The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-30
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clerks, as they were together in the count
ing house one morning give me leave
to say that you don't dress sufficiently gen.
tcel to appear as clerk in a fashionable
store"
IIenry's face was sull'used with deep
blush, and tear trcmbled on his manly
cheek.
"Did | not know that your salary was
sufficient to provide more gcntcol habili-
ments,' continued Mr. D., IL would in
crease it,"
MY salary is sufficient, amply suffi-
cient sir" replied Henry, in voice
choked with that proud independence of
feeling which poverty had not been able
to divest him Of His employer noticed
the agitation, and Immediately changed
the subject.
Mr.. ID. was man Of immense wealth
and ample bcneyolence, he was a widow
CIR, and had but one child---a daughter
who was the pride Of his declining years.
She was not as beautiful as an angel, or
as perfect as a Venus but the goodness,
the innocence, the Intelligence OF her
mind Shone i'll her cOuntenance, and you
had but to become acquainted with her
to admire and love her. Such was Caro-
line Delaney when Henry become an in
mate Of her fathers abode
No wonder then that he loved her with
that deep and devoted affection and
reader had you known him you would
not have wondered that that love was
soon returned, for their souls were con-
genial they were cast in virtues purest
mold-and although their tongues nev-
er gave utterance to what they felt, yet
the language of their eyes told too plain
ly to be mistaken. Henry was the very
soul Of honor, aud although he perceiv-
cd that he was not Indifferent to Caroline,
still felt that he must conquer at once the
passion that glowed in his bosom. |
must not endeayor to win her young and
artless heart" thought he ;" am penni-
| less, and cannot expect that her father
would ever consent to her union with me
he has treated Inc with kindness, and |
will not be ungrateful" Thus he reas-
oned, and he heroically endeavored to
subdue what he considered an ill-fated
passion. Caroline had many suitors, and
some were fully worthy of her; but she
refused all their oyertures with gentle
but decisive frmness Her father Won
dered at her conduct, yet he would not
thwart her inclinations.
He was in the decline Of life, and
wished to see her happily settled before
he quilted the stage Of existence 1t
was not long ere he suspected that Henry
was the cause Of her indifference to 9TH
ers; the evident pleasure she took in
hearing him praised, the blush that over
spread her cheek whenever their eyes
met, all served to convince the old gen
tlemen, who had not forgotten that he
was once young himself that they took
more than common interest in each
others welfare.
Thus satisfied, he foreborc making any
remarks upon the subject; but he was
not displeascd at the supposition as the
penniless Henry would have imagined
Henry had now been about year il
his employ. Mr.. Delaney knew nothing
of his family, but his strict integrity, hi
irreproachable morals, his pleasing man
ners, all conspired to make him esteem
him highly. He was proud Of Henry
and wished him to appear in dress a
well as manners, as respectable as an,
one. lie had often wondered at the sean
tincss of his wardrobe, for although h,
dressed with the most scrupulous regart
to neatness, his clothes were almos
threadbare. Mr.. Delaney did not thinl
that this proceeded from niggardly dis
position, and he determined to broacl
the subject, and if possible, ascertain tn
, real cause, and this he did in the name
VIC have related
Soon after this conversation took plac
Mr.. Delaney left home on business, y
he was returning, and riding through
beautiful village he alighted at the doc
Of cottage aud requested drink Th
mistress, with an ease and polteness tina
i convinced him that she had not Away
been the humble cottager, invited him t
walk in, lie accepted her invitation
!. and here a scene Of poverty and neatnes
presented itself such as he never bcfor
witnessed. The furniture, which consist
\ ed of no more than was absolutely necei
!. sary, was so exquisitely clean that it CAV
!, charms to poyerty,and cast an air Of con
/ fort all around. A venerable looking oil
man, who had not seemed TO notice tn
entrance of Mr.. Delaney, sat leaning 0
n his staff his clothes were clean and who'll
!. but so patched that you could have hare
l., told which had bnen tbo or;,;n,l ,,;,,