The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
HOW THOMAS BLUNBlE GOT
MARRIED..

IIumOic DDuSieu or being confirmed
bachelor and took pride in being called Il
Woman-hater mean Thomas Blumblc, OF
The importing house Of Hood, Silver s. Blum.
be" lie was very fond of letting people
know that he disregarded the charms of the
softer sex, and was frequently heard to say
that h. would like to see the woman that
could get him under her thumb There was
q time, Of course, when Blumble was sus
ccptible to the OYcrtureS of Cupid; because
when he was plain Tom" Of fifteen years OF
age, lctt Rock Cove came to the city and en-.
tered the employ Of NlcnsOr, Tigby i Hood -
Ne left behind him young Polly Ann, with
nany sigh and tear, and more VOWS than
both put together, - be true till death For
two years he wrote constantly to his Polly
Ann, repeating the manifold vows of boyhood
love- then he was promoted from boy 10 en-.
try clerk, and soon after was introduced to a
very bcWiiching young lady, whom we may
De allowed to call Hattie Elton Then he for
so. his Polly Ann down in Rock Cove. and
became very attentive to Miss Elton; he ac
.ompahled her - the theatre and made her
I-"srn'ti he 20, trusted for his new coat, and
with the money That should have paid for it
they took sleigh ride to Brighton and Toasted
On hot chickens and champagne, 10 please
her he learned to polka and waltz; the schot
.5,hc and varsOuyicnnc were not in yOruc
.hen. Things had sped along very smoothly
for about year; 50 Tom, thinking he MIGHT
g. well have the thing settled at once, poppcd
t1e question Miss Elton appeared very
.egcA surprised; for moment she was s.
Ter. and then litlin- up both hands. She cy.
.timcd
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from '".l uay Blumblc announced himself
.Ao "D1Id as woman. hatcr. lie had been
Z, one woman ana one woman had
. .--. ~, MINI 90 nc cried down the whole