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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-13
Kept his Promise.

A boy borrowed tool from carpenter,
promising to return it at night. Before
evening he was sent away on an errand,
and did not return until late. Before he
went, he was told that his brother should
see the article returned.
After he had come home and gone to
bed, he inquired, and found that the tool
mnch distressed to think that his promise
had not been kept, bnt was persuaded to
go to sleep, and rise early and carry it
home the next morning.
BY daylight he was up, and nowhere was
the tool to be found. After a long and
fruitless search, he set off for his neigh
boris in great distress, to acknowledge his
fault. But how great was his surprise to
find the tool on his neighbours doorstone
And then it appeared from the print of
his little bare feet in the mud, that the
lad had got up in his sleep and carried the
tool home, and gone to bed again, without
knowing it.
OF course a boy who was prompt in his
sleep was prompt when awake. He lived
respected, had the confidence of his neigh
bors, and was placed in many offices of
trust and profit.
If all the grown folks felt as this boy
did, there would be good many tracks of
bare feet found some of these bright morn
ings; and what piles of tools and books
would be found lying at their owners
doors.
tB- young widow being asked after her
husbands health, answered, with soft
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-13

OHARLES II. SMILEY, Attorney at Law
~ New Bloomfield, Perry Co. Pa.
10 ONCE with @. A. Barnett. Esq, next door
to MOrtimer's store August 90 1872
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"M. A SPoNsLER, Attorney-at-Law,
wv Omee-adiOinlng his residence, on East
Main street, New Bloomfield, Perry co., Pa.-32ly
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JAMES II. FERGUSON, Attorney.at.Law,
- NEWPORT, PA.
ohice-Market Street. near the Square. IS g.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-13

GB- A young widow being asked after her
husbands health, answered, with soft
quiet smile, He's dead, thank YOU"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-13

A NJ. Markell, Attorney.at-Law
a. New Bloomfield, Perry county. Pa.
AS- Ohce with Chas A. Barnett ESQ tentre
Square, adjoining Mortmer's Store.
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hing about his neck. He trotted

hing about his neck. He trotted
down the shore gufea 2a
Flint crawled out from under the
bushes, and followed the dog.
It was Monday!
Faithful, sagacious Monday he
was licking the hand Of his master.
hidden il a deserted fg-thicket,
when they came upon him-strong
officers Of the law, against whom
resistance is useless.
Detective Flint bad been joined
by two other men.
Ion NJ ackenzie was drawn from
his retreat, and conducted to prison.
There he confessed d,tvthe forgery.
lie was singularly gifted with the
power OF initiating penmanship,
lie had implicated Mr.. flaughton
by placing the bdls ilihis desk.
lie had coveted atRe money to
enable him to marry Rosy, he said.
Rosy and Monday, had fed him
for nearly a month.
He had made bis confession,
clearing Guy fIaughton, and then
liberty islsweet ! Love laughs at
prison ars-NleNday. came into the
prison with a tiny file hidden in his
brown, curly coat,
The prisoner was missing next
morning, and Rosy and Monday
were missing too.
And this time Detective Flint
was baked. Ite f
How did you find the clue be-
fore?" he was asked.
81 saw the dogs hair on the
girls dress, A peculiar color. |
knew be, had been tavnmg on her.
But the fellow is of, this time for
good and all. Gone over the
water" -
So spoke Detective Flint, out Of
his knowledge ot she guild. A H
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George was 4 great boy. Once Ne
took it into his head to play Robib-

George was 4 great boy. Oneehe
took it into his head to play Rcbib-
son Crnsoe, and he ran away with NJ
lot Of other boys. To show that.
George had good judgment, be
thought it poss:b,ethst be might !
get caught, SO he took the Bible
along with him.. He thought, and
he thought rightly, that when his
sire found he had taken a Bible
with him, itwouh savehim q liCk
ing. George and his frielsdsl walkss
ed eighteen miles TO Bridgeport, and
got caught in snow storm. They
got enough OF Robinson CTusoe,
aid were sent home. The Bible
saved George from q lickingaaWe3
used to 20 down to the shop il
State street after the stores were.
closed, and playlwhist. One night
we were having aqniet game, when
some one knocked at the door. y
There was a piece of black, broad
cloth on the counter bymy side,
andI thrust mycards between the
folds. A young man entered, who
was not reliable OH the mum ques-
ton. We chatted a while, put out
the camphene lights, and went
home. The next morning. George
came rushing into the store where
! was, and he yelled out, "We arV
all going tothe DEVIL" 3 ( 'aaq'
Says "What ip, the thuDder's
the matter?' VI.
Sayshe, "Theold man says wear
all going to the gaIIows.'
Says /, "What's up?" n n
Then he told me what wasupI 4
Says he, "Parson c. came
down to the store this morning TO
pick out a piece ofblack broadclotb
for coat, and the old man wentto
show him a piece that lay On the
counter, when, by thunder, Oht few
ls whole, ,lot, ,pf cards. and,jt looked
just as though the Old man might
have put 'eln there when the parson
came in." II N< 8
Werdiden't play any more cards
in that shop, and George is now a
minister. "All's well that ends
WE'LL"
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Printers Devil.
BY J. b. O. HERR.


