The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-07-02

tions that followed when enjoined silence.
Turning around to give him frown, and
show my displeasure in the most efficient
and silent manner, beheld him Chamber
ing up the trellis saying
eff there's anything special to see, I'll
see it." Ia
"Now, Frank" / whispered, "if you
don't get down immediately, I'll cut your
fingers and clip your moustache. And as he
was still rebellious, suited the action to
the word and drew blood on that dear hand,
and clipped of the turning up hairs of the
extremity of his moustache.
"By Jove ~ he exclaimed, as he wiped
the wounded hand on my span clean white
wrapper.
With that l gave him gentel push
which considerably accelerated his down
ward movement
Once safe on the ground he looked up,
his face filled with alarm.
"What ails you Kate gone crazy look
ing in peoples windows, slashing off with
out mercy, fellows whiskers, and chop
ping up his hands what in time is up?"
"Now Frank" 1 whispered, ego away,
be a good boy. am making discovery
I will tell you all about it bye and bye"
and back, tripped to the blinds.
Miss Amanda was now adding the finish
ing touch to her head gear, and my heart
sank for fear those mysterious articles had
done their duty. No, there they were, on
the bureau, and Miss Amanda took them
both up and slipped them into her mouth
one each side /! Then / beheld sudden
plumpless in her face and the mystery was
out; and left just as the rabbits paw
descended to the oval box. e''-.
"Humph % calculated, as entered
my own window, "she stretches her cheeks
over them, to paint them easily, just as an
artist stretches his canvas in Frame"
But what predicament was in! My
wrapper must be changed. My hair all in
disorder where little slivers in the blinds
had caught it my pet handkerchief, with
it's red stripe and tiuted border, very much
resembled dishcloth but it was worth it
the discovery had made was of inesti-
mable value to me.
Frank was my love and dear good one.
My uncle Henry was Miss Melbourne IS
lover This was my uncle's house, and Miss
Melbourne was on visit. Uncle Henry
had met her at some watering place, and
she had captivated his bachelor heart, and
though he was flfty-fve years old he APP
peared as foolish over her as Frank did
over me.
She was very rich, and I sometimes
thought her estate ON the banks of the
Hudson, where he had visited her several
times, weighed something in the balance,
with uncel's love but if SO, he didn't be-
tray. They were soon to be married, and
she had shown considerable authority in
the house whose mistress l had been so
long, and moreover, had turned up her nose
little higher than nature made it to turn
at my Frank.
GA graceless scamp" Iheard her say,
one evening, to Uncle Henry, SIS that boy
who visits Kate" Explanation Frank
covered her poodle with burs, and Miss
Melbourne's maid was two days extracting
them from her fleecy covering-and she
knew the culprit. "Yes," she continued,
ga graceless scamp, and Harry dear, (my
dignifled uncle Harry, dear y if he is to
become member of your family, think l
shall go back to Maple Hall (her home),
and resign my sweet hope"
A short argument here ensued, but un-
Gle got the best of it. Seeing which way
the wind blew she finally sided around, and
concluded to look over Franks misdemean.
ors, with the final burst off,
81 always did hate West Point popin.
jay there were several at Saratoga last
summer; but I'll never leave one cent Of
property to her if she marries him.
haven't relation in the world, but I'll
found hospital before he shall squandel
my money after Pm gone"
A flood of tears would have followed il
she had not been afraid of the paint as il
was she carried her handkerchief to hei
eyes, and gave couple of hysterical sobl
that would heFe done justice to frst-class
actress on the stage. ar .,e9
Hereupon my Uncle Henry stroked the
wig-I wish it had dropped of-and said, :
"I'll see aboutit.",
SO we were enemies, she and l. from
that moment. If could get her out Of
the house and uncle disenchanted.
That evening unfolded our prospects tc
Frank, and we knew, in words, many Q
military plan to rout the enemy, and gair