The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-26
Qbe Times, Mem BLOOMFIELD, ]1a.

if you won't be long about it," and she
wiped her eyes with her blue and white
checked apron and set with aacrity about
providing refreshments for the poor man.
who had thrown himself into the nearest
chair with his head leaning on his breast,
seeming too tired even to remove his hat
from his face
IL am glad to have you eatand would
not hurry you for anything" she said in
frightened way, "but you'll eat quick
won't you ? for expect every moment
he will be in"
The man drew his chair to the table,
Keeping his hat on his head as though
he belonged to the Society of Friends,
but that could not be, for the Friends"
do not go to the wars. He ate heartily
OF the bread and butter and cold meat,
and how long he was shout it p'
Mrs. Tompkins fdgeted. Dear me-"
she said to herself, "if he only knew,
he wouldn't be so cruel as to let Tomp,
kins come in and catch him here" She
went and looked from the window uneas-
ly, but the soldier gave no token of his
A'N"i SNiiiih0 w du Cuu-
Now he is pouring. vinegar on the
cold cabbage and pota toes can't ask
him to take those away in his hand. o,
dear, how how slow lie is hasn't the
man any teeth ? At last she said mildly,
l am very sorry to hurry you, sir, but
could you not let me spread some bread
and butter, and cut solue slices of meat
to take away with you My husband will
use very abusive language to you if ne
finds you here"
Before the soldier could reply, foot
steps were heard on the door stone of the
back door and man entered He stop
ped short, and looked at the soldier as a
savage dog might look Then he broke
out in tone betweel a savage growl and
a roar.
" Hey-day, Mollie, a pretty piece of
business What hav | told you time
and again, madam? You'll find you had
better mind your mast er, and you, you
lazy, thieving vagabond let me see you
clear out Of my house, and off of my
land great deal quicker than you came
on the premises" "
Hom house and you' land!" exclaim-
ed the soldier, starting up suddenly erect,
tall and dashing off his hat with a quick
fiery gesture. His eyes flashed like
lightning, aud his lips quivered with in
dignation as he confronted the astonished
Tompkins. The latter was afraid of him,
and his wife gave a sudden shrek when
the soldier started to his fe ct and flung
off his hat, and had sunk trembling and
fainting in chair, for sh recognized
him.
" You haint any business to interfere
between me and my wife," said Tomp-
kins, cowed by the attitude of the sol
dier.
Kour wife !' exclaimed the soldier,
with the very concentration Of contempt
expressed in his voice, and pointing to
him with an indignant finger
"Who are you ?" asked Tom pkins with
an air of effrontery.
A" | am Harry Jones, since you asked"
replied the soldier. " The owner of this
house and land, which you will leave this
very hour as for Molly" softening his
tone as he turned to the woman, now sob
bing Historically, "she shall choose be-
tween u.s."
80, HarryW sobbed she, while Tomp-
kins stood dumb with astoni shment.-
"Take me Save me"
With step he was at her side, hold
ing her in his arms. What do you
mean, treating this poor child so? Do
you think because she has no earthly pro-
tector, that there was not God in hcav-
en- against you?"
No man who is cruel to woman is
ever truly brave, and Tompkips skunk
away like beaten spaniel.
The next day had not passed away be-
fore everybody in town knew that Harry
Jones had come home alive and we'll to
secure his much enduring, patient wife
from worse constraint than that of Brit
ish prison, but what they all said, and
what Molly felt, | must leave you to i'm
agine, for here the legend ends.
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