THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., MAY 27, 1879.
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ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
May liui", 1871).
tHAINS LEAVE HARR18BURG ABFOLLOWS
Fur New York, at 8.15, 8.10 a.m. 2.00p.m.
and 7.M p. in.
For I'liliftdelphla, at 6.15, 8.10, 9.16 a.m.
2.00 and 4. Hi p. m.
For ReaillnK. at 5,13, 8.10, 9.45a.m. and 2.00
4.00 and 7.55 p.m.
For Fottsvllle at R.15, 8.10 a. m.. and 4.00
6, in., and via Schuylkill and Busquehanna
ranob at 2.40 p. m.
For Auburn via B. & fl. Br. at 5. SO a. nt.
For Alleutown,at6.16, 8.10a. in., and at 2.00,
4.00 and 7.55 p. in. ..... ,
The 6.15, 8.10 a.m., and T.M p. m., trains
have through cars ior New York.
The 5.15, a. in., trains hate through carsfor
Philadelphia.
SUNDAYS i
For Now York, at 5.15 a. in.
For Allmitown and Way Stations at B. 15 a.m.
For Heading, I'hiladelphla and WayStatlonsat
1.45 p. in.
TRAINS FOll IIARRISRURG, LEAVB AS FOL
LOWS !
Leave New York, at 8.45 a. m., 1. 00, 6.80 and
7.45 p. in.
Leave Philadelphia, at 9.45 a. m. 4.00, and
T.20 p. m.
Leave Rending, at f4.40, 7.25, 11.50 a. 111. 1.30,
6.15 and 10. 35 p. m. . . .
Leave Fotlsvllle, at 5.60, 9.15 a.m. and 4.40
P An'dvlaSohuylkilland Susquehanna Brancbat
'Leave' Auburn vlaS. ft H. Br. at 11.50 a.m.
Leave Allentowu, att2.3l)6.4U, 9.05 a. m., 12.10
4.30 and 9.05 p. in.
SUNDAYS!
Leave New York, at 5.30 p. id.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.4" p.m.
Leave Readlug, at 4.40, 7.40, a. m. and 10.35
PLeave AUentown.ata 30 a. m., and9.05p. m.
J. E. WODTEN, Uen. Manager.
O. G.IUncock, General Ticket Agent.
tDoes not run on Mondays.
Via Morris and Essex R. R.
HE EAGLE HOTEL,
CARLISLE ST., -
New Bloomfleld, Tenn'a.
J; A. NEWCOMER,
Proprietor.
HAVING removed from the American Hotel.
Waterford.and having leased and refurnished
the above hotel, putting It 111 Rood order to ac
commodate guests, I ask a share ot the public
patronatte. I assure my patrons that every exer
tion will be made to render them comfortable.
H, My stable Is still in care ot the celebrated
J March 18, 1879.1 TJ. A. NEWCOMER.
JHE MANSION HOUSE,
New Bloom'fleld, Pcnn'a.,
GEO. F. EN8MINGER,
Proprietor.
HAVING leased this property and furnished It
In a comfortable manner, I ask a share of the
public patronage, and assure my friends who stop
with me that every exertion will be made to
render thel r stay pleasa nt.
A careful hostler always In attendance.
April 9, 1878. tl
RATIONAL HOTEL.
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The restaurant, cafe and lunch room attached,
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service. Rooms50ceiits,2perday,3toffl0 per
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Butter and Eggs taken in trade.
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THE CONCEALED TREASURE,
OR, ,
A Valuable Hat.
ONE tempest-tossed night, weather
bound at a small hotel on the stage-
route from Santa Fe, we met a fellow
traveler In whom we became greatly In
terested. Among others, my companion, a flne-
ly-bullt, athletlo fellow,- narrated an ex
perience of the prevjous season, which
he said, " made every hair stand on tip
toe." "How V" we asked. " You were In
great peril V"
41 One of those imminent risks that
you meet at every turn. Four or us
came In the stage from Santa Fe, the
last of June, I think. A young lady,
governess in an officer's family, her es
cort, a wealthy merchant, reputable,
with a guarantee of honor inscribed on
every line of his earnest face, and my
self, were acquaintances; the other was
the horse-shoer of the company, bound
for the stables at Denver.
