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

satisfied, telling me to do what L thought
best, saying where he wished his remittances
sent, and now and then requesting me to
undertake certain commissions for him con-
nected with his pursuits, but not at all with
my business. However, as he has always
behaved very handsomely, have done my
best to oblige him, and mean to do so still,
though the present job is rather delicate
affair, and quite out of my line: what call
regular bit of diplomacy"
"Ah?"
Yes. 1t seems chat the young man has
inherited his fathers fancy for rowing
! life, though not his scientific tastes. He
has been living in Borneo for some years,
sailing about with expeditions against the
pirates and don't know what all. Mr..
Lobyear, senior, went to China from Japan
a year and a half ago, and his son joined
him at Hongkong, where he intimated
desire to go to England for while, and
have spell of comfortable living. The
father was willing enough to let him do so,
and gave him letter of credit to me, and
started him in one of the sailing ships. But
after he had sailed, Mr.. Lobyear, senior,
received information from friend that his
sons principal reason for desiring to visit
England was the hope of meeting with an
adventures, whose acquaintance he had
made in Calcutta, and whom, IN the ardor
of a first passion, he desired to marry. The
lady had other views at the time; and she
| 10 co, 1; &,
news having come to me by steamer, has of
course long preceded the youngsters actual
arrival; and my mission is to prevent the
marriage. This can he done with compar-
ative ease while he is minor; but he will
come of age in eight months, and it would
be poor success merely to delay matters for
that time. l hope to break it off altogeth-
er."
EXACTLY. And don't you think that if
he were thrown into the society of an inno-
cent, accomplished, and attractive girl, his
infatuation for this creature would the
sooner be got over?''
"Well, we'll; send for Sarah if you like;
she would be leaving, anyhow, at the end
Of the quarter. Only, don't put her up to
thinking this youngster very great catch,
for his father may have other children and
older ones for aught know. Or he may
spend all his money in building pagodas,
or aquariums, or black-beetle museums; or
in fitting out expeditions to discover the
South Pole, which really ought to have a
turn, after all the fuss made about the
North. am not by any means sure that
it is good thing, Martha"
AS Mr.. Fiel uttered these last words, he
looked at his watch, and then took a cigar
out Of his case; whereupon Mrs. Fiel brush.
ed his hat, and brought it to him, together
with light. Something like wife And
: ere man could cry" Conductor; hold y
the City Atlas had devoured him up.
: 1t is one thing for sailing-ship to be tel
egraphed, and another for it TO arrive in
port. A heavy gale tantalised the crew
and passengers of the Chipchow, and it was
a week before Mr.. Fiel and his clients sor
, met by which time the accomplished Sarah
was safely established under the paterna
roof; for her mother thought the lawyer
exaggerated the chances against the young
mans inherting a good fortune, and stuck
to her intrigue. 1t is certain that she her
self over-estimated her daughters attrac
tions. Sarah was good girl enough, but
commonplace, and not beautiful: pellet
hardly calculated to drive out another very
firmly fixed in the pop-gun heart of {
, lover.
, However, the designing mother and un
t whiting daughter had fair chance, fo
1 Lobyear accepted the offer of hospitality
/ made him by Mr.. Fiel, and established
. himself in their house until he could lool
about him. Travel in hot climates hat
l matured the young man, whom you woult
have taken for five-and-twenty. 1t haC
9 likewise tanned him; and his face and hand
were so dark, that Mrs. Fiel was induced
L to make inquiries about the nationality o
his mother; but as her husband had nevc
known anything of Mr.. Lobyear before h,
) put his affairs in his hands, on going out t,
a the east, and was even ignorant, unit
: quite lately, Of the very existence of thi
son, she could not get much satisfactory in
Q formation out of him. So she conclude,
: that Mr.. Lobyear seniors oriental taste
were not confined to the fauna and flora
Q and the deep blackness Of the young man
hair, eyebrows, and long, Dropping silk
r moustache certainly tended to confirm he
: theory. Ills manners were not very good
/, There was an evident restraint about him