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

" don't know that, replied Mr. FIel,
laughing; if he would discover new
weed or fresh variety of black beetle by
it, he certainly would"
1t was of good augury FOR Mrs. Fiel when
her husband laughed, and better when he
replied to her observations, instead of look
ing deaf and grunting, which he generally
did if she alluded to his clients or their
business; for it showed that he was willing
to be pumped, and Mrs. Fiel's thirst form
formation was great, though it was fafely
slaked In the present instance, however,
the lawyer thought he might require hemi-
nine aid in the task which he had under
taken, and was therefore not unwilling to
admit his wife into his confidence.
"Ah," said she, "that was a curious
idea for rich man, to Danish himself coin
pletely, and give. up civilized life, for the
sake of studying botany and butterflies in
Japan. For poor man, indeed, it would
be explicable if he expected to make some
thing by it in the end; but from what you
say, Mr.. Lobyear has more money thauhe
knows what to do with as it is"
eyes; he was well Off originally, and got
a good property through his wife besides"
"Ah, poor man; dare say grief for her
death gave him craze"
"Fudge ~ exclaimed Mr.. Fiel somewhat
rudely. "He was glad enough to be free
to go hunting on his favorite hobby. If
she had lived another year, it is my opin-
ion that he would have bolted and left
her."
"Ah, well," said Mr.. Fiel, cit is for
tunate thing for him, or at any rate for
this son, that he fixed on so good man OF
business as yourself to look after his inter-
ests.'
"Well," replied her husband, compla-
Gently, considering that the bulk of his
property is in houses situated in rapidly
improving neighborhood, and that the ten
ants are up to all sorts of lodges to avoid
having their rents raised, perhaps an agent
who was not sharp might miss an advan-
tage here and there. For instance, there
was an application for the renewal of a
lease the other day, and | discovered that
the tenant, who had being paying forty
pound year, had underlet for the last
three years at a hundred and ten."
Lor, how sharp you are p
"Well, l was not born in Yorkshire foi
nothing. do not know of more than one
person who ever regularly took me in
that young rascal, Tom Scott, who robbed
me five years ago"
"Ah, that was very shocking" said the
good wife, soothingly, "but then, YOU
know, he was brought up in your owl
Office
"Why, Martha Do you suppose, then
that he learned dishonesty there nevel
expected AN epigram of that sort from
your mouth. l would have you to know
that could put at least a. couple Of thous
and year in my pocket from this Lobyea
property alone, without chance of detec
ton, if chose to be dishonorable."
"I am sure / never meant to call you al
epigram, or any other name," cried Mrs
Fiel astonished at this outbreak. 81 onl,
said that breech of trust was easy for tha
Scott, because he had been under you 70
some time, and probably had had opportu
mites"
"Oh, that is different, said her husband
cracking an egg. 1t was not tender con
science which made Mr.. Fiel so touchy-
for though priding himself upon keeI
shrewdness, he was perfectly upright ant
trustworthy he thought Of Tom Scott
yourself to be cleverer than the rest of tn
world, that if ever you are taken in,
rankles. So the remembrance of Ton
Scott always irritated him. He had takei
fancy to the sharp lad, and put him in tn
office, where he favored, encouraged, an,
trusted him more and more every year; an,
the result had been cunning bit of roguery
and fight. There was one consolation; Ii
had caught the scoundrel, who was senten
ced to two years Imprisonment. Had Ton
Scott got OF with impunity, his hear
would have been near breaking.
suppose this young gentleman wa
quite lad when his father went to foreig
parts ?" said Mrs. Fiel presently, returning
to the pump-hande.
T" AS he is not Of age yet, suppose h
must have been" replied her husband, con
tinuing to flow.
"Was he educated in England before h
went out to his father2"
81 don't know. Mr.. Lobyear nevc
mentioned him before. / have wrf tsn reg
ularly to advise hun how his affairs stood