The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-18

thank you, don't like being snubbed. And
now suppose you state your own objections
to her more fully you know her very well,
of course"
"Never spoke to her in my life. Potter
ton--you know Potterton-showed her to
me one night at the opera, with her mother.
l don't know how that fellow knows every
one. There was little angel in the box
with them indeed if she were the cousin
you wouldn't hear much grumbling. l was
greatly surprised when Potterton told me
that the elderly female was my aunt, the
gigantic female my cousin, and the angel
a young lady from the country, who was
staying with them. Heigh-ho what stun
ming eyes she had never called upon
them. Cousins are expected to kiss, are't
they? and could not have kissed the
grenadierp
"But you said you saw her feet"
$50 did ; I watched them into their
carriage the angel hoped in so fast I
could see nothing but white skirts; the
grenadier bungled upon the step, and dis
closed pedestal finished off by patent
leather shoe, and sandaled, and her dress
was white. went home Jack, depressed
in spirit no, it couldn't be done at any
price"
"You take it deuced cool, must say"
"What is a fellow to do? l am quite
worn out with the tremendous state of ex-
as1 7 IN L Arpt. rI fbo
news. Too much of that kind of thing
does not pay it wears fellow to skin and
bone. I can't think how 1 was stupid
enough to forget all about the conditions.
say, old fellow, you're not going It's
ever so early"
"Long past one"
"Well goodnight and if you think bet
ter about my offer of an introduction to the
heiress, just let me know. suppose there
| is no fear that she'd insist upon marrying
me, is there? She'd save five Thousand by
it, you know. There, he's off how selfish
even ones best friends are ~
But Jacks head was in at the door again
directly. say, Fred, you never told me
what you'd do next"
Next? Let me see-Oh I'll write to
old Frank, and tell him that it's all up I;
and then think it would be only civil to
call upon my aunt, and tell her that can
not marry her daughter. must do the
thing nicely hint at pre-engaged affections
so they are, by the angel-I must ask for
private interview could not face the
granadier. You see, I'm a good-looking
fellow, Jack, and it's just possible-gone
again. Now, I'll just have one cigar, and
then to bed"
About week later, Jack--courtesy title,
John Ashton, Esq.-was sitting in his Office,
not studying brief, bu. novel bound in
yellow, when his door was unceremoniously
opened, and Fred Ludlow came in. lie
nodded to Jack, helped himself to cigar
from box upon the chimney y-piece, and
took up his position a la John Bull upon
the hearth-rug his hat was still on, and
tilted little down over his eyes. Present
ly he stretched out long arm, and taking
the book from Jacks hand, he flung it into
the furthest corner of the room.
every wei" said Jack "I hope you
are prepared to be very agreeable, for my
book was specially so the heroine had just
got rid of husband No. and was laying
the plot for disposing of No. O."
"And keeping poor No. 8 in blissful ig-
norance at the same time" interrupted
Fred. 81 know all about it 7; don't OK
pect to make up for such charming intel
lectual food as all that but still am not
wholly to be despised. Do you know,
Jack, )" he added, thoughtfully, "that your
cigars are deuced good, and that think
it's jolly thing to live as you do here? A
fellow can go about with his hat on, andIall
that. l think Ill cut society. Ones P's
and @ S are such an awful bore"
Did you come here TO tell me that ?''
mo didn't you want to know about
that money affair? It's all settled have
declined the honor of my cousins hand
she has the property without the encum.
brance Of dear l, and dear gets his five
thousand I'll just make them give mo q
check it's not worth investing five thous.
and, and it's too little to pay my debts with,
so I'll sport it at Paris you'll come, too
old fellow, and as long as it holds out wei
have a jolly lark ~
What an ass you are, Fred ~ wa'
Jacks grateful rejoinder. g But tell mt
what you didP Did you see the grenadiel
as you call her?''
" No, thank goodness; but saw my