The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-06-24
A VERY SUSPICIOUS LETTER.


woman. Making due allowance for her
sex, think she was almost as beautiful as
l am, although her mustache was decided
failure, and her shoulders-well, if you
fancy the "polished marble" kind, such as
poets rave about, why, you ought to see
mine Still, Julia had very fair kind of a
shoulder, considering her sex. The right
one refer to, for as to the left, that was
about three inches too high. Ifyou admire
sloping shoulders, though, Julia's would
have suited you admirably, for they did
slope beautifully.
Miss Gigzjig's neck was not quite so
swanlike as mine; still it was quite swany.
Her complexion was good. Yes, should
say that her skin was nearly as white as
milk, though it had an azure tint that /
never could account for, except on the sup
position that she used too much of Bart
lett's Liquid Blueing in her washing-water.
have another idea, though, regarding
that azure tint. 1t might have been caused
by the reflection of her large and very bril-
liant blue eyes, for she had pair of the
bluest eyes that ever winked.
Julia's form was not quite so fine
rounded as mine; but you must remember
that she was woman, and don't believe
l am. Her features were decidedly fine,
and so was her hair, which was of golden
hue, and very luxuriant. In fact, taking
Miss Gigzjig altogether land you could not
take her any other way, she was, as re-
marked before, very handsome woman
considering her sex.
was not alone in this opinion of Julia's
physical charms. For instance, Billy Jag
azz went so far as to declare that
"She was of all sweet perfectness
The faultless prototype"
But l don't think Billy really meant
that. 1t was altogether too poetical to be
true, and he knew it F.; but then, he was in
love, and when man is in love he don't
care what he says in praise of his mistress,
unless he's real conscientious young
man, just like George Washington and me.
Miss Julia Gigzjig was an only daughter.
l suppose that was what made her feel SO
lonely. That was what made her banker
after my society, perhaps. Her father was
nice old gentleman, with real nice jolly
red nose, and he owned the incest house in
Yangtcheoo, and his wife was just the
incest old lady you ever saw.
loved Julia. loved her for fourteen
years steady, and l love her still. 1t is a
popularity of mine, that when / once get
to loving woman can't stop. There are
men, you know, that can.
live in Yangtcheoo. My name is
Tompkins Thompson, and Pm the best
looking, most agreeable, and the richest
young man in town. If you don't believe
what / say about my personal beauty, just
send for my photograph. Any young lady
in Yangtcheoo will tell you how agreeable
am. AS to my wealth 1 am worth be-
tween forty and fifty millions. 1t was left
me by my father, who belonged to a
"ring." AS have no very extIavagant
tastes, generally manage to squeeze along
on the interest of my money, without ex-
pending any of the principal.
Well, as said before, have loved Julia
Gigzjig fourteen years. She knew that l
loved her, for told her SO several times.
One night I asked her If there was any
thing that could induce her to change her
name.
"Tompkins, said she, gently lowering
her left shoulder to conceal her emotion,
"Tompkins, do you mean it?"
"Honor bright" said /. "The fact is,
my dear, although believe GigzjIg to be
the most euphonions name that ever NOR
tai bore, it's nothing but darn bother to
write 1t, for the g's viii get mixed the best
can do. Now, if you could be induced to
change it to Thompson, you would make
me the happiest man Yangtcheoo ever held
within its limits"
Quickly taking Of her chignon, she laid
her head down upon my bosom, and rolling
her beautiful blue. eyes into position, she
said, in that sweet voice of hers, the melo-
dy Of which has so often set my teeth on
edge, "Ask pa" "sasa ary .ers.a. ".
Then ! kissed her ruby lips, and pressed
her one-sided form to my wildly -throbbing,
finely-developed snowy bosom. y
my darIingp' Icried, this is too
much.p1 lafl nlslesf oaff t.aa .sa
"Now, Tompkins,v said Julia, "don't
let out your emotions to any great extent