The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-12-20
Gbe Gintes, Mem BLOOMFIELD, pa.


though he had been the youngest of the
party. So the hours passed quickly away
till unwelcomc sound of " bedtime" was
whispered among the little circle; and
then one after another departed, until Mr..
and Mrs. Wag were left alone with their
honest guest.
The hearts of both were full, and they
began to endeavor to express their feel
ings; but the singular old gentleman
stopped them by saying:
Needn't tell me. Know it all. Shall
run away if you go on so. Remember |
told you had more of the ready than
[ knew what to do with. Couldn't have
done better with it, eh Out at interest
now. Best sort of interest, too More
pleasure than receiving dividends, eh !
Never was happier. So come, let US wind
up for the night I've memorandum
or two for you in my pocket-book," and
he placed it on the table, and began to
turn over divers papers, as he continued,
/" Hem ha Yes. Those two. You'd
better take them, my good sir. They'll
admit William and Stephen to Christ
Church - what they call the Blue-Coat
School. Capital school, eh ?"
"My dear sirH' exclaimed jeremiah
Don't interrupt me, that's good fel-
low" said the old gentleman. E" Hem !
DO you ever smoke pipe ?'
every rarely" replied the wondering
Mr.. Wag.
Well" continued his guest, take
that paper to light your next with. Put
it in your pocket, and don't look at it till
Pm gone Hem Toms master says he
will make good scholar; so if you've no
objection, | was thinking he might as
well go to college in year or two. Not
in your way, perhaps? Never mind. |
know some of the big wigs. See all
right, and enter his name Should have
one parson in large family, eh ?"
Here Mrs. Wag could no longer refrain
from giving vent to her overcharged feel
ings by certain incoherent CALCULATIONS,
which terminated in a flood of tears.
Humph p said the old gentleman,
my spectacles want wiping." And he
took the opportunity of rubbing them
and blowing his nose, while Jeremiah
was comforting the wife of his bosom,
and telling her not to be so foolish, al
though he could scarcely avoid sniveling
himself
/" Hem ahem y resumed their guest !;
think I've got some of the mince pie
sticking in my throat. Stupid old fellow
to eat so much, ell 7"
Better take another glass Of wine,
sir" said jeremiah. .'Give me leave,
sir, to pour it out p
"No, no, exclaimed Mrs. Wag, start
ing up and smiling through her tears,
let me! Nobody else! God bless you,
sir ~
"And you, too!' calculated the old
gentleman, gaily; "come, that's chal-
lenge! Glasses round and then we
must say good night. Don't let us make
dull end of merry evening"
Warm bencdictions were forthwith ut
tered, and the compliments of the
season" were wished, with more than
common sincerity, by all three, as their
glasses met jingling together. Thcn,the
whimsical guest tossed off his wine
jumped up, shook his hosts heartily by
the hand, wished them goodnight, and
sailed into the shop to find his cloak
Mr.. and Mrs. Wag followed, and ex
pressed hope that he would honor theil
Christmas dinner by his presence on the
following day; but all they could draw
from him was
Cant promise. Ate and drank a
little too much tonight, perhaps. Get
ting shockingly old. See how | am il
the morning. Enjoyed myself this eve
ming A jolly set of Ways altogether
Merry Ways all, eh ?-young and DID,
: Well, well, wag along happily, my dea
Mr.. and Mrs. Wag Goodnight" !" Anc
after once more shaking hands will
them, he nimbly whisked himself out a
the shop-door, and trotted across to tn
Kings Arms.
No sooner were the worthy coupl
} alone, than curiosity led them to exam
inc the piece Of paper which their bene
factor had presented to Jeremiah for tn
purpose of lighting his pipe, and it prov
, | ad IN ha the nromissorv note which fh