The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-31
JOHN CUTT'S SECRET.

80 5 Mr.. Cults in?" asked a gentle
Il man, who, having Knocked at
door, was saluted by woman, from an
upper window, with Well, what's want
in naow"
"Yes, he's in, or about somewhere, 1
suppose" she replied "but I'm Mr..
Cults, when any business is to be DONE
He's Mr.. Cults eatin' an drinkin', sleep.
in sometimesw
Well, my good woman" said the gen.
tleman, " think he will be Mr.. Cuts for
my business, too. l wish to see him."
What do you want of him ?" asked
the shrew, thrusting her head still far
ther out of the window.
10 do something for me. But must
see himself" was the reply.
Is it raal business, for paw, or only
favor you want; can let your hoss have
a peck of oats, or | can direct you to the
shortest road to the Four Corners, or |
cam can-why, | can do anything for
you that he could; and good deal more
L take the money and write receipts, and
pay the men, and take off the produce
Pm as good judge of stock as he is,
and can't be beat on horse flesh"
But" said the gentleman, drawing
down his face solemnly, "you can't take
his place now. Find him for me at
once"
The shrew was baffled. Look-a-here,
mister" she continued, "may be you do
not know the circumstances of the case.
This here farm is mine, and it was nv
fathers afore me; and Cults, he hain't
no more claim to it than that hen down
there has. And besides Pm seven years
older than he is, a foot higher and weigh
twenty pounds more What's your busi
ness on my place, if 1 may make so bold?"
To see and talk with your husband"
replied the gentleman, getting out of his
chaise and hitching his horse to post, as
If he meant to stay until e.did see him.
BE you doctor? Cause there amt
a living thing the matter with Cutts.-
lies the wellest man in the town, and so
be |, y said this woman for the times"
No, my good woman, I'm not doc.
tor. Doyo think your husband will be
in soon ! Send that boy to find him !"
said the stranger.
The boy looked up in his mothers face
but he knew his own interests too we'll
to start without orders.
"Then you're minister suppose by
your blackcoat. 1 may as we'll tell YOU
and save you time, that we don't 90 to
meeting, and don't want to. 1t amt no
use for you to leave no tracks nor nothing
for I've got big dairy, and hain't no
time to idle away readin', and I keep him
about it so early and late, that when he's
done work he's glad to go to bed and
rest ~
I'm no minister, madam; I wish |
was though, for your sake" said the gen.
tleman.
Send for your husband cannot wait
much longer. | must see him at once"
The boy started to his feet again, and
looked in his mothers eye; but it gave
no marching orders.
Look here, mister" now appearing at
the door, and looking defantly at him,
"you're a school-master huntin' up dis
trict school and you think he's COM
mittee man; but he amt, this year"
'Ma'am Cults, as the neighbors called
her, dropped her hands at her side and
heaved groan. She had found a man
she couldn't manage
See here, now, mister" she said, "I
can read body right through and
knew what you was the blessed minute |
clapped my eyes on you. I can tell by
your everlastin' arguin' that you are
lawyer. We hain't got no quarrels don't
want no deeds drawed nor wills made; so
if you're huntin' a job out of my hus-
band, you may as well onhitch your horse
and drive on. We know enough to make
little money, and [ know enough to hold
on to it."
MY good woman, you entirely misun-
derstand my errand. / can tell no per-
son but himself what it is, and must tell
him in confidence alone. If he chooses
he may break it to you in the best way he
can"
go, My goodness sakes alive Brother