The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-30


Though If you have got quantity
of Princes here, had as leave see one of
Victory's boys as any of 'em. The Wild
der Albert Is good house-keeper, and a
first-rate calculator, and woman that
has got n right. set good deal of
store by the widder Albert, always
thought / should like to get acquainted
with her, and visit back and forth, and
neighbor with her."
/ waited minute, but he didn't make
no move towards shown me any Prince.
But says he:
What kind of calico do you want to
look at?
thought he came of awful sudden
from Princes to calico, but / didn't say
nothln'. But told him "I would like
to look at q chocklate colored ground
work with set flower on it.'
"Shan't show you Dolly Vardenr"
says he.
see plainly that he was trying TO
impose on me, talkin' about Princes and
Dolly Warden, and says with dignity:
II L WhuU W nluk6 MISS V NuIuBH = uC-
quaintance, can, without asking you
to introduce me. But" / continued
coldly, " don't care about gettin' ac-
quainted with Miss Warden, heard her
sname talked over too much in the street.
/ am afraid she haint likely girl. 1
am afraid she haint such girl as /
should want my Tirzah Ann to associate
with. Ever sense started from Jones'
vile / have heard that girl talked
about" There is Dolly Warden I! and
oh look at Dolly Warden = / have
heard 1t Il bet) more'n hundred times
sense sot out. And it seems to me
that no modest girl would be traipsin'
all over the country alone, for l never
heard a word about old Mr.. and Mrs.
Warden or any of the Warden boys
Not that it is anything out of character
to go off on q tower. am off on tower
myself says | with quite good deal
of dignity, but ii don't look well for q
pound girl like her to be streamin' round
alone. ! wish could see old Mr.. and
Mrs. Warden / would advise the old
man and woman to keep Dolly at home
if they have any regard for her good
name. Though I am afraid" / repeat
ed, lookin' at him keenly over my specs
Pm afraid it is too late for me to in
terfere, l am sure she haint likely
girl"
His face was jest ms red as blood. But
he tried to turn it off with laugh. And
he said somethin' about her "bein' the
STYLE" and "bein gay" or somethin'.
But jest stopped him pretty quick
Says l, givin' him an awful searchin'
look
g think jest as much of Dolly as /
do of her most intimate friends, male or
female"
He pretended to turn it off with a
laugh. But | know guilty conscience
when / see it as quick as anybody. [
haint one to break u bruised reed more
than once into. And my spectacles
beamed more mildly onto him, and |
said to him in kind but firm manner.
Young man, if L was in your place,
L would drop Dolly Varden's acquaint-
ance." Says L, I" advise you for your
own good, jest as L would Thomas JEFF
ferson."
Who is Thomas Jefferson" says he.
Says /, in a cautious tone, g He is Jo-
siah Aliens child, by his first wife, and
the own brother of Tirzah Ann"
then laid my hand on piece of
chocklate ground calico, and says L,
"This suits me pretty well, but L have
my doubts" says L, examinin' it closer
through my specs, 81 mistrust it will
fade some. What is your opinion ?'
says l, speakin' to an elegantly dressed
woman by my side, who stood there
with her rich silk dress trailin' down
on the floor.
"Do you suppose this calico will wash
mann 7"
was so busy rubbin' the colico to
see if it was firm cloth, that never
looked up in her face at all. But when
asked her for the third time, and she
didn't speak, l looked up in her face and
hain't come so near faintin' since L
was united to Josiah Allen. That no
mdn's head aOds oF!"
The clerk seen that i was overcome by
somethin' and says he what is the
matter?"
couldn't speak, but pinted with
my forefinger stiddy at that murdered
woman. 1 guess had pinted at her
pretty nigh half minute, when 1 found
breath and says 1, slowly turnin' that