Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-26

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tasty refusing - cucuuh,I hiai-,lf wl;h
any employment ~ L. Ir.'ur r,~r.u-ih:.I-
tbs mora so quote (inHn,,}I Than LIS
LIT Wouli cover. He v.i!- a f."tINr Of -.
Gna;a aHi known 10 cfrr> t,Gy il the
town. hiit h" tad no rr.i.inr ahitl.u.
place, ~ II" chose t. H"',i.I al v i'll. and
G""r,'v iUNHter w"tll'l tot have trvn ,lIr-
prl'"l ;Jli2i, received ou,'ut thaU,r,.VS
hrI'l Irft'r- dated tr:.!u iuiItluu plri-.
Nlr13l.. OF i''kIn. He mostly affected
England. however, a!H London esp
ClailN IN the winter. " ln.l money WIS
scarce thatInCry walked; " hon he was
III funds lac awaited himself Of any cheap
Convcya'lr" which offered. sometimes
never inguirlnG lis Destination. tut
making hlnl~t!. equally at home whr--
ever h" WAS stranded. 1T thri~tmiS tiinr
ne always returned To st. CHATS. and
WIS Il welcome guest at many hu,Iitailr
tables III THAI thriving town. making his
headquarters. however, with tai, odd
friend and school chum. George I'oNn-
ter. He had written to- Announce his
return Ia -. CHATS for liz. Christmas
Approaching the cad uf the two wear,
which IlI interviewed siurr GEORGE
POINTER had ASSUMED the stool Of oi.ic"
at Mr. Bawhs. and supplies OF tobacco
bltt''I ~ u htft .ilItsstih LOT
the welcome ppciri guest.
Chaunccy had a iavorite lounge il
London, a tohlccon!>is in an out OF the
way street in the Eci5hburluod OF ~.
Mary axe.
The proprietor was a hCatllp. or some
official of that character. To one of the
companies. and IA" tobacco business w;is
conducted during the early lj;lIt OF the
day 10y the hcadir's wife and daughter.
1t was thaGnrey's pleasure to SIT on 4
snnil tab i'll front OF the counter and
smoke, i'll turn. al the varieties of to-
bacc" sold 1T ti:c lcadlc's, br..uiiing tine
time, also. with animated conversations
with the daughter, Whose powers OF
rcimrtcp were more ready than refined.
1t Is not our intention to chronicle more
than Chaunc@T's parting Interview and
what came OF Il, as slang from Il wo-
man lips Is our abhorrCn'r.
Chaunrcy w;:S about Ia Leave the shop
after one of his long sittiugs. when the
younger lady said:
You won't see me again, | expect.
Mr.. Chamccy; I'm goinsto he married.
You married.
'Ics. me: why ne, | should like to
know" asked the lady, 4 little piqucd.
I'm sure envy the happy man" re-
piled Chauncey. Its not the Scotch
man ut the shop door. is it,"
well, fm sure said the young lady,
and without another word she bounced
into the little parlor at the back of the
shop.
Now You've regularly offended
Becky" said Mrs. B1adlc. land such
old friends as Yea waS-and she 10 be
married tomorrow, and So respectable"
"W,l, I'm glad to hear that" said
ChauncCy. Nv here's the wedding to he?
I'll buy bundle of water crosses and
strew her way into church as an apology
for my rldencss."
"Oh! she won't want no apology from
you-she knows what you are Dir. Chaun-
cey; but shes 10 be married ut 10 to-mor-
row, at st. Mary Axes. but we don't
want it spoke of. as the hridegrooms
nervous" said Mrs. Bcadle. in Il whisper.
III be there in time" replied Chaun-
cey. Il suppose her father will give her
away-in full costume. cooked hat, staff,
and all that
"He will do all things that is proper,
Mr.. Chaunccy," said Mrs. Bcadle, with
much dignity. and Becky at that moment
calling "Mother!' in rather an hysterical
tone, Chaunccy was allowed to find his
way out of the shop as he pleased.
On the following morning Chauncey
was at the church of St. Mary Axe a
quarter Of an hour before the time ap-
pointed for the ceremony which was to
unite Miss Beadle and somebody to their
lives end
A hale old gentleman between GO and
20, perhaps. was the next arrival. Having
made some very confidential commune
cation to the old pew opener, he was con-
Quoted, evidently in great trepidation, to
the vestry, and there immured until the
arrival of the tobacconist and family
but without the mathematical Scotch
man. Chaunccy concluded, therefore,
that Miss l;caGle had captivated the old
gentleman now awaiting his doom in the
condemned cell called the vestry.
The Bcadle was in multi. but his cos
tune still partook of the splendor of his
office, and canary colOrcd waistcoat
with GlittcrinG buttons of ruby glass rem
dercd him somewhat conspicuous even
in the gloom of st. Mary Axe. His gen.
eral expression and bearing was that of
q tempered Indignation, as though he
were about to consent TO the iniliction of
some injury which he could avoid if he
pleased. A word, look. might have
provoked him to have torn the license
from the parsons hands and to have
dragged his daughter from the altar.
He was therefore allowed to walk up the
aisle unmolested.
Mrs. Beadle was very lively on her en-
trance to the church-morc lively. per-
haps, than black tea and the occasion
warranted; but. whatever had been the
stimulating cause of her cheerfulness, it
ran in plenteous drops from her eyes as
she approached the altar, and must have
been exhausted entirely by the end of
the ceremony. Niobc weeping for her
children would have been Il dry nurse
compared with Mrs. Bcadle.
Miss Beadle was resigned, as became
her to be at 81. With closed eyes and
dropping head she leaned upon her
mothers arm until, with pardonable
confusion, she released her hand to put
up her parasol as she drew near the altar.
Chaunccy rushed to her relief, and with
some difficulty possessed himself of TIE
incumbrancc. and as there were no at
tendant bridesmaids the impudent fellow
attached himself to the wedding party,
to be, as he said, generally useful and
to pick up the pieces"
Theceremony proceeded With all proper
SOlCmnitV, but there was some aSsCCia-