TJIK TIMES, NEW BL00MF1EL1), PA.. DECEMBER 21, 1878.
pluz.a, she drew a little package from a
pocket In tlie carriage, and presented it,
without a word, to the gentleman, bow
ed to lilui, and was driven away.
Doctor Thayer felt as though li 1m U
lenoeouthe subject of Mrs. Pauller's
death was bought.
"Hhe Is certainly very adroit," lie
said with a smile, as the three settled
themselves In the parlor agnln, Charles
having gone up-Btalrs to see his pet
prisoner.
"You, can't of course, refuse to go,"
his wife said, more pleased than she
Would have owned at the graclousneHs
of their visitor, and that her husband
should be a physician at the Hull.
" I have no desire to refuse," ho said.
" It Is my vocation to go ; audit 1 a
good place. I haven't tried to oust Dr.
Miirston, and need have no hesitation
In taking his place, as he would have
none In taking mine If tlie situation
were reversed. 5esldes, the doctor Is
getting old, and has a largo property,
while I am young and have an extrav
agant wife to provide for," laughingly
putting his wife on the shoulder. " He
sides, again, I am glad that Mrs. Ilurk
h trdt Is not likely to get a new physi
cian here and try to put him In my
shoes, She might do me great Injury.
And now, let us see what we have got
here for our little Hose." To bo Con
tinued. - -.
A Young Man Badly Sold.
AUTUMN foliage floated broadly and
beautifully over the land, and
cool evenings crowned dusky days with
stars and a crescent. The morning
showed white and glittering under the
late-risen sun, across whose smile tlie
breatli of winter crept coldly.
A time when eager youth sets forth
Into the world, careless of experience
that so easily " conceals pvery thorn,"
as Its beckons Into the future.
Allan Ay toil ti was no exception to
the generality of youth In tlie estimate
of hi- own wisdom in meeting lite, and
his knowledge of it.
He stood before the little garden-gate
of his country home, smiling grandly,
nevertheless lovingly, upon his mother
and his sister, who showered kisses and
advice upon him In return. He was
waiting for the omnibus which was to
start him on his journey to the great
city, with which a winter or two had
already made him familiar, but whence
he had ever returned to his proud moth
er noble and respected, however much
he might have gained in a certain
pompousness of manner the result of
a varied experience.
Henry, his young brother, romping
with the great, black Newfoundland,
Pluto, gazed with jealous awe upon his
senior, taking heart, however, at the
thought that he, too, should some day
step from the threshold of home into
the great, busy world.
The rumbling coach bore o(T Its prec
ious burden. The mother wipes a tear
from her eye as she enters the house;
the sister leans on the gate, and gazes
pensively down the road; Pluto and
Henry are running a race after the fast
receding coach.
As the weeks go by, pleasant letters
come from Allan, and the little home
circle look for them as their dearest en
tertainment ; so that when they cease to
come as often as at first the want of
them throws a shadow across the genial
faces that bend so eagerly over them.
"No letter!"
It was Allan's Bister who spoke, with
a rueful countenance, as the coach rat
tled by, dropping no precious missive.
" What can it mean, Grace ?" asked
ths mother anxiously. " We have
never waited as long as this. Had you
not better write K I fear he may be
sick V"
" Wait one more day," said Grace,
" and then If we do not hear we will tel
egraph to the careless reprobate. To
judge from his last letters, I should sus
pect an affaire de caeur. He had talked
of nothing but Ma'm'selle Lascours, the
French danseuse, for weeks and weeks.
I presume If we are fortunate enough to
receive a letter to-morrow it will only
prove an elaborate catalogue of her beau
ty and her graces."
But the letter, when it came, did not
mention the lovely actress. It was a
brief demaud for' money; a request,
rather, that a roll of bills that had
been amassing In a private drawer of
Allan's for some dear, home purpose
should be sent to him.
The money was sent, with the usual
home gossip, and, although Grace won
dered, and her mother pondered, they
neither of them questioned Allan's pur
pose, relying on him as trustingly to
manage his own as their affairs in all
of which they were accustomed to ap
peal to him. But when, from time to
time, more urgent letters for money
were received, and permission sent to
sell Pluto, to some gentleman who had
long desired iu vain to obtain blm,then,
indeed, there was consternation.
