The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-03-14
Gbe Qintes, Mem BLOOMFIELD, ]Da.

widow with a sweet smile upon her lips
lay fast asleep Martin could have
shouted Eureka" in his delight at the
discovery. Now his pulse quickened
and he stopped to kiss the lips that lay
unressting before him; but he didn't
BY the exercise of his power he awaken
ed her, how he had been tempted, and
how gloriously he had resisted and laugh
ed a little when she slapped his cheek
with her fingers as he took pay from the
widows lips for his self denial, and went
home half crazy with joy at his new
found treasure more like boy of nine
teen than a matured gentleman of forty.
Every night found him a visitor at
this widows, and every night the success
of the science was proved, until by a
mere look Or wave of the hand the beau
tiful widow became a subject to his will
and he at the same time a subject of hers
She was such splendid creature, too !
You would not find in long journey
another fairer, or more intelligent, or
more virtuous. The question might be
asked, what magnetism was the most
pleasant or the most powerful, his or hers.
But he thought only of his own, not
deeming that he was spell more power
full that was irrevocably binding him.
What could an old bachelor know of such
a thing?
The state of thing grew to crisis at
last, and Martin formally proposed to the
widow that the two should be made one,
| by the transmutation of the church TO
this she assented ; and it was announced
soon after, to the astonishment of all, that
Martin Speed had married the Widow
Goode, The punster of the village made
a notable pun about Good-Speed, atwhich
people laughed very much and the edi-
tor Of one of the papers, who was very
funny man, put it in print.
1t happened, shortly after the marriage
that they had famous party, and some
Of the guests bantered Martin about his
marriage, upon which he told them of
the manner it came about. They were
a little incredulous, and he volunteered
to give them some specimens Of his re-
markable power over his wife.
She was in another room attending to
some female friends, when he called her
to him. She came Immediately, and
he asked her to sit down, which she did
He took her hand and looked into her
eyes, to put her to sleep. Her eyes were
wide open, and lurking spirit of mis-
chief looked out of them broadly into his.
He waved his hands before them, but
they remained persistently open. He
bent the force of his will to their subju-
cation, but itwa of no use.
Mr.. Speed" said she, laughing, "I
don't believe the magnetism Of the hus-
band is equal to that of the lover; or,
perhaps, science and matrimony are at
war"
She said this in manner to awaken a
strong suspicion in his mind that she
had humbugged him and had never been
put to sleep at ALL His friends,a friends
will when they fancy poor fellow has
got into hobble, laughed at him, and
told the story all around the village.
For months he was Ithe object of sport
to everybody. People would make passes
over each other as he passed, and women
would shut there eyes and look knowing,
But, whether his power had gone or not
hers remained and he cared not a fig, for
he was happy in the beautiful spell of af-
fection which she threw over him, that
bound him as chain of flowers.
The attempt to close her eyes was new
er repeated, for he was too glad to see
them open to wish to lose sight of them
Life with Speed sped well and Martin be-
came father in time. He never regret
ted the expedient he adopted to get his
wife, though he never could make out
exactly whether she had humbugged him
or not.
A Scientific CuriOsity.