The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-12

aDOuJ Jne kindness OF tne act, DuC Sne kept
her thoughts to herself
"Well, father" she exclaimed cheerily,
"I think you can dispose Of the wood else
where before long and want to tell you
now that all the hay you make this summer
will find ready market. Mr.. Carroll, one
of the trustees of the seminary, wished me
to engage for him all you have to spare"
81 declare that is streak of luck, sure
enough" said Mr.. Humphrey, frightening
up. 81 mean to set about draining that
old meadow right away. see by that agri-
cultural paper you brought home that such
a piece of land may be made very valuable
with very little trouble
eyes, father, and there are SO many good
practical ideas about farming found in
such papers that have subscribed for the
one you spoke Of So cheer up, father;
somehow have faith that the old farm will
renew its youth yet, and as for the mort
gage, don't let us fret about it, there are
some months yet before October. am GO
ing to help all can."
"I should think you did help along,
child. Haven't you clothed up your moth
er and me so fine that we are almost afraid
to wear our clothes, for fear that folks will
think we are getting extravagant in our
old age ?"
80 nonsense, father wear your new
clothes and take the good of them. You
never need be afraid that any of the Irving
tons will think you extravagant. And as
to what have given it is a mere nothing,
not tithe of what would like to do, so
say no more about that"
"She's blessed comforter" thought
John Humphrey, as Madeline disappeared
through the back door into the house.
"Somehow this little talk with her has
cheered me up wonderfully, and put more
heart in me than I've had for months
Perhaps may luck my turn yet, who
knows?''
The weeks of her vacation few swiftly
by, and though Madeline fain would have
fingered a while longer mid homo scenes,
she knew it could not be, and SO one bright
spring morning the old yellow coach came
for her again, and she started on her sec
ond journey to Lakeside. A number of
her class who had already arrived, met her
at the station, and escorted her trium-
phantly to the seminary; and then in the
evening Mr.. Carroll called, as he said to
suggest some new rules in the seminary;
but although he staid and chatted pleas
antly until nearly ten o'clock, he went
away without having opened his lips about
seminary matters
About the middle of the summer term
both teachers and pupils had become wea-
ried with school duties, and to give them
a little recreation, picnic was proposed
over in splendid pine grove in the western
part of the town. 1t was beautiful day,
and everything passed off in the most pleas
ant manner, although towards the close of
the afternoon an unlucky accident happen
ed Madeline. In leaping over brook she
turned her ankle and sprained it. She
thought at first the pain would soon pass
away, but instead it grew worse every mo-
ment, and soon her ankle was SO badly
swollen that she was unable to walk step.
She was:carried to an old farmhouse just a.
cross the road from the grove, and who
should receive her at the threshold but the
fat old lady Madeline had met in the cars
She recognized her guest in moment, for
she exclaimed
"Well, Ideclare, miss, if it isn't you
told you if you were ever in this part of the
town TO make me call, but didn't think
when you came you'd have TO be brought.
There, make yourself as easy as you can in
that rocking chair, and I'll soon have the
swelling down out of the ankle"
81 am sorry to have made you so much
trouble ON my first visit to you. l am a
fraid shall have to claim your hospitality
for the night"
"0f course you will. Massey sakes alive
l shan't let you stir out Of this house till
your foot's well, so make yourself at home.
Sarah Maria, you just go out into the gar
din and get some wormwood, and I'll have
it sleeping in rum in less than no time.
That's master remedy for taking the
swelling, out of sprain, can tell.'
There was no help for it, and so Made
line was left-by the rest of the picnic party
to the tender mercies of Aunt Polly Til
bury, as all the neighbors called her.
Her excellent remedies and careful nurs-
ing were so eficacious that in three or four
days Madeline could get about quite COM
fortably upon her lame foot.