- M a-Mh. ilf " T f iJ ii jL jl i ll "?2??.J?cZr" AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. i."' "Vol. -VII. New 13 loom lie ltl, !?-., Tiiesdoy", BXnroli 1H, 1873. IV o. 11. 18 PUBLISHED BVEHT TUESDAY MORHIMQ, BT FRANK U0E.TIMER & CO., At New Bloomfleld, Terry Co., Pa. Being provided with Bteam Power, and Urge Cylinder and Jon-Presse, we are prepared to do all kinds of Job-Printing 111 Kood style and at Low Prices. ADVERTISING ItATKBI TraniietUH Cents per lino for one insertion 18 " " two Insertions 15 "three insertions Business Notices In Local Column 10 Cents per line. Notices of Marriages or Deaths Inserted free. Tributes of Respect, &c, Ten cents per line. YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS. TVFor longer yearly adv'ts terms will be given apon application. Courting by Proxy. PASS the cigars, Jack, and tell ine what you will tell the tailor to-morrow. "Tell the tailor, Phil? Why, patronize him well, and order another suit. What ooucerus rue most is how we are to get din ners next week. I suppose your governor wont come down with any cash just yet?" " Not a tou. He told me in his last let ter he made me a regular allowance, and I must calculate my expenditure accordingly. No, there's no money to be got there." " We must make another call upon Abra ham, Moses and Co., Phil." "My dear Jack, Abraham, Moses and Co. have got to the end of their philanthro pic tether their fountain of generosity is dry. Nothing can be done In that quarter. TJow about your aunt in Cornwall, and the pretty couBins?" 1 " A good thought, Phil. I would go down and marry one of the girls if it wasn't for my confounded shyness." "" That's a quality of yours, Jack, I con fess I can't understand. You are confident enough with women of another class; in fact, you put mo in mind of young Marlow in Ooldsmith's comedy." "Ah, that's it Phil 1 Ladies floor me completely, I 'thiuk they are tkw most for midable creatures in the world, and can't for the life of mo ilnd anything to say to them." "Are your cousins pretty girls?" " I should say they are. I have not seen them siuce they were children. I will tell yon what it is, Phil," said Jack, giving the fire a poke; " you shall go down and make love to one of them for me." " Well, I don't consider myself a modest man, Jack ; but I think that would want more confounded impudence than even I possess." " Why not ? We are much of a height Not that matters, for my auut has not seen me since I was a curly-headed boy about as high as the table, and now I should say six feet is the figure. You shall do it, Phil and turn me into a married man as soon as you like." Thinking it would be a change for me, with a little pleasant excitement, I thought I would humor Jack in his hair-brained idea, trusting to my ready wit to pull me through all difficulties. And now I might as well inform the reader who Jack and I "were. r Jack, or more correctly, John Wusthall's father, was a retired admiral of the navy, on half-pay,' living up in tho north, and whose dearest wish some years ago had been to make Jack a midshipman, with the hope of his following in his own foot steps; for he was one of the old school, who thought the service was going to the dogs now so many of the lower classes, as he termed tradesmen's sous, were coining into it. But Jack had too great a liking for London life to think of going to sea, and his refusal greatly offended his father, and they now but rarely corresponded. jiowever, me oiu aamirai got jack an appointment in the Treasury, where he managed to dawdle away his time and run awfully into debt, which his father reto- lutoly refused to pay. , ' , I am a member of the Inner Temple, by name Philip Fermor, son of Sir Philip Ter mor, Blanksbire, waiting patiently for "briefs," which never come, and living upon an allowance from my father, which I coutrive, without any trouble, to exceed, and . hitherto eked out by visits ,to the .Jews. , i s The ardent friendship, however, between Jack and me and the whole tribe has been of late rudely interrupted, and we have not seen each other since tho last "little bill" was not taken up. But to return to our dialogue. " How can I go down there," said I, " if I don't knbw them ? Wait till the pony runs away with the pony-chaise, and run forward like a true knight-errant and stop it ? Or when the heiress is going for a ride bribe the groom to put a piece of holly un der the saddle, and when the horse is gal loping madly towards a precipice, rush for ward and catch her from the saddle eh?" "No, my boy. Change your name from Philip Fermor to John Westhall, and go down to see your dear aunt in Cornwall. You have not seen her since you were a child. - I will tell you all about them I can. Go down to-morrow and write me by return ' I came, I saw, I conquer ed.' " So, after sundry more cigars and another bottle, we parted for the night, I pretty well primed with information as to Jack's aunt and dear cousins, not forgetting the amount of cash possessed by each. . I was up early next morning, portman teau packed and labelled Mr. John West hall. Taking leave of Jack Ijumped into a cab, and was soon snugly ensconced in a first-class carriage bound for Sea-view, Penrhyddell, Cornwall. The