Puget Sound weekly Argus. [volume], January 07, 1881, Image 3

About Puget Sound weekly Argus. [volume] (Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.]) 1876-1882

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V mmms's EN‘AI'ADE.
nv «aroma tannins.
The gay scason at the lllllllt'l'nlln water
ing places along the St'uhll'u'u had been
"shorcd in by the usual tidc of plouwurc
sailors and invalids who cannot rcst un
.lci'u'lll.\">'ll“".v rays in the stifled utvnm
pher" of the closely-luiilt citics. Even
tln‘ “muasprcad through tho rural rc<
gloss, and many a lad and lassir sighed
bee-HIS“ they did not happen to be among
mos-c whom the daily trains carried
through the green meadows to old
ocr’llll‘“ lu'r,‘C/,t‘~l.
Among tln- latter may 'w'o reclmn lilon~
din llulc, the oldest son of a wealthy
farmer livinl,‘r some milcs from the city
“f Brotherly Love. liloinliu had always
been notcd for his restless disposition
and a derive to rove. However, having
been l‘t‘ltl't d by careful parcnts who al
“luvs impressed upon his mind from his
earliest recollection. the precept, “Obey
vou pan-ms," he had been restrained
from opculy declaring lIH desire to par
takeof the opportunities of the world,
hv “in-aptly leaving. lle had often
thrown out sly innuendos, but his father
had never noticed them.
Upon this warm July evening old
farmer Hale sat upon the, porch of his
dwelling. allowing his eyes to roam over
his broad acres, with their cleanly shaven
fields, and fat kinc, while his deep, regu
lar breath and placid countenance be.
tokened his contentment. He had worked
hard in his younger daysund had become
a self-made man. respected by the entire
community for his generous nature and
courteous manners. Near him to the
right not the participant of his life's
struggles, while to the left our friend
Blornliu occupied a bench, stretched at
full length, his thoughts way off, {wer
haps in the azure sky. With a Hllt den
movement. he assumed an upright posi
tion. Sitting still a moment to recover
his equauimity, be advanced to his fath
er's side, and in these few Words revealed
the subject uppermost in his mind :
“l"utllel', can you not let mtl go to the
seashore for a few weeks? I have never
hecntllere, you lillOW, and [ believo I
have been rather steady on the farm for
some time."
Now of all the places in the world but
the seashore. farmcr llalo entertained a
rather good opinion. Neither could he
be convinced that it was rcully hcneticial
or enjoyable.
“'l‘ut, tut, my boy," he said, ”I couhl
not do that, and the sooner you make up
your mind to the contmry, the better.
\\'hy, there's lots of other places besides
there; why don't you piekone of them ':"
Farmer Hale, to really tell the truth,
did not want Blondiu to go away very
far, especially to the place indicated, as
he had an idea that Blondiu might be
come enamored with some grand city
belle, (1' one of them with Blondin‘s
prospective broad acres, in view, as ho
was the only child, who might lure him
into an alliance which he would not fancy
much. This feeling of his protective
policy was still further heightened by a
it of gossi I that had reached him the
evening before. when he had been at the
village l’ost (mice for the accustomed
weekly paper, to the otl'cct that John
Linu‘s niece, whose parents had died of
that terrible scourge» tho yellow fever
-—which had but recently swept the
Southern States, would arrive in a few
days and take up her abode with her un
cle. Farmer llalo and Viola Lion‘s
father had been very iotilnato when
younger, and be imagined it Would be a
good idea to unite two fortunes ‘iv the
union of Bloudiu and his old-time
friend’s daughter. So, with this thought
still in his mind, he was a little startled
by Blondin‘s request, and for the mo
ment tried to divert his son's mind from
any such undertaking.
”or once, however, Blondin‘s proposi
tion was pressed with such zeal and order
by that young man that the old gentle
men was obliged to yield, consoling him
self with the reflection that his son would
still return in time to court the heiress,
who Would soon arrive. Accordingly
the next day be placed a gnodly roll of
bank notes in his son‘s hand, cautioning
him to return within two weeks, as ho
had other business to attend to at the
expiration of that time.
loudiu arrived in tho evening at his
destination, in tho best spirits, with the
consciousness that ho was; true from res
traint and for‘a period of two \vecksconld
make the time how to his dictatorial
\\'ill. 'J'hcimvclty of the situation pleas
od him, a l he strollml tho broad {mum
enjoying a fragrant Bavarian. Tho sea
son was at its height. 'l'ho oloclrio light
throw its unnatural brightness over the
! surrounding objects, disclosing hero and
. them numerous couples, promonmling,
, arm in arm, among tho winding paths of 1
tho hotel grounds, while others not at?
lnbles in companies of a hall dozen, en- ‘
Joying themselves in social intercourse.
