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THE TIMES, NEW BL00MF1ELD, PA., SEPTEMBER 24, 1878.
kind, nfter nil, pussy: I wish I were In
your quarters."
Hebe net a bowl of milk and some
scones on the table, and Ibe stranger
partook heartily.
" I have not enjoyed any food so
much for a long time," he said rising ,
" many thanks. Now, before I go will
you just put that shawl over your shoul
ders and stand there a moment V" point
ing to a spot where the light fell
fully.
The shawl was a ltob Hoy tartan, one
of Hebe's, which she wore out of doors
when It was cold, thereby unconscious
ly making herself a very telling object
in the landscape. She wondered, but
took up her shawl and stood as directed,
whlleaBmlleand ablush gathered on
her face.
"Thank you; that will do. I'll call
again next week."
Hebe reported the visit and the mes
sage of the tea-man to her mistress. " It
must have been him I noticed going up
the rood," said Miss Elliot; "he has
quite the look of a gentleman. I won
der what brought him to this, or If he !s
doing It for a wager V I have heard of
such s thing."
" But," said Hebe, " he would not be
tired and hungry for a wager. I was
sorry for him ; he ale like a mau who
hadn't tasted meat for a week."
" Foor creature I"
" He is coming back next week; he Is
determined to succeed. He says his tea
is something extraordinary."
"Determination la all very well,"
Miss Elliot said, "If it were a thing
worth doing, but he'll never make a
business of selling tea from door to door ;
no one can put back the world's clock.
I should like to see him," she said mus
ingly; "let me know next time he
comes. Perhaps I could get some sort
of situation for him, and I might judge
better what he Is fit for if I saw him,"
she thought.
Hut the next time he came Lizzie was
at her father's, and the time after she
was also from home. Mrs. Elliot, how
ever, happened to stray into the kitchen
while he was eating his bread and
n:ilk.
" And who may you be V" she said,
looking him over through her blue
glasses.
He rose immediately and said, " I'm
selling tea, ma'am, and I will be happy
if I can supply you."
"Well, ns you are here I dare Bay I
will have to take a pound, but you need
not' come back. Idoubt you have made
a mistake In taking to that business, my
man."
" So people tell me," he said quite
briskly, " but a first-class article and
minimum profits tell In t.lme,and I have
not a heavy shop-rent nor many shop
men to pay."
" That's true said the old lady. "Well,
give me a pound of your best."
" Many thanks, ma'am. I happen
just to be sold out of my prime quality
to-day, but if you can wait till next
week I'll bring it then."
" I can wait," said Nelly, " I could
wait till next year," she said to Hebe
as the man disappeared. " I took it as
a charity merely."
Next week Miss Elliot was at home,
aud Hebe let her know when the tea
man came.
"Send him in here," she said. She
was alone, John and Nelly having gone
into town that day. She turned round
from the window where she was looking
out when she heard the man enter the
room: he had his hat in one hand and
the ordered pound of tea in the other,
she observed. The tea he put down on
the table near the door and stood there.
" I sent for you," she said, " to see and
speak to you. It seems to me that you
are wasting time in your present em
ployment, and if I could Good gra
cious, Mr. King 1" she exclaimed as she
came nearer and got a full view of
him.
" Miss Elliot 1" he said in humble low
tones.
She stood transfixed for an instant,
then her impulse was to sweep past him
as Dido swept past iEneas in the shades,
but pity held her.
" How is it that you are reduced to
this y" she said when she had recovered
from her intense surprise, "or are you
reduced V"
" I am reduced," he said almost in a
whisper.
" But bow is it 'i how is it ' You have
your profession ;" and looking in his
face she felt the truth flash on her. " Is
it your eyes," she said. " You did not
use to wear glasses; has you sight failed 'i
Is it that?"
"My eyes are getting dim," he an
swered. "Where is your wife?" she asked
tyro.
"I don't know," he answered in a
deep low tone.
" Oh, how sorry I am for you 1 how
sorry 1" and almost unconsciously she
took big hand and stroked it. " Blind
and forsaken )" she murmured ; " and I
always pictured you as bappy andjpros
perous; and that was a kind of happi
ness to me when I had nothing
else."
"Do you mean to Bay you Lave thought
of me at all 1"
" I have tried not to think of you, but
I'll think of you now, You are not to
go about the.country weary and hun
gry. Something must be done. Is it
cataract V" she said, looking into his
eyes. u I don't see anything on them."
" No, it's not cataract," he said hasti
ly. " I think I had better go."
