The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-08-09
No. 32.
" "Noddy, what would you say if I told
you was ruined?"

NOu"J, WHdI Woulu you say IL UOlu
you was ruined?"
81 should say didn't believe YOU"
" All the property have in India is in
the anglo Waddy Company for the recla-
nation Of land from the sea. doubt if L
shall ever see sixpence of it again. MI
Sharing told me to-day the share certificates
are rot worth the paper they are printed
on"
"Wel," said Noddy, 81 thought you
were ruined. Is that all ?"
"All ?' he returned, rather sharply
"Is it not enough to be ruinedP Not asix-
pence of it, not penny piece, shall 1 see
again p
"O,' said Noddy, half talking to herself,
sis that ruin? 1t seems to me man is
never ruined while he has life and strength
and health, and cheerful courage"
1T is easy to talk. You never had any
money to lose"
"No, not much. But 1 have little
property for all that"
"Indeed. And, pray, how much2"
"Thirty pounds in the savings-bank,
which my father left me-"
Mr.. Frank laughed, despite of his own
trouble.
"Dear me ! I didn't know you were, an
heiress before. Now you would grieve to
lose your money? %
g. should be sorry"
"Then you can't find fault with me for
being the same at losing so many thou
sands"
"The amount makes no difference. My
thirty pounds is my all, and l should be
just as sorry to lose it as you are at losing
your all. But though I'm only woman,
shouldn't say 1 was ruined--that is ab.
surd'
"You are Jobs comforter, at all
events"
"There are very few comforters like Jobs.
in these days" said Noddy--" few
persons who would sit down in silent sym
pathy, the deepest of all sympathies for
three days and three nights with friend"
$50 you look upon me as friendP"
eyes," said Noddy, blushing little, but
UISplGdScu Will lOT uOlilO So, OH dC-
count of an avowal so innocent.
"And can you give me any better advice
than Jobs fricnds?"
" Perhaps not"
"Tell me what you think ought to do"
"DoP" said Noddy, quickly. eco and
work. It's brave thing, work is. You
will forget all about being ruined, and only
remember you are man, doing mans
work. l don't know what should do
without work myself; it is the most sooth-
ing and refreshing comfort know, even to
me, and it must be better to a man. But
your case is nothing like Jobs. If it had
been only his money Job had lost, his
friends would just have staid at home, and
sent messengers offering to help him TO
work, and job is just the sort of man who
would have been content to take it,"
"Noddy, really believe you're right"
"Im sure l am. Haven't you seen mo
sweepP"
eyes" laughed Mr.. Frank =" but that
is hardly in my way-digging would como
more natural than that"
"Then dig. But there's plenty of work
for earnest workers with brains without
digging. don't pretend to tell you the ex.
act direction in which it lies, because that
is out of my province (; but am sure you
will find it, if you are in earnest"
81 will" said Mr. Frank, and he was
quiet again for little.
And Noddy was quiet too. She had
something on her mind she wished to say,
hut hardly liked to mention it. However,
she began: eft you mean what you say,
you will not remain much longer here"
81 shall not remain much longer here,n
he echoed abstractedly.
"You will begin at once TO strike out q
new path, as brave man should and you
will walk as straight, and feel as proud aa a
man ought who feels he is neither ruined
nor disgracod when he has only lost his mon
ey."-[coNoLUDED NEXT WEEK.