The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-04-23


help you build your nest. I'm not crusty,
If am bachelor"
A few days after, found Margaret Ann
walking the Office in a towering rage with
her face flaming.
Richard" says she, ga woman is al
ways right about another woman.-Men adj
mire pretty face so, that they are blinded
by it. 1t was always so with Mr.. Wood.
Many a time he's thought woman every
thing that was splendid until I've proved
that she wasn't, by telling him things
Now I've found out your Lilly Rathbone.
She's exactly what thought--exactly p
"Wcll, what is it ?" af
"No better than what she should be,
says Margaret Ann. "I saw her kiss Sam
Spencer behind the counter this blessed
morning"
"And he didn't want her to, l suppose,
and hollered for help ?" says l.
"You know what men are," says she;
"of course ne kissed her back"
"Didn't he kiss her first ?'' says l.
"Well, she let him any how" says she.
"Well," says I, 81 suppose you used to
kiss Ben, after you were engaged if not be-
fore"
"What has that to do with it?' says she.
"Why, they-at least-did he propose
her coming here, Richard?"
"No," said ], "but they are engaged,
Margaret Ann"
"Don't believe it," said she.
"It's gospel TRUTH" said I.
And then-well, didn't mind it; it didn't
hurt me bit-but then that woman turn
ed around and slapped me in the face, she
was so hopping mad.
Such actions in respectable store
"You depraved brute ~ she said: and
marched out, and didn't come back for a
week, for which l was truly thankful.
When she did come, it was all smile and
amiability: and she talked to Lilly, and
she smiled at Sam, and she really did
come out beautifully, considering.
Lilly took a great notion to her.
"What nice pleasant lady Mrs. Wood
is" she said, as we were folding things up
that night; "and SO pretty too, for her age.
think she's splendid"
"Glad you like her." said l.
"Dear me p said she, with her head un-
der the counter.
"Sister-in-law, you know" said 1; " one
of the family; it won't do to praise her too
much"
"Oh, wasn't thinking of what you said,
Mr.. Wood" said she. "Im SO surprised
about my key Pm sure hung it here. A
little brass door key, with nick in the
handle, and a piece of Pink ribbon tied to
it. can't think where it is gone"
Well, we both looked everywhere. We
unpacked packages and peeped into boxes,
and polsed down cracks in the floor. lLilly
kept worrying about getting locksmith to
fit another before she could get in, and
said that Rose was always SO tired.
Rose was her sister. The two were or
phans, and kept house together in one lit
tie room of a very respectable tenement
house.
"I've always had tea ready before Ross
got in" said Lilly "but tonight shell
have to wait"
It's odd how we remember little thing
sometimes. Perhaps the girls pretty puz
zled face, and her graceful motions as she
ran about looking for the key, impressed
this on my mind. all events we did no
find the notched key tied with pink ribbon
and Lilly went home without it. ] tolC
Margaret Ann about il when saw her next
and she inquired very politely of Lilly a
to the end of the affair, when she next saw
her. The key was never found, but Lii!
SAID she had two made, so that such a thin
could never happen again. She would keel
one, and Rose the other.
"And as presume it was lost here, yol
must have the value of il from us" SAT-
Margaret Ann. "It's not much, but it,
but just" And i thought it very kind o
Widow Wood, considering.
Well, time passed on, and one day wa
about like another. People began to go b
the country, and trade was dull And San
told me that Lilly and he were going to b
married soon, God willing.
! had just left Sam, when Margare
Ann's colored girl stepped across tn
street, and told me that her mistress wante
to see me.
OF course went over. And when l &c