" Oh," she said, " let your wife know ;
if she knew your circumstance she
would come to you, be sure."
'"She can't: she Is not In existence,"
he said."
"DeadV"
" No ; I never had a wife."
"Itlchard!"
" And I never asked a woman to be
my wife but once; it was well for her
that she backed out in time."
" Illchard I"
" She would hardly have cared to
travel the country with a blind
man."
" I can't bear it," she said "I can't
bear it ;" and she sat dowu ns if ex
hausted. " What can you not bear, Miss El
liot V"
" That you should be should be "
and she burst into tears.
" If," he said hesitatingly" if I were
to recover my sight and succeed in my
profession, do you think it would be
possible do you think that we that Is,
could you marry me yet ?" Concluded
next week.
STERRITT'S SPOONS.
MANY years ago when the Stute of
Georgia was yet In its infancy, an
eccentric creature, named Brown, was
one of its Circuit Judges. He was a
man ot considerable ability, of Inflexi
ble integrity, and much beloved and re
spected by all the legal profession, but
he had one common fault. His social
qualities would lead him, despite his
judgment, into frequent excesses.
In traveling the Circuit, It was his al
most Invariable habit, the night before
opening the court, to get " comfortable
corned," by means of appliances com
mon on such occasions. If he couldn't
succeed while operating on his own
hook, the gentlemen of the bar would
generally turn to and help him.
It was in the spring of the year,taklng
his wife a model of woman in her way
in the old-fashioned, but strong " carry-all,"
that he journeyed some forty
miles and reached the village where the
" court" was to be opened the next day.
It was along in the evening of Sun
day that he arrived at the place and
took up quarters with a relation of his
" better-half," by whom the presence of
the official dignity was considered a
singular honor.
After supper, Judge Brown strolled
over to the old tavern, where he found
many old friends, called to the place,
like himself, on important professional
business, and who were proper glad to
meet him.
"Gentlemen," said the Judge, " 'tis
quite a long time since we have enjoyed
a glass together let us take a horn all
round. Of course, Sterritt, (addressing
the landlord), you have better liquor
than you had the last time we were
here the stuff you had then was not fit
to give a dog."
Sterritt, who had charge of the house,
pretended that everything was right,
and so they went to work. It is un
necessary to enlarge upon a drinking
bout in a country tavern it will
answer our purpose to state that the
Judge wended his very devious way
towards his temporary home.
About the time he was leaving, how
ever, some of the young barristers, fond
of a practical joke, and not much afraid
of the bench, transferred all the silver
spoons of Sterritt to the Judge's coat
pocket.
It was 8 o'clock on Monday morning
when the Judge rose. Having indulged
in the process of ablution and abster
sion, and partaken of a cheerful and re
freshing breakfast, he went to his room
to prepare himself for the duties of the
day.
" Well, Polly," he said to his wife,
" I feel much better than I expected to
feel over the frolic of last night."
" Ah, Judge," said she, reproachful
ly, " you are getting too old you ought
to leave off that business."
"Ah, Polly," what is the use talk
ing V
It was at this precise Instant of time
that the Judge, having put on his over
coat, was proceeding, according to his
usual custom, to give his wife a parting
kiss, that he happened, in thrusting his
hand into his pocket to lay hold of Ster
ritt's spoons. He pulled them out.
With an expression of horror almost
indescribable, he said ;
" My God, Polly 1"
"What on earth is the matter,
Judge V"
" Just look at these spoons I"
" Dear me, where did you get them V"
asked his wife.
"Get them l1" don't you see the ini
tials on them y" extending them
toward her " I stole them."
" Stolo themy"
" Yes, stole them."
" My dear husband, It can't be possi
blefrom whom ?"
" From Sterritt, over there his name
Is on them."
"Good Heavens! How could it hap
pen y"
" I know very well, Polly I was
very drunk when I came home, wasn't
I y" he asked.
" Why, Judge, you know your old
habit when you get among these law
yers." " But was I very drunk y"
" Yes, you was."
" Was I remarkably so when I got
home, Mrs. Brown y"
" Yes, drunk as a fool, and forty times
as stupid."
" I thought so," said the Judge, drop
ping Into a chair In extreme desponden
cy" I knew I would come to that at
last. I always thought something bad
would happen to me that I should do
something very wrong kill somebody
In a moment of passion, perhaps but I
never Imagined that I should bo mean
enough to be guilty of deliberate lar
ceny." " But there may be some mistake,
Judge."
