Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-05-21

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l..f." TASTY, l,an had been !urcd from
Lntl early IN Tie day. She had once
dubbed him ii3Sty in 4 spirit Of dcri-
: son. and the name had chung to him.
The sarcasm seemed doubly appropri-
ate tonight, for he had been away
since 10 that morning, and 1t was now
past ..
Thc vonnc pastor for n time had en-
ioy,d Ntndy's TRADES against her hus-
land. but when she began calling
shrilly out Of the window to chance
ncquaintauCcs for news Of him lie Slip
ped quietly into the next room to fin
ish tomorrow sermon. Mandy renew
cd her operations at the window with
Increased vigor when the pastor lad
gone. She was barely saved from
pitching headforemost into the lot. by
the timely arrival Of Deacon Strong's
daughter. who managed with difficulty
to connect the excited woman's feet
with the floor.
"Enb do Ior' sakew Mandy 1nsred
rs she stood nanting for breath and
thinking Mt the pretty. young, apple
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soizod hnr rroor, ond horon 70 suoor
in,oo,inorr ,roci,s f,nn, ~ sront ~ thn
door
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mind 70 LOT tho next coI,or knou met
what she tboueht Of .hvnocritters I"
hnt bor determination wos usuoIIv
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excite increased wonder in the foces
of her visitors
Divided between these two inclina.
tions. she razed Mt Julia now. The
shining ewes of the deacon's daughter
conouered and she launched forth info
nm eager Dissertation of how she had
lust seen a "wondeful striped ana
mule" with n "powful long neck walk
right out of the tent" and how he had
"come apart afore her very ewes" and
two men had slippcd Fright ont Of his
insides" Mandy WAS so carried away
nv her own eloouance and so busv
showing Julia the sights beyond the
window that she did NOT heor Miss
Perkins. the thin lipped spinster. who
entered followed by the Widow VII.
lOughby, dragging her Seven-year-old
Son Willie by the hand.
The women were protesting because
their choir practice OF What Shall the
harvest Beg mad been interrupted by
the unrequested accompaniment or the
"hoochee cOOchee' from the nearby cir,
Gus band.
Its scandalous. Miss Perkins snap
ped. "Scandalous. And somebody
ought to stop it. She glanced about
with an unmistakable air of grievance
Mt the closed doors. feeling that the
pastor was undoubtedly behind one OF
them when he ouSht TO be out taking
action against the things that her SOU
abominated.
We'll. I'm sure I've done all that
could piped the widow. with meek
martyred air. She was always mar
tyred. She considered 1t an appropri
ate attitude for widow. lie cant
blame me If the choir IS out OF key to
morrow.
Mercy me" interrupted the spinster
III there isn't Julia Strong a-leanina
right ont of that window o-,oo,,;nr n,
tho circus and ber -, , deacon ~ III.
cburcb ,na ,his rho b,,rso - ,ho ,,,
for, ne shockinr, I mu.t 90 to har ,
MO LOT mo COO too >. hoo@roa wan,
os ho ,u,,,ro, .. III. ,,,,t,.,.'n ,,,.;r,.
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porlins u.oS corta,rl, .,,;,o ,onr
while for ber orou,nont Wit, Iu,;a
Tbo ,r,o,r from, tho rod ,or,,or o,...;a,
Tho window was rosi,ivo,, ol,rm,n,
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