THE TIMES, NEW BL00MFIKL1), VA., DlKJliMBKll 13. 1881.
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RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R.
ARUANrtEMENTOF PA39ENGERTRA1N8
November 6th, 1881.
Trains Lovo Harrlsbnrg as Follows i
Fur New York via AllentoWu, at 8.05 a. n.,
and 1.45 i. m.
Kor New York via Philadelphia and "Bound
Brook Route," 6.3n 8.05 ft. in. and 1.45 p. m.
Kor Philadelphia, at .;, 8.05, K.doa. m., 1.4S
and 4.00 p. m. .
Kor Heading, at 8.20, 6.30, 8.05, 0.60 a. m., 1.45,
4.00, and k.oh p. in.
For Pottsvllle. at .20. 8.0S, 9.50a. ra.,1.45 and
4.00 p- m., and via Schuylkill and Susquehanna
Branch at 2.40 p. in. Kor Auburn, at 8.10 a. m.
Kor Allentown, at S.), 8.05, 0.60 a. in., 1.45 and
4.00 p. hi.
The 8.05 a. m. and 1.45 p. m. trains have
through curs for .New Vork.vla Allentowu.
BUN DAYS :
For Allentown and Way Stations, at 5.20 a. m.
Por Heading, Plilldelaphla, and Way citations,
at 5.20 a. lu., a ill 1.4i p. in.
Trains Leave for llarrlsbiug as Follows I
Leave New York via Allentown, at 8 45
a. in . 1.00 and 5..H0 p. in,
Leave New York via Bound Brook Route." and
Philadelphia at 7.45 a. in., 1.30,4.00, and 5.30 p. in.
arriving ,H Harrlsuuig, 1.6u, 8.2v, 9 20 p. in., and
12.35 a. in.
Leave Philadelphia, at 9.45 a. in., 4.00 , f .50
and 7.45 p. in.
Leave PoitsvlUe, 00, 9,10 a. m. and 4.40 p. Ml.
Leave Heading. at4.M), T. 30,11.50 a. m., 1.3c, .1.15,
7.50 and lo.an p. in.
Iave Hottsville viacliuylklll and Susquehanna
Branch, 8.15 a. in., ami 4 .40 . in.
lave Alleiiiowu.attf 0O, 9.1HJ a. in., 12.1o, 4.30,
anda.U5p.nv.'
81TNDAYS:
Leave New York, via Allentown at 5.30 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.45 p. m.
Leave Reading, at 7 30 a. in. and 10.35 p. m.
Leave Allentow u. at 9.05 p. m.
BALDWIN HKAXCM.
Leave HARRI8BURO for Paxton, Lochlel and
Bteelton daily, except Sunday, at 5.25. 6 40, 9.35
a. m., and 2.00 p. m. t dally, except Saturday and
Sunday, at 6.35 p. m., and ou Saturday only, 4.45,
6.10, 9.30 p. m.
Returning, leave STEELTON dally, except
Bnndav. at 6.10, 7.W), 10.00 a. in., 2.20 p. m. daily,
except Saturday and Sunday, 6.10 p. m., and oil
Saturday only 6.10, 6.30, 9,5u p. m.
J. E. WOOTTKN, Gen. Manager.
C.G.Hancock, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent.
JHE MANSION HOUSE,
New Bloomfleld, Penn'a.,
GEO. F. ENSMINGER, Proprietor.
HAVING leased this property and furnished It
la a comfortable manner, lask a share ef the
public patronage, and assure my friends who stop
with me that every exertion will be made to
render their stay pleasant.
Mar A careful hostler always In attendance.
April' 9, 1878. tf
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AT
PRIVATE SALE.
A GOOD BARM situate In Savlile township,
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this county, containing ,
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AUCTIONEERS.
T
AMES CLEELAND
U Auctioneer.
Offershls services to the citizens of Perry and
Cumberland counties. Post othce address,
Sherniansdale, Perry co.. Pa.
HKNHV KELL,
AUCTIONEER,
Would respectfully lnfoim the cltizensof Perry
County that lie will cry sales st short notice, aud
at reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed.
MM- Address Henky Keix. Ickesburg, Fa.
