Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-08

when l was going to leave her at the
gate. she kissed ME, and that was worse
than putting my arm around her. By
gosh, 1 trembled all over just like had
chills, but l was as warm as toast. She
wouldn't let go for much as minute,
and was tired as though l had been
carrying coal up stairs l didn't want
to go home at all, but she said it would
be the best way for me to go home
and come again the next day, and the
next morning l went to her house be-
fore any Of them were up, and her Pa
came to let the cat in, and / asked him
what time his girl got up, and he LATED
and said had got it bad, and that had
better go HON, and not be picked till I
got ripe. Say, how much does it cost to
get married.
well, l should say you had got it
bad" said the grocery man rs he set out
basket of beets. Your getting in love
will be great thing for your Pa. You
won't have any time to play any more
jokes on him."
''Oh, guess we can find time to keep
Pa from being lonesome. Have you seen
him this morning? You ought to have
seen him last night. You see, my chum's
Pa has got setter dog stuffed 1t is one
that died two years ago. and he thought
a great deal Of it, and he had it stuffed
for ornament. Well, my chum and
me took the dog and put it on our front
steps and took some cotton and fastened
it to the dogs mouth so it looked just
like froth, and we got behind the door
and waited for Pa to come home from
the theater. When Pa started to come
up the steps, growled, and Pa looked at
the dog and said, Mad dog, by crimus.'
and he started down the sidewalk, and
my chum barked just like dog, and
'ki-yi'd' and grOwled like a dog that gets
licked, and you ought to see Pa run.
He went around in the alley and was
going to get in the basement window,
and my chum had a revolver with some
blank cartridges, and we went down in
the basement, and when Pa was trying
to open the window my chum began to
fire toward Pa. Pa hollered that it was
only him and not a burglar, but after
my chum fred four shots Pa run and
climbed over the fence, and then we took
the dog home, and I staid with my
chum all night, and this morning Ma
said Pa didn't get home till o'clock, and
then policeman came with him, and Pa
talked about mad dogs and being taken
for burglar and nearly killed, and she
said she was afraid Pa had took to drink
ing again, and she asked me if I heard
any firing of guns, and said no, and
then she put q wet towel on Pas head"
"You ought to be ashamed" said the
grocery man. How does your Pa like
your being in love with the girl? Does
he seem to encourage you in it?''
"Oh, yes, she was up to our house to
borry some tea, and Pa patted her on
the cheek and Rugged her and said she
was dear little daisy and wanted her
to sit in his lap, but when wanted him
to let me have so cents to buy her some
ice cream he said that was all nonsense.
He said: Look at your Ma. Eating ice
cream when she was q girl was what in
jured her health for life I asked Ma
about it, and she said Pa never laid out
~ cents Tor Ice cream or any luxury Tor
her in all the five years he was sparkling
her. She says he took her to q circus
once, but he got free tickets for carrying
water for the elephant. She says Pa
was tighter than the bark to a tree. I
tell you it's going to be different with
me. If there is anything that girl wants,
she is going to have it If have to sell
Mas copper boiler to get the money.
What is the use Of having wealth if you
hoard 1t up and don't enjoy it? This
family will be run ON different princi-
pies after this, you bet. Say, how much
are those yellow wooden pocket combs
in the showcase? I've q good notion to
buy them for her. How would one of
them round mirrors with zinc cover do
for present for girl? There's nothing
too good for her."