The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-02-13
ALL A MISTAKE.

x N named Wild had become enamored
of the only daughter Of wealthy and &C.
centric fox-hunter called st. George, who
returned his passion with great sincerity.
For some reason unexplained, however,
st. George was averse to their union; al
though, as yet, no formal demand had
been made for her hand. Taking courage,
never the less, and with the consent of the
young lady, Wild, who was in every way
desirable match wrote straightforward
and manly letter to the "terrible papa"
asking the willing fair one in marriage; but
determined to espouse her privately in case
of refusal. Weeks passed by without
his having received any reply, and he was
beginning to think about putting his own
design into execution when one day, to his
unspeakable joy and surprise, he received
note from the old gentleman, approving
his suit and giving him permission to "call
at the Grange" whenever he thought
proper
While the ecstacies over this intelligence,
which reached him just as he and half a
to dinner a few lines arrived from certain
Mr., st. John, from whom he had been
vainly endeavoring for some time to pur-
chase blood mare, as st, John stood out
for most exorbitant price, and with such
pertinacity that he, Mr.. Wild, at last made
up his mind not to take the animal at any
sum. st. John having in the meantime,
however, become sorely pressed for money,
was determined to come TO terms and this
note was to apprse Wild that he could now
have The mare for the amount so often
refused. Wild, nevertheless, who still felt
sure Of the subject, determined to adhere to
his resolution, and have nothing to do with
the beast; and as it was still few minutes
TO dinner, he sat down and replied to St.
John in the following terms
Sir: You have taken such an unreason-
able lenth of time to make up your mind
about her, that now wash my hands COM
pletely of her; so you may sci her to some
other person. Yours, etc,
EDWARD WILD.
But how widely different and how warm
ly worded The epistle which he penned at
the same time to his intended father-in-law.
1t ran thus:
FRIDAY EVENING.
DEAR AND RESPECTED SIR l have no
language to express my gratitude. l shall
call and pay my respects when have dis
posed of q few friends who are on the eve
of sitting down to dinner with me.
Your very faithful servant,
EDWARD WILD.
The two notes were instantly mailed to-
gether; and so matters stood until St.
George about two hours afterwards, rushed
into the dining-room of the happy suitor,
with horse whip in his hand, and, to the
utter astonishment of those present, Ibegan
to belabor Wild most numerically, ex-
claiming at every stroke:
$50 may sell her to some other person
may l? Eth May II"
In moment however, the guests, recov-
erng themselves, rushed between the ma
MAC and his paralyzed victim, when the
former dashed out Of the house as precipi-
lately as he had entered, gaining his own
residence, and, to the astonishment of the
family, rushing into his study and locking
himself up, while refusing to hold the
slightest conversation with any one.
In the mean time, Wild and his friends
had arrived at the conclusion that st.
George had become suddenly insane, and
were about to look further into the matter,
when St. John was announced. At the
mere mention of his name, Wild became
exceedingly angry, and hastened to the
drawing room to demand the nature of his
visit. st. John was some what surprised
at the manner in which he was received,
and began apologzing for his intrusion by
stating that as he had a very importunatC
creditor waiting on him, he took the lib
erty Of making his man bring over thC
mare, fearing that Mr.. Wild, as he hat
friends dining with him, might not be able
to make it convenient to call, and in thu
hope that he would settle for her at once
On hearing this, Wild thought that thu
whole world was going mad, but, collect
ing himself, he exclaimed, furiously:
"What mare ? Didn't tell you I'd hav'
nothing to do with herP''
est. John supposing him to be in jest
or elated with wine, smiled complacently
and taking letter from his pocket-book
handed it to him, aiking leisurely whethe
that was his handwriting or not.
The first glimpse of the contents of tn
letter seemed to send Wild out of hi
senses; for, with the rapidity of lightning
and without a single word Of explanation