The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-03-19

vulgar. lie was very careful, however,
and only broke out once or twice, recover
ing himself almost Immediately. He SEEM
ed to find that the safest plan was to spoon
Sarah, and devoted himself to her so assid- |
uously the first evening, that Mr.. Fiel
listened to his wifes statement of pros
and cons with seriousness that night
81 have no doubt his father means well |
by him at present." said he, cor he would |
hardly show so much anxiety about his
contracting an unfavorable marriage, as to |
give me almost carte blanche in the cost of
preventing it.--Neitber would he name so
handsome a sum as sixty pounds month
for expenses, if he intended to leave him
pennless at death. But this is all con-
lecture"
"But rather strong. surely, dear; and he
is certainly smitten with Sarah," said Mrs.
Fiel
"Don't be too sure of that. Very likely
he carries on with everything in petticoat,
or out of one, in those Borneo parts, that
he meets; or it may be that he is throwing
dust in my eyes, to cover his intrigue with
his old Calcutta friend"
| Mr.. Fiel felt it to be so important to pre-
vent the young man giving him the slip,
that he left his other business to the clerks,
and took upon him the office of cicerone
whereby he made acquaintance with many
London sights that he had never seen be-
fore--the interior of st. Paul's, to wit: the
top Of the monument; Madame Tussau6's
wax-works; and certain bewildering circu-
lar pictures, apparently seen from the in
side, as if one were figure represented,
called panoramas-all of which very much
interested the young man, who neverthe-
less owned that, on the whole he preferred
Calcutta. Mention of that city gave the
lawyer an opening: he inquired if there vas
much society there-pleasant society? And,
eventually, Mr.. Lobyear, the son, who of
course could not be expected to know his
fathers discovery and communication to his
lawyer, took his cicerone into confidence
He adored the most charming, innocent,
prosecuted saint that ever excited the
jealousy of spiteful cotere. Her name
|
ont encumbrances. She had been residing
in quiet part of the Isle of Wight, but was
now on her way to London; and he had re-
ceived letter that very morning directing
him where to find her; SO he would not
trespass on Mr.. Fiels hospitality after that
day. Whereabouts was Duke street,
Jermyn street? The complacent Mr.. Fiel
conducted him to that neighborhood. and
also, in reply to farther questions, gave him
an outline of the steps it was necessary to
take before gentleman and lady, inclined
that way, could be joined together in holy
matrimony. There could be no harm done
in affording him such scraps of information:
the first cabman passing would have driven
him to the address, and the charming widow
probably had license and banns formalities
at her fingers ends.
cor course, you are of age ?'' he threw it
in at the end.
81 believe my father would say was
some time short of il" replied the young
man carelessly, "but really his evidence is
so little to be trusted in any matter not
connected with plants or insects, that
mean to give myself the benefit of the
doubt. That's good law, eh? ?"
Mr.. Fiel proposed bachelors dinner at
: his club that day, and entertained his guest
: all the evening with costic observations
upon widows, and the dangers to which
young men are exposed from beautiful
sirens, whose antecedents would not bear
strict examination illustrated with nume-
: GUS apposit anecdotes, which the young
man seemed to enjoy heartily But no
would not apply them TO his own case; so
that at last, the lawyer was forced to be
more explicit, and with much apology
asked whether the young man knew who
the late Mr.. Montacute was, and under
what circumstances the fair widow came
to be alone and unprotected in Calcutta
But the ardent lover would not listen to a
: hint rejecting upon the object of his affec-
, tions and got so excited and angry that Mr..
, Fiel dropped the subject at once. Where
was the use of talking sense to man who
! declared that II all the world swore to
anything which his mistress denied, he
/ should take her word in preference to the
) united oath ? To expose his game by
/; showing the paternal letter empowering
5 him to forbid the marriage, would have
y been stupid indeed at present; that must
r be kept as the very last resource, when,
combined with consideration of probable
(; disinhentance IT might have effect What