As he turned the corner the swelling ‘
cadences of the waltz held him in at ecsta
(‘y of delight and promptod him (cooler
the lmllq-oom, where an unusually bril?
hunt sight mot his vision. The hall had i
been arranged in honor of a titled por-
SOnago whohad arrived thoday previous, ‘
and nothing lachod porl‘nction to contri
bute to its sllI'cCBS. Blondin was no
mean dancer, having always taken tho
lead and won the admiration at tho
dancing fates that had taken place at the
Village m-arhis homo. Ho accordingly
loll: no hesitation to join with tho throng
and soon ho was droamily whirling away
wrth a little soraph with 111110 eyes and
sunny, golden hair, unconscious, as her
(My arm rested upon his broad shoulder,
of honm and his father‘s apprehensions
could ha at this moment. lmvo behold his
dutiful son.
Truly Blondin had been captivated at
firnt sight hy this vhnrming \nmmn. 'l'hi~;
“11117, was hut thehm?ln_\'.in_vlm-:-.'n and
\\‘hvn lll‘ smutht hi 4 much, mun-y \\lll|
his tin-t. night's plvnsurv. ha mvntadly
avowed that Slll'll a vision of luwlinms
('nllld nut lw dismn-rml L'H‘l')‘ duy. and
that 'm'u gulch-n sunsvl kissed t'm- dnnving
waves on thy mum-w he would ulnuiu u
formal illll‘tillllltflltlll. Bluudin was dnnm
ml to dimimminluwnt, for not it single
:u-qlmintuncu did ho much the $0110“ iug
day who (‘Ollltl ()ldig'v him in his ch-tvr‘
minutiou, neither did the sunny hmul run
“CLUBS his plltll, and after u duy of sus
pvusu he mm obliged to rvliro, his pur
pose still misting in his iumginuliun. but
not in ruulity.
‘; The lady with whom lHUlliiill had he.
‘<‘l:lii"illildtldletl had just arrived a few
days precious :n-t-vnupauiml by a t'l'it'l l)‘
g 'ntienntn who had taken lli‘l delunture.
‘tlnl :iitlllt‘ evening of the day on woieh
they had made their appearaueo. She
was, it mews. comparatively unknown.
and eunnmlllt‘lllly liloudink ingenuity
was taxed eolmiderably for a Nlllllt‘it‘lll.
oxen-u to make her ar'quaintance any
more intimately- At tho end of three
days he was no nearer his determination
than upon the. tiny of its iuet-piiou, and
he greatly lamented stern ettiquette who
stood in the way for Blondin, although
living on a farm all hit life. had enough
knowledge to know that if he overatepped
tho conventionalities of soviet‘,’ he Would
be stamped as rude and unpolishod.
Upon the fourth day of his sojourn, he
was paving the beach with his aeetmtom
ed unrestfulness, seriously debating
whether he Hhould fly the scene and re
turn to his quiet home, and startle his
good father, perhaps. because. he had
been thwarted in his calculations regard
ing the objects which had so taken pos
session of him. Wandering on a few
steps, he heaved a deep sigh, and settled
down upon a bench placed there for tired
pedestrians. His 0 ony cane was stir
ring up the sand. keeping time to his
swift resolution of thought, when sud
denly it turned an object which elaimed
his whole attention. It was nothing less
than a diamond cross, elegant in design
and a port'eet gem of tho jowelerw‘ han'l.
iwork, Whose it WM, and how it eame
there were the questione which abmnlwd
his mind for the next half hour, until he
wan arousod by the loud laugh ot' a half
dozen friends who had sought him. and
invited him to participate in a tiahing
oxeursion to_tho eovo several xnilea dis
tant. llautily slipping the eroas on his
watch elmin and turning to join his vom—
panions, he was aroused by Ned (‘ouk'e
voice, who had observed the tlnsh of the
jewels."
“[ any. chum, where did you Pit'k up
the beautiful trinket? Perhaps it is a
souvenir of that golden haired lime
whoseacquaintanceyou seek no persis
tently.” 7 ,
“Como, now, tell us all übout it," “my
criml in nnirion.
But lllomlin «lvclinod, nml muuy n
twit lm received during tho excursion.
Blmnlin caught no fish, his thoughts
being diroutt-d to the soirce that had
been pruuiineil that evening, and the fact
that ho wnn down on his uhurmcr‘s tablets
for two \vultzos. .
