The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-04-02

THANK you, MIR Arlington, you have am
ply repaid me-" said the young lady, a
faint color flushing her check as she bowed
her Acknowledgements.
'Look here, naughty childr' said Mrs.
Reynolds, elasping the young lady's hand
in both of hers, ''Do you see these tears ?
Tears in my old eyes! do they not rcproach
you? And she wiped away the gllstening
drops. At
"May you never shed more bitter ones,
my dear Mrs. Reynolds" was the Affection
ate response. bG
The closing words Of Mendelssohn's s song,
the first performance of Miss Deblois--
"stlll there, my love, It will haunt thee,
E'en in thy deepest dreams,'' De-
were fully verified in Arlington's expert
ence, for long, long was he haunted with
the witching strains head that night
Immediately that the speh thrown over
the company by the triumphant debut of
the fair vocalist was broken, the whispered
inquiry passed around the room, " Who is
she ?' But no one seemed capable of i'm
parting the desired information In the
meantime many evinced q disposition to
seek an introduction to the stranger, the
young gentleman especially. Presently it
was noised about in a mysterious manner
possibly Miss Trafton or Miss Candy could
have thrown some light as to how the re-
port originated the young lady was
niece of the fashionable maker Mrs.
Doten, and would probably become part
ner in her establishment.
This astounding rumog operated as a
wet blanket on the elite, who were about
seeking the acquaintance Of the accomplish
ed stranger. A dressmaker That would
never do And so they wrapped themselves
in their icy mantlcs Of exclusiveness, and
turned, away from the sweet singer as from
one contaminated
Several weeks went rapidly by, during
which time Arlington sought Miss Deblois's
society, framing the most ingenious ex-
cuses for calling upon her, and most sngu-
larly happening to join her in her walks.
Most of her evenings were spent with
Mrs. Reynolds where Arlington would gen
orally put in an appearance in time to ac-
company her homo.
On one of these occasions Miss Deblois
remarked that her visit was drawing to
close, and soon she should leave for home
Arlington was taken completely by sur
prise, and the announcement hastened an
event that he had for some time contem-
plated with no small degree of anxiety. He
was wholly ignorant of the antecedents OF
his companion. All that he knew for
certainty was that she was an orphan. He
had no doubt, from the grace and polished
ease of her manners, that she had been ac-
customed to the most refined society.
"Arlington's hypothesis was, that in her
education and accomplishments she had
received all the advantages that wealth
could bestow; that on the death of her
father she found herself, as, alas, many
thus luxurionsly reared find themselves on
the disruption of the domestic circle by the
death of its head, without material re-
| sources-found that the riches she had an
ticipated had long before taken to them
selves wings that she was poor in a word,
and dependent on her own exertions for
livelihood.
This was Arlington's theory, and he had
determined, being independent In his means,
to make her an offer Of his hand, and, If she
accepted IL, to restore her to her former po-
sition in life. The time and the occasion
seemed propitious, and before they parted
for the night the important overture was
made. u8 sa ifi ,.i ~ s.a.
1t was neither accepted nor rejected. AT
ter expressing her sense of the honor he
had done her, she stated that there were
certain circumstances that forbade her Civ
ing final answer at that time. She said
she could not fully explain herself that
evening, but that she would communicate
what little she had to say to him in writing
in the morning. Although the young man
had not accomplished all that he desired
he parted from his lovely companion in any
but responding spirit. Concluded next
week. r.tt
gE AT a public sale Of old bachelors
and widowers at Southville, some week or
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