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VOL. XV.
NEW BLOOMFIELD, TUES3DA.Y, A.TJGTJBT 10, 1881.
NO. 33.
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TWO ELOPEMENTS.
IN a large, square, old fashioned, house
such as our fathers used to build
wheu solidity was more Rough t after
than utility lived Philip Man son and
his Bister Esther. Philip had reached
the mature age of forty, and Esther was
close to liitn. Still, each had pursued a
solitary pathway through life, seeking
no companionship save that of the
other, there was reason to believe that
they would continue to follow the same
course till In the fullness of time they
were gathered Into the family tomb the
receptacle of "many generations of the
Man son family.
" No," said Philip when assailed on
this subject by a match-making lady ;
"marrying may be very good for some
people, but I could not bear to have my
habits broken in upon, and my whole
house turned topsy-turvy by the Intro.
Uuction of a wife.
As for Miss Esther, she often declared
that she would never make a slave of
herself for any man living.
Of course, it was Insinuated by those
whose opinions differed widely from
Miss Esther's, that In adopting this
opinion she was only making a virtue
of necessity, and that it was best to be
contented with one's lot, provided there
was no chance of improving it.
Early one afternoon juit after Esther
Manson had completed her task of clear
ing away the dinner dishes and storing
them away in the cupboard after a thor
ough washing, she was startled by a rap
-at the door.
Somewhat surprised by a caller at this
unusual hour, she answered the sum
mons. She was a little apprehensive
that it was a neighbor who had of late
proved very troublesome from her habit
of borrowing articles and owing, it is to
be presume J, to an habitual forgetful ness,
neglecting to return them.
" I hope," she mused "that if it is
Mrs. Bailey, she will be wantiug to bor
row something that I have not got."
She opened the door, but no Mrs. Bail
ey presented herself to her expecting
gaze a gentleman of forty-llve, careful
ly, nay elegantly dressed stood before
her.
" I beg your pardon for intruding,
madam," said he as he noticed Esther's
look of surprise; but can you direct me
tothe house of the late Mr. Wellfleet? I
have beard it was for sale, and from the
description I have heard of It, I Judge it
will suit me."
" It is the next house on the left, sir,"
answered Esther, who had time, while
the gentleman was speaking, to exam
ine his appearance, which did not fail to
v impress her favorably.
Two days afterward Esther heard that
Mr. Wellfleet's estate had been purchas
ed by a stranger named Bigelow. She
at once conjectured, and rightly that
this was the name of her visitor. A few
days elapsed, and Esther Manson receiv
another visit from the gentleman.
" I have a favor to ask of you, Miss
Manson," he began ( it seems he had as
certained her name.) " I am aware that
our slight acquaintance will hardly jus
tify it, but I trust time will remove this
objection. You must know," he added,
smiling, "that I am a bachelor, depend
ent In many respects uKn my house
keeper, who though a good woman in
ber way, I am afraid Is not reliable in
matters of taste. As my furniture has
arrived, but has not yet been arranged, I
would esteem it a real service if you
would give me your opinion in some
little matters respecting Its proper dis
position. My carriage is at the door
ready to take you over." '
Esther's cheek flushed with pleasure
at this compllment,and she made prepa
rations to comply with her new visit
or's request.
It was not without a little conscious
ness of the singularity of the position
that Esther found herself riding by the
side a gentleman with whom she had
scarcely exchanged half a dozen words
in the course of her life. The distance,
however, was but short, and she had
little time for reflection. On arriving at
her place of destination, she found the
the chief part of the business accom
plished. The furniture, which by the
way was new and handsome, had been
arranged in the rooms after a fashion,
but Esther was able to point out several
changes for the better, with allot' which
Mr. Blgelow professed himself delighted;
he, moreover, asked her advice as to
the proper place to hang several very
fine pictures that he had picked up In
the course of his European travels.
This was accorded with some hesitation.
To avoid comment, she did not even
inform Philip that she had ever met Mr.
Blgelow. He took frequent opportuni
ties to call upon her, on some slight pre
text or another but It alwayB chanced
to be when her brother was absent.
" I wonder," said Philip, carelessly,
"whether Mr. Blgelow will not be look
ing out for a wife before long ?
" I don't know," said Esther, and In
her embarrassment dropping half a
dozen stitches from the stocking she
held in her hand.