Again the bull-room is uhluze and gul
hmt men and women throng its spacious
llom. ()hlthero is our friend, puuhing
his wuy to the Hide of Miss Rollins —thu
name tho hotul clerk hml Hiirroptitinunly
furnished himmnnil claiming her for the
first waltz. As Miss Rnlliua turned she
uttered a little cxchunntion of joy, nml
pointing to the spurkliug cross, will:
“I am so glnil. When worn ynu so
l'nrtuuvtu tn llml that? I was uIL-oply
Kl‘lt'VOtl 101 th it hml been wmahml \\'uy,
fur I lost it_ upon the beach lustyvcuiug.‘
lilondii. handed it to her and on if to
assure him tlutt she was the rightful
(m‘lll'l' she touched a seoret spring \\'lllt'il
ported tho erosn, and he behold a minia
ture of horaell’. This atl‘orded lllondiu
a rnre opportunity and he lost no time in
claiming e.closerac:lunintnnruship,which
in return for her treasurer, she sanction
ed. Blondin lingered by her side longer
than the prescribed two weeks, which
lengthened into two months, farmer llale
not objecting, as the heiress, his friend's
daughter, had not yet arrived.
lllondin determined to bring matters
to a close with Miss Rollins and declared
to her his passion and wasdnly art-opted.
To his amazement he was informed that
Miss ltollin's mime was not Rollins hut
Something else, 1:. minlako having been
made by the hott-lclurk in registorim: hor
and her cousin who accompanied her.
A \\'eddingma quiet ono--»took place.
Need “'0 row-rt to the old farmhouse and
picture farmer Hale's indignation when
he reveivod a mowing-n from lilondin in
forming him that he would be homo in a
few days uith his wife? “The best. laid
schemes of mice and men attgsug n;;leo,"
thought the old gentlemvn, when he
realized the signith-nnce of the bit of
delicate paper he held in his hand. (‘nlle
ing to his aid the good common suns
thnt had never yetdesertod him. he anni
‘ moned his wife and urqnintod her with
Blondin'u fate. Bowing to the inrwitahle,
i he determined to make the best ono of his
son's cm-apadvs, and set about preparing
‘ him a handsome reception. Judge of
; farmer Hale's surprise and gratitin-ntion,
i when John Dinu shook hands \\ ith Blou-
Idin and greeted the bride or. “my niwo,
t Viola."
AN Esmwlmx m: Aimmrxx \\'um'
ANI) Mirna—.\lr. ('lnrc Siam-ll ”001', \\‘lm
mum to America rmuntiy to inquire into
Anmrit-un nurivulturu,iu udilrwflng the
Farmeru‘ Club in London, said he \\'uuid
not l'uur Amurlutn cumpclitiuu in wlwut
twuntyntive your! home, It»: exhumation ut‘
the hunt WUllltl ennuu in thu}. tinw. and
the cost of production \\unl-l ilu'r-‘ur‘c;
but in rognrd to her! there were serious
n‘oupoctant' competitionflrom the Vast
{nerds 0| cattle inthn fur West. Mr. lioaui
deemed it likely that the American nu
tion would become the greatest in the
| world.
'lhc Serum» and Joys of Royalty.
‘ lt mud be diunal bawincss to be a
I(Var. With orditmry inca....-has the
sorrows and burdens of royairr are suf
ticicnt to “HUM-lg“ its joy s. The un
t'dailtcssuf the slumber of th-- crowned
head has long been proverbz..i. If a
i ruler who is bclmed by his pcoplc and
1 whose dominion is undisturbcd by war
fare or conspiracy have a ditlicult time in
composing himself to rest, whit must
the Ul.at“s pillow be 2’ Common people
isoinctimes sec ghonts at night. but the
‘ghosts which appear to them are tame
‘and lovely creatures as compared with
! lllthi‘ which torment the midnight hours
lof the unhappy Czar. ’l‘he Uxar's ghosts
I("ll't.\'||t)lx4'll and all manner of deadly
‘wtapons and make the most desperate
thwarts. 'l'la-y arc so numerous that it
docs not pay to bind tin-m over to keep
;tln- pearc. The methods of assassina
tion with which they threaten their \'ie
ttim are so ration-x “fill,” defy preventive
ingenuity. 'l'hc (Liar has to have his
lfoodanalyw-d,:md in order that some.