' The lady among the twenties
was so happy in the thought of going
East and seeing her widowed mother
was so interested and full of life, that
her Joy rippled through our conversa
tion like a merry warble.
" You would like a personal descrip
tion?
" Well, rather tall and willowy, eyes
as black and full of sparkle as a frosty
night, and hair commonly called red,
but with a glint of gold in lines and
dashes wherever the sunlight glanced
across It. I saw it fully when she
dropped her hat, and a stylish, neat
affair that was, loo but I have not
come to that yet.
' I am sure you are aware of the
brigandage for which that route Is noted.
Marvelous tales are told of the robbers.
suspect the mountain-passes of the
Apennines hold no more mystery of
crimes than do the rocky passes of the
new continent. Constantly facing dan
ger, the pioneer, acquires a hardihood
that tits him for every fresh encounter
of peril, however unusual. The periodic
robbing of stages has become so much
of a fact that the express company will
take no more risks, and specie and treas
ure have to be taken East by private
parties.
" As a government expert, I was well
known to the bankers of Santa Fe.
They never hesitated to intrust me with
large amounts of gold, and this time
there was no exception. Bo I was load
ed, partly by means of an inner belt
around my waist, partly by a false bot
tom, improvised in my valise of gum
ming strong wrapping paper over the
precious parcels and inner linings of the
bag.
" The day would have been intolera
ble but for the cool currents that swept
down the declivities and through the
mountain ravines.
" Frequently during the day, up the
steep ascents, we would get up and walk.
It rested us and relieved the' tedium of
the drive. The lady was most charm
ing, rattling her words like fine shot
against our sallies of wit and wisdom,
and turning into sport and jest our se
rious fears. She became confidential,
and told us ' she expected to return a
madame, with a military escort if she
returned at all. Her fiance was a lieu
tenant stationed now in the Indian Ter
ritory; but when he received his fur
lough well, very soon, perhaps then
we might expect to hear of wedding
bells.'
44 4 I would like to be a little richer,'
she added, with a sigh ; " but we must
take what the good God gives us, and
my treasure happerls to be not in
goldl"
" How much of a dot have you ?'
said the practical merchant.
" She laughed merrily.
" ' Are you a bandit in disguise ?" she
then added, 44 the fruits of my Industry
amount to the heavy weight of one
thousand In gold I'
" ' You haven't it with you ?" he in
quired, so quickly and earnestly that I
was surprised.
" ' Come, you are accounted shrewd,
just try and find out I I will answer all
relevant questioning.'
" He blushed and stammered an apol
ogy, and she sat for a moment on a rock
that projected from the side of the
road over the mountain edge. She had
gathered stray flowers on her walk, dlv
ing under bushes and behind rocks and
was fastening them on her hat and man
tle. A scarlet creeper ran around the
base of the rock down the side of the
mountain.
" 4 Oh, that suits roe, I must go now,'
she said, rising to her feet, and dropping
hut and flowers in the excitement. Just
then a sudden eddy of wind came
twisting round the corner of the fissure
and whiled her hat and flowers round
and round, lodging them beyond her
power of recovery, on a narrow ledge of
perpendicular rock, jutting out and In
accessible from the road.
"How, now, what will you do ?' I
asked, half in sport at the possibility of
a bareheaded companion for the rest of
the trip, '
' To my surprise, she looked the Im
age of despair and grief ; the color had
faded out of her rosy cheeks ; .even her
Hps were ashy and pale. Her hands
were clasped In the most agonizing ex
pression, as she mutely gazed at the
slender shape below, mocking her with
Its airy grace of blooms.
" 1 Oh, my friends, can't you recover
that hat for me ? Do, In pity, and I'll
thank you to my dying day 1 '
44 No mother, appealing for her Iobi
child, could have been more piteous,
while tears stood in her eyes. I was
half angry that any woman could be
so metamorphosed by the loss of a hat.
