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

fair to allude to her more respectful don't
Ike to hear young woman that our P.ffi's
likely to marry spoke Of as just that Tran
lay GAL"
"spoSe. then rnu.tion her as your dausL
tcrin- lawi BYt amt it oil that all the
changes that's come to pass in the last month
or two wouldn't have happened at ali if it
hadn't been for Pills bein snitten by that
gall As the Scripture says, Behold how
great Il matter little fire kindleth' For
fire read spark, or sparkin', an the text
Reuben" exclaimed Mrs. Hayn. don't
take Liberties with the Word"
1T amt no liberty" said the old man.
Like enough it'll read spark in the Revised
Edition"
Then wait till 1t does, or until you're enc
of the revisers," said the WIFE
"An right: mebbe it would be as well, the
husband admitted. Meanwhile, l don't
mind turnin' it or an comparin' it with On
other text: The wind bloweth where it list
eth, but thou canst not tell whence it cometh
or whittier it goeth The startin' up of
uaynton an Of Pills attachment Is good
deal Nken-
Il don't know that that exactly reverent,
either" said Mrs Hayn, ''considerin' what
folers in the Book. An what's goin on in
the neighborhood don't interest me as much
as what's goin' on in my own family. I'll
like to know when things is comm to q head
Phil amt married, nor even engaged, that
we know Of; there amt no lots bein' sold by
the company, or il there are we don't hear
about it."
AN there's never any bread being baked
while you're kneading the dough, old lady.
You remember the passage, first the blade,
! then the ear, then the full corn in the carr
Mustn't look for fruit in the blossomin' time;
even Jesus didn't find that when he looked
for it on fig tree ahead of time, you know"
Pears to me you run to Scripture more
than usual this mornin' said Mrs. Hayn,
after putting her pans Of dough into the
oven whats started your
"Oh, only little kind of awakenin',
s'pose," said the old man ~ can't keep my
mind of of what's goin' on right under my
eyes, an it's so unlike what anybody would
have expected that l can't help goin' behind
the returns as they used to say in politics
An when do that there's only one way of
seeing EN-, an I'm glad I've got the eyes to
see 'em in that light"
$50 am l." said Mrs Hayn, gently but
successfully putting Aoury impression of
four fingers and thumb on her husbands
head II spose it's cause I'm SO tired Of
waitin' that don't look at things just as you
do. Pears to me there's nothin' that comes
up, on that our hearts get set on, but what
we've got to wait for. It gets to be awful
tiresome, after you've been at it thirty or
forty years think Phil might hurry up
matters little"
"Mebbe 'tisn't Phils fault suggested the
farmer.
"Well," said Mrs Hayn, with o fash BE-
hind her glasses, II don't sec why any gal
should keep that boy a-waitin'. II that's what
you mean"
"Dont, chr drawled the old man, with Q
queer smile and q quizzical look. "Well,
Spose he Is q good deal more tallin' than his
father was"
"No such thing, !" said the old lady.
much obliged; I'm good deal too polite
to coutradict-when you're 80 much in ear-
nest, you know, the old man replied "But
Il its 80, what's the reason that you kept him
waitin'P'
"Why, lit was-you see, I-twas-the
way Of it was-shol" And Mrs Hayn sud
denly noticed that a potted geranium in the
kitchen window needed dead leaf removed
from its base
YES" said her husband, following her
with his eyes "An' l suppose that's just
about what Pills gal would say, If any one
was to ask her. But the longer you waited
the surer was Of you, wasn't If'
"Oh, don't ask questions when you know
the answer as we'll as do" said the old lady
u want to see things come to head; that's
all"
They'll come, they'll come" said the old
man ITS tryin' to wait, know. seein' I'm
dom some Of the waitin' myself; but the
tryin' Of your faith worketh patience an
let patience have her perfect work. you
remember"
"More Scripturer sighed the wife. you're
gettin' through powerful sight Of New Test
ament this mornin', Reuben, an s'pose
deserve 1t. seein' the way feel like fightin'
It. But s'pose this company speculation don't
como to anythin'i then Phil1l be good deal
wun of than he Is now, won't hei You re-
| member the awful trouble Deacon Trewk rot
into by bein' the head Of that new tangled
stump and stone puller company, that didn't
pull any to spsak Of. Everybody came down
| on him, an called him all sorts Of names, an
said he'd lied to 'em, an they would 60 to. the
poor house because Of the money they'd put
In It on his advice, an'"-
Phil won't have any such trouble" said
Tho farmer, "for nobody took stock on his I'D.
vico Tramlay got up the company before
we knew anythin' about it, an all the putin
1 Of The land was done by him. Besides, THERE'S
i! nobody in It thatll suffer much. even II things
comes to the wust Except one or two DUN
mies-clerks Of Tramlay's-who were let in
for share or two, Just to make up q board
Of. directors to tho legal size. what shares
amt held by Phil and. Tramlay an that fel-
lsr Mnrge belongs to q gal"
"Whati Luciar
mo, no-another gal: mebbe | ought To
call her woman, SEEM she's putty well
along, although mighty handsome on smart.
Her names 0inon, an Tramlay joked Phil
about her once or twice. maxim out she WINS
struck by him, but Of course that's all nom
sense. She's rich, an got money to invest
every once in q while, an Tramlay put her
up to this little operation"
you're sure she amt interested In Philr'
asked Ma Hayn. "Ive seen no end Of
trouble made between young folks by gals
thass Old enough to know their own minds
en- 0nast snough 10 me en-"
For goodnes' sake, Lou Ami" exclaimed
The old farmer. ITO hear you talk. anybody
| Wo<ss1 49, 49, ~ buc DaH City " GNcW =,
where over million people live and mill
Ion more como In from ,iH'rent places every
week, there wasn't any young man for folks
10 get interested In but our Phil REILLY, old
lady, I'm beginnin' to be troubled about you;
that sort Il feelin' that's croppin' out ali the
time in You makes me afeard that you've got
kind o pride that's got to have q fall-a
pride In our son, settin' him above all other
mortal beinA % Tar a. anythins concerned
that can make young man interestin'."
"Well, " aid Mira Hayn, after apparently
thinking the matter over, III its % / reckon
It'll have to stay 20. I don't b'lisve there's
any hope Of forgiveness for anythin' Il
heavens going to hold an old woman to ac.
count for seein' all the good there Is In her
6rst born hain't been down to York my
ell, but some Of Yorks young sprigs have
been down here, one time an another, an II
they're fair samples Of the hull lot, should
think sight Of our Phil would be to all the
city gals like the shadder Of great rock in Q
weary land"
who's a-droppin' into Scripture nowi'
asked the old farmer moving to WHARF hn