"Deyil = is the term applied to
the boy who does the drudgery.
work Of q printing Offices and is
not Of recent origin; for in former
years it was commonly used, but Of
late its use has become less frequent,
owing to the number Of boys en-
ployed. On newspapers, the boy
who waits on the editor for copy is
generally termed the devil! IN
some offices each new apprentice III
turn, during the earlier period Of
his service, acts as" devils 'oh @'a
Various accounts have been given
Of the origin Of this phrase, all Of
which seem to Have an equal foun.
dationsi Ooetis to the effect that
the early printer, f'9l, being & Y supposed BY
superFtitipus persons to. To- produce
copies Of manuscript with marvellous
rapidity by the aid Of the black art,
the Devil was deemed his natural
assistant. and this, word was oQn. !.
this account, applied to printers
apprentices. Another story is that
tile term originated with Aldps
Maputiius, who, when he COM
menced the printing business in 2.
Venice, had in bis employ, Or rather
in his possession, q snail negro boy,
whobecame known over the city as
the s littleiblack devil, Pa super
stltiou having been circulated that
Aldus was invoking the aid of the
black art, and that the little negro
was the embodiment Of Satan.
Aldus, to correct this opinion, which
was giving him much annoyance,
publicly exhibited his negro, max
ing, at the same time the following
characteristic speech; :",Be il known
to Venice that |, Aldus Manutlus,
printer, to the Holy Church and
Doge, have tbis day made public
exposure oftbspriiiteEs degil. All
those who think be Is not flesh and
blood may come and pinch him."
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The following, although it does
not have such universal approval
as the Others, is nevertheless claimed
as the origin ofthe phrase. In the
year 1861, q book was published
entitled "The' Anatomy of the
Mass Il had only one, hundred
and seyenty-two pages, but the
author, a pions monk, was obliged
to add fifteen more pages to correct
the blnnders, 80 very inaccurate
were the works Of printers at that
time. These mistakes he attributed
to the special instigation Of the
Devil TO defeat the work.
But ifthe simplest story il always
the most correct, this, the last one,
must surely carry off the palm.
The first .elrand boy employed BY.
William Caxton, the first printer
in England, was the son ofa gentle
man of French descent named De
Vile, or Deville, and the word
deyil, as applied to printers appren,
tices, in the English language, had.
this innocent origin. But, from
whatever source this word origi-
l'ated, we believe that NJ one class
has ever dore more honor to a word
ofsuch ipsigni6cance as the Print
ers' Devils have to the term that is
applied to them, for surely
Legislators,
Great debaters, ,a...s
Scientific men,
Have arisen , ta ...
From the prison
Of the printers den."
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Tlle Deacon's Boy.

These are some OF "John's" sto-
ries in the New York Sun iAp N
Eccentricity, stewed down, turD-
ed over twice, and done brown on
the edges, abounds in California.
Forlinstapce, ] saw q fellow with
an awful gun, and l interrogated
him what bis gun had such d huge
bore tor, and he replied sit was to
carry his dog in, 50 the game
wouldn't see him." A temperance
man. out here diSinherited his
daughter because she married q
man ofthe name Of Todd; he was
bound his money shouldn't be- used
for her little Todds. | met a warm
FREUD of mine. Icallthim a warm
friend of mine because his name is
Cook. y ~ W IHa a51em
Says /, "Where are yon 60
-inga" ~ jata H'pd se toa .a
Says he, "Going d fishing. II ia'i
Says l, "Whst's that bottle
tori?'' ~2 ala = ~GW
Says be, "That'smy reel"
l thought his remarks were
dpropos, for there is a good lot Of
reel III bottle of whisky. ! '''
One meets with queer people ey-
erywhere. Twas III Brooklin once.
There was q stereoscopic show, CIV
en- for the benefit Of d little church
around the corner, in Gates avenue.
The Rev. Mr. D-4--wast explain
ing the pictures to the audiences
"This picture,' 'says he, ''represents
Sampson carrying away the gates
of GAIA" Just then a little rascal
near the door. yelled out, "Cheeae
it, Sampson, here comes q cop" II
that boy had been caught there
won!d have been drop scene.
Old Deacon DIS was . good
man. In my opinion he was better
than Deacon Richard Smith, Of
Cincinnati, and he had no wicked
partners. Deacon -D--s was a
deacon in the Rev. DIR. C--AA-s
church, in Court street, inNew Ha-
ven, Conn. He kept q taylor's
shop or, State street. Deacon D
7s did dislike playing cards
exceedingly. e9He wouldeh't touch
"a pack with . ten4f0ot pole. His
son George would, though!
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Miscellaneous.
MONDAY.