The merchant whistled, looked bewil
dered, but evidently didn't choose to
risk his life. The driver and horse
shoer came to her rescue ; they fastened
a hook on to the end of a coil of rope,
saying :
" ' Don't fear, miss, nor look so anx-
ions, we'll rig something and get yer
hatl'
" The driver, stretched at full length,
with his head and arm over the preci
pice, and anchored firmly by the rest of
the party, threw the rope, harpoon fash
ion, with an unerring aim. It caught
in the rim, the hat was drawn up care
fully and restored to the young girl, who,
with exhilarating color and sparkling
eyes, thanked the men most profusely.
They cut short her rhapsodies by jump
ing on the driver's box and telling us to
'pile in.'
" Once inside, she said :
" As you are all my friends, I must
let you into the secret of my hat. All
the money I possess Is hidden in the
lining quilted in and no man, not
even a highwayman, would ever sus
pect the treasure hidden In such a cell,
now, would they?'
" We, of course, praised her lngenu
ity. " ' A good thousand, is it ?" said the
merchant.
" The very sum,' she replied.
" It was about two o'clock in the
morning. We were well out of the most
formidable passes, driving briskly to
ward the Canadian fork. The full moon
lightened our way, making the bushes
and trees adjacent cast sharp, decided
shadows across the road. '
" I had exchanged places with the
horse-shoer. InBlde they were dozing,
hut I was wakeful and alert. We beguiled
the dreary hours by telling stories. Sud
denly, I saw something moving in
the shadow of the road on beyond
us.
"'What is that VI Bald.
" The driver looked, his eyes rounding
like the moon.
" ' Nothing but a burro !' referring to
the pack-mules that frequently strayed
down the mountain Bide. It disappeared
quickly in the shade, and irom thence,
instantly, as If by magic, jumped out
into the road two men. They were hid
den in huge slouched sombreros and
army cloaks. The stoughtest caught the
bridle of the leaders, the other, covering
us with his rifle, shouted :
44 4 Don't stir, or you are both dead
men I'
"Advancing closer, and keeping us
within the range of hi8 muzzle, he cried
out:
" ' Pitch out the treasure box quick I
We are in a hurry !'
" The driver began to stammer a re
ply, shaking as if he had an ague
Btroke, but I hushed him with a whis
pered :
" 4 Stop t stop 1 let me talk to these
men ! There is no treasure aboard to
nightl' I said this coolly, at the same
time, swaying my body to and fro, back
ward and forward, to get out cf range of
the muzzle; the man was evidently very
nervous as well as very near.
" As I intended he should, he took me
for the express messenger, and, as neith
er driver nor messenger are s upposed to
possess any valuables, they are seldom
molested.
" 4 None of your nonsense,' replied the
bandit, 4 hand out the treasure or you'll
Bee trouble.'
41 The man at the reins evidently en
Joyed my endeavor to get out of range,
for he squeaked in a high falsetto
voice :
" 4 Do them bar'ls look big V
41 4 Yes,' I said, echoing the old joke
current among the miners ; 'yes, I can
read all the advertisements on the wad
ding.' " lie chuckled a rough chuckle.
14 4 Come, come, heave out that specie-box,'
shouted the man holding the
rifle.
" I insisted there was none.
44 4 Here, look at the way-bill J if
there's any such thing aboard it will
uo among me items,' and I made e
move to get down, holding It in my
hand.
14 ' Stay where you are, or I'll shoot
you on the spot.'
44 1 threw him the way bill. He drop
ped bis rifle and and picked It u p, pe
rusing the items by moonlight. Profit
ing by the action, I undertook to slip
my port-monnale into my boot, and
moved my hand around to get at my
pocket. The driver, misunderstanding
the movement, whispered !
1,4 Have you got on el" The man at
the reins noticed the conferring, and
halloed at us. The other instantly raised
his gun.
44 4 None of that! Hands up I'
" We threw up our hands, and he
again turned to the way-bill. I did man
age, though, to secrete my money, slip
ping it into my boot.