weather was delightful, aud I ar rived at my destination in excellont spirits, fully equal to the enterprise I bad under taken. After a ride of an hour I got to Sea-view Lodge. A pretty servant-maid opened tho door. "Mrs. Winslow at home?" said I. " Yes sir. What name shall I say, sir?" I was just about giving her my card, when my name on it struck my eye, and the thought that I was Jack Westhall at present struck me. " Mr. Westhall," said I. I was soon ushered into the presence of Mrs. Winslow, a pretty woman of uncertain age, who immediately came forward, ex claiming: My dear John, I am delighted to see you. Give me a kiss, w ny, wnat a great whiskered fellow you have grown. Come and see the girls." Now I was in for it, I took it all very coolly, and wondered whether the girls would serve me in the same way. Dismissed the thought as improbable. "My dear nephew, John Westhall girls. Ada Winslow, Julia Winslow John." . We wore soon chatting pleasantly to gether, and, while successfully exerting myself to please, I bad time to observe and lay down the plan of the campaign Ada Winslow, a lovely blonde, with the most bewitching of blue eyes, was evidently the heiress Jack spoke about as being his playmate when a boy, and as Jack told me " I remember my aunt saying to a friend, It is the dearest wish of my heart to have our families united, for Admiral Westhall is such -a dear friend,' so," said he, "you will find the running easy." Julia, the other cousin, was a nice girl, tall and Juno-like. ' " Do you remember jumping into tho lake after your little playmante, John ?" said my aunt. O yes," said I, on thorns, for Jack never suid anything about it. " What a cold she got, poor little dear." " I don't remember her taking cold after it," said my aunt ; " but you memory is better than mine, I dare say, John." "Very likely," said I, though I thought I would not have such a good memory in the future, in case it got me into trouble. Soon afterwards a Captain Penwall call ed, and a walk in the grounds was pro posed. I lod the way with Ada, and found her a most charming companion. She asked me about the opera and other sub jects, and drew me out in a surprising mail' ner. I felt it was the happiest afternoon I had seen in my life. A lovely voioe, well cultivated mind, with sympathies in right direction, joined to a handsome form will always have an ennobling effect on a man; and I began to feel very small in my own estimation, when I thought of Jack and my mission, and was almost doterniin ed to tell Mrs. Winslow, who I was, and return to town at once. The thought of treachery to Jack was the only thing tluit prevented mo, aud I felt bound to tho wheel. " What charming grounds,auut," said 1, when we returnod. " Yes, John," said she ; ' but you have not seen the boauty of the place yet. The girls must take you to Merlin's, cave." " Why not have a picnic, aunty, dear ?' said Ada. 'The very thing," said the captain. 'I thought you did not like picnics, captain," said Julia, " as the spiders got in tho Mobsters,' and picnics were very well forgipscys?" " That was before I was initiated," said he 1 After dinner, and I and the captain bad smoked for half an hour, he proposed ad journing to the drawing-room. Seated at tho piano was Ada, idly play ing with the keys. I pressed her to sing, and she instantly complied, singing, with a beautiful rich contralto and perfect into na tion, "II segreto." The style in which it was sung showed me she was passionately fond of music and a perfect musician, which only made me the more enamored with her. I had stood with rapt attention, and was roused by my aunt saying : ' I should hTWe thought you did not care for music, John your father told me ytu had a voioe like a bear." "Like a bear, aunty?" said Ada. Why, I was only thinking Mr. Wcthall had quite a singing face and voice, and was going to ask him to join me in a duct." I turned the subject as well as I could ' had no voice to speak of ;" whereas, the truth was, I had a tenor voice of no mean quality, and began to wish Jack at Halifax. The eventful morning of the picnio turn ed out bright and fine, not a cloud upon the sky, and, tempted by the prospect, I turned out for an early walk and smoke. While strolling along, I could not help considering my position. That I was fall ing in love there could be no doubt an other day, and I am done. Should I go back ? Perish the thought I Make love for Jack I could not. Well, I shall not break Jack's heart," thought I, " and I am sure Ada views me favorably j but could I win her love under false pretences?" I determined to trust to the chanter of accidents, f Aling convinced I should soon be bowled over, and then the deluge t My charming Ada looked bewitcbingly at breakfast, and completed the conquest of last night. The meal passed off merrily, and we were all in excellent spirits for the journey, there was Miss Todbnght, the clergyman's daughter, a mild young lady in green ; Miss Poole, a tall young lady in blue, that reminded one irresistibly of a giraffe, flirting desperately with the poor captain ; young lady iu pink,another young lady in pink, and a sprinkling of elderly ladies to " play propriety ;" Captain