" Not that I approve of marriage at
least In my own case," said Philip, not
noticing this demonstration, but it may
be different with Mr. Blgelow. He has
no sister to superintend his establish
ment. I don't know, however, wheth
er there is anybody likely to suit him in
this village. Let me see there Is Miss
Preston ; she might do.
"No, I don't think she would suit
him at all," said Esther with a spirit
which considerably surprised her broth
er. " She knows very little about house
keeping." " Perhaps not, " he rejoined, and so
the conversation ended.
Meanwhile the gentleman continued
his visits. Oftentimes he would ask to
see the bed of flowers on which Esther
rather prided herself, and sometimes he
would petition for seeds, being very
fond of flowers, as he said, and very
anxious to introduce them into his own
garden.
On one of these occasions Mr. Blgelow
after a little visible embarrassment, said,
hesitatingly :
" I would like to ask your advice,
Miss Esther.on a rather delicate subject,
and one of great importance to myself.
There is one thing I wish to secure to
make my establishment complete, but I
hardly know in what manner to ask for
it."
"What is it you refer to?" asked
Esther uususpiclously.
" A wife," was the significant reply.
Instantly a deep crimson flushed
Esther's cheeks. She did not trust her
self to speak.
" Need I say that you are the one
whom, of all others, I would Beek to
place In that position 1"'
He took her unresisting hand and
kissed it with all the gallantry of a
young lover.
" But what will my brother say ?" in
quired Either, when she found voice to
speak.
" What should he say ? You are your
own mistress, surely 1"'
" Yes, but he Is always ridiculing the
idea of marriage, and I couldn't venture
to tell him."
"No need of it. Let's run away to
New York and get married. You
know," he added gaily, we are both
young and romantic, and it would be
quite in character."
Esther at first objected, but when she
came to consider that in this way she
would be relieved of a great portion of
the embarrassment which such a step
would naturally bring with It, she con
sen ted, and that day a week was ap
pointed for the departure. She required
this time to make preparations.
Meanwhile, if Esther bad not been so
exclusively occupied with her own af
fairs, she might have noticed that a
change had come over Philip. He was
often absent evenings, and when at
home was more silent and abstracted
than his wont. The former she readily
attributed to the cause which he assign
ed, namely, a pressure of business. The
latter she did not observe, her mind be
lng preoccupied. We, who are in the
secret, may take the liberty of follow,
lng hlni on one of his business calls. It
was at a neat cottage, from whose front
door dangled an immense knocker, that
Philip Manson, knocked. The door
was opened by the same Miss Preston,
who, some months before, he thought
" might do" for Mr. Blgelow.
"Good evening, Maria," was his salu
tation as he entered. After a brief con
versation about the weather, the crops
and other standard topics, which, how
ever trivial they may seem, could hard
ly be dispensed with, he brgau to show
signs of embarrassment, and dually
ejaculated :
"Maria Miss Preston I mean Maria,
what are your opinions about mar
riage?" " Why," said she " I hardly know;
I don't think I have given much con
sideration to the subject."
"Because," continued Philip, " I find
my opinions have suffered a great
change on this point. There was a time
when I thought it unwise but, now, if
I could get a good wife, such as you, for
example, I should be inclined to try it."
" O Lor', Mr. Manson, said Miss Pres
ton, in some perturbation, "how you
talk!"
Five minutes afterward Miss PreBton,
had accepted the proposal of Philip, and
the two were, to all intents and purposes,
engaged.
" The only thing I think of," said the
gentleman, after a brief pause, "is that
my sister Esther is a decided enemy to
marriage, and I hardly dare to tell her
that I am about to marry. If we could
only go away and have the ceremony
performed, it would be pleasauter."
" Suppose we go to New York," sug
gested the bride elect.
"A good idea. We'll go. When ean
you be ready!"' .
" Next Monday morning."
So next Monday morning was agreed
upon. It so happened that Esther was
to start on Monday afternoon for the
same place with the same purpose in
view but of this coincidence neither
party were aware.
The reader will please go forward a
week. By this time the respective par
ties have reached New York, been unit
ed in the holy bonds of matrimony, and
are now legally husband and wife.
They were located at hotels situated on
the same street, and even on the same
Bide of the way, but were far from being
aware of the propinquity. On the morn
ing succeeding the two marriages, for by
a singular chance they happened on the
same day, Mr. Blgelow and Esther start
ed out for a walk down street. It so
happened that Philip and his wife were
at the same moment walking up street.