Bell Pluto ! Who ever heard of any
thing so preposterous I
Mrs. Aytoun sent money of her own,
with an earnest entreaty that her son
would confide In her, and lessen her
anxiety, caused by his constant demand
for funds, and lack of Interest In homo
events.
Not receiving an immediate reply to
her letter, she determined to go to him.
Grace willfully declared that she should
not go alone, so Henry found himself,
with Pluto, an occupant of a neighbor
ing relative's hospitable mansion.
Mrs. Peler Prynn was full of righte
ous sympathy, and was also just a trifle
censorious.
"This comes of Cousin Rophy's cer
tainty of Allan's perfection. Bhe never
seemed to think him human ; but
now"
Hhe shook her head, and waited to
continue her soliloquy until Henry and
her youngest son lay planning under
tlie lied clollics schemes of glory when
tliey, too, should become pecuniarily
Involved and even going to such ex
tents as parting with a faithful Pluto.
Hetty Prynh listened demurely, mid
said she thought It ridiculous for Allan's
mother to go to him as If ho were
a little boy. Why shouldn't he flirt
with a French danseuse, and spend
money? It was Just like him. Hhe
didn't care. And breaking tlie eye to
her needle, she saved snapping her
thread, which she must otherwise have
done.
Hut the thought of ridicule never oc
curred to Allen's mother, nor to Grace,
nor to the reprobate himself. He was
tilled Willi delight on receiving them,
and, after a series of warm embraces, sat
down, looking as fresh and untroubled
as on the autumn morning he had left
them; so that, at first, the change that
care and excitement had rendered visi
ble In his face was imperceptible. But
when alone with him that night, before
be left her for bis lodgings, his mother
with her searching gn.o fathomed
trouble and doubt and feverish expecta
tion. " Unburden your heart to me, Allan :
it is for that that I have undertaken'thi.-:
long journey."
Allan blushed, and looked Irresolute.
"Iain about to confess myself an
idiot," he said.
" Hcnieniber who your confessor ls,uiid
what have you to fear," she said, strok
ing his head, which he had leaned
against her shoulder.
" I am a victim," said Allan, " of an
Infatuation of which I am half ashamed
and for w hich I fear you will condemn
me. Perhaps you remember till the ab
surdities my letters contained about the
pretty Uttlo danseuse, Ma'm'selle Desl
ree Lascours. When I utter that name,
my story Is told. She bewitches me.
Mother, you and Grace must see her.
To-morrow she performs. I have pur
chased a set of silver ornaments, and
sent them to her, and I am Impatient to
know if she will wear them."
" My soul"
A grieved astonishment betrayed it
self in Mrs. Aytoun's voice.
" I know you think me extravagant,
mother," said Allan fretfully; "and so
it would have seemed to me once. But
if one lives in Home, you know"
Mrs. Aytoun was silent. She saw
Allan was completely mastered by what
he termed an infatuation'. She resolved
to go with him the following evening,
and judge for herself of the merits of
Ma'm'selle Lascours.
Grace, who wisely asked no questions,
gladly attended the performance, and
agreed with her mother that the fair
enchantress was in truth capable of at
tracting feminine admiration even. No
wonder Allan's heart had softened un
der the repeated, radiant smile. And
when, ou this evening of all others, she
turned toward him, and, with a grace
ful motion, touched the silver japonlca
resting in her hair, his own rivaled hers
in sweetness.
"Well, mother he asked, with tri
umphant interrogation, when they
found themselves together alone Grace
having exhausted all her encomiums,
and left them.
"Not ill," said Mrs. Aytoun. "But
after all, Allan, what Is this ma'm'selle
to you but a passing object of admira
tion ? What more can she, or could she
possibly become?"
" You'speak of her slightlngly.mother,
but I 1 feel sure if I could know her, if
my poor attentions will only succeed in
gaining her acquaintance, that that
perhaps she would like me, knowing
me."
