The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-30
JUDGE HARLOW'S HELP.

HNHERE was young lawyer by the
Il name of John Harlow practising law
in New York twenty odd years ago. His
father lived not very far from my father
John had graduated with honors, had
studied law, and had the good fortuue to
enter Immediately into partnership with
his law preceptor, Ex-Gov. Blank So
eagerly had he pursued his studies that
for two years he had not seen his coun-
try home. | think one reason why he
had not cared to visit it was that his
mother was dead, and his only sister was
married and living in Boston. Take the
women-folks" out of house, and it
never seems much like home to a young
man.
But now, as Thanksgiving Day drew
near, he resolved to give himself brief
release from the bondage of books. lie
told his partner that he wanted to 90
home for week He said he wanted to
see his father and the boys, and his sister,
who was coming home at that time, but
that he specially wanted to ride old Bob
to the brook once more, and to milk Cher
ry again, just to see how it felt to be a
farmers boy.
"John," said the old lawyer, be sure
you fix up match with some Of those
country girls no man is fit for anything
till he is we'll married, and you are now
able, with economy, to support wife.
Mind you get one Of those country girls.
These paste and powder people here aren't
fit for young man that wants woman" "
"Governor," said the young lawyer
laying his boots gracefully up on top of a
pile of law books, as if to encourage re.
Election by giving his head the advantage
of the lower end of the inclined plane
"Governor, 81 don't know anything
about city girls. | have given myself to
my books But must have a wife that
is literary, like my f,-one that can
understand Emerson, for instance"
The old lawyer laughed. "John,' he
answered, " the worst mistake you can
make is to marry a woman just like your
self in taste. You don't want to marry
a womans head, but her heart"
John defended his theory, and the
Governor only remarked that he would
be cured of that sooner or later, and the
sooner the better.
The next morning John had letter
from his sister Part of it ran about
thus -
give concluded, old fellow, that i
you don't marry you'll dry up and turf
to parchment. I'm going to bring homt
with me the smartest girl | know. Sh'
reads Carlyle, and quotes Goethe, ant
understands Emerson. OF course sh'
don't know what | am up to- but yor
must prepare to capitulate."
John did not like Amanda's assuming
to pick wife for him but he did lik'
the prospect of meeting smart girl, anc
he opened the letter again to make SUR
that he had not misunderstood. lie reat
again, g understands Emerson" Johl
was pleased. Why? think l can di
vine. John was vain of his own abilities
and he wanted woman that could appre
ciate him. He would have told you tina
he wanted congenial society. But con
genial female society to an ambition
man whose heart is yet untouched is onl
Society JHdt, III bOluC pphGNi NhNSipN"hN
his own greatness and admires his vii
dom.
In the old home they were looking fC
the SON. The family proper consisted
the father, good Deacon Harlow, John
two brothers, ten aud twelve years OLE
and Huldah, the help" This last wi
the daughter of a neighboring farme
who was poor and hopelessly rheumati
and most of the daughters hard earning
went to eke out the scanty subsistence
home. Aunt Judith, the sister Of John
mother, looked after J" the househol
affairs of her brother-in-law, by con
ing over once week and helping llulda
darn and mend and make, and by glyin
Huldah such advice as her inexperlen'
was supposed to require. But now DE
CON Harlow's daughter had left her hu
band to eat his turkey alone in Bosto