The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-18

| made the case hard against me. Inc
master dying as they thought him, had
been adle to speak at odd times; and said
that, to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief | was the assailant. Itwas dark, to-
be sure, but in the struggle he felt that
the man wore a cap, and | was the only
hand who had anything but a straw hat.
Besides he came from the inner passage
and down the stairs, and did not breakin
through door or window, asi "a, burglar
would have done. And | was the only
missing member of the household SO |
lay in prison With this awful charge upon,
me, until they knew whether master
would live or die and my greatest grief
was for Peggy. st. tias e1al .uu IN a
Keep it from her" / begged them,
g until she must know it,. NJ. .r.... y
And they were kind and did; and her
letters were sent to. me in prisen., 1t was
a weary time, and the one drop of com.
fort in it came with those letters. | had
had five from her when, at the end Of
came this :' '''' '.''i ,'''' '.'..' '''' '''',
| (" DEAR JACK IL meyer hide anything
from you, and | do not want to boast Of
my conquests, a thing I'd never do but
just to let you know l Keep no secrets
to myself, | must tell you what has hap
pened. Our master has hired a man, a
lazy fellow, that | disliked at first sight,
Mark IIulker by name, and what should
lie do but take a notion to me, or pre-
tend to do so, trying his best to sit up
Nr1 ntt 10 g.
lowing me about wherever 90 Of hol-
iday. Then he tries to make me like
him by telling Inc how rich he is. -Four
hundred dollars he has laid by, he says,
and gold watch like gentleman. The
other Sunday was dressed for church,
and up he walks. why, Peggy says he,
You've no pin to your collar Said /, !,
/ can't afford money for 6uery' Then
says he, Now, how lucky it is that I've
one to give you and he pulls pin from.
his pocket. Jack, couldn't help look
ing tit. 1t was lady portrait, with.
hair all white though she was young
like. an old woman's. He said it was
powered as they done it in old times and
pink dress-and no bigger than silver
quarter altogether. How he came by
such a thing, goodness knows! But Of
course wouldn't have it. Saws he
Nov do take it, Peggy. want to keep
company with you, and now you know
the truth SO says I:''I want neither
your company nor your presents, and
please remember that hereafter.' II was
rough, l know, but hate him so. And
was none 100 rude, for he bothers me
yet as much as ever. Though you know
if he were ever so good and handsome, /
am your own Peggy, and think of no one
else" ......t, .f ....r.. ..,,.... ..,,,.i.. 7.rt
| When | read that, you could have
Knocked me down with feather The
pin was the one the old farmer had lost,
and | knew it, and it was Mark who was
the thief, and who had tried to murder
him.
| sent for the lawyer who was to take
my side, and who had all along believed
me innocent. | gave him the letter,
% IT'S old masters pin" | said, What
shall I do sir 7" ''- ~ .''''' '''' '''I ''.'
And he said" You can do nothing.
my poor fellow, but wait and hope. I
have clue now, and III follow it up. '"
Then he went away, and afterwards I
heard what he did He went to the
place where Peggy LIVED, and took her
out of the dangers of the eaves-droppers,
and told her all that had happened. Z The
brave girl trcmbled and wept, but she
spoke out ~ irrIi IOUE i3i.oi siA r ul hla
hu" He's innocent she said. SID not
believe him guilty if an angel told me
he was.N odi jBd y1aYl aaasrf Obj or
And the lawyer said, outlof his heart,
though she was but aserving lassr-- Ila'
4" Hes worthyofyou,. Peggy Grey, /
do believe, and that's saying good deal" 7,
!. Then he asked her about the pin, and
the,two had a long talk 1t ended in
Peggy bursting into tears, and promised
to do anything and everything he asked,
if he would but tell me why she did it
lie told me afterwards, and it was hard
work for little Peggy with her honest
heart. Bless her. She turned herself
around and made different creature
of herself, and she tried to make
Mark Hulker think she had been coquet-
ting all the while and oh how she cried
when she told me that she let him kiss
her, and put his arm around her waist
But she gained her end by it. 'fl1 >OT 3
Onenight my good old lawyer and two
other men, were Shut up in the pantry
with Peggy's master, and she dressed in
her best and waited for Mark HulkeE--
That night she had promised Mark to