The wide river blazed with sum
set light, the air was full Of the
scent of msgnolias. There was no
sight that was not beautiful, no
sound that was not sweet, at Vue
W.iere. ,a
A pink glow fell over Emma
Haughton's figure as she stood on
the window lawn among the cape
myrtles, all in pink flower, the
hem Of her white dress sweeping
the swarl.
Nothing could have been more
exquisite than the pure curves of
her face, nothing more perfect than
the intantie gold Of her clustering
hair. And her beauty suited the
delicscy and sweetlless Of her spirit.
She was waiting for her husband.
You would not have thought that
she had a husband, she was SO very
young, so girlish, 50 tlower-like.
But she had heen, Guy. lIoughton's
wife for six months, and lie was
young and handsome and happy as
she. But she had always lived in
secIlsioG at Vue d'l4iere. 1t had
heen her patrinlony,
Guy -Haughton, who had moved
in the great world for fivc-and-
twenty years, knew more of its evil
than she had ever dreamed.
As she stood there under the rosy
branches Of the cape-myrtes, a great
dog, with a curly chestnut coat,
suddenly bundled ont Of the shrub
berry. He paused at sight of her,
paused with one foot uplifted, eying
her wisttully.
Then a young man, in bis shirt
sleeves, came out Of tie shadows Of
the trees. Ass. " Sssas@
"Lon," sad Mrs. Hapghton,
whose dog Is thiss'
Mine," replied Lon Mackenzie,
advancing.
He is very handsome. n | did
not know you had dog, Lon"
The gardener--a dark, wiry,
handsome tellow-smiled.
II went in town yesterday with
Mr. Haughton, to get an order for
some young trees. Gentleman go
ing away Oh the Liverpool steamer.
offered him to Mr.. Haughton-he
gave him to me. call, him Mon
day, for the day | gothim, you see. "
Ms. Haughton smiled, indul-
gently.
sim very glad you have him,
Ion It's lonely sometimes on the
sands, isn't it?" vass ao a-'i :
Lon crushed his straw hat IN
easilv llsi ~ : v - !
teYes,p y he answered. Z, s ~, ,'y '..,.
!MH5Ws ara,a your father and
mother r. Z, :, : .,s,i ';,2i', ,;. a'l''''
/" About the samet''s, .ta,,f41
:"Ehey are, very old and in6rm.
YOU area good son, Lon" s,.n.
Lon smiled his dark, brilliant
sniilgl,g The dog fawned on him,
standing half way to his shoulder.
"Dowas Mohdsylg S2
AtIislooat is fire and chesndt-
coloFed, Ire the beautiful bair OF a
lady,, said Mrs. Haughton. an,,, !.
Asbuggy whirled up the drive.
Gay Haaghton had arrived 6ae
VIat night, his young wife
dreaming innocent dreams, Guy
IIaaghton was arrested for forgery.
The steril arm ot the law drew him
frdlnthe delights ofhis home to the
cea Of q prison.
ftSas a diretuI day. NJ light
coallbeSeei <o lift theI,all IT dark.
hess. ~ s A8
Acheck had been presented at
oqe 0f the principal banks Of tile
city,signed by a name which proved
tolbe falsely rendered. 1t had been
receiys,i from Mr.. ITauglltou's gar
dehef,gLon Mackclizie, aud Lon, on
beinglseaTched for, was discovered
missing. s.srsr
In the, night, but aaafsw hours
previous TO- the arrest oil NIr.
HaughtOn, he bad left bis home, q
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cottage On tle sandy banks Of the

