The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-08-27
Laughable Mistakes.

places church post-office, couple OF
stores, and district school, being taught by
young lady who had widowed mother
and brothers and sisters to assist in sup
porting.
For the sake of economy, Miss Eva
Stanley "boarded around" among the
scholars, and was considered paragon
among teachers. Her father had been a
respectable mechanic, but died after two
years of illness, which bitterly impoverished
the family. Eva had however, (she being
the oldest,) received good plain education
before the great calamity fell upon them,
and noble-hearted and unselfish, began her
work of assisting in the support.
The last week previous to the holiday
vacation she had been boarding at Mrs
Carpenters S, who was makinggigantic prep
arations for guests she was expecting from
New York. ''
You never met my brother, Eva,p she
said, and then began to give description
of them. "Theres Sam, George and
Johnny, the youngest; and such times as
they do have when they get out here to
rest and rusticate, as they call it |! But,
dear me, don't get much rest or peace,
for they are like lot of boys let out of
school. Such tricks and pranks no man
ever saw. The last time they visited me
altogether, John and Sam actually cut
pane of glass from the window, and pelted
George out Of my best room with snow
You see there is always strife for that
particular room, for the bed is spring
one, and as they say they don't sleep on any
other in the city. But they don't get in
there this time, that's certain, for intend
to keep you in that room, and that will
end the controversy. am so afraid that
they will break or ruin something, that
am glad you are here. 1t may keep them
in check little" ..r
~ would just as soon occupy another
room, Mrs. Carpenter, and do not wish to
incommodate your brothers have no right
to do So" r
, "No you shan't,. Eva," peremptorily ex-
claimed her hostess, " and what is the use
of your going home vacation week? You
can stay here just as well as not, and do
your sewing on my machine. Your mother
has mouths enough to feed guess, and
won't miss yours"
The subject was dropped, and the entire
household retired early, for tomorrow
the brothers young, ardent full of life, were
going to be there. Bnt without sending
any word Of their intention, Ythey had con-
cluded to take the evening train, which
would land them at Hollythorn about bed
time. George and John did so, and, when
safely seated in the cars, began to spec
ulate about the absence of Sam.
"No reason upon earth why he shouldn't
have been along" said George.
"No for he told me this morning he
certainly would be on hand, !" replied John.
Z" can't make it out unless he has taken
the five o'clock train in mistake
"Not bit of it., laughed John, who fan
cied he understood the entire programme.
4" It's more likely he took the train on pur-
pose to get into Hannah's spare bed room,
and make us take up with straw ticks and
feathers"
81 didn't think of that, but reckon you
are right. We must contrive some way to
get him out somehow"
"Bet your life on that"
The brothers put their heads together,
and laughed merrily over some scheme of
outwitting Sam, and accordingly, when the
train reached Hollythorn, about II o'clock
they approached the house of their sister
in very stealthy manner.
Climbing fence in the rear, they
softly opened a window and obtained ac-
cess to the pantry, where they de molished
mince pie and quantity of doughnuts.
Then, with appetites appeased, they remov-
ed their boots and prepared to investigate
the best room"-stole along the hall, which
was dimly lighted by the moon, ascended
the stairs and reached the door.
The faint rays of the moon disclosed a
chair piled with clothing, and they could
distinctly trace the outlines of form
beneath the bed clothes, with not the re-
motest idea but that Sam was enjoying
sweet repose upon Hannah's best bed.
A few whispered words were exchanged,
and then as softly and lightly as II shod
with down, they drew near.
"All ready ~ whispered George.
Quick as thought they seized upon the
form of the sleeper, bed clothes and all,
bore it swiftly down the stairs, out into the
snow. and was about TO deposit it in