The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-06
Waiting to Drop.
HTNGAGED BOB i suppose, are

arms rs the saying is"
"What would the old man sayP"
If you mean the governor, he generally
allows me to manage my own affairs in my
owr way. He never attempts to dictate to
me-he knows better for"
"I allude to Miss Jennie's paternal pro-
genitor."
"Oh l-you Gid? Well, to tell the truth,
Tom, the old gent doesn't like me over and
above WELL and I'm half afraid he strongly
suspects my mansion on the Hudson and
other little possessions to be mere moon
shine"
"Well, so they are"
"Of course, but what right has he to
know it? Aud, when managed in my off
hand way, you know, to direct his atten-
tion to these affairs, he only grunted and
went on to tell a long story about some
fellows out west, in Chicago l think, pay
ing fictitious income tax and marrying n
rich mans daughter on the strength of the
same and then he"
Hitting you pretty hard there, Bob, :"
interrupted Tom, "but you deserved it,
and I'm glad to hear for my part, that you
can't pull the wool over the old fellows
eyes as easy as you anticipated"
Why Tom what do you mean p"
queried Bob, somewhat uneasily "you
are not going back on me, hope ?"
"Oh no, go your own way-its no affair
of mine, won't interfere. Only must
tell you that consider marrying for money
very small business"
"Yet you would do the same if you had
tho chance"
"Never BY heaven, you wrong me
there. know | am not as good as l might
be, but am above any such contemplate
transactions as that"
"Well-well, we won't quarrel about the
matter, Tom. Since you think as you do,
I'll take you over to see Jennie tomorrow,
and think you'll admit when you have
seen her, that she'll do tolerably well, leav-
ing money matters out of the question en-
tirely."
The young men arose, gathered up their
fishing tackle and moved leisurely away,
while bright, young face, fringed with
sunny curls peered cautiously at them
through the bushes, until bend in the
stream hid them from view.
GA lucky little bit of eaves-dropping,
that, for me )" commented Miss Jennie
Carroll, the owner Of the face, rising to her
feet and smoothing out the crumpled folds
of her dress. "What a good thing it was
that happened to come back this way in
stead of going around the road And that
conceited puppy really thinks he can have
me for the asking! Well, Mr.. Robert
Saunders, we'll see about that. His COM
panion gave him piece of his mind on the
subject, though. rather like the looks of
that man-TOm, he called him. wonder
who he is. Never mind, I'll find out to-
morrow
as Benson had just came down from the
city to resuscicate for month among the
pleasant hills of the upper Brandywine.-
They were young mechanics who we're ap-
prenticed together, and who had worked as
journeymen in the same old shop ever
since. Both were tip-top workmen-
Saunders, with all his self-conceit was
really valuable to his employer, and Benson
was not far behind him. Both had worked
pretty steadily for the past several years,
and this summer, considering themselves
justly entitled to breathing spell, they
had turned their backs for once on the
shop in quest Of a little season of enjoy
ment, relaxation and unfettered idleness.
Marrying an heiress had always been a
favorite project of Roberts, and he had
planned this trip, to great extent, with
that purpose in view. Hence, he insisted
ON the best accommodations the village inn
afforded, aped in public the style and con-
versation OF a man of means, and did his
level best to humbug the natives generally
Roberts bump Of Imagination was large
and his bump Of self esteem tremendous /;
but he was only partially successful in the
role he had adOpted-Squire Carroll, the
father of his intended, in particular, being
too shrewed to be hoodwinked by any of
his Misrepresentation
Thomas Benson, on the contrary, put up
with less pretentious accommodation
and was not ashamed to be known as a
working man, AS q not altogether mex
piicable consequence he already stood high
er in the respect and esteem of many
whose respect and esteem were worth hav-
ing than the more snowy Saunders with
whom he remonstrated, and with whom he