The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-10-24


ture The suns been pretty hot, though It Z
October, and the hot sun on that sort Of stun
always breeds malaria"
~ wasn't talkiu' Of sickness, said the wife
"The dear boys health Is as good a. ever
IT'S bis mind that's out O. sorts"
"A long, soft Sigh was the farmers only
reply for moment II was followed BY the
remark;
"That city gal, S'pose-confound herI"
II don't see what you want her COMPOUNDED
for; she hasn't done anythin' They don't
correspond
~ should hope not" said Hayn, with con.
siderable vigor BE now was wide awake
"What could they write about You don't
S'poss Phil could write anythin' about our
goin'Son that would interest her, do your
mo, but young people sometimes do and
somethin' to exchange letters about You
and didn't when we were boy and girl, b
cause we lived within stone'S throw Of each
other, an you couldn't keep away from our
house after dark; but Philip andh-
"For goodness sake, old lady," interrupted
tho husband, don't you 60 to Settin' yourself
down at your time Of life BY gettin' the
match maxim fever TherO lSnt the sligbt
ct chance that
~ didn't say there Wns, but boys viii b.
boys"
at doesn't follow that they should DO fools,
does it--not when they're our boysF
"Timt bein' fool 10 DO interested In O
rich mans daughter I've often thought how
different your life might have been II I'd had
anything besides myself to give you when
you married ma
~ got all expected, and thousand times
more than deserved This assertion wa
followed BY q kin, which, though delivered
In the dark, was Of absolutely accurate aim.
"Dont put It into Pills head that he can
get moro than o wife when be marries
twill do him great deal more harm than
good"
"Td like to SO the dear boy 20 fxed that
b WOnT have 10 work 20 hard - you've had
10 do
"Then you'll SO him Ian Of q man than bis
father, when ho ought to DO better. Tm1
that rather poor business for mother In l.
rael to bo In, old ladyF'
swell, anyhow, believe Pills heart Is SET
on maxim trip down to York"
"0h, Il that ALE Well, he's been promised
Il, for some day this long while Some
things always Prevented H. but s'poSe now
would be a. goOl time rs any He deserves
Il; he's as good 4 son as man ever had"
Mira HAyn probably agreed with her hus
band a. to the goodness Of their son, but that
was not the view Of him In which she was In.
terestod just then Said she,
"If be goes, Of course ho'll sec her."
Again the farmer sighed: then hO said.
quite earnestly;
"Lst him go her, then. the sooner be does
Il TIE sooner he'll stop thinkin' about her.
Bless your dear foolish old heart, her way
and bis are as far apart as Haynton and
heaven when thersS q spiritual drought In
this portion Of the Lords vineyard"
II don't think tho TramlayS are % much
better than we. II they have got money!
said MnS Hayn. with some Indignation II
always did say that you didn't set enough
store by yourself MR Tramlay Is a nice
enough woman, but | never could sec how
she was any smarter than |; and ~ % her
husband, always noticed that you generally
held your own when the two Of you were
talking about anything
"BleIs your exclaimed the farmer, 'you
are rather proud Of your old husband, aren't
youI But Phil viii soon 80. with half an
eye, that Il would be the silliest thing In the
world for him to fall In love with girl Like
that"
II can't for the life Of mo zee why" aid
the mother. Hes Just a. good o. she. and
. good deal smarter, or I'm no judga"
"Seo here, Lou Ann. said the farmer. with
more than hint Of inIpAtiencO in his voice
HyOu know tWon't do sither Of EN- any COOL
b tAIl In love Il they can't marry each Other
An what would Phil bSve 10 support bis vile
eai Would he come out horOal' tend to u