The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-05
A Young Mans Adventures.

ONLY twenty-one, with a good educa-
" ton, and five thousand dollars in my
possession, felt like taking the world
easy for short time before settled upon
profession, as / had not yet made up my
mind what to be, doctor, lawyer, or an
editor, and did not think there was any
need to be in hurry. wanted to see a
little of life, and my experience at Yale
College, among some of the madcaps there,
had given me strong desire to venture
into the great world beyond.
Walter Brainard, my especial chum,
native of Baltimore, suggested that we
should edo New York" for week or so,
on his way home for the vacation. / closed
with the proposal at once. had never Wis
tied the great metropolis, and was anxious
to do so but he had been there often, and
was well acquainted. He promised TO show
me "the ropes" He did. Let me not an
ticipate. will merely premise that most
people who undertake to "do' New York
generally get "done." I was not an ex-
ception.
We took the night boat from New Haven,
and arrived without accident, in fine feath-
or, and prepared for sport ! merely took
with me small carpet-bag, containing q
change of clothes and few necessary arti-
cles, and about eight hundred dollars.
In one week I got rid of five hundred
dollars, fell in love, and got into terrific
fight. We Yale boys rather pride ourselves
on our muscle" You will admit I was
expeditions enough. The way ! fell in
love was this -
Walter was acquainted with the proprie-
tor Of q popular newspaper, who gave him
an invitation, and permission to bring a
friend, to a grand party he was about to
give at his elegant mansion on Columbia
Avenue, Brooklyn. The guests were ex-
pected to come in fancy costumes, and
there was to be private theatricals and
dancing and a great supper. 5r9g =. Daa
He took me to costumer In Walker
Street, think that was the name--and
we selected our costumes. He chose the
dress of cardinal I that of cavalier of
the reign Of Charles II. of England. had
rather good figure, and ] was anxious 70
show it to advantage.
The night came, and we went. The
large parlors were thronged with most
brilliant assemblage. There was every
conceivable character represented, and the
elite of the eliterai Of New York were there.
Walter introduced me to number Of no
tables, who rather daszled my youthful ig-
norance without creating any very lasting
impression, and accidentally made the ac-
quaintance Of young lady dressed as
"spring," who took my heart captive in
quarter Of an hour.
In short time we were conversing TO-
gether as freely as II We had known each
other for years. There Is not much cere-
mony or reserve between eighteen and
twenty-one. We exchanged condolences.
told her my name and residence, and in
return she informed me that her name was
Edith Nones. She made her home with q
married sister, whose husband owned q
large coal mine at Scranton, Pennsylvania
At present, however, she was stopping
with an aunt who lived in Cottage Place
New York city. She gave me an invita-
ton to call upon her, which gladly accep
ted. Twas desperately smitten with her
and fancied she was rather pleased with
me. .ri9i9s44F afTfg1i3 y
devoted myself to her for the entir'
evening, sscorting her to the supper-table
doing the gallant in every possible way
She left before we did. The aunt wa
there, by the way . Mrs. ,Forbush, ane
looking old lady, 70 whom I was intro
duced. clpaked them and put them int
their carriage, The rooms seemed desc
late when she was gone-my fun was ovs
for that evening. ~
"Let's go home" said TO Walter.
sits about time" he answered. ar