The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-29
Hiding A Lover.


poor but not proud, and early developed
considerable genius as dry-goods clerk in
st. Louis. His person was handsome, his
clothes fit him well, and he had his shoes
made in Chicago But he fell in love with
the niece of rich widow lady of Lucas
Place, in the aforementioned city, and thus
his woes began.
The widow, having higher aspiration
than p" "ClarlS's best spool thread-200
yards" artilleryman for her niece, peremp-
torily fol bade that young lady's holding
intercourse with Charley.
As Clara is dependant upon her aunt,
she, of course, appeared to acquiese in
these ambitious designs, but at the same
time registered a vow to her looking glass
that no one in the world should ever sup
plant the dapper yard stick man in her
maiden heart.
One afternoon, recently, Charley received
a note from his Clara, stating that her rel
ative would that evening attend prayer
meeting.
The intimation was enough, and 8
o'clock saw the young couple seated on the
sofa in her aunt's library, billing and COO
ing in the regular orthodox, turtle dove
STYLE Little Charlie, lured on by the
witcheries of love, became perfectly i'm
merse." He wound his arm about her
waist and vowed that her form was "sylph
like" He toyed with her long golden
ringlets, and lilkened them to "truant sun
beams" with few other remarks to the
effect that Heavens dearest gift to her sex
was "a wealth of bright golden hair. :"
Then when she blushed he swore the roses
had been robbed, and when she smiled,
that her lips were ruby portals to casket
of pearls.
Indeed, he talked SO nice, and she fed
upon his glowing words with such a relish,
that the old lady was rattling away at the
door bell as though the house next door
was on fire full five minutes before the alb
sorbed lovers heard her.
"Great Heavens my aunt" exclaimed
Clara.
Charley grew trihe pale, and muttered
an interjection or two pertaining to the
front end of a mill pond.
1t appears the old lady, having reached
the place of prayer, found the meeting
postponed, and consequently, after some
little chat with a neighbor or two, had
returned home at this most inopportune mo-
ment.
What was to be done? Not closet or
nook invited retreat, and there Charley
stood and wished that lie was mileage or
stationery bill, so that he could pass the
house, or a member of the Louisiana Leg
islature or some other dreadful feature of
modern civilization.
At last brilliant idea occurred to his
lady love. In the corner of the library lay
a bundle Of carpet that had been brought
up to the house that day to rerurnsh the
setting room, and having been duly inspect
ed by the ladies, was temporarily ileft in a
tumbled heap in one corner.
A hasty explanation took place, and then
Charley entombed himself beneath the
mass, with a fervid vow that he would die
for her sake were it necessary, and Clara
then admitted her aunt.
The relative was not we'll pleased al
being kept so long on the doorstep, and
sharply demanded what had become of the
servants.
/ sent them to bed, dear aunt, so thai
/ might have the pleasure of remaining NJ
for your return, but fell asleep" innocent
ly remarked the ingenious girl
This loving explanation somewhat ap
peased the old lady, who, after warmin,
herself walked over to the bundle of carpet
wondered how it would look by gas light.
Clara hastened to assure her that i
would not look nice at all-in fact she wa
20 confident of it that her aunt need not q
to the trouble of an investigation.
The old lady pondered over the stuff 70
few moments, while her niece sat tremb
ling upon the sofa, and little Charley fel
that the world might come to an immedi
ate end and not annoy him particle b.
the suddenness of the change.
At last, however, the crisis passed, 70
with some new idea entering her head, th
old lady turned, and remarked that sh
was "tired almost to DEATH" pumped he
250 pound avoirdupois upon the heap, ant
little Charley assumed the shape of
human pancake. He would have groane,
but he did not have wind enough left 70
the purpose
A little shrek from Clara attracted tn
old lady's attention to her niece.