P B. HARNISH,
.Del vllle. Perry Co., Pa. Charges moderate, and
satisfaction guaranteed. 6 tf
D
AVID M'COY,
AUCTIONEICR,
ICKESBURG, PERRY COUNTY, PA.
. Charges moderate. Prompt attention paid
to ail calls.
JAS. P. LATCHFORD,
A UCTIQNEER ,
Would respectfully Inform the public that lie
will cry sales at reasonable prices. All orders
will receive pronint attention.
rl)ONN ALLY'S WILLS, FERRY CO., PA.
Auctioneer. The undersigned Riven
notleethat he will cry sales at any point la Perry
or Dauphin counties. Orders are sollcltedand
promptnttention wlllbe given.
E. I). WFXLH,
New Buffalo
Perry co.,Pa
A Strange Marriage.
RANGE! what can this mean f
O la 1
this a stupendous fraud, a trick,
or whatr" And Ir. Pomeroy Btared
most vacantly at the closely.wrltteu
sheet he held in his hand. He read :
"Dr. Pomeroy, I will not apologize for
the unparalleled service I am about to
ask of you ; suffice it to nay 1 have
heard your history, heard of your strtig
gleg, and realize how hard a task it is
for one so young lu the profession and
without friends in the great wilderness
of houses called a city. Also, permit me
to add, I have been informed of the cruel
blow you received from the hand of one
you loved, who was unworthy of you,
and yet I am not acquainted with you,
nor you with me. Indeed, we have
never looked upon one another's face.
Nevertheless, I am about to request you
do me a great favor. Will you come to
South Street Church to-morrow at eight
o'clock V Come privately, unattended,
and never repeat what takes place there.
Will you give me, a stranger, a lawful
claim to your name, and yet do not seek
to know whom you marry f If you will
do so, I will make over to you fifty
thousand dollars, payable to your order
at the city bank, as soon as the ceremony
is over. Trusting that the money will
be a temptation to you, I shall anxiously
await you at the appointed time."
That wag all. There was no signature
nothing to give any clue to the writer's
address or abode. Indeed, it was so
terse and unfeminlne in its details that
he was tempted to believe some of hla
male friends were playing a joke on him.
"I will not go I will not be fooled 1"
he said to himself.
He Hung the missive dowu, and then
he picked it up, folded It carefully, and
thrust it Into his pockets.
He remembered that he had a patient
to visit, and went out; but everywhere
the contents of that strange letter was
ringing in his ears. He then went to
see his mother. She was suffering even
more than usual, and a number of dun
ning bills had been left for his considera
tionbills which he had not the most re
mote idea how he was to meet. He thrust
them downward and burled his face in
his hands. v
"Poverty is a curse, mother," he
moaned. "I do not know which way to
turn."
She tried to cher him, but in vain.
Everywhere he turned, hopeless chaos
seemed to envelope him.
"Ah, if that letter was only real," he
thought. "Fifty thousand dollars would
make me rich."
And so he fretted and worried until
the appointed hour came one moment
vowing he would not go near the place,
the next tempted to gee the "farce" out.
Eight o'clock found him stealing in.
He saw two ladies closely veiled, and a
gentleman standing in the upper part of
the building, while the minister sat In a
chair. There was but one gas jet light
ed, and he could just distinguish the
forms. As soon as he entered, the gen
tleman spoke to one of the ladles, and
she advanced to meet him.
"Are you Dr. Pomeroy V" she asked,
in a low tone.
"Iam."
She led him to where the gentleman
stood, and he extended his hand.
"How do you do, Pomeroy r" and
Pomeroy recognized in him the Presi
dent of the city bank. "I am here by
the request of this young lady," point
ing to the one who had not moved or
spoken, "to inform you that if you agree
to her proposition, I am authorized to
pay to your order the sum of fifty thou
sand dollars."
Pomeroy tried to speak, but his voice
was choked. It was no fraud ; it was a
reality. He stood motionless for a mo
ment; then advanced and offered his
arm to the silent lady. She took it
without a quiver, and went with him to
where the minister awaited them. The
ceremony was quietly performed.
Dr. Pomeroy registered his name and
then looked with considerable curiosity
at the bold, plain signature, "Ellen La
tour," which his bride wrote down. The
minister hastily filled out a certificate,
which he had brought with him by re
quest, and which the maid and the
banker signed as witnesses. The bride
took it, kissed it, and thrust it into her
bosom. One moment more and the two
glided swiftly away from sight.