Pen- wall, Mr. Darwin, of the Guards, a bony young fellow with red mustaches, who ev idently thought himself the " best old port," tnougu l set mm down as a very ordinary ciarec I soon discovered be was paying desperate court to Ada, who, I was delighted to see, treated him very coolly, rue scenery on our nue was most impres sive, being of a bold rugged charaoter ; now a road running along tne edge or some cliff, now across a small stone bridge over a yawning chasm, until at last we arrived at our destination, or rather in sight of it, for we bad a scramble down the cliffs, of three hundred feet or so, until we got to the sea beach. There we slowly rambbd around until we came to the entrance of the famous cave, said in ancient times to have been the abode of a tremendous giant, who thought nothing of throwing moun tains at one, and had a ptnclutnt for young ladies for dinner. The cave was approach' able from the beach only at low water, and at high water the mouth of it was covered with the sea, which rolled and thundered up the cavern with the greatest fury. We had no apprehension on that score, how ever, as long as we did nojtop too long in the cavern. We were soon bravely pen etrating its depths. , From the enhance immediately began to rise upwards, aud the roof to get lower. The bottom was covered with loose round boulders, aud the sides sparkled and beamed with many col ored lights, the reflection from our flame beaux maklng'a magnificent tableau. We soon came to a kind of chamber, from which branched off in several directions smaller caves of equal beauty of appear ance, aud here we determined to lunch. Provisions were got out, the champagne mode its appeal unco, and we all as merry as young ladies and young gentlemen of the ninotecth century can be. I voted for a ramble down one of the smaller eaves, and soon found myself alouo pesido beau tiful Ada. i We rambled a long way down the cavern, until we wore surprised to find it led down to the sua though l ought to say . 1 was not in the least surprised. If we had come suddenly to St. Paul's Cathedral I could not have been surprised. I was past that, walking In the air, or in heaven, or In some happy place or other in which I had not " preambled" before. I was rather an noyed when we got to the beach, to see our bony young guardsman" making hastily towards us, and, to avoid him, I took Ada around a rocky point running into the sea, or soon would be so, for the tide was com ing In fast, and within a yard or so of the point. ' " Gave him double that time, I fancy," thought I, as wo found ourselves in another small cave in tho rocks. I was too engrossed with my charming companion to notice how the tide was creeping up, and surrounding us on all sides. In fact, a shower of rain coming on just then, compelled us to go into the cave for shelter, shutting off our view f the sea. There I soon forgot all about it, and was getting rather tender in my converse, and was on the point of avowing all and mak ing a plunge to know my fate, when it came to mo in anotbor form in the shape of a huge wave coming up the cave nearly to our feet, covering us with spray. " O Mr. Westhall 1 Good Heavens ! we are lost 1" said Ada, starting up. "No, dearest," said I. " Trust to me. I will find a way out somewhere," putting my arm around her waist in the confusion. I was afraid she would faint, and was carrying her further up the cave, to try and find and outlet, when Bhe disengaged herself from my arms, saying: "I am strong now. O, what can I do?" I searched, and found no outlet, and began to feci like a rat in a trap ; but the thought of the danger I had brought my darling into nerved me to exertion. Higher and higher came the waves, hiss ing, boiling, and had already half filled the cave with water ; and to add to the horror of the scene, a terriflo storm was bursting without, and the flashes of vivid lightning illuminated the fast-darkening cave. It was with small hope I determined to swim with Ada out of the horrible place, and try to reach the shore. I took hold'of her dear form, and besought her to trust all to me, and plunging in, swam with all my strength to get out. It was harder than I thought. When I had got a few yards, a huge wave would drive me back again and nearly breathless, I felt I was sinking, when a wave larger than the others in its reflux carried me out within a few feet of the rocky point. I struck out with re newed strength, and laid my precious bur den safely upon it, and looked around upon the wide waste of waters. A dreary scene met my gaze. The base of the rock, not long before dry sand, was now covered with water, with a swim of hundred yards to the shore. I shouted for help ; in vain no reply. ' No form could I see. The rock I was on was fast covering with water ; crawl along them I could not, for they rose up sheer for twenty feet. wildly kissed the insensible form I held, and plunging in again, made one more ef fort to swim for shore. Fainting, sick at heart, and nerveless, I was panting on, when a cry above me caused me to look up, and then I saw the captain on the rocks which I had swam beside. A rope was lowered, I was just able to fasten it to my charge, and see her being pulled up safely, when, with a despariug glance at the lead en sky, I sank into the watery waste. " That's right, wake up and drink old fellow," said a voice I knew. this, I opened my eyes and found myself on a bed in a rough cottage, the captain by my side. "Whore am I?" said I. The captain made no answer, but poured some brandy down my throat, which had the effect of making mo fully awake, and gradually I remembered all the incidents of what I found to be the previous day, "How is Miss Winslow, captain?" 