OtlNh W6n wv 1891 - n
magnitude, for the work Of ali I'M
educated man. He had bcen a tool
of others+of that sharp, brilliant
master of,his, they said. And with
part Of the notes found in Mr..
iIaughton's office-desk, who could
doubt il? ~.
Only, Lon had discoccred his
danger, and run away roe MI, i
So the community said. Flint
the detective, knew better lie
came and stationed himself on the
outskirts OF tile city, and did d little
trading between tile freedmen who
had "truck latches' and the ship
pers OF Southern fruits to the North
ern markets.
By-and-by he found a beautiful
quadroon girl cultivatihg strawber-
ries. She spoke sweetly-she could
read and write. m an
Flint managed to see her every
day Tor three weeks.
She had told him that her name
was Rosy. She and her mother
owned the cabin and the strawberry
patch. She was industrious, mod
est, respected, yet she looked sadder
than most Of her class.
Professionally, she was an object
of great interest to Detective Flint.
He watched her face, he listened to
the tones Of her voice, to her very
breathing, when he questioned her.
She talked with him in d simple,
modest, fashion. She showed little
interest in the trouble At Nue
d'Liere, even though she had occa-
sionalIy sold strawberries to Mrs.
Haughton. She had seen the miss
ing gardener, Lon Mackenzie, once
or twice, she said.
She always went on with her
work steadily during these conver-
sations. m ~
Flint knew that a Southern girl,
either black or white, seldom does
that-seldom or never chats and
labors.
His watch of Rosy grew more
vigilant. 'i'.i.'..t
lie went to the cabin ore day,
making an excuse Of wanting wash
ing done by Rosy's mother. 4, .i.....
Rosy came to the door. She
wore d white bluse, a red ribbon al
the throat, and . skirt OF dark
worsted stuff.
As she stood lin the doorway,
her black dashed eyes with
her slim hand, the sun fell full upon
her dress. '"''.
" 19suppose now you have to
keep dog TO prevent the niggers
from stealing your strawberries 2p
said Flint. ,,Ef;,gi r,,F,a.t
No." she answered, quietly,
" we keep no dog" isii
+" Don't like them, perhsps,?".
+" Some dogs" replied Royse,
looking ssdder than Before. "''''
"iWhat ioolored dogs now?"
persisted Flint, in a careless manner,
as he lit bis pipe.
Afaintcrimson stained hercteatny
cheek. y laasamd @at .a8o l5 isiad
~ think brown dogs are perth.
est" she said, thoughtfllly--
/" brown and curly" I...
AT midnight all was still about
the humble cabin. 5o.,4 a.lt ,,:I
Tie salt tide swelled up the river.
The white sailed boats fitted noise
lessly down. ltnf1 3I oa
The trumpet vine stirredrinr the
breeze on the old sea wall. The
bushes stood in dark clumps on the
dusky banks. M
Under these bushes q man lay
smoking. II,
At a slight sound he turned the
fire from his pipe down among the
dewy grasses.
"A dog came running down the
shore. He leaped up the bank,
sprang past him, and scratched at
Rosy's cabin door.
He was instantly admitted. 9'il. y
Haitian hour and be- was noiae!
lessly let out. A small basket was
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; Charles Lamb in speaking of one
Of his rides Oh horseback, remarked
that "all at1oAce the horse stopped,
but kept righton.n n'lf og4'''fiU
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A Toast. Woman thelast and
best Of the seriesLif We may have
her for a toast, we won't ask for !
any but-her. ss'.7
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-13

The New Bedford Mass, editors
are collecting big eggs by means Of
artfal little paragraphs Epgyaiilsiing Pr Using the
persons who send u the sggs.n..a /.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-13

An Indiana man was lately rbpri- !
ed in 2 coffin made from q tree
which he planted. How happy fhe
must have been! vsiFFa9 ,ssIa>
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-13

The proposition to- introduce ils-
dies as railroad conductors is froEn..
ed upon in view ofthe tact that their
trains are always behind. ,laol
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-13

"Hypochondriacism" is an els-
CANT word, for which the world is
indebted to the Cincinnati Gazette.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-13

Owing to the stormy weather oii'
Saturday oflast week, only 1--WE Ia
dies went to be divorced in 81.
Louis. i ,fl 'ag e,If VS. v
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The Catholic buryipg ground at
Benicia, California, was burned op
the 7th. ,.a,.s... ...s.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-13

