Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-11-21
THOMAS BLUMBLE.
HoW lie GOT MARRrYp.


hsehaler. and took pride in being called ,
womas-haser. mean Thomas BlumLle
OF the importing and jobting house o
'ilood. Silver & Blumblc' lie was yer,
fsnd OF letting people know that he di.re
Rarded tho charms Of the softer seq. and
was Frequently heard to say that he woald
iko to see the woman that could get him
under Les tAamb. There wss time q
course. when Blumblc was susceptible tc
tho overtures Of Cupid because when h,
was plain Tom, of fifteen wears Of are
AID left Rock Ceve.' came to the city
and entered the employ of .Mensor, Tie.
by Hood. ho left behind him a Young
Polly Ann. with many a sigh and tear.
and r'cre VOWS Than 10th put together. to
be true till death. For two years be wrote
constantly to his Polly Ann. repeating the
manifold VOWS Of boy hood love !: then he
was promoted from boy to entry clerk, and
soon after was introduced to 4 yery be.
w'tehing young lady whom VIC may be al
loved 20 call Hattie Elton. Then he for
got bis Polly Ann down in Rock Cove.
and became very attentive to Miss Elton;
ne accompanied her to the ,heater and
made her prcscnts; lie got trusted for his new
coat. and Win the money that should have
paid for it they took aslcigh-ride to Brieh-
champagne to please her Go5 Gs5'1issHs isssFHsscd md u
Polka and waltz; the schottisch and var
soticnne scre not in vogue then. Things
had sped along very smoothly for about
yesr; so Tom. thinking he might rs we'll
L. InI
the question. Miss Elton appeared very
nuca surprised; for a moment she re-
,nained silent. then lifting up both hands
she exclaimed:
Why. MIR Humble. she had con-
stant!y called him Tom for six months
rrcvious-'Ivc been engaged these two
Years-didn't you know itY'
Know i'll No. replied Biumble. in
utter establishment
why. yes. I've been engaged to Char
Icy Dudley for long while. and though.
you knew all about it. and was only pay
ing attention to me out Of politencss -
Charley is ir New York now. but we are
70 be married next Christmas
Married cext-'
We may guess what Blumble was abou.
tcessay. but We shall always be in doubt.
for. instead of finishing hi. sentence. be
took his hat and rushed out Of the house
not even waiting to make the parting sa-
luton Of '.gcod-cvening.' Perhaps he
vas afraid to trust his gnsshing tcoth. 70,
fear they would change his we'll meant
words into SOME wicked expression.
Tom, in the privacy Of his own chamber.
with his door locked. his elbows upon hi.
EgLt-siaud. and his face quite buried in
his hands. reverted 70 the gears time and
the many dollars he had thrown away on
Miss El,ol; then he thought of poor Pol
lyv.Aaa.- -xhem- no had .css' 90 shameful
ly, down in Rock Cove, and he decided
to a-writc to her. to offer pressing business
as an excuse for not having written before.
TO sue for pardon for past uegligcnec. and
10 assert that his affections we're still un.
altered and unalterable. So he unburied
bis face. and pcnned the tender missive
full of falsehoods and stale love, which he
dispatched with the fullest confidence .ha,
Polly Ann wosld be very happy to receive
il. But alas Tor poor human expectations
Polly Anne letter came. Ii was bfief
che told Blumbls she had heard Of hi.
attentions 60 the city lady. that she had
alnscss e.getten him. and vas going I,
Ssarry'Jerry Smikc. the Village blacksmith
The next week. She returned to Tom hi
earliest efforts in love-le,ier writing ant
,alesk, Of his hair. and requested him {,
return to her sundry articles in thst lin
tbst De hsd rectised from her
From that day Blumble snnouneed him
self to.she ~crid as woman -hater. H
had been false to one woman. and one wo
man had tricked him. So he cried dow
she whole ssx. The time which Blumbl
had heretofore divided between love an
business vas now, devoted to business cz
,elnsiscly, aud in consequences he receive
one promotion after another. until he hs
the pleasure Of sccins his cwa name d
Shnd on the sign over the door which b
Had krst eutsrsd ss an errand boy.
don't believe be remembered that thel
~ets any such persons IN the world {
Hattie Elton and Polly Ann. the 6rss da
Mat the new sign vas raised.
h Was 10 the junior member OF the hr
tha. Blumble hsd travelled through Il
New Enelapsa States tuo years ago "a
I.u wisk Aaples. sseeisias asiers. D.
rug his tcur bs resssissi IN the pres'
village Of p. y. H.. one fne nigh.
Oe,skef. Hg 80 IN The hsr-rcoD sfl