Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-07-24
THOMAS BLUMBLE.
HOW BE GOT MARRIED.

HOW he GOT MARRIED.
Blumble boosted of being confirmed
bachelor, and took pride in being called
a woman-hater. [ mean Thomas Blum
BILE, Of the importing house of " Hood,
Silver & Blumble. - He was very fond
of letting the people know that he disre
garded the charms of the softer sex, and
was frequently heard to. say that he
would like to see the woman that could
get him under her thumb. There was a
time, of course, when Bundle was sus-
ceptible to the overtures Of Cupid; be-
cause when he was plain "Tom," of
fifteen of age, and LETT Rock Cove,
calneAto the city and entered the employ
of "Mensor, Tigby & Hood, ne left
behind him a young &c Polly Ann, with
many sigh and tear, and more vows
than both put together, to be true till
death. For two years he wrote con-
stantly to his Polly Ann, repeating the
manifold VOWS of boyhood love; then he
was promoted from boy to entry clerk,
and soon after was introduced to a very
bewitching young lady. whom we may
be allowed to call Hattie Elton. Then
he forgot his Polly Ann down in Rock
Cove, and became very intimate with
Miss Elton; he accompanied her to the
theater and made her presents he got
trusted for his new coat, and with the
money that should have been paid for
it they took sleigh-ride to Brighton
and toasted on hot chickens and cham,
payne to please her he learned to polka
and waltz the schottische and varso-
vienne were not in vogue then. Things
had sped along very smoothly for about
year; so Tom, thinking he might as
well have the matter settled at once,
popped the question. Miss Elton ap-
peared very much surprised for mo-
ment she remained silent, then lifting
up both hands, she exclaimed
"Why, Mr. sBlumble-shes had con-
stantly called him Tom for six months
previous-I've been. engaged these two
years-didn't you know it % ~
"Know it? No." replied Blumble in
utter astonishment.
"Why, yes, I've been engaged te
Charley Dudley for long while. and
thought you knew all about it, and was
- only paying attention to me out of pc
n likeness. Charley is in New York, now
but we are to be married next Christ
mas .---
s.Married next 2 II
We may guess what Blumble wa
about to say, but we shall always be il
doubt, for instead of finishing his sen
tence, he took his hat and rushed out O
the house, not even waiting to make tn
parting salutation Of ''good evening.
Perhaps he was afraid to trust hi
crashing teeth, for fear they woul.
change his well-meant words into som
wicked expression.
Il G
! Der, with his door locked, his elbow
s upon his light stand, and his fac
quite buried in his hands, reverted t
the years time and the many dollars b
had thrown away on Miss Elton the
he thought of poor Polly Ann, whom b
had "cut" SO shamefully, down ia Roe
Cove, and he decided to write to her, t
- offer pressing business ASIAN excuse fo
not having written before, to sue fo
pardon for past negligence, and to assel
that his affections were still unaltere
and unalterable. So he unburied b
face, and penned the tender missive fu
p of falsehoods and of stale love, whic
he dispatched with the fullest confdenc
that Polly Ann would be very happy t
receive If. But alas for poor human e,
pectationsl Polly AIMS letter cam
1t was brief she told Blurnble she ha
= heard Of his attentions to the city Lad,
! that She had almost forgotten him, an
was going to marry Jerry Smlke, Il
= village blacksmith, the next week. 81
returned to Tom his earliest efforts
love-letter writing and. a lock of his hal
and requested him to return to her su
II yJtiry articles in that line that he had +
II eefved from her. f1-l-41El1 ,cfff
From that day Blumble announces
himself to thewo1id as woman hate
He had been false to one woman, al
one woman had tricked him. So
! cried down the whole sex. The til
which Blumble had heretofore diyid
between love and business was new 9
voted to business, and in consequen
he received one promo tion after anoth
until lie had the pleasure Of seeing
own name the third on. the sign over
door which he had entered as an ezra
boy. / don't believe he remember
that there was any such person in
Dr. world as Hattie Elton or Polly Ann, /
first day the new sign was raised.
1t was as the junior member of
firm that Blumble had travelled throu