The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

""i you nave rue, my boys, IN the
stage-coach p'
Yes, zur ~ said the elder, scarcely daring
to trust the evidence of his ears.
"Well, then, hostler, open the stage door.
In with you And-d'ye hear P-be sure to
take the middle seats. So, one on each
side ~
The guards horn sounded, and coaohee's
voice was heard
"Only one-minute-and-a half more, gen
'lemen. Come on p
They came, bowed laughingly to our
friend of the corporation, and passed on to
the coach The young lord was the first to
put his foot on the steps.
"Why, how now, coacheeP What con-
founded joke is thisP Get out, you ras-
calls, or I'll teach you how to play gen
tlemen such trick again p
"Sit still, my lads You're entitled to
your places. Milford, the two middle seats,
through your action and that of your young
friends are mine. They were regularly
taken and duly paid for. choose that two
protegc8 of mine shall occupy them. An
English stage-coach is free to every one
who behaves quietly, and am answerable
to their good conduct. So, mind you be-
have, boys. Your lordship has horror of
a middle seat. Pray take the corner one y'
"Overreached, by Jove 70 said the law
student. "We give up the case, and cry
your mercy, Mr.. Bull"
"Blythe is my name"
owe cry quits, worthy Mr.. Blythe"
"You forget that possession is nine
tenths of the law, my good sir, and that
the title of these lads to their seats is in
disputablo. have installed them as my
Ocuna tenentes, if that be good law-Latin.-
1t would be highly unjust to dislodge the
poor youths, and cannot permit it. You
have your corner"
"Heaven preserve us v' exclaimed the
clerical student.
"You are surely not afraid of black
coat" retorted the other. "Besides, we
ought not to suffer our thoughts to dwell
on petty earthly concerns, but to turn
them heavenward.
"Pd rather go through my examination
a second time than to sit by these dirty
DEVILS" groaned the medical student.
"Soot is perfectly wholesome, my young
friend, and you will not be compelled to
violate single hygienic rule. The corner
you selected is vacant. Pray get in"
At these words, coachee, who had stood
grinning behind, actually cheated into for
getfulness of time by the excellence of the
joke, came forward. "Gentlemen you
have lost me minute and a quarter al
ready. must drive on without ye, if so
be ye don't like your company"
The students cast rueful glances at each
other, and then crept warily into their re-
spective corners. AS the hostler shut the
door he found it impossible to control his
features. "Tll give you something to
change your cheer, you grinning rascal r'
said the disciple of Esculapius, stretching
out of the window but the hostler MIN bly,
eluded the blow.
"My white pantaloons ~ cried the
lord.
MY beautiful drab surtout ~ exclaim-
ed the lawyer expectant. "The filthy
rascals ~
The noise of the carriage wheels and the
unrestrained laughter of the spectators
drowned the sequel of their lamentations.
AT the next stage a bargain was struck.
The sweeps were liberated and dismissed
with gratuity; the seats shaken and brush
ed the worthy sons of the university made
up among themselves, the expenses of the
postchaise the young doctor violated, for
once, the rule Of hygiene, by taking
middle seat; and all journeyed on to-
gether, without further quarrel or grum-
bling, except from coachee, who declared
that "to be kept over time minute and
quarter at one stage and only three sec
onds less than three minutes at the next,
was enough to try the patience of saint (;
that it was p
Clrcumstantlal Evidence.
A CASE of attempted murder which