The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-17

and over again, while she pinched my
cheeks and assured me was as rosy as a
girl, though was an old married woman.
But all this schoolgirl gushing could not
make me long forget my carpetless and
home, and sitting down ON a
tetc-a-tete, that was carefully covered with
sheet, to protect it from the dust and dirt,
/ told her all about it, little dolefully it
may be.
"You silly goose, you, as if ! would
e.---Why, Lizzie, wen have some fun
out of this, albeit they say fun is a low
word. That brother of yours deserves to
be taken down a peg in his skeptical no.
tions, and / imagine that we know how to
do it. You see, will be maid -of-all-work,
and your right hand woman in general,
and we will make order come out of this
confusion in little less than no time.
You!" and looked as the elegant
gray poplin, that was ruffied and be-pan-
tered enoughEto drive modiste mad, then
at the nicely y-fitting gray walking-boots,
the beautiful auburn hair with its curls
and it's frizzes, the sweet piquant face, and
the red ripe lips and laughed immoder-
ately.
"Laugh, if you will, Lizzie Biermerton
you ought to remember school days enough
to know that what begin ! can accom-
plish. Set your fears at rest, too, little
woman. Will Heidburg shall never guess
that am your beloved friend. Dress is
metamorphoser, remember, and when
woman will, she will"
The merry girl danced out of the room
singing, and what could do with such
witch, only to wait and bide the conse-
quences?
If had intimated that my greatest de-
sire was to see her and Will married, she
would have found. it convenient to take
herself home again Immediately, and Will
wouldn't have stayed in the house min
ute. AS to this plan was very doubtful,
but was forced to accept it.
can it please you, ma am, will be after
suiting the likes of YEP"
Jenny stood before me metamorphosed,
indeed. Her curls and frizzes were comb
ed straight back and twisted in little
knot behind, and she had purloined one of
my cast-off calicoes and an apron, two
thirds as large as herself her sleeves were
rolled above her elbows, and pair of
Bridget's leather shoes completed the
picture.
"Sure an will yees give me an answer,
ma'am, or I'll he after goin," she said
little sharply, as / persisted in laughing at
her droll appearance.
"Yes, think you may stay"
"Sure then, ma'am, what shall l do for
YEP
She had scarcely said it, when heard
John and Will coming, and with quick
Remember, am the new girl, Jane
Cleary, and don't spoil this fun for any
politeness to Jenny Janison, ,"-she was out
in the kitchen entertaining Bridget before
John and Will had got fairly into the house.
The next morning, the new girl, Jane,
in clean white apron waited on the, table,
and I saw, with secret delight that my
brothers. eye kept following her as she went
to and from the kitchen.
"That is deuced fine-lool1ing girl of
yours, Lizzie Look out or she will rival
your roses have been trying all the morn
ing to find out which is the prettiest, mis-
tress or maid" he said, at length, during
one of her absence from the room.
John of course, had been let into the
secret, but he kept his face admirably
grave, and / tried TO pucker up frown,
and assured him that thought he had
better things to do than to come here and
admire my servant girls.
AS the week wore away, began to see
Jenny's bright eyes were not used without
effect, and, in her new character, she was
quite determined to win my brother in
spite of himself.
l was oubtful still, for, despite his
many words to the contrary, knew him
to be full of family pride but when the
masons and carpenters had left the house,
and the paper-hangers were quite through,
he surprised me by volunteering to stay
home and help Jenny and put down car
pets, as John could not leave the store.
Jenny gave me a triumphant look, which
dared not return, for Will was looking
straight into my face but every part of my
body was aching to laugh at the sight OF
her comieally droll face. ~" s'i
tried to look severe, and kept scowling
at Will but all to no purpose. Jenny had
been quiet, and inclined to be reserved be-