The natural consequence was that the
two parties met.
"Good heavens! my sister!'' ex
claimed Philip.
"Merciful goodness! my brother,"
returned Esther.
" What brings you here with Mr.
Blgelow ?"
" Nay, how happens it that you are
here with Miss Preston ?"
" Miss Trestou is now my wife!" ,
" And Mr. Blgelow is now my hus
band!" " But I thought you were opposed to
matrimony.
"And I supposed you were equally
so."
"My friends," Interposed Mr. Bigelow,
"this is a day of surprise but I trust of
such a nature that we shall all by made
happier thereby. My regret Mr. Man
son, of robbing you of your housekeep
er is quite dissipated by the knowledge
that you have so soon supplied her
place."
Bill of Fare from the Bible.
I'HEl'AUATIOX.
Spread a cloth of blue, and put there
on the dishes and spoons, and the bowls,
with the bread In the basket. JS'um. iv,
7, and Levit. vlil, 31.
UK ACE.
Give us this day our dally bread.
Matt, vi, 2.
, SOUP.
Pour out the broth. Judyct vi, 0.
Feed me with pottage. Gen. xxv, 30.
i . FISH.
They gave him a piece of a broiled
fish. Luke xxlv, 4?.
KNTUEMKNTS.
Hare. Levit. xl, 0.
Chicken. Malt, xxlll, 117.
Besides harts and fatted fowl. 1 JOvys
Iv, 123.
nELISHES.
Olives. Mir. vi, 10.
ItOAST.
All manner of baked meats. Gen. xi,
17.
VENETA JlLEfl,
Parched corn and beans. 2 Sam, xvli,
21?.
The full corn In the ear. Mark iv,
28.
The leeks, and the onions, and the
cucumbers, and the garlic Num. xi,
27.
GAME.
Partridges. Jer. xvll, 2.
Two young pigeons. Levit. v, 7.
And he brought young quails.
1'aalmn cv., 40.
KESBEIIT.
A basket of summer fruit. -4mos vill.
Pomegranates and tigs. Nun. viii,
25.
Comfort me with apples. Cor. il, 5.
Two baskets of figs. Jer. xxlv, 2.
Then thou mayst eat grapes thy 1111.
JJeut. xxlll, 24.
We remember the melons. Num. xl,
5.
They brought bunches of raisins. 1
Chron. xll, 40.
Carry nuts and almonds. (Jen. xll, 2.
A WESTERN YARN.
LE ROY, the Western, robber who was
recently lynched, was outwitted
once. It was in November, 1870, and
the scene the Woston Pass Road near
Rocky Ranche nine miles below Lead
vllle. In the coach were seven gentle
men and one lady. At Intervals during
the day road agents had been the topic
of discussion, and the lady remarked
that all the money she possessed was
safely tucked away in her left over-shoe.
Curly Hooker was driving, and it looked
as though the journey would be made in
safety, when the stage b topped, and
Curly cried down through the boot :
" For Heaven's sake, keep quiet and
don't shoot!"
The next moment there came a word
of commaud, and a murderous-looking
revolver, at full cock, appeared at one of
the windows. A second weapon of like
dimensions came in sight at the opposite
window, and the woman screamed in
truly feminine fashion. The door was
opened, and a slight form, the face con
cealed by a domino and black felt hat,
appeared.
"Step out, please," said the owner,
blandly ; " toll must be paid by all pil
grims at this point.,"
"Hands up," said the voice again as
the first passenger stepped out, " and be
lively, too, for I haven't shot a man
since yesterday, and am aching to get in
practice again !"
His commands were obeyed to the let
ter. All were ranged In line in the snow,
and the boyish-looking leader first
searched your correspondent. 'The first
thing found was a railroad press pass,
and scanning it for a moment, the ban
dit said:
"I always respect the press; I am
Billy Le Roy' and I ask you to let me
down easy."
All were examined except the lady
and a gentleman at ber left, and little
money was found. "Beg pardon, Miss,"
said Le Roy, as he rifled her pockets.
As the road agent turned to the re
maining passenger, the latter said:
" I haven't got over $25 to my name,
but if you'll let me go I'll tell you where
you can get over $400."
Le Roy had already fouud the passen
ger's pocket-book, and, as it was not
heavily laden, replied:
" Well, fire away ; its a bargain."
"In the left over-shoe of the womau,"
answered the tell-tale.