Mrs. Aytoun regarded her son with a
slight touch of scornful sadness hover
ing iu the Indulgent smile about her
lips.
" I think, Allan," she said, speaking
seriously aud kiudly, " that a nearer ac
quaintance with Ma'm'selle Lascours
would give you that command of your
self which you seem to lack. Ileuiem
ber, you have only seen her on the
stage,
Allan himself now grew scornful.
" It could not alter her angelic smile
it shines through all the tinsel and the
show. O, mother t I am sure there
could be no disappointment.''
To prove Allan's statement, Mrs.
Aytoun determined, if possible, to gain
the acquaintance of Ma'm'se) le Ltiscou rs.
Accordingly, the next day, Allan dis
patched, with an exquisite, bouquet of
flowers, entreating the acquaintance of
Ma'm'selle Lascours, who had deigned
to wear his ornaments, and begging an
Introduction for his mother, his sister,
and himself. The answer to this note
he awaited with all due Impatience.
This answer would probably never
have met any eye but his own, not even
his mother's, had not the letter fallen
Into Grace's hands.
She went to his lodgings for a bonk
which she had left there, and finding the
letter waiting, took It In her pocket to
give It to him, supposing they should
meet at dinner, before he returned to his
rooms. In tills supposition she was
right; but, alas I the letter lay forgotten
iu her pocket, and, as Allan forebore to
speak of It although It was the chief
object of his thoughts It was not forth
coming until night, when, paying his
evening visit to his mother and sister,
Allan complained dejectedly that his
ollerlng and advances had received a
slight. Then Grace bethought herself
of the letter In pocket, and hastily
brought It to the light. The writing was
in a free masculine hand, but the en
velope bore the mark of tho theatre
whence It had been sent.
" From the lovely Lascours," Grace
said, " thanking you for your gift. Some
other lover wrote theaddress, probably.
Either he Is confident of his position, or
devoid of jealousy."
Allan held the letter in his hand, re
garding the writing with dismay. His
Impulse had been to rush away with the
missive to his lodgings, and devour tlie
contents there In solitude, but the sus
picion of another lover, confirmed by
the address, decided him to open it
where lie stood : by the mantel, in the
full blaze of the gaslight.
Suddenly he flung tho letter from
him, after crushing It in his hand, and
trod It. under bis foot.
" Allan, my son," exclaimed Mrs.
Aytoun, rising from her seat, and ap
preaching him with a distressed and
compassionate countenance, "Allan!"
He groaned, hiding his face In Ills
hands, while Grace, terrified and won
deling, regarded him with dilating
eyes.
"The low-born creature!" she ex
claimed ; " what has she dared to say to
you ?"
"Is It front Ma'm'selle Lacours?"
asked Mrs. Aytoun, stooping and pick
ing up the trampled note. " May I
read It?"
Allan only bowed his head a little
lower, in misery of wounded pride. His
mother read the motion as assent, aud
her eyes glanced carefully over the fol
lowing :
" Deaii Madam : for your fine rltlng
betrays you are a woman as I am a
man. ou have discovered the trick
and had of course a rite to trick me in
turn, for I s pose you are tlie mighty
pretty girl that sat with you and the
other lady the other evening when I
wore your silver and acknowledged the
same. I should like the pleasure of
your acquaintance very much only I'm
going away soon and nothing might
come of it after all. I've bin playing
make believe tlie other sex so long I
mightn't know what to say fancy, ef I
had the chance. Ef you regret partin'
with the silver you Ken have it back
again as I have quantities of trinkets,
and alnt going to be M'amselle Lascours
or anybody else after some few weeks
longer, aud am glad as it makes most of
my lovers awful mad when they git
wind of the Joke. Adoringly,
" Jack Jehriman, alias
" M'amselle Desiuek Lascours."
Allan's mother'6 fairly stared after
perusing this singular epistle.
" Somebody wrote it," she said.
" Of course they did!" said Allan.
"It's the" And Allan shook his
head, incapable of further utterance.
"Hush-8h!"andhls mother's hand
closed over his mouth. "Depend upon
it, Allan, this is the work of some idle
wag. You will hear from Ma'm'selle
Lascours tomorrow."
