The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-09
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THOMAS BLUMBLE.



BlumGle boosted OF being d confirmed
bachelor, and took pride in being called q
woman. hater. mean Thomas Blumblo,
uf the importing house Of " Hood, Silver
n Blumbie." He was very fond OF letting
people know that he disregarded the
charms OF the softer sex, and was fire.
uuenlly heard 10 say that he would like
To zee the swOmaIl.that could got him un-
der her thumb. There was a time, OF
course, when BlumblC was susceptible to
the overlures Of Cupid because when he
was plain "TOm," Of fifteen years OF ago,
and lett Rock Cove" came 10 the city
aud entered the employ OF "Mensor,
rigby Il Hood" he left behind him
Polly Ann" with many a sigh and tear,
aud more VOWS than both put together, 10
he true till death. For two years he
wrote constantly to his Polly Ann, repeat
iuy tue manifold VOWS Of boyhOOd love
then lie was promoted from boy TO entry
clerk, and soon after was introduced TO Il
very bewitching young lady, whom we
NAV be allowed to call Hattie Eldon.
Then he forgot his Polly Ann down in
Rock Cove; aud became very attentive TO
Miss Elton; he accompanied her to the
theatre and made her prescnai he got
trusted Tor his new coat, and with the
money. that should have paid Tor It they
took 4 sleigh ride to Brighton, and Toasted
I'm hot chickens and champagne; TO please
her he learned to polka and waltz; the,
schottische and varsOvienne were not in
vogue then. Things had sped along very
smoothly for about u year so Tom, think
ing he might as well have the matter set.
lied Of once, popped the question. Miss
Elton appeared very much surprised; for
moment she remained silent, then lifting
up both hands, she exclaimed:
why, Mr., Blumble-she had constant.
" called him Tom for six months previ'
Gus-PVe been engaged these two years
didn't you know ity"
know III No" replied BlumblG in
utter astonishmenL 49,.
: "Why, yes, I've been engaged to Char
ley Dudley for q long while, and |
thought you knew all about II, and was
only paying attention 10 me out Of polite,
ness. Charley is In New York, now, but
care to be married next Chrlstmas,"
Married next" -srger.,
We may guess what Blumblew was about
TO say, but We shall always be in doubt,
for, instead OF finishing his sentence, he
took his hat and rushed out Of the house,
not even waiting 10 make the parting salu'
Ation Of good evening" Perhaps he was
afraid to trust bis crashing teeth, for lear
they would change his well meant words
INTO some wicked expression.
Tom, in the privacy Of his own cham
Der, with his door locked, his elbows upon
lis light stand, and his lace quite buried
III his hands, reverted TO the years time
md the many dollars he had thrown
away on Miss Elton; then he thought of
poor Polly Ann, whom he had "cut" SOL
shameIully down in Rock Cove, and he
decided 10 write TO her, 10 offer pressing
business as nm excuse for not having writ
ten before, TO sue Tor pardon for past neg
lgenCe, and to assert that his affections
SeTe still unaltered and unalterable, So
he unburied his face, and penned the ten
der missivG full Of falsehoods and stale
love, which he despatched with tue fullest
confidence that Polly Ann would be very
lappy 10 receive Il. But alas for poor hu'
msn expectations Polly AIMS letter
came, It was brief; she told Blumblc she
ladheard Of his attentions TO the city lady,
that she had almost forgotten him, and
was going to marry Jerry Smike, the VII
lage blacksmith, the next week, She re-
turned to Tom his earliest efforts in love.
letter writing and lock Of his hair, and
requested him to return to her sundry ar.
tICIes in that lue that he had received
lrOm her
From that day Blumble announced
himself 10 the world as = wOman-hAter.
lie had been false TO one woman, and
one woman had .tricked him. So be cried
down the whole sex. The time which
bume'" had heretofore divided between
love and business was now wholly deVot'
Cd TO business, and In consequence he re-
celyed one promotion alter another until
le had the pleasure Of seeing his own
HSlne the third on the sign over the door
which he had entered as an errand boy. |
don believe no remembered that there
Sany such person in the world as Hat
TIC Elton or Polly Ann, the first day the
new sign was read
IL was as the junior member of tho firm
Una! Blumble had travelled through the
NSw England States two years ago last
Iall With SAMPLES receiving orders DuF.