Dr. Pomeroy wiped the perspiration
from his brow, and theu asked
"Who was she r"
"I do not know," said the minister.
"I was requested by letter, and paid to
perform the ceremony and keep it a
secret. It is perfectly lawful."
"And I," said the banker, "did not
see the lady's face. She deposited the
money with me, and requested my at
tendance here to assure you that ber
promise should be faithfully fulfilled."
The three men separated ; the gas was
turned out ; the entire curtail) fell on the
first act.
The next day Pomeroy tried to realize
what Le had done. He had sold his
name to the unknown woman, but he
thought that cotWd not Injure him.
She must have been in deadly peril, to
pay such an exorbitant price for a sim
ple name.
He took hn office further up town,
and moved his mother to a nicer home.
Patients came pouring In ; a different
class employed Hie rich Dr. Pomeroy
than those who had employed the poor
one.
Five years had passed away, and he
had gained a reputation and added con
siderable to his bank account. He had
been an indefatigable worker, and now
he felt that he needed rest for a while.
"We will take a trip to Europe,
mother," he said. "It will do you more
good than you can Imagine."
A great many gentle hearts felt a pang
to Bee the "good doctor" leave, although
their endeavors to catch him had been
in vain. He felt no preference for the
opposite sex. He had recovered from
his disappointment, and he ceased to
remember that he was a married man,
or to think kindly of the unknown
woman who had so radically changed
his life.
They traveled leisurely through the
tour they had marked out before they
started, ami one night found them in a
French village. About the middle of
the night, the doctor was awakened by
some one tapping at his door and calling
for him to come out.
He did so. He found the landlord,
who told him, In broken English, that
one of his countrymen had Just fallen
down stairs in a fit, and seeing his name
registered M. D., they called him up.
He went Into an elegantly-furnished
room, where a man, some fifty years of
age, was lying In a dying condition. A
young lady sat by the bed fanning him.
The doctor hastily examined the patient,
and found it was Impossible for him to
live; hut the day passed, and still an
other, before he drew his last breath.
He never recovered his consciousness.
The lady told Dr. Pomeroy that he
was her father. His name was Eugene
Snydenham, a native of England, and
she would like to have him burled where
he died. They were traveling for the
benefit of her health, she went on to ex
plain, and he was a widower. Her only
remaining relative was a young sister,
who had been educated lu the Convent
of the Sacred Heart of Paris.
After Mr. Snydenham was burled,
Miss Snydenham went under the care of
the doctor and his mother, to Paris.
She insisted ou their taking up their
abode where she bad apartments, and
not a day passed but she was with Mrs.
Pomeroy. The old lady got war mly at
tached, and talked dolefully to her son
about the time when they should have
to be separated.
She told them confidentially not to
wonder that she did not mourn for her
father, for he had endeavored to wrong
her bo deeply that it was not love that
held her to his side ; and in all ber life
she had never been so happy as now
that she was free.
Dr. Pomeroy watched her. At first he
was very gallant, but at last he began to
be reserved and cold. A feeling he dared
not cherish was growing In his heart,
and It alarmed him greatly.
"I dare not love her," he muttered
to himself. "I am bound."
Then, for the first time, he felt how
heavy were the fetters he had forged for
himself. She noticed the change. She
tried to beguile him to forget the grief
that was evidently wearing on him ;
and at last, in a fit of desperation, he
told her all.
"I am a married man 1" he said, im
petuously. "I love you, and yet I am
not free to love."
She recoiled, but she bade him tell her
all.
"It was cruel, unkind of her to bind
you so," she said.
"No, no!" he ejaculated. "She Baved
me she blessed me and I shall always
respect her, but never did my bonds hurt
me until I met you. Now I shall be
miserable forever.
"You may meet her."
"Improbable."
"But possible," she said, with a sor
rowful look. "I know your Ellen La
tour. She lives, and I must give you
up."
"You know her V"
"Yes; to-morrow I will introduce you
to ber. She is anxious to see you ; she
knows you are here, and she believed
you loved me, and wondered if you were
as upright ag she had always thought
you to be."
He bowed bis face In hla hands, aud
Miss Snydenham left him. The hour
had come which he had hoped for in by
gone days he was to learn whom he
bad wedded ; but it gave him no pleasure
now.