44 4 You see there's no mention made
of the treasure, and if it was sent It
would be noted on the bill. However,
you can get up on the box and look for
yourself.'
44 He hesitated a moment and then
jumped up and looked la the box. In
doing so he kicked my valise.
41 4 Open this,' he said. I did so, tak
ing out carefully Its contents and let
ting him look inside. The wrapping
paper deceived him.
14 4 No,' he cried, 4 there's no treasure
on this stage, but we've sworn to have a
hundred dollars to-night, and if we do
not find it in the treasure-box we may
find it in the baggage. Who's Insider"'
41 4 Two men and a lady; none of
them rich. One Is the horse-shoer,
going to Denver to shoe the company
horses.'
44 4 We'll look out for 'em. Whatever
happens, don't stir, on your peril. We
may find the money on them or in the
baggage.'
44 1 felt terribly for the young girl.
The perspiration stood in great beads of
agony all over my body.
41 It was evident they were sleeping.
The man rattled the door and roused
them. Presenting his gun, he ordered
them out to be searched. They obeyed,
half asleep. He placed them In a row.
4 Hands up I' he said. 4 Now, for your
pockets.' The horse-shoer had but two
dollars in sliver, the merchant's port-
monnale showed but a five, and the
young lady's nothing but her papers
and a little change. The girl, I was
sure, looked as if she would swoon.
44 4 You were a mean crowd, to have so
little with you,' said he, 4 and I've a
notion to send you to heaven this very
night. A hundred dollars we must
have, so we'll go for your baggage.'
This was uttered with infinite disgust,
44 The merchant then spoke :
4 You'll find nothing of account In our
baggage, but if you'll ask this young
lady for her hat, and carefully rip out the
lining, you will find something worth
your pains.'
The girl turned toward him with
blazing eyes and uttered but one
word :
44 4 Traitor I'
41 There was no escape. The hat was
secured, and after the lining was very
carefully ripped out it was returned with
thanks.
44 4 In luck, in luck I' said the high
wayman. 44 Jump, in all. I'm sorry
for your loss, miss, but we are bound to
take whatever is sent us. We found no
treasure, but this will do. Drive on.'
44 4 1 want the way-bill,' I said, ex
citedly, for the scene we had just wit
nessed had increased my blood to a fe
ver heat.
44 He handed it to me, but it fluttered
under the horses' feet, and again I de
manded it. Mechanically he picked It
up, mounted the wheel and handed it to
me. Then, touching his hat to the la
dy, said :
44 4 But for this lining you might have
been lying in yonder ditch. No treas
ure on board 1 Come this way next
time without it, and we'll finish your
accounts. Drive on!'
44 We gladly followed this advice, but
could not find language vigorous
enough to express our contempt for the
meanness of the merchant. The driver
swore at him in Spanish, and the young
lady answered all attempts at consola
tion with hysterical sobs. The merchant
alone perserved his cool equanimity
of temper.
44 Arriving at Denver, he begged very
earnestly of the young lady, with me
as her friend, to grant him a few mo
ments for explanation in a private par
lor. He was so in earnest that the young
girl yielded a reluctant consent.
44 He closed the door and bolted it.
which looked strange.
41 4 Don't fear,' he said, as I fumbled
for my revolver. Sitting in a chair he
pulled off his boot, and from the toe
pulled out a roll of greenbacks. Said
he:
14 4 A few days before leaving I was
lucky to find an opportunity to ex.
change my doubloons for these. My
poor child, let me make restitution.
Here are two thousand in bills for the one
thousand secured by the robbers,' hand.
ing her that amount. 4 Your lining was
a Godsend to me; if they bad searched
me further they would have secured
twenty instead of one thousand. Con
cealed in my baggage are diamonds and
precious stones, which, if they hud se
cured, would have beggared me.' Tak
ing a solitaire from his vest lining, he
presented that also for her acceptance.
I should have explained in the stage,
hut walls have ears,' and why should I
trust the others With my secrets T
'Of course, as it turned out, I was
highly pleased at the sagacity of the
gentleman ; the more so as I recollected
the responsibility of speole I, too, had
assumed.