Despite the woman's protestations
her shoe was removed and the money
appropriated. Then orders were given
to return to the Btage ; they were obeyed ;
Curly Hooker was told to drive on, and
in a few moments the stage was blowing
rapidly away from the eventful spot.
An indignation meeting was immedi
ately held, and it was suggested that the
passenger who had betrayed the lady
should either be lynched or thrown out
of the stage to perish In the snow.
" Allow me to utter a word of explan
tlon," said the brute, in a suave tone, at
this point. I am the agent for a St.
Louis company who have purchased an
interest In the Pendry group of mines
at Leadvllle, and in my valise I carry
$00,000 of the purchase money. The ex
presssge rate on so great a sum Is so
heavy that I thought It safer to adopt
this method of carrying it through. I
knew very well that If the robber found
nothing he would search our baggage,
and so played the role of informant and
outwitted him."
On arriving at Leadvllle the lady.who
proved to he Mrs. Winnie Purdy, was
presented with $1,000 by the agent.
A Sharp Bargain.
THERE Is a shrewd and wealthy land,
lord in Maine, who Is noted for driv
ing his "sharp bargains," by which he
has amassed a large amount of proper
ty. He is the owner of a large number
of dwelling-houses; and it is said of him
that he is not over scrupulous of his
rental charges, whenever he can find a
customer whom he knows to be respon
sible. His object is always to lease his
house for a term of years to the best ten
ants and get the utmost farthing in the
shape of rent.
A diminutive Frenchman called on
him to hire a dwelling be owned in
Portland, and which had long remained
empty. References were given, and
the Yankee landlord ascertaining that
the tenant was a man "after his own
heart" for a tenant, immediately com
meuced to beat him down. He found
that the tenement appeared to suit the
little Frenchman, and be placed an ex.
orbitant price upon it; but the lease
was drawn and duly executed, and the
tenant removed to his new quarters.
Upon the kindling of fires in the
house, It was found that the chimneys
wouldn't "draw," and the building was
filled with smoke. The window-sashes
rattled In the wind at nlght,and the cold
air rushed in through a hundred crevices
about the house, until now unnoticed.
The snow melted upon the roof, and the
attics were drenched from the leakage.
The rain pelted, and our Frenchman
found a "natural" bath-room upon the
cellar floor but the lease was signed and
the landlord chuckled.
" I have been vat you sal call 'suck in'
vis zis maison," muttered our victim to
himself a week afterward ; "but n'im
porte ve sal see vat ve sal see."
Next morning he arose bright find
early, and passing down town he en
countered the landlord.
"Aha! Bon jour, monsieur," said he,
in his happiest manner.
" Good day, sir. How io you like
your house ?"
" Ah, monsieur, elegant beautiful
magnificent. Eh bein, monsieur, I have
but ze one regret."
"Ah! what is that?"
" Monsieur, I sal live in zat house but
three little year."
"How so?"
- " I have find by vat you sal call ze
lease zat you have give me ze house but
for three year, and ver mooch sorry for
zat."
" But you can have it longer If you
wish
"Ah, monsieur, I sal be ver mooch
glad if I can have zat house so long as I
please eh, monsieur ?"
"Oh, certainly, certainly, sir."
" Tres bien, monsieur. I sal valk
rite to your offees, and you sal give me
vat you sal call ze leased for zat maison
just so long as I sal vant ze house. Eh,
monsieur?"
" Certainly, sir. You nan stay there
your lifetime if you like."
"Ah, monsieur, I have ver mooch
tanks for zis acconi nidation."
The old lease was detroyed,anil a new
one was delivered in due form to' the
French geutieman, giving bim posses,
sion of the premises for " such peiiod as
the lessee may desire t name, he paying
the rent thereof promptly," etc.
The next rooming ur landlord was
passing the house jui-t as the French
man's last load of furniture was being
started from the door; and an hour af
terward a messenger called upon him
with a "legal tender" for the rent for
eight days, accompanied with a note as
follows :
" Monsieur, I have blnshmoke.I have
bin drowned, I have bin frees to death
in ze hous6 vt I av hire of you for ze
period as I may desire. I hav stay in ze
house " jes so long as I please,' and za
bearer of zis will give you ze key. Boa
Jour, monsieur."
It is needless to add that our Yankee
landlord has never since been known to
give ap "a bird in the baud for one ia
the bush."