The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-18

az sn@ oldest horses 81 p square, asu
writing Of lAsrty years ago. when tie oe-
esrre-sca am Asout 10 relate 70 yoG %as
frssh ia every Sne'E rnlad. There Sve
scarcely a.sy otG houses q the square
row. FIR ~ th4 leases nave fallen tn. new
y-ar.tvrsS have sl1t.sr beeeE erected or the
ct4 ores have Eesa 50 rezsf0rsa ard be-
rzzpsserra zss as almost 20 coant as rev
hae5s4ss1n.L B4t even 50 lately as fsist%
.earz zxc there were S@TR-s@ ancient ters-
raerts sts1l standing Solemn. se-sasa and
gsssa4y rrszzsaeaS tnsy fos Iee most pars
were with sDaes9us apartments and .ofEy
halls adorned sftb Queen Anne rrosdi9gs
ard auag with tapestries OF far cider date
than that or me good queen who uss
given ser name 10 sEch = vast o2anid1y
81 med IN Antfsfsse-agaa. fea-. of-e2
ysrry~bu3it strg@1szres-
lard Hfit-Eingteas house. at the date
O. fas opening Of ray story. wore an even
Elf0nfses Eco4 tssn waK Ea5itUal with *.
for ssT lord ARD my LADY had been ABROAD
for the last three months. 50 Srs- Aa-
sor's .Eac ssoa.@ke~y@r's football WOKE re
arsarsest echoes an she stepped across TIE
kali on her salIy tour o. tasp@ctica q TIE
SsyaosSz rooms accom- gsSsIes3 BY Jane
Farmer. the gpDsr boassnaaid- how sars.
his sor1 bsnged ecr the return ~ her mas
ter ard ais ytz1ng wife. may ne tac1ea
froru conversation which took place orc
morning between the Old aady and Ds@
ly acquired urxzer taeussgnaid. girl Who
had 0ugy arrived froTa the country late
the preYfoas tight As q rgle a person or
suef1 vast importance as Mrs. Mason wou 6
have considered II beneath her dignity 70
coUV erse Ola terms almost OF e7nAtlf< Win
as4rh crit Of 4 ggrf "a Ellen Parker. But
row everything .as charged. he sea-
FOR" Ias long ago over. the autumn was
gEuu them tsa wind whisfie@ cizDslIiy
through she already naIf-SisnGa ntIad trees
h, ths square and Gr~- Mason ~as posi-
lively glad 81 the opportunity q speaking
70 any ons fresn-even 10 az uhdsE home
maid
ana gners have ny lord and nay lady
gone 70, NM Elton ventured 10 ask.
bxgorss ssssf ar.t instructions IN the duties
OF her pew place rad commenced
Gone to- where taveu'I they gone
20 ny aenr2 Way. ia Naples. and Cor
sica. ard Rome anG tsnIce, and-aa1-
dou'g know where else.
sksd they've been away thee months
SO Jane Farmer told me-
We'll CHILD. ! s&s going 10 say five
years for II almost seems like that 10
sne replied Mrs Mason with sigh If
resignatlou. 'Snfit uay almanac says three
r~rntHe two deyN ! looked al II this
nsorning~~aa DO most mornings. for the
matter o that-~EonEGng for their return
IT'S pleasantsr when they're here,
'@peetT'
We'll il couldn't be much dismaler.
could IL W as. TIE mousse - d. At4il sSk.A
Aoeeiy now az II IT stood on Yorkshire
void instead Of in one OF the very best
and ruoet fashionable parts OF Lcndon.
WAY my dear" here Mrs Mason almost
assumed confidential tone. you
woAldn't know II was the same house
when my lord and my lady are her
such haIis such dinners. such concerts,
such NE and such meFrimeut you never
IA nil your bfeN
cts hard work for servants then.
SUPPOSE" Ellen asked not altogether DIS
interestedly.
We'll. maybe il is." the housekeeper
replied. sbut who minds how hard the
wesk for such a master and mistress?
know / don't And I don't think any
or.o In the house does. either.
II suppose they're quite young
couple 1udgin' by their running over fur
zen parts like that
Not a bit OF IL That's just the beauty
Of It. she--her ladyahips young enough.
only 81 bat he's fully twenty years oldsF.
BOT bless YOU my dear that makes no
kind Of difference Whatever she likes.
he likes. ard whatever he likes. she tries
20 like There never was more devoted
couple in this world I do believe
Ard how long Will sc be before they
rutnrn rn'mf'' Ellen asked with some
Iiftle curiosity to behold the paragon
master and mistress Mrs Mason de-
scrtb4a. in spite even Of the hard work
their homecoming would entail.
That's n question that is beyond me
20 answer Ellen" Mrs. Mason replied,
The last time 7 heard from her lady
ship was ten days ago. then thsy were
IN Switzerland but were 20 40 on from
there 70 Parts in a couple az days. where
my lady was - DO some shopp.ng--that
means buy new gowns-and heaven only
knows how long thRt'N take. Sae said
she might be homo before very long. but
bless ve there's no doDeraenc. 10 he
placed on that instead of going TO Paris
~ AL she might take IL into her pretty
head 30 so NJ the pyramids instead
Ard his iordship. yea say. doesn't mind
these ranpaKiugs9''
Mind Why. - she said Let's go en-
20 Tire north pole and sec II We can't climb
&c.. p. would answer. Wen. my dear
climbing not much IN my way, but
there's no Knowing what one can % M
ul one tries, Lets go
Nice 60 awe a husband like that" said
l,llen. Wiih sish. for her experience
VITA beg 0rsf sweetheart had not turned
Cut a complete success
An miud yoa lt's rot all on enc side.
ty ans means" Mrs Mason wcat en-. IL
oo behave she's aimesf as good 20 him
AS Be 81 20 ber Sae tries 20 take an IN
tsrest ia politics tust &c please him. I've
seen her postus over blue book as
she ca}ls o. by thc hatf-roUr together.
trivia - understand il And when she
found that was impossible she'd 20 and
go. mm lo explain n 70 her."
Are thrr~ aHy others 81 the family
fe-fa 49, NICE ass themselves. IA III. may
askF~
"sn sorvy Is say there's no ooe else
Ira lte family exccut thsie tvo eelvva-ncr
a vhi-k ner cnNi unfortunately.
-rha~e.4 na~ is8Venfr's SISTER. LADY, Bar
rars 2rr she's beeo nita her husband
ga 1Anafce--aes eoVeraar tAc-f.-sor the
i9er .No or fhree years, SO We hsvevi't