The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-09-09


was to have gone home last week for few
days, but his nephew, who was coming to
take his place was taken ill, and he was
obliged to give up going"
"Well, tell him you have got some one
to take his place, and get him off this fore
noon, and now, before any one sees me, I'll
go back to the hotel where left my
baggage and disguise myself little"
Well, sent Eben off and soon John
came back changed beyond recognition
with blue shirt and overalls and his hair
combed back behind his ears and plastered
smoothly to his head. He looked very
funny, but he went about his work in such
stoical, Indifferent way that one would
have thought it the life he had always led.
When Tom came home 1 casually re-
marked that Eben's nephew, Teddy o.
Brien, had come to take his place, and he
had at last gone to pay his visit, and was
so pleasant and chatty that Tom thought l
had quite forgotten the occurrence of the
morning, and he was very amiable and
sweet in consequence.
In the morning was up betimes. Tom
likes his morning nap, and while appar-
emily solicitous that he should not be dis
turbed, at the same time took care to
make noise enough to keep him wide
awake, though he lay with his eyes shut
pretending to sleep.
At last heard step in the hall, and
opening the door cautiously, called Sara
Ann, but it was Teddy who answered.
"The top O. the mornin' to you, Missus;
it's as fresh and as swate as rose you're
lookin' an what can do for you, Mum ?"
"Ah, Teddy, is it you? I'd like some
hot water, if you'll tell Sara Ann to bring
it. Is
"Ill bring it myself in jify," said
Teddy, disappearing down the stairway.
In an incredibly short time he reappeared
with it.
"Why, Teddy, how quick you are?"
"Shure, Mum, and who wouldn't bestir
himself for so swate Teddy as you?''
"Ah, Teddy like all your countrymen
you have kissed the blarney stone ?"
"Niver stone Mum, but / mind well
when we were children together. Many's
the time I've kissed your swate lips; all,
and l would I were boy again. ll.
"What for, Teddy?"
"Shure, and wouldn't be doing that
same again. All, Mum, this is for the
sake of old times,' and thereupon he
kissed me with noise little less than a
clsp of thunder.
Why, Teddy, have you taken leave of
your senses? Do you forget I'm mar
ried womanP P''
"More's the pity, Mum; but where's
the harm you'll never miss the swateness
/ stole"
Suppose my husband had heard you %
He-never fear, he's sleepin like an
elephant"
"Oh, you naughty Teddy, begone."
"Going, Mum . and repeating the
smack he disappeared down the stairway,
just as Tom called to know who was there.
sit is |, Tom dear,"' l answered sweetly.
"And who else 9''
"Oh, only Teddy brought up the hot
water. Will you get up now before it
gets cold ?"
Tom said no more, but saw he was
furtively watching me all the time he was
dressing. At length he said
What sort of fellow is this TeddyP"
ooh, Tom," exclaimed "the incest
fellow. Pm sure when you see him you'll
agree with me that it will be better to dis
miss Eben and keep him in stead yon
know we were children together"
"My dear Jessie, amt you little-I-I
thought l heard"
'Ah, yes, " | interrupted athat door
does squeak dreadfully. I'm sorry it
awoke you but it wont make any differ
ence, for its time to get up, anyway
There, I'm all dressed before you have
begun, SO I'll go down and get some flow
ers."
When Tom came down was in the din
ing room arranging my flowers. Teddy
was standing by me, and as Tom came in
he, he pretending not to see him, remarked: !:
"Well to my thinking, there's not q
flower among them half so svate as you,'
then, perceiving Tom, he pulled his fore
lock aud scraped his foot in regular sery-
ant style.
"Mornin', siri it's the master spose
you are foine weather, sir, for the time Of
year"
Tom looked just furious.
1t seems TO me- young man, you don't
know your place very well in future, con-