Acynic says marriage is often a, .
dull book with 4 very fine preface.
Sometimes It is shalt calf" too.
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The hymn for the Centennial
Old Hundred. aa3od7GJ LoaoIIaa'.b'e
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When does a chair dislike you ?
When it can't bear you.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Augustus A. Hardenburg, Democrat, was yes
terday nominated for Congress from the Seventh
district Of New Jersey.
A telegram from Philadelphia announces that
Col. Thomas B. Florence will accept the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress in the First Penn
sylVRnia district.
The Democratic conference Of Bucks and Mont
gomery counties, Pennsylvania, have ratified the
nomination of Hon. L. L. Acker for Congress in
the Seventh district. ....
Senator BrownloW has withdrawn from the
Congressional contest in the Second Tennessee
district, because his candidacy gave the Demo-
cratic nominee chance Of election. One other
of the Republican candidates having also with
drawn, the contest is now between Thornburgh,
Rep, and Mabry, Dem.
A special dispatch from Louisville says Col.
w. J. Davies, independent candidate, has with
drawn from the Congressional race in the Second
Kentucky district. The laboring mems conven-
ton in the same district has nominated George
Smith, Of Hancock county, for Congress- and has
called State convention to meet at Louisville,
January s, for the purpose OF organizing labor
ing mems party.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-13

BODIES of White Leaguers still remain
under arms in Louisiana, notwithstanding
the pledges of their sO-called leaders, made
to both the military authorities of the Gen
eral Government and to Governor Kellogg
when he agreed to the compromise for the
supervision of the election returns, that
they should disband Immediately. We are
not astonished at this. We have always
maintained that the class of men in the
South who claim to be leaders, and who
are themselves comparatively respectable,
have no power to control the masses who
go TO make up the rank and file Of their po-
litical organizations. The truth is that the
boosted intelligence of the Southern whites
is confined to a limited number of excep-
tionally favored men, while the remainder
of the race are not only Ignorant bigoted,
and basely Prejudiced, but FESTIVE under the
moral restraints which in Northern COM
munities exert as much power in the pre-
servation of peace as the physical force of
the law itself Until this turbulent ele-
ment is taught by cruel example to respect
the law, we waste time and provoke further
blOodshcd by even entertaining the idea of
a compromise with them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-13
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Cary is acknowledged one of the best Azueenus
we have ever had.
Verdi is said to he intensely angry because his
music has been played at several circuses.
Lydia Thompson will return to this country
with q new company in time for the holiday
season.
'sThe Deluge" pours its mighty food nightly
at Niblo's, regardless Of all those scientific men
who deny that there ever was deluge.
A new distinction-the Order OF the Lyre-for
persons eminent in the musical and dramatic pro-
fessiOns, is, it is said, to be created in Germany
Miss Ada Dyas has left this Fifth avenue
theatre and accepted an engagement ct Wal
lacks. She sustAins the role of Lady CIsncarty,
in the play Of that name.
One of the "Blaek Crook" ballet girls fell on
the foOtlights at San Francisco few evenings
since, but escaped burning from the fact that she
had nothing on which could take fire.
Arrangements have been completed for the
erection Of new theatre in Philadelphia. twill
be erected on Broad street, corner Of Cherry, and
will be called THE Centre Square Theatre"
mr.. John Mccullough, the Well-knOwn TRACE
dian and manager, has purchased Of Messrs.
produce their romantic drama, entitled 1.-TWO
Lives" in California.
1t is impossible to say where "La File de
Madame Angot" may not go. That famous comic
opera has now reached Spain, and has been per-
formed during the last month at Barcelona with
the greatest possible success.
The representative Of Eve at Nfblo's Garden
appears to be comparatively modest in her attire.
The actress who played that role in Paris upon
being asked II she was to wear the traditional
costume, replied: 'Oh, no; We have suppressed
the hg-leat"
Wallack's theatre commenced the fall and win.
ter season Wednesday night with H. ]. Byron's
new comedy, partners for Life, 3" in which Mr. H.
]. Montague, of London, took the leading role.
The play has been brought out with new scenery,
and the castincludes John Gilbert, Harry Beckett,
Miss Lewis, Madame Ponisi and others.
Why couldn't Mrs. Oates and her troupe give
us q Sunday night sacred concert during her On
gagement in Washington We have often been
asked this conundrum. We are no more wicked
here than in New York, and there they have
them. Mrs. Oates, won't you favor us?