" No mistake, Polly. I know very
well how It came about. That fellow,
Sterritt, keeps the meanest Bort of liq
uor, nnd always did liquor mean
enough to make a man do anything,
and now I have a practical illustration
of the fact," and the old Judge burst
into tears.
" Don't be childish," said his wife,
wiping away the tears; " go like a man
over to Sterritt, tell him it was a little
bit of frolic pass it oft as a joke go
and open court, and nobody will ever
think of it again."
A little of the soothing system opera
ted upon the Judge, as such things us
ually do; his extreme mortification was
finally subdued, and over to Sterritt's
he went, with a tolciable face.
Of course he had but little difficulty
in settling with him for, aside from the
fact that the Judge's Integrity was un
questionable, ho had an inkling of the
joke that bad been played.
Judge Brown proceeded to court, and
took his seat ; but spoons nnd bad liq
uorbud liquor and spoons liquor,
spoons, drunk, larceny, and the old
Judge Brown was so mixed up in his
" worship's," bewildered head, that he
felt awful pale, if he did not look so.
In fact, the Judge felt cut down, nnd
his usual self-possessed manner of dis
posing of business, his diction and de
cisions were not what Judge Brown had
been noted for.
Several days had passed away, and the
business of the court was drawing to a
close, when, one morning, a rough
looking sort of a customer was arraign
ed on the charge of stealiug. After the
clerk had read the indictment to hlm,he
put the usual question :
"Guilty, or not guilty "
" Guilty, but drunk," answered the
prisoner.
" What's that plea '("' exclaimed the
Judge, who was half dozing upon the
bench.
" Ho pleads guilty, but says ho was
drunk," replied the clerk.
" What is the charge against the
man y"
"He is indicted for grand larceny,"
said the clerk.
"What's the case y"
" May it please your honor," said the
prosecuting attorney, " the man is iu
dicted for grand larceny."
"What's the casey"
" May it please your honor," said the
prosecuting attorney, " the man is reg
larly indicted for stealing a large sum
from the Columbus Hotel."
" He is, hey y and he pleads "
" He pleads guilty, but drunk,"
The Judge was now fully aroused.
" Guilty, but drunk. This is a most
extraordinary plea. Young man, are
you certain you were drunk ?" asked
the Judge.
" Yes, sir."
" Where did you get your liquor '"
"At Sterritt's."
"Did you get none nowhere else V"
" Not a drop."
" You got drunk on his liquor, and
afterwards stole the money "
"Yes, sir."
" Mr. Prosecutor," said the Judge,
" do me the favor to enter a nolle prose
qui in that man's case. The liquor of
Sterritt's is mean enough to make a
man do anything dirty I got drunk on
it the other day myself, aud stole all
Sterritt's spoons release the prisoner,
Mr. Sheriff, I adjourn the court."
The counsel for the prisoner was the
young attorney who put the spoons in
the Judge's pocket.
O" A sour heart will never make a
sweet life. Plant the crab-apple where
you will, it will never bear pippins.
A Singular Case.
The correspondent of the Tribune"
at Williamsburg, " Oalla," writes the
following account of a shocking occur
rence in that village under date of
Wednesday:
A terrible calamity befell our esteemed
fellow citizen, Dr. Paulbamus, and his
lovely and accomplished daughter,
Eleonor, last evening. It seems that a
couple of weeks ago two tramps captur
ed a pair of enormous reptiles which the
doctor pronounced to be of that deadly
species known as " blowing viper." The
doctor, having a desire to contribute
something that would commend Itself
from this district, purchased the rep
tiles, intending to forward them to the
zoological gardens In Philadelphia. Bid
ing their transportation the snakes were
placed in a large glass jar, the top being
carefully secured by a covering of wire
gauze. The jar was then placed on an
elevated bracket in a remote corner of
the doctor's ofllce. Last evening the
doctor and his daughter were returning
from a visit to the country, and, the
doctor having occasion to make up a
prescription, they both entered his
ofllce, the doctor lighting a lamp. A
large owl swept in through the transom
above the door, and flew with the speed
of an arrow against the lamp, knock
ing it over and scattering the oil and
broken glass in every direction. The
bird seemed frantic, flying and dashing
in every direction, while a general crash
of bottles and glasses was heard on every
side. Meantime the doctor had lit an
other match, but just in time to receive
his daughter, who sprang with a wild
cry to his arms. Speedily he groped his
way, calling loudly for help, which, the
hour being late, was slow to put in an
appearance. They seemed slow, but
scarcely five minutes elapsed until full
a dozen ludies and brave men were on
the spot. No living hand can Indite
the horrors of the next few minutes.
