The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-05
THE LOST WILL.
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SP| MEN you are determlned.to DISC
a, n beylme Rose?" 'i
Ns'Yes. Since you command me 70 do
something which is unjust, and which
will make my life miserable. 1 consider
myself under no obligation to obey such
commands-eyen from my father2V---e-
zo I" Undptiful, ,disobediept, childp said
Colonel, ,Cady, in "a rage. "If you will
not treat me as your father,SI will not
treat you as my child Obey me, or leave
the house Choose between the two i'm
inediatelgg'F4
" | would choose anything rather than
marry that man, even death. I believe he
is a'seoundrel and 1ibertine iPll'lHH' on
There is no use ih hprolonging the
conversation You have chosen your
path and henceforth you are no child of
-smine !; and in my house i will not hear
the honorable name of jackson Garner
9,insulted by any one" no oGt 20 ONT
7 Colonel Cady was pacing the room, ,
and fourishing his cane menacingly to-
wards his daughter, bsfaar H3e ylrf
taf g | am ready to go at any moment
when you will give me some money"
answered Rose looking up very calmly.
s39.5"t tell you, you are no child Of mine y
screamed the, Colonel; " and, not penny
of my money shall you have, You have
chosen your own way, and you may go
on in il, butwholly independently of me-"
"Very vel" said Rose rising. g You'll
Kiss me goodbye, though, father. You
Know, we may never meet again" '''i
''Ho'HImpudent coolnessw w exclaimed the
/ Colonel, stamping his foot and Hourishing
his cane over the head Of his daughter
-'nDaL Leave my presence immediately
q dosVery well, . said Rose, going towards
the door, She turned about, with olher
shandon the door-knob.5dF Who will you
get to battle your head when it aches,
read to you'when you are tired, stay with
you night and day when you are sick
with the rhumatism II loa biga9TsI I'd
gol H,You .saucy, disobedient childp said
the Colonel, rushing towards her with
'ghis cane gupraised, as if he meant to strike
psrher to the. floor O. Don't r. dare !, to say.
another word Leave this room and this
house Immediately p, ~, =, 49,,
,t,s"t Yes SIR" said Rose, with a, mock
curtsey and, dodging the cane, she fed
from the room out into the kitchen.
I, Hester the housekeeper, was there iron
ing guy 1'h 20 ''' ''.iA', 1'iD i'A
9's J" How terribly hot it is in here ~ said
Rose "aGome out in the porch; ] want
y to tell you Something 90 o. '9He"i'
oni Hester never refused Rose anything.
She put down her fat-irons, and followed
her out into the clean porch, shaded with
inornihg glories. ih1 HH89o '''i''a 7''
'.H ."Well, now if that amt the mcanest
4thing.!" said Hester, after Rose had told
her about the interview she had just had
% with her father a'' Why, child, what on
earth can you do You amt no more
slfit TO airn your livin' than aEbaby. /
= shall 60 with you if you must 60 off
Why wouldn't trust you out ofimy sight
child. .ni5bg1 bggoig bo0iJ ioir siT : a
-en sNo, ,',said Hose, % Id couldn't 9have
you leave papa, anyhow, Hester. loH1e
81 needs you more than L doBls iud wob !
! a" You think more of him than, lhe, e,does
illof yop,i Rose, o. Perhaps, now, he'll get
over his pet in little while.,d DOM t
hurry right off; wait a little swhile,. and
"a see,if he don't feel sorry for treatin' you
-snsora, He thinks as much of yet as he does
: Of his eyes when he amt mad."s \ b,s5
9,uoSt Well, but he told, me to- leave the
=, house immediately, you know, Hester /;
and 50, Of course, ! cant stay here to wait
for him to relent." ,.rt., - 49,
"Ob, dear,"'. grpaned Hester avhat
~ can You do?EwRat will you do ?"ali
lH9,taStay up in the garret, said Rose in
ia whisper, and looking cautiously around
her. biibA b9bnQl
HodwIhThat'sIj Ijustit,D said Hester. Y ou
10 are mighty shrewd Rose, You take all
sdof your things, and move up in the gar
.rsret, and III carry your victuals to you
On and nobody but you and me will know q
!, breath about it, 49,, .,a.t,,f t.f.-r q,
~, After q little more whispered talk,
Rose went to her room, took such thinks
as she would be likely to take were, she
70 leave the house, and carried them up
to the garrett, She wrote very pretty
= little letter to her unrelenting father, and
left It on her dressing 'oH = On
--'''' In the meantime Hester had been al
work in the garret sweeping, busting, and
trying to make it pleasant "a home hfor
'ispoor little Rose, as she called Colonel
Cady's spirited daughter. She put down
some strips Of carpeting, and carried up
81 Jlagreat armchair, table, and writing.
"a desk J; and the room looked really inviting
and pleasant when Rose entered, it q
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