The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-13

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tire nor the depths of womanly tenderness
which shone through them.
"I think he will get over it in a measure
with good nursing" said raising the shiv
ering little creature from the ground, some
what to the detriment of my left-hand
glove, which had not removed "but he
will be lame always ; at least little so,"
1 hastened to add, to brighten the sorrow
full face at my side.
1t proved, as she had stated, but short
distance to her home, which we reached all
too soon I thought notwithstanding my
questionable occupation.
would gladly have walked miles with
those expressive eyes looking up so often
not at me evidently but to note how bore
my charge and how he stood the journey.
Upon reaching No. IA D street she ran
up the steps, rang the bell, and put out
her hands to receive the dog.
"Do you think shall hurt him" she
asked anxiously; "and will he bite ?"
"No," replied, laying him gently in
her arms, " instinct tells him you are his
friend even should you hurt him he would
not bite"
She looked up to thank me, glanced at
my soiled glove with perplexed expression
hestated, then with merely few earnest
words of thanks, passed into the house. l
raised my hat, descended the steps, and the
door closed upon the kind-hearted girl and
the little lame dog.
AS re-entered my sisters house she was
in the act of descending the stairs. She
started, and gave vent to most en-
phatic "Why Phil p' then, quite overcome
sat down where she had stood and gave
way to fit of convulsive laughter. was
getting angry as well as alarmed at the
extent and duration of her unaccountable
mirth, when the door behind me opened
and closed, admitting my brother-in-law
upon the scene.
turned vexedly toward him, when 10 he
too stood still and staring
"Thed-I! Phil that isn't you p and
off he went into a hearty haw! haw that
rang through the house.
One after another, the events of the day
came up before me ;without word I en-
tered the library and approached full
length mirror. There, my whole form
and costume were revealed. For one mo.
ment you could have heard pin drop,
then another burst of laughter echoed
through the room.
II 4.
did not join them in the mirth though
| had many hearty laugh afterward at the
figure l cut, and at the remembrance Of
my fece when the truth dawned upon me
My brother-in-law spoke first.
"What does it mean, Phil; what in the
name of all that's good have you been W
to ~
"Those are questions" / replied, grave
ly, "that would like to have answered
by some one better informed than myself
} If any one can tell me how got inside thi
internal old coat, wish they would have
! the kindness to do 50. No wonder thu
clerks giggled No wonder shrewd ole
broker took me for pickpocketl NJ
: wonder Gertrude Place cut me in the street
and no wonder lady asked me to carry
lame dog, and hesitated whether or no tt
offer me money in recompense ~ Ant
again / contemplated my costume, cas-
aside even by coachmen, ragged and rusty
; with here and there button the size of ;
dinner-plate. In short, three degrees belov
responsibility, even for coachman.
, The facts of the case, as gradually envolv
: ed, were these Thomas, the owner of tn
; coat, had worn it on a rainy day and hung
it in the kitchen to dry. Over-carefu
Dinah had transferred it to the rack in tn
/ lower hall, and from thence l had transfer
red it to my back, not preceiving in m,
observation-disclosures that had not ascende'
+ from the breakfast-room to the upper hall
: nor questioning but what the only coat lef
must be mine. The rest of the dress beinj
} that of gentleman, and of fastidiou
| one at that, was, of course, most ludicrous
r ly out af keeping
The whole affair was pronounced ga joll,
mistake !" A lucky one it certainly proved
: for thereby / found my wife.
9 After partalxing of lunch, and with |
t some fine old sherry, went to my room t
| write letters and read the papers, enclose
. in bright-colored dressing gown inside
t luxurious easy chair, my feet in slipper
Y resting on the fender before bright hickc
ry fire, writing desk on one side, table O.
> the other, with cigar-stand and matchbox
Q both full--not those matches that neve
n light except in the region their name an