The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-06-23
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likewise rising,
eyes"
Susan hurried from the room, without
another syllable. Her face was burning
crimson.
Charlotte followed her in extreme haste.
"Gocd-by " shouted Caleb, after them.
They responded by vigorous slam of
the door only
"Now they shall be cured of this nom
sense" soliloquized Caleb, "and the SOON
er the better, They know nothing as yet
of the name of my wife-how odd that
word sounds to me, to be sure land /
won't enlighten them"
And Caleb was quite as good as his
word.
Perhaps it was month after this very
delightful incident, Or episode, that the two
Misses Callzins, while sitting together in
their parlor, one afternoon, heard the door
bell ring, and saw boy deliver 6illet-dou1
to the girl who answered the bell-pull.
1t was an invitation for the two sisters to
attend a social party at the house of Miss
Mary Broad, on the following Thursday
evening Such delight as they were in,
can only be conceived by those who are in
similar social circumstances. They tried
to recall the few times when they had been
thrown into the society of Miss Broad and
thought of the trifing attentions she had
ever vouchsafed to them on such occasions.
They felt sure that their prospects were
now looking up even in spite of the igno-
miny their brother Caleb insisted on bring
ing upon them. An invitation to the house
of Mary Broad lit was across the thresh-
old of the best society in town. They
were about equally divided in their minds
between gratitude for the billet, and down
right astonishment at its being sent at all.
But there was no mistake in the super
scription. 1t was for them-for the Misses
Susan and Charlotte Calkins.
Thursday evening ushered them into the
brilliantly lighted parlors of Miss Broad, to
whom they lost no time in paying most
obsequious attention. Their eyes were
bedazzled with the brilliancy of the scene.
1t was vastly more than they had dared to
hope; and the sisters Calkins were most
sanguine girls, too.
They moved about in the crowds, almost
unnoticed and unknown. Yet they were
not the persons to stand long upon such
trifes as that. They introduced them
selves. They abhored prudishness so they
said and the other extreme was the one
they adopted.
"Theres Caleb p exclaimed Charlotte.
"Well done ~ replied Susan.
"l didn't know he was to be here ~
"Nor l." said Susan. al wonder how
that happened? ?"
Caleb was there, and alone just at the
moment they spied him. Their eyes were
drawn from him, however by the sight of
a most lovely female, who had just then
passed them, leaning on the arm of Miss
Broad. Both were accompanied by a
gentleman unknown to them. They re-
marked the uncommon beauty of the
stranger lady, and simultaneously wonder
dered who she could be. They observed
that she received very muchEof the atten-
tion of all parties, and were mot little
chagrined to see their own. brother Caleb
conversing with her with quite confidential
air. They wondered how he could be ac-
quainted with her; and a thousand times
envied him his privilege. If the Misses
Calkins were apt to be taken, as people
say, with anything, it was with new and
pretty faces. Caleb knew it, and enjoyed
their feverishness to the utmost. He un.
derwent no little exertion, too, in stunning
contact with them during the whole eve
ming. AT midnight, or not very far from
that hour, Caleb entered the parlor of his
own residence His sisters were already
there, discussing the evenings experience.
! Caleb ~ protested Susan, in very
tender and grief-stricken tone when he
opened the door.
"Well, what ?" asked he, seating him,
self
Why couldn't you show your sisters
your own sisters-a little attention, this
evening? There we knew nobody and
you were enjoying yourself with Mary
Broad and her friend"
"Who was that lady,,?" interrupted
) Charlotte.
eyes, who was she % echoed Susan.
81 believe she is very intimate friend
of Miss Mary's," replied Caleb, "who is al
present visiting there"
"But where is she from? and what il
her nameP' persisted Susan.
"she is from the country, girls, sale