" Tomorrow 1" said Allan, starting up
fiercely.
And, despite his mother's caution, and
Grace's entreaties, he departed In search
of the scoundrel who had cheated him,
or the woman whose neglect hod proved
so sore a trial to his pride and patience.
While he was gone, Grace read the
letter, aud, though full of indignation
and chagrin for Allan's sake, neverthe
less fouud in it a fund of amusement
that would last her many a day. It
was late when Allan returned, and her
laughing blue eyes sobered at once on
beholding him.
"Oh, dear 1" she exclaimed. "The
hateful creature I What did she say to
you, Allan ?"
"She!" exclaimed Allan, in a voice of
thunder. " It's true, I tell you, I saw
him, the rascal ! I'll sue him, or the
the theatre, or somebody. Ugh I"
And Allen ground his teeth, poor fel
low, sufrering a thousand torments in
the bitterness of his wounded pride. A
year later, perhaps he would laugh with
Grace at the comicality of his situation
but now, the thing desirable was a
sccresy profound and silent, and ou (his
they all agreed.
And Mrs. Peter Prynn ?
She behoved Allen saved by his mo.
ther's Intrepidity from falling a prey
to some low-born dancing-girl be
lieved him saved for his own and Hetty's
future happiness. For Hetty was grow
prettler every day, and charmed Allen
with her pretllness and piquancy when
once again ho returned to the enjoy
ment of his home, a wiser man aud
humbler; humble enough to beg Pluto's
pardon, If the unsuspicious dog could
have granted It, knowing the wrong
that had been dono him.
A Lovers Mistake.
IT matters somewhat whether a young
lady's uncle Is a millionaire or a nils
slonary If her lover's constancy Is In
question. A German officer, who was
suffering from wounds received during,
the war with France, was recently sent
to a village in tho Swiss Canton of Vaud
to recult his strength. There he made
the acquaintance of a young lady, whoso
parents resided in tho same village, and
the couple became engaged. Owing to
the mildness of the climate, the hero
soon regained his health, and before
long an order arrived from headquarters
desiring him to report himself within a
week at Berlin. At first his letters were
filled with protestations of the enduring
nature of his love, but gradually, as time
wore on, they became less frequent and
much colder In tone. Six weeks had
elapsed since he had last written, when,
Instead of a letter full of reproaches, the
Lieutenant received a telegram from his
dear Marie, iu tlie following words :
" Dear Frit, I havejust received a let
ter informing me that my uncle, who
was a millionaire, ut Frankbar, in the
East Indies, is dead, and that I am his
sole heiress." The Lieutenant lost no
time. Heset out for the village. The
young lady was overwhelmed with Joy
on seeing her lover once more, but re
proached him for his long silence.
" Don't let us talk of it, dear Marie," lie
replied : "there Is now no obstacle to our
union. The unexpected good fortune
which Providence lias sent to us, has
removed the objections of my parents to
our marriage, for a fortune so great, so
colossal ." At these words Marie,
taking his hand, said ; "Fritz, do not
make fun of me." The lover drew out
of his pocket the telegram, asked her
whether she had not written the words,
"My uncle has just died a millionaire at
Fraukbar." Utterly astounded, Marie
dropped his hand, and, her eyes filled
with tearsv exclaimed, "Dear Fritz,
there is a mistake in the telegram.
What I wrote wish "My uncle has just
died a missionary In Eust Indies, and
the amount he has left me is 19(1 francs
45 centimes."
Too Sharp for the Old Mm
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Conn., had a daughter who married a
man named Chase, against her father's
will. The old man was very angry,
and In his will which bequeathed the
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share while she lived with Chase, and
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benefited thereby. Everything has been
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this regard by the Chases, but without
success. Edward aud Mary, not having
any control of the legacy, were slowly
but surely being brought down to pover
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the roof over their heads was sold.
Such was the history and condition
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grounds of "Intolerable cruelty." No
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The divorce was granted and Mary
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Edward and Mary again met as lovers
and at the end of two days, the sequel
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