The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-07-22

brightest future have failed, nay, worse,
won truly disgrace and early graves from
the love of wine. n.l ien.
/ feel as If Edgar Livingston stood on
the brink of fearful precipice. Father
stretch forth your strong arm to draw
him---if only step by step. II we do not
save him, it will be comfort to think
that we urged him not forward on his fatal
course" lur Hf ru
Mabel, you are very much interested in
the young man. Am l to conclude"
"Nothing more than for his own and
his mothers sake, would endeavor to
save him, or any other young man in his
danger, father.
"Here will be one of his first calls
to prevent him visiting many places where
he would be exposed to great temptation.
Oh, father, please grant me thisP"
"Really, dear, feel disposed to grant
you this wish, but SO many will be dis
appointed. Besides, have not the cour-
age to make this great change, and set
five hundred tongues to work, specula-
ting about the cause of it. Some will
declare l am about to fail, others, that l
have grown penurious. All what is it
John?'
Just then servant entered and hand
ed him an envelope, saying:
"a telegram, SIR"
Mr. Clifton tore it quickly open, read it,
and exclaimed:
Really, this is too bad, but must 60,
John. Here"
And hastily writing a few words for
return dispatch, he handed it to the SER
want, and turning to Mabel, said:
"My old friend Hartwell is dying, and
begs that will hasten to him. cannot
deny him. So you will have to entertain
my friends tomorrow and explain to them
the reason of my failing to see them, the
first time for SO many years.
"And-well, dear, you can do as you
choose about the bill of fare. ASH shall
not be at home the folks will not hold
me responsible for what happened in my
absence"
"Oh, thank you papa, for permission
to do as / choose. / will willingly take
all unkind remarks, if any one feels like
making them. But feel confident that
all who have sons will give me their kind
est wishes for Withholding temptation from
their boys. And to the young men that
shall try to make myself agreeable, and
have our cook make the coffee SO very fine
that they will 60 away quite as well pleas
ed, and with their brains good deal
clearer, than If / had entertained them
with wine.
An hour after, Mr. Clifton was on his
way to the side of his dying friend, Mabel
sat down and wrote:
DECEMBER 3tst.
DEAR FLoRY:-Come help me receive
our friends tomorrow. Papa has been
called away, and must have you with me,
as am particularly anxious to have my re-
ception success.
Lovingly.
edgar likes Flory, 1 can plainly see,
and think she is not wholly Indifferent TO
him."
"Together / think we can manage to
hold him here tomorrow, and thus save
his mother great sorrow, most likely"
said Mabel.
Mabel Clifton was one of the loveliest
girl in P,
Friends wondered that her heart had
not yielded to some of her many suitors.
They did not know she had no heart
to yield to any of those who had sought
it.
The first season she appeared in the
select circle her fathers wealth and posi-
ton placed her, she met Ernest Addison.
He was noble looking man, talented,
with mind and heart alike filed with true
resolve. To Mabel he had been very at
tentiye and she grew to love him, feeling
sure the time was not FAR distant when he
would come to tell her of his love.
But months rolled by and he spoke not.
Gradually his visits grew less frequent,
until they ceased.
What it was that had come between
his love and hers, she could never think
but she felt perfectly sure he did love her,
and so, hoping that time would solve the
mystery and bring balm to her wounded
spirit, she watched and waited FOR the
coming.
New Years day came, beautiful and
bright Mabel and her friend Flory never
looked loyelier. Mabel had explained