and demanded news Of what
was going on In the city. He cheerfully told
tnem nearly everything be knew and parr'ed
undesirable questions without losing his tenn
per he pointed with pride to hi suhsou
plev - M vtssb new beeed pan, end told
no. H. lenses n bis ~ aoctacles bod been
snoo g equalise the afensth OF his eyest In
stead OF being both alike, as in the giaDes Of
the village store& He bad heard all the great
preacherA had . good square talk with the
commission merchant to whom most Haynr
ton faEm products went seen everything
that the newspapers advertised a. wonder
fully cheap, bought some seed oats larger
than any ever seen In Haynton, got Sun
day hat which was neither too large nor too
enaA, 200 yoQng nor TOO Old. and added to
tho family collection Of pictures . photo
graph Of the Washington monument and an
neFavingoe tie sDeash Il President Gar.
6e1d"
HaynApn and its euvirous simply ouivered
With szcttsmsnt ovsr all the news and per.
scual property which the farmer brought
hack; but tt sxpsrienced deeper thrills when
TIE Old man told his neighbors that he knew
of . plan BY which they might get rid Of
thsir ridge land for an amount Of money the
marp interest Of which would bring them
more prodt than the crops coaxed from that
thin IN. Tho plan would bensllt them stin
ucro should the buyers project succeed, for
. Id oe cottagers would make brisk cash
market for the vegetables which Haynton
ground produced % easily, and which Ham.
Sou farznags moaned over becauss they could
~ - prsi1at sell thssurplus It any price,
much In st the figures which their aericul.
tnr.i n.v,nsner. told thsm vera 70 3. Oh.
tanned In large citiea
Would they take ten dollars per aero for
thair ridge land, the money to be forfeited
unlso the remainder Of two hundred per