At an early hour the servant told him
that MisB Latour awaited him in her
private parlor, and be was ushered into
a strange room. He scarcely lifted his
eyes as he entered, but when he did,
they fell upon Miss Suydeubani.
"Iam Elleu Latour," she said, simply.
"That Is my real name,' though I never
anticipated revealing the truth to you.
Listen to tny story before you blame
me," she Bald.
"The man whom you saw die wob my
stepfather. He married my another when
I was but five years old, and Bister Ada
a baby. My mother was weakly, and
she died a few years later, leaving all our
property in that man's hands. He was
our gole guaidlan, to hold all our prop,
erty under his control, until we were
married or became of age. He placed
me in the Sacred Heart, and kept me
there until I was sixteen, and then he
took me out, and proposed to marry me
to a friend of his. I rebelled. One night
I heard a conversation between them,
and found that he was selling me for
twenty thousand dollars, that was to be
paid down to him out of my property
the moment Turner became my hus
band. I was shocked. I had no friends
to go to, and was totally at a loss what
to do. He did not allow me to go Into
society ; I made no acqualntaces, and
instead of allowing me to stay in my
mother's house, he kept me traveling
about the country.
"At last I proposed to compromise. I
told my step-father to take me to Ameri
ca, and when I returned I would marry
his friend. He complied, and I got my
maid to gossip with one of the servants
In the hotel, and by chance Bhe told her
your history, as her sister worked for
your mother. Just before I started from
England an uncle of my mother's left
me fifty thousand dollars In my own
right, which my step-father could not
touch. I had it transferred to New
York, and determined to save myself
with it. Hearing of you, I adopted the
plan of getting you to marry me. When
we returned to England, and my step
father commanded me to fulfill my
promise, I showed him my marriage
certificate. He swore, but he saw his
case was lost ; I had outwitted him. I
did not leave him, but remained to pro
tect my sister Ada from a similar fate.
I never expected to meet you. I intend
ed to have you sue for a divorce as soon
as he should die, and it would not en
danger my safety."
"But tnis intention will never be car
ried Into effect," Dr. Pomeroy exclaim
ed. "You will be mine forever, Ellen!"
"Yours forever !" she answered.
And when they went to Bee his moth
er, there were no three happier people to
be found In the whole world.
Years have passed since then, and
Ada finds a home with ber sister who
never repents that she was saved from a
fate worse than death by the strange
marriage. .
Why His Salary Was Raised.
THERE Is a very amusing story told
of a bank president who used to
have his clerks watched by a detective
after office hours, so that he could keep
himself properly posted as to any fact
which might render any one of them
liable to appropriate funds belonging to
the bank. He had hauled up several of
the clerks about their improper and ex
travagant expenditures, and was, as the
Btory goes, sitting in his private cilice
Waiting the appearance of the new as
sistant receiving teller, Ferdinand Al
gernon Vere de Vere, who had been
duly shadowed and reported on by oper
ative P. Q., of Judas & Gehazl's secret
service. The clerk having entered the
president's office, was accosted with :
"Young man, what Is your salary r"
"Nine hundred, sir, and lean scarcely
live on that."
"No. I should guess not. I suppose
you know I am a cautious man, and
now I will say that from Inquiries made
touching your habits, I have been led to
form the opinion that you are spending
money altogether too fast for the trusted
employe of a wealthy bank. Now, do
not defend yourself. Let me tell you
where you went last evening. You left
this office at four p. m., and with the
messenger walked into the 'Pearl' and
drank braudy smash. You played bil
liards from thirty-seven minutes past
four to forty-two minutes past six p. m.,
and dined on Blue Points and prairie
chickens and Imperial. You went to
see Almee in opera bo u fife, went out sev
eral times between the acts, and before
the piece was through you walked down
and lost $5.25 at keno. You said keno
was a foolish game and you could not
see any fun In it, after which you
droffucd your sorrow in several juleps,
and took the thirty minutes past one
owl car for your room ou North Eleventh
street. Now, I want to know if you
think that proper conduct for the ser
vant of a bank like this V"
Now, the other clerks, on arriving at
this point, had one and all admitted the
truth of the operative's report, and,
after begging forgiveness, had promised
Immediate and substantial reform. But
this clerk was made of different stuff;
and said :
"I don't think anything at all about
it. That report is a tissue of falsehoods
from beginning to eud, and as I happen
to know was made by Jim Muggins, at
ex-con vlct and a son of a thief.
