Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-26

tn tlfrh frf ~ 80 fhs ftiir q WnfafH'
stevens hal met his trend NJ the rail
rad station wh"rc lae two yunng met
e. AH- 1 hrariy greetings. aud then
~ % wac late AMI the Traveller was tired
thcy went at once o. Peters l"lgingr u
tHianling house near Franklin -iuar.
where y r,nm had lpesn engaged fur th.
visitor They had nu IA o. say 90 each
other. and VT they found u hard to tall
after this SEPARATION ~ three years. and
WEI" bath ssp,n ~ led and asl..p.
= hetimcs that l.. by o'clork ,h.
next morning they descended arm IA
arm 81 ~ dining room, whittier "a,
land. v family AMI one or tNso 10 th,
boardor- had already gone. introiuc
tions followed aud little b. little Wind
WAr,i came Ia understand the claimant.
Of the group Of which he waa now
mcnb,r The ianIlady was pleasant,
bustling. middle aged woman. whose i'm
mediate family and depcndsnces con
sisted ~ n husband lin Office aud
email child. principally lungs She has
also with her ~ visitor her sister, Miss
Sophia. whose arrival In town had beet
announced twoor three weeks proviousi,
In the columns ~ fashionAble mentiof
- ne Sunday press Miss sophia N.
charming Miss Soplha. the susceptibl,
Sunday newspapers called her was la
deed a most ersimHbie spinster. agin,
certainly, but very coiiely AMI agrees
able. aud whether II was because keel,
Ing boar,lers ran la the family or not
cannot be decided. but upon her fssp
was written nj plisn ~ print. "Furnishe'
apartments for u single gentleman. In
quire within" Aud why the bachclor.
In presence IL a notification 80 aitracti,,
and ~ l,inbly written. would pcrvel~e''
insist on passing by ON the other side D
one u those mysteries u life witch ",
need another ind % better world To cleai
away.
Sophia was thirty. but ut thirty darl
woman IL still growing. She had
pleasing. 10 net u strictly handsome face
aud fac. rips figure. Her head wss
elegantly shared and poised upon spread
ing. sloIing shoulders. Her hair WI,
dark. glossy AMI abundant, curtin,
easily and adapting itself readily an,
gracefully 30 the requirements ~ fash
Ion. She really had features. Naiur
had done sotne genuine modelling on he,
face. anil 50 whom she smiled or frownei
IL meant something. Then she was mol
like one VI Sir Joshua Reynolds cherut.
all bead snd wings. but had whole
some. substantial body. She was n goo,
woman and weighed iss pounds. Hr
health was vigorous. and always ha,
been. Her temper was even aud happy
she was tolcrably well read: could lrui,
ON the piano. could cook and. In short
* the advertisements say. coalj max,
herself generally useful. aud had no Oh,
lection 10 children. And ye, there sh,
was, unmarried, aud wearing that un
niistakable placar,l. Furnished apart
mcnts for q single gentleman; inquir
withinr'
Next 70 hcr-it might have been b,
chance. the usual way was place,
Leut Quire. OF the navy, on duty q
the department. The lieutenant had hi
faults. among them a trick u coming
home vcry late nj night. or sometime,
the neat day. bot he hsd q stsnch de-
fender In Mis-, Sophia. who charged nj
the goslping comment ~ the other lodg
ers ON this fact 10 civilian jealousy o.
brass buttons. But nobody was disposed
10 be very harsh with Mr.. Quire. for IN
was . anshing, handsome fellow, WIN
had been all over tho world, and wal
very easy and oompsnionabls ia hi,
manners.
Next 10 Mr.. Guire was . u.smber ol
congress. q brisk. big. ordinary man
with nm appetite like . pitcher plant,
The HONORABLE. gentleman owed h,s sur
cess In life 30 doing one thing ut time
and doing tlsat we'll Thus. ~ inca
time he ats. and that. too. fast and long
Poor man. perhaps he hurried through
his meals 10 save them, for he was YER,
likely 10 ~ interrupted nj such hour
whcn he was known 10 be et home, b,
callers.
The other boarsier. besides Steven
and Ba-srtt. was . pale young man. VIII
wa stenoxrsphic secretary b. . railros.
magusiss quiet. sensible fellow, VIII
minded his own business. and like th,
honorable gentleman. found his busi
nesa. at meal time. laid on the tSbl.
Wisd~ard soon discovered. ssne
what 10 bis amusement. Cor he We
tresh frvm New York. that by being
boardsr ~ Mrs. Exshs was ''in scsiesy.
In New York city clerks. typewriter
and boarding hons keepers Or. no
fashionable people. but Assre he fcus'
they might br. and In tina present 60.
were. Mrs. Es had given y literary re-
union only few days before h,s arrival
and he was assonishei % learn frul
Stevens how many really distinguishes
pcrsons had attended aud tsssen part.
The Sunday pres. hal long anil glow
Ing notices ~ the Musicale a. the
called u. In their sorscty news. and
had evidently bcen quits an event
Ai@ Sophia had danced with . senate
and hirted madiy with q full colonel
though this shs denied In the most sl,sms
Ices manner 10 Lieut. Qnirs when hs ~
preached her Tor her hear,ie.s conduc
the merit morning !, did b~rin 10 iool
serious fos the lieutenant. however, whel
on the night after windwsfi's arriva
the colonel cam. with a coach and t,usi
qnst aud carried tbs teaining slansist Il
b. n german" al oss 10 the most fash
ionabie hons-ssss town.
And why. Iusy. should not Mrs "
BE- = society weamsn u shs eho@~i Nh
was q cultivated. agreeable, well lr.s-s,,
lady. Whose only fault was that .h'
earned her own living shs was Isssr
Of eonrss. bss M poorer than other ME
people. The then president ~ the units.
States. Tor example. was saving up laone,
from his very moderate salary 10 par hi
honest debts. Ills cabinet ofsicers, will
but one or two exceptions looked fs
ward 10 their nonshly pay day. an.
found use for all thsaF modest income
which would scarcely pay the rent N
what o Wall str.et isohrr 40 prosper
Gus whslesaie merchant IN any ~ oal
larger cities would oonsiirS q suisahi,
honse Zoe his family o. livein. The jus
tees ~ the supreme c,siFt live on AL
aries lees than many attorney. charR.
tor fees In the important csse< thsy de-
eide. The arm, aud navy oolcay y. I'd
course, impseunsoum. rhs dipi.snssis
corln are legxssr ia velvet
Members ~ osngre~s are. ~ q class,
commonplace country Law