1 " She has perfectly recovered, and has been down to inquire after you this morn ing," said he. '. " How was I saved captain?" " I jumped in after you." I reached out my hand and wrung it in silence, my heart for tho moment too full to speak. , A good action from anotbor is more apt to touch the heart than the great est of danger can do. " Are you well enough to be moved to Sea-view," said he. . . ,.. .. I told him yes, aud thought I'd be moved to Tlmbuctoo, . if Ada was there. The events of the previous day had only tho more deeply engraven her . image upon my heart, and I panted to see ber again. While the captain had goue ror a con veyance, I wrote to Jack ; told him all. That I was going to propose to Ada on my own account ; consoled him that there was still another cousin for him, and that to exonerate him I would inako it out that tho reason I had changed my name was nly on account of a harmcloss wager be tween us. I was soon nt Sea-viow, which was full of guests, aud found myself quite the lion of the placo, though, if the truth were told, the captain was Ihe real hero, for it was my folly that jeopardized two lives. In the afternoon I found Ada alone in an arbor at the bottom of the grounds, singing softly, and accompanying herself upon the guitar. She loft off as I entered, and I took up the guitar, and sweeping my hands across the strings, sang, " II mio tesoro." After- completing it, Ada came forward and laid her hand on my arm, saying : Mr. Westhall, you have acted very bravely towards mo, and I shall always look up to you as tho defender of my life. Will you answer me without reserve a question will ask?" "Yes?" " Yon are are not Mr. John Westhall, Mrs. Winslow's nephew ?" "No, I am not. Forgive ine, Miss Wins low," said I, endavoring to take her hand. " I suspected all along you were not, but your singing confirmed mo in my opinion, sir. What have you to say for yourself?" bid she, with rising color. " Who are you?" , I am your cousin Jack's bosom friend, and I came down here by his knowledge to personate him, to see if any one of you would know him. He is coming down himself. I am Philip Fermor, son of Sir Philip Fermor. Will you forgive me?" said I, taking her hand. " What's in a name? O Ada, I would have told you before, but my love for you would not let me. I cannot exist without yon ; say, dearest, that I may hope some day you will" Her mantling blushes gave some confi dence, and drawing her to my heart, I poured out the full tale of my love. Told her of Jack, all. "But I am not Jack's cousin," said she ; ' I am but a friend of Julia's. We are not elated, though of the same name. I am not the heiress, Mr. Fermor." I told her I loved ber all the more. I would write to my father, work bard in my profession anything if she would be mino, to wait. Her sparkling face gave consent, aud we parted I to ask Mrs. Winslow, and tell who I was that had assumed the name of her nephew. I told her all, only concealing the fact that Jack was the instigator of the plot, fur I was afraid it would barm him in her opion- ion. When I told her who I was, she forgavo me, for I found she knew my , father well ; tbey bad been old friends years ago. I spoke of my love for Ada, and she told me Ada was her own mistress, but counselled me to inform my father before taking further steps. I wrote to bim, telling him my love was beautiful but poor. Would he increase my income ? He replied, giving his free consent to my marriage, if I choose to make a fool of myself; but if so, he would feel it bis duty to discontinue my allow ance. , I sought Ada in dcspair,and said I would come for her in a year with fame and money, when she , said, with the sweetest . possible smile : , " I, too, have deceived you, aud bare to ask, for forgiveness." ...... : . i ' " Granted a thousand times 1" said I, interrupting her, and gazing at her happy fce. I said I was not the heiress, Philip, that you sought ; but I am another quite as rich." In three weeks we were married, aud before I started for Switzerland with my beautiful bride, I sent Jock a check to pay bis debts. ' . tW A wag went to the station at one of the railroads, one evening, and, finding the best car full, said in a loud voioe : , " Why, this car isn't going." , Of course this caused a general stampede, and the wag took the best seat, i la the midst of the Indignation the wag was ask ed : . ,' .; " Why did you say this car wasn't go ing?'' I "Well, it wasn't then," . said the wag, "but it is now." , . , , . ' i - ' J2PA young man who went West a few months ago, has sunt only one letter home. It said i " Bond me a wig," aud his fond parents dou't know whether be is ' sculped or married. I
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