"If you want to know how I spnnd tny
evenings I shall ho pleased to lnforu
you, sir, at any and all times, but now
this matter of fidelity to the corporation
has come up, let me read to you, Blr, my
special agent's report of how you spent
yesterday afternoon. At two o'clock
you met the notary of the bank and toM
hi in to send around the rebate on hto
commission for the year, and he met yoii
at the Jim Crow saloon a little later and
gave you $300.10, for which you thauked
him, and told him the directors would
not change their notary for the present.
Then on leaving the bank you met
Bertram, the contractor for the stone
and work of the new bank building, and
he handed you a parcel and said 'here's
your whack of the divvy,' at which you
smiled and Invited him to drink. He
declined. At seven p. m. you told your
wife that there was a meeting of bank
presidents at the LIndell that night, anil
you wouldn't be home till late. But in
stead of going to the hotel, you went to
a house on Walnut street, near Twenty
Becond, where you passed the evening
with the pretty widow you call 'Lena,'
first giving ber a watch and chain, with
the observation that you had promised'
your wife a watch long ago, and hadn't
given it to her yet. You reached home
about half past twelve a. m., and bad to
ring the bell because you had dropped
your latch key on Lena's carpet. You
were surprised during the night by bur
glars, to whom Lena had given the key
to your house, and while they took noth
ing of value because your dog scared
them off, you were bo angry that you
complained to the Chief of Police that
the policeman on your beat was of no .
account, whereas you were yourself to
blame. And then "
"That will do," said the president. "I
Bee you are a smart young man. It is
not necessary to discuss these trivial
matters. By the way, what did you say
your salary was y"
"Nine hundred, sir."
"Well, It will be $1,500 after this, andr
I'll make you cashier as soon as old
Kreltzer goes on his next drunk."
"Thank you, sir."
"Oh, that's nothing to be thankful
for. Just go along and attend to your
work, and I'll take care of you. And
by the by, you needn't say anything to
the other clerks about my foolishness,
with that widow."
And the clerk Balled out.
Larceny of an Entire Dwelling.
The Omaha Bee says: A warrant was
issued on Saturday evening for a man
named James Baker, who was employed
as engineer at the planing-mlll of Rosen
berry Brothers, on Marcy street.
The charge against Baker Is a pretty
heavy one, being a system of thefts from,
the mill-yards and elsewhere, covering a
period of several months at least, and
from which enough material was obtain
ed to erect for himself a dwelling house
out on Hickory street. The manoeuvring
required to do this, to say nothing of the
actual work, would In itself be no small
job, but it is claimed, that everything,
from lumber, doors, sash and window
frames, to the tar-paper used on the roof
was obtained in the same way, and even
the tools used In the construction of the
house were carried off" from a man work
ing the Union Pacific shops.
Wasn't I There, Too.
In the times when the political war
fare between Whigs and Democrats,
waxed hot and relentless, there was a
town out West in which the two parties
were so equal in numbers that the varia
tion of a single vote, one way or the
other, might be a matter of most serious
consequence. Of course, on both sides
sharp eyes were open and watchful. A
young man came up to the polling place
on election day and offered his vote. It
was his first appearance In the character
of an elector, and he had the independ
ence, or audacity, to differ politically
with his father. His father challenged
his vote.
"On what grounds?" demanded the
presiding officer.
'He ain't twenty-one."
"I am twenty-one," asserted the
youth.
"No you ain't," persisted the father,
"you .will not be twenty-one till to-morrow."
"I say I will !" cried the youth ; "J
was born on the 12th of November. It,
Is dow n so in the old Bible."
"Then it's a dod-rotten mistake," saiuV
the old man. "You weren't born till the
mornin' of the 13th of November, I ean
swear."
"How can you swear V"
"How V" repeated the father, Indig
nantly. "Goodness gracious 1 wasn't I
tharr"
"Well," replied the son, with proud
defiance, "wasn't I there, too V
The young man voted.
taTTruth shines the brighter the long
er we view it In contrast with Its natural
foil, fiction.