" I need not tell you that the lady's
fears were transmuted into rare smiles,
and she went to her home rejoicing."
1 i
Widows Marrying Tramps.
A Westfleld, Mass., paper says: -.
Within a few months, and in a radius
of nine miles from here, I can call to
mind three or four windows, comforta
bly well off, who have married chaps
that have come Jramplng along. A lit
tle while ago you noticed the case of a
Southwlck woman who was committed
and whose husband is how in jail for
abusing and threatening the life of his
wife and mother-in-law. His favorite
amusement was to place the 44 women
folks" side by side, and, after poking a
loaded gun Into their faces, to fire it off
at a target over their heads.
Five weeks ago a respectable and well-
connected woman In this town, whose
husband died less than two years ago,
leaving her a home and $2,000 in cash,
" got struck" with a young tramp who
came to her door, and although twenty
years his senior, she married him.
Since then her home has been a rendez
vous for about all the tramps that come
along, and apparently the good news ls
being widely spread among the frater
nity. A few days ago the woman ap.
peared with a badly bruised face and
damaged eyes, and her friends had her
tramp husband arrested for the assault.
The trial was a most ludicrous affair,
for while the wife admitted that "John
nle," not only was the cause of her pre
sent disfigurements, but had soundly
thrashed her at least twice a week dur
ing their honeymoon, she declared she
loved him dearly, and that he only
whipped her when he was mad because
she wouldn't at first asking give him
money or buy him a horse and carriage.
The man said that he didn't think that
he had thrashed her more than once a
week, and that he loved her dearly.
Upon this followed a very dramatic
scene, the woman rushing into his arms
and mingling her tears and kisses with
his ditto, and both fairly fell on their
knees before Judge Lewis to beg his
mercy. Judge Lewis told them:, 44 1
want no such nonsense here," and fined
the man $5.85, which the woman paid,
a few minutes later they were seen lov
ingly riding towards their peaceful
home.
Irish Wit.
A country rector and his lady were
one day riding in a gig in the town of
Sligo, and on the by road observed a
small, ragged boy tending a goat, which
he held by a string.
44 Say, boy, what's your name ?" ask
ed the minister.
44 Patsy ,yer honor," answered the wee
fellow, with a bow.
44 Well, Patsy, can you tell me how
many gods there are?" said the divine
with a nudge to his wife.
41 Don't know that sir," answered the
boy making a second bow.
" There's but one God,my child," said
the lady and the gig drove on. 44 How
ignorant these poor Catholics are," re
marked the minister.
44 Yes, God help them,' replied his
wife.
Three hours after as they were return
ing, the boy was in theame place.
44 Please, were you in Sligo, sir ?" in
quired Patsy.
4 Yes, my little man," replied the rec
tor, 44 why do you ask ?"
44 I'd like to know from you, how
many chimneys there are In Sligo V"
44 Chimneys, you little rogue, how do
I know, I never counted them."
44 Then, slr,lf you can't tell how many
chimneys there are in Sligo where you
have been, how could I tell how many
Gods there are in heaven, where I never
was?"
A Preacher Who Was a Painter.
' Dr. Guthrie, while visiting an artist'
studio, ventured to criticise an unfinished
picture. The artist, with some warmth,
remarked : "Dr. Guthrie, remember you
are a preacher, not a painter." "I beg
your pardon, ray good friend," replied the
clergyman ; "I am a painter ; only I paint
in words,' while you nse brush and colors."
One, out of many occasions, will prove
the correctness of the doctor's claim. Ia
one of his sermons he described a ship
wreck and the launching of the life-boat tot
save the crew. So vivid were the colors of
the picture, that the appalling scene ap
peared actually to take place before the
eyes of the audience. A young naval officer
who was seated in a front seat in. the gal
lery, sprang to his feet and began to take
off his coat, when his mother pulled him
down. He was so carried away by the
scene, that be was ready to man the life
boat, aud it was some time before his
mother could make him realize that he was
In church.