The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-01-24

"But Dick has fallen hoptlessly, madly
in love -
Belle turned pale.
Yes, | was so dreadfuly provoked when
hc passed through st. Louis and never went
near you. But he went wild over some
lady he met on that fatal trip.
"llc will talk to me by hours of his An
gclica. And when have spoken of You he
has been positively rude, and asked me to
have done boiheIing him about my frccklud
Schdol-mate-you know your picture shows
flccklcs; but bless you haven tany now
And your picture don't look any more like
you than it does like me- not a Bit"
But tell me- said Belle, "is your
brother engaged to this LADY,"
Engaged Why, dear heart, he don't
know her name. lie just found some of
her old clothes somewhere. Hes got her
old slippers under glass case he's cot her
gloves stuffed under another; he's got her
niSht-gown done up in lavender; hes got
her gold tlimble hung on his watch chain
and do believe he's got a hair brush and
some hair pins next to his heart Oh. it's
folly to interfere! He's beyond all hope
did think the excitement of my wedding
would wcan him from il but not bit. lie
looks ut my new things as calmly as an
OYSTER and only said--it's not kind of me
to repeat it though, broke of Jenny.
"What was it lie said?" inquired Belle
laughing, now heartily. Don't fear for
my feelings"
why hc said, "I'll stand up with
your friend Belle, and see you safely mai
rlcd and then I'm OIL, to winter in Paris.
I'm done with love on my own account. It's
positively awful.
And so Belle thought as she looked at
her old slipper and glove lying beneath
globe on either side the faithful Richards
mantle.
And" said Belle since he desires only
to meet me on the morning Of the wedding,
so it shall be. | will he introduced only as
we are leaving the house, and he can do Us
he pelSes about continuing the acquain-
tance afcrward."
Belle was radiant with happiness when
she returned to her father and delighted
his fond heart by the change, for Belle had
been very quiet Of late.
Jenny and Belle shopped and talked and
visited together for the next few days, aud
when the evenllul morning arrived, and
amid Il bevy Of beautiful girls Belle shone
like Il queen, the bride was ,clipscd, and
delightfully."- acknowledge it.
80, Belle ~ she said 81 long to have
old stoical Dick see you, IIark there's
his step. Come into the next room now,
and be introduced. Don't wait until the
carriages come-it's an hour yet"
And Belle, with Il beating heart, swept
through the door and stood even as Dick
first SAW her, only, in place of the gray tlav-
cling dress, a magnificent white satin fell in
rich folds about her, and upon her lovely
white throat lay the turquois locket that
held Dicks golden curl. Upon the beauti-
ful head, crowned by its chestnut hair,
corona! of pearls added to the grace and
beauty of an image that shrned in Dicks
heart, was already an angel
Belle did not look up, but she felt the
presence, as Richard Marcy came up and
was introduced to little Jenny's old school
mate. Then. as he held ont his hand she
raised her eyes, and laid her tiny palm in
his, and said:
81 think we had better rectify that mis-
take about the travelling Mr.. Marcy !"
Good Heaven, Jenny - said Dick Mar
cyW "Why didn't you tell me that your
friend Belle was my angel Angel of
Mercy?"
Because didn't know till last night
and then Belle made me promise not to tell.
And besides you didn't want to meet the
fIcckled school girl till it was positively
necessary" returned Jenny, mischievously.
1t would he hard to say which of the four
that made Jenny's bridal party was the
happest that day
Dick did not go to Paris that winter. lie
found that St. Louis contained more at
fractions than any foreign city.
But next fall will see Dick and Belle on
their wedding tour, and he vows he will
have the two old romantic travelling bags
brushed up for the occasion. Doctor Town
send, who is to go along, says he knew the
minute he saw that girl she would one day
be Angelica Marcy, felt it in the air."
tB- A sign in Red Bank, New Jersey
reads thus "a New maid and old maid cloth
ing always on hand"