Miss Eleanor, who had been Insensible
since she sprang to her father's arms,
was now being cared for by the ladles,
when oue simultaneous shriek almost
froze the blood aud paralyzed each nerve
yet not nil I It was Thomas Lutz's
hand that seized the glittering reptile by
the neck and choked Us fearful fangs
apart. It had bitten the lady midway
between the ankle and the knee. She
was now carried immediately to her
home, where every known antidote for
poison was administered by her now
frantic father, but all to no avail. She
died at G:3() o'clock this morning. After
taking the poor unfortunate young lady
home some of the men, knowing there
had been two snakes, returned to the
ofllce and soon despatched the other.
An examination showed its two large
fangs missing. This led to the conjec
ture that possibly the doctor had been
bitten. A hasty return and close ex
amination resulted in finding the fangs
in the thick leather of the doctor's
boots, who, being so alarmed for his
daughter, had not the slightest knowl
edge of being struck.
The corpse of the young lady has
swollen to enormous dimensions, while
her ceneral complexion is in harmonv
with the spots and general coloring of
the snake. 1 ue largest or uie snaKes
measured four and a half feet, the
smallest four feet. They are pronounc
ed by our old people the largest of the
speeles. It was the shortest one of the
two that bit the youne lady. Our com
munitv is wild with excitement, and
great sympathy is manifested for the
uocior uuu uis iHiuuy, wuu uvo wuu
here but a short time. AUoona Tribune.
A Happy Dutch Woman.
Justice Simon Wolf was seated at
desk in his office, quietly writing, not
long ago, when a seedy, squatty look.
lug German wearing a faded, linen coat,
upon the back of which a Turkish war
may have been stamped by perspiration,
entered and grunted out hoarsely :
" Ish de 'Squire Wolf in y"
" Yes, sir, he Is," answered that gen
tleman.
" Beesh you de man V"
" Yes, sir."
" Veil, I wants to schwear, by Gott 1"
"You are effectively doing it now."
"I wants one of dem dings."
"Whaty"
"One of dem leedle dings where you
schwear dot you dond drink no more."
"Oh! a temperance pledge."
"What ish doty"
"This is what you want," said the
squire drawing up a pledge and reading
It to the visitor.
"Veil, dots all right only I dond mean
to schwear off only for two years." The
pledge was so amended and read again
"Dot dond do agaiu,' said the caller,
"I means I dond drink, me no drinks,
but Weiss beer." Another amendment,
and the pledge was read once more.
" Dot's It oxactly," said the applicant
dellchtedly. "How much ishdot'i"'
"It will cost you twenty-five cents."
"Vat! twenty-live cents. Mine Gott,
schwear me again, I thought it was a
dollar! Mine frou will be the happiest
woman in de land now," he exclaimed,
and after paying costs and Biging the pa
per, he went away flourishing the pledge
over his head gleefully. This is a fact.
V E.G E T I NE
rurlflesthottiootUUiTCsSreiigtii.
Duitoiw, 111.. .Inn. 21,1878.
Mr. It. Tl.HTieVKNN! HrAF Hlr Villi!- l.Dnlln.
has been doing wanders lor inn. Have been liar
Inn the Chills mid Fever. contracted In ilia
swamps of the Boiith, nothing Diving me relief
until I hegnn to use your Vegetfne, It giving me
Immediate relief, toning up my system purifying .
my blood, giving strength; whereas nil other
medicines weaked me. nnd filled my system with
poison t nnd 1 nm satisfied that If nil families that
live In the ague districts of the Month nnd West
would take Vegetlne two or three time a week,
they would not be troubled with the Chills or the
malignant Fevers that prevail at certain times
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A IX DISEASES OF TUB MlKin. If Vezetlnn will
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ine great source 01 uisease originates In the
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upon public attention. ,
VEGETINE
Has Entirely Cured Me of Vertigo.
,, 0ino,I11.,.Ian. 23, 1878.
Mn.lt. K. Stevens : Dear Hlr I have used
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1 Believe it to be a Good Medicine.
' . Xenia. ()., March 1, 1877.
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Vours truly, 1'KliD. HARVElumCK.
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condition.
VEGETINE.
Druggist's Report.
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BUCKS CO WG1LL Druggists.
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sept
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ESTATK NOTICE. Notice is hereby given
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