The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-21
Che Qintesa Mem BLOOMFIELD, pa.


hotel where myself stopped.
After passing the night comfortably at
the Coventry Arms inquired of the land
lord, in the morning, If he could inform me
where Miss Ethelinda Blackstone resided
4" In brick house about half a mile
from here" was the reply.
"a two story, brick house, with lilac
bushes on either side of the gate P'' ! in
quired, with sudden hope.
"That's the place"
] at once jumped to the joyful conclusion
that my pretty stage companion was the
lady to whose hand could urge SO strong
a claim.
/ dressed myself carefully, and about ten
o'clock, armed with letter of introduction
from the President Of the Gift Enterprise,
| walked over to the brick house.
My modest knock called to the door my
pretty stage companion. A blush of rec
ognition showed that was not forgotten.
Stammering out sonnet hing about the beau
ty of the morning, l delivered my letter,
and accepted an invitation to take a seat in
the parlor. Ny inamorata left me, to read
the letter in private.
Meanwhile began to feel the embauass-
ment of my position. Nevertheless, ] had
taken the first step and determined not to
faint or falter, with such prize in view.
On the walls of the little parlor, were var
ous neat and tasteful drawings, attesting
the skill of my late companion.
While was busily engaged in examin-
ing these, the door opened and admitted
the spinster. knew her instantly by her
long nose and yellow hair.
"Mr. Bugbee ?' she said inquiringly l
bowed.
81 am Miss Ethelinda Blackstone, to
whom your letter was addressed"
was petrilied it was the aunt then and
not the niece whose virgin hand had won.
In my dismay and perplexity with diff
Guilty calculated that was happy to make
her acquaintance.
81 feel, Mr.. Bugbee," said the spinstsr
casting down her eyes in modest confusion,
-"that-that this meeting is, on both
sides, an embarrassing one. And as we may
both desire to become better acquainted
may ask your company to tea this even
ing? Our hour is six"
Hastily accepting the invitation l return
ed to the hotel in a very unhappy state o
mind.
eff it had only been the young lady,
/ thought, 81 should have been delighted
but | never--never can make my mind t,
wed this antiquated spinster. A hundred
thousand dollars would not tempt me ~
took tea at the house of Miss Ethelinda
The young lady, Miss Carrie Blackstone
who proved to be the neice of the elder lad
was very demure but l could now ant
then detect mischievous glance from he
black eyes, as they rested in turn on he
aunt and myself She said but little, ant
left the burdenof conversation to us. Al
might be supposed, it was precise, forma
and heavy.
After tea we walked out. was forced tC
offer my arm to the spinster-much against
my will--while Miss Carrie very demurey
tripped behind.
" How long will this farce be kept up?
thought sighting. 81 am very muc
afraid Miss Ethelinda will throw the bun
den of rejection upon me. She appears t
have taken fancy to me already. Jus
my luck"
Igroaned ia spirit, but had to preserv
an outward appearance of cheerfulness.
So it went on for a fortnight. Miss Ethc
while she became more and more distaste
full to me, more especially as was deep il
love with her niece. Hitherto, | had ha
no opportunity to speak in private with til
on one of my daily calls, found the eide
lady absent. Carrie assured me that sh
would be in soon. Accordingly, nothin
loath, decided to await in her compan
the return of her aunt.
Before the interview was over SO III
usually bewitching proved my companion
that blundered out my love.
ell thought" she said, blushing
"that it was my aunt that-that you"
very earnestly assured her that althoug
had the highest esteem for her aunt,
loved only her--that ] was perfectly willir
to resign all claim to the twenty thousar
dollars that no amount of money, howe'
er large, would satisfy the heart-that lo'
outweighed every other consderation-an
much more to the same effect.
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