The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-11
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apple or a handful of marbles with any
body else"
"Then, Florian--------'
"Then Alice, my little treasure, there
is but one alternative left open to me
to give you back the troth you plighted
to me- cannot drag you down to pov-
crty with me no,o."
Florian," cried Alice, with the tears
flashing into her soft eyes, and deeper
dye of crimson coming to her cheek, do
you think | would give up your love now?
Never, dearest Let us be poor and happy
together; we can both work, and love will
shed sunshine over the darkest lot"
"But Alice, you have been so tenderly
brought up"
DO you think that am dependent
on velvet carpets, and diamonds, and a
box at the opera, for my happiness, Flor
ian 2" she asked, almost reproachfully.
"My darling" was his low-murmured
reply, as he folded her to his heart. "Let
Albert Wheatly have the Arkwright for
tune now. l envy him none of its yellow
glare, since your noble, disinterested heart
is mine"
Mr. Dana was in his Office, when Sem
pronious Parkes," card was brought in
Mr.. Dana, who happened to be that rara-
doiS, an honest lawyer, laid down his pen
and told his clerk to show the stranger in.
1t was not much that Sempronious
Parkes wanted--a little matter that was
soon dispatched, but somehow they drift
ed off into desultory conversationgafter-
wards, and happened on the death Of old
Amos Arkwright. -
"I've been told he was enormously
wealthy" said Mr.. Parkes, tapping his
snuf-box. ..- ..
eyes" said Mr. Dana. " 1t was GU
rious whim of the old man to constitute
me his executor. Why l never saw him
in my life" ...
"Indeed z" ... ......
"Never once. But of one thing I'm
quite certain, to use Hibernianism = the
greatest mistake Of his lifetime was at his
death"
How do you mean ?" asked Mr..
Parkes.
"In leaving his money to that young
Wheatley."
" y miser, ell ~
"On the contrary,as graceless spend
thrift as you ever saw, gambling, betting
at the races, vicious amusements and de-
grading company. His prosperity seems
to have acted on him as | have sometimes
seen sunshine act on rank and noisome
patch of weeds, stimulating him into
Haunting folly"
Spending the old mans money, eh 2"
"Not entirely ; for the best of it is, it was
fortunately so tied up that he could only
use the interest; but whatever could by
any possibility be squanderedhas vanish
ed.''
There was another nephew, was there
not 2"
" Yes, Florian Leverson. He is mar
ried."
" Married ?"
"Yes and is in Jay & Dyson's bank
ing house, doing well. Nobody had any
idea of the steadiness and common-sense
there was in that young fellow"
| suppose he is furious at his uncle's
partiality."
/" | have never heard him express any
such opinion. He always declares that
the money was his uncle's to do with as
he saw fit, and that he had received too
many kindnesses at the hands of Mr.
Arkwright to begin to criticise his mem.
ory now"
Mr.. Parkes took snuff.
Must be curious young man." he
said dryly. "And who, may ask, did
he marry -
/" Miss Dean; and a very energetic
thorough going little wife she makes for
him. In this case the disinherited neph-
ew seems to have received the most real
benefit of the two"
It's peculiar sort of story" said
Mr.. Parkes, rising, {" butI must be going
Good evening, Mr.. Dana, I'm much
obliged to you for your politeness about
those stamps"
And Mr.. Dana went back to his legal
tolls, never once mistrusting that he had
been talking to ghost
Florian Leverson and his wife we're
sitting contentedly at their unpretending
little ireside, when a knock came to the
door. Florian started little.
aft my uncle Arkwright we're not
dead and buried" he said to Alice, " |
should declare that was his knock"
Nonsense" said Alice playfully, and
he opened the door.
There stood Mr.. Amos Arkwrght,
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