.lurking‘ elements of mischief may not
idodge the analysis ho compels some
lot‘ his attendants tlrst to partake of
! what is set before him. Thus they have
I the advantage of theorigiual attack upon
the viands, while the Czar must. in order
to gain the full benefit of this plan of
safety, wait until he sees whether or not
ithey fall dead. This practically makes
. him a regular enter at the second table.
i'l‘he dyspepsia and other ailments on
fgendcred b ' this method of dining are
rapidly making the Czar a candidate for
the experiments of all the quacks in the
Russian Empire. Heis afraid of Rus
sian doctors and Russian remedies, the
touly nostrums he dares to take being
those which are sent in sealed packages
from this country. When the court
doctors prescribe for him and he takes
their doses, it is with the understanding
that for each dose he takes the pre
scribing doctor first swallows one of
equal size in the presence of the imperial
invalid. It is only by this means that
he. is certain that oxalic acid is not given
him for Epsom salts or stryehuine for
Peruvian bark.
UllO of tho most; uneasy experiences of
the('.zaris when he travels. To own
the ordinary traveler there is constant
danger of collinion or derangement. To
the (‘zar these dangers are multiplied a
tbollsatid fold. The anticipation of his
journey is cheered by the receipt of uu~
mcrous letters annoumrini,r the intention
of the anonymous writers to tip his train
otl‘ the track or otherwise to interfere
with its running arrangements. Jest
now His Majesty is about to take a run
from Livadia to h‘t. l’etcrsburg. In
stead of taking his carpctdgagiu his hand
and quietly going, without making any
fuss about it, he is compelled to put
‘himself to the most extraordinary
inconvenience to thwart the plans of
,those who would slay him. l‘here are
several lilies of railway, of whieh he can
take his choice. On each of these lines
will simultaneouslv be sent a special
train. As a part oi the journey is made
in the night, the Czar hires a great mul
titude of people to stand like sticet lamps
along bota sides of each road, and with
torches and other light-giving appa
ratus do what they can towards turning
night into day. In one of the trains
lighted,he is to be concealed, and the
faithful subjects who hold the torches on
each of the roads will suppose that they.
rather than any of the others, are illu
minating the path of their Sovereign. It
is possible that, with all this pomp of
)recaution,the poor monarch will have
iurtively slipped off beforehand in an
ordinary train. disguised as a pcimut
peddler or aveuder of railroad sand
wiches. Arriving at St. l’etcrsburg, it
may be only to find that the palace and
its surroundings are newly undermined
amt supplied with dynamite, so as, with
one bang. to finish him and all that he
has. As it is misery for him to live, it
is comparatively pleasant for the Czar
‘ to contemplate the probability of being
‘takenoil'; unless he is afraid of being
l more uncomfortable where he next goes
than in his present. state of existence.
i In pleasant contrast tothe botherations
t snti'ercd by tho (‘zar is the easy tlow of
‘the pciwet‘ul life of the amiable gentle
t man who expects some day to be Kim“r
of England. The Prince of Wales has
i nothing to do except to eat, drink and be
merry. He goes to agricultural fairs
and to exhibitions of prize animals. He
runs in debt as much as he pleases, and
oretgvbody in the kingdom is \\illiug to
trust him. The other day he went to
where there has a prize. pig, and some
t ladies asked hiln it the creature was not
[both swcctaud lovely. To this he re
l plied that it was both of these. Then a
Imannhu-turer of prize mustard value
along and desired the Prince to taste the
Icondimcnt. The ohliginu scion of my
alty pleasantly put his thumb into the
jar, as the traditional llorucr did into
the pic. Instead of pulling out a plum
l he pulled out mustard. which he kindly
I tested and unhesimtiugly approved. It
‘ is a great honor to be “.\lustard Maker
‘to the l'rluce of \\'alc~." ilad mustard
- thus been oll'cred to the ("mar he would
thave suspect d dcatlt to be lurking in
|the pot and would have mad-- the mus
i tird man tl_rst sxmpl.‘ the pungent mix
ture. Wale; h s a happy and easy tit-m
lof it, at good pay. The ('lar alsoi -
iceivos a thing salary, but be u l
.j gladly give up every ('npcch ( f it .
I could be as free t'romtroublc us ”it'11...”-
gblcst peasant in his limpiio. . [l'hiiatlxl
i phia '1 rules.
An ngml nsuror. Keeling hw and :11)-
pnmching, sends for his spiritual ml
\'iuur, who urges him, by \my of onsing
his science. to leave u pux‘titm of his
fortune to those with whom ho had had
dealings. “Impossible," rejoined tho
dying Imm: “they all died in the poor
house."
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