The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

contemptuous Indifference amounting to
heartlessness, and had indeed said that
he did not care.
He hated girls, and this one the worst
eff them all.
So, with the ocean between them, the
young people grew to maturity, and the
year approached in which they were to
meet.
But meanwhile all sorts of bad things
happened. Elsie lost both her father
and mother, and away in England, MI.
Harrington died suddenly of apoplexy.
So the two men who had looked for
ward for so many years to meeting when
their children were married never met
again.
Mr.. Harrington would not bring his
son to America to see the lovely Elsie,
as he had proposed, and but for those
obstinate wills the whole matter would
have been dropped, for the last thing
the young people desired was to meet
each other.
But the young man was of age, and
the young lady also, and the property
must be settled, and could not be until
the match was either on or off.
The old lawyers in whose hands the
affair rested, knew the feelings Of their
wards, but they judged that meeting
might mend matters. At least, it was
necessary that they should meet.
So Harold, as IN duty bound, was to
kr Ia I.
and give her an opportunity to refuse
him.
The news of his arrival brought into
full activity those feelings of repug-
nance that Elsie had conceived for
Harold in her childhood
She had, for a while resolved to
yield to her dead fathers wishes, but
now she felt that 1t would be impossi-
BILE.
Yet there was enough of worldly wis
much better it was to be rich than to be
poor.
If he refused her, her fortune and
his also would be her own by law.
She would force him to refuse her,
and then she would return him his, and
all would be as it should. But how
could she do this.
The girl sat for a while in deep revery,
and then arose and clapped her hands
together. A thought had struck her.
There was in the house seamstress
"a vulgar girl, as plain as it was pos
sible to be, and with as much conceit
as any young beauty was ever blessed
with.
Her rough manners and ways of
speech had become proverbial amongst
her own class, the other servants speak
ing of her generally as Crusty Betsy
And this girl had of late been occupied
in the room of her young mistress over
some new dresses.
Straight to this apartment Elsie flew,
and locking the door, sat down opposite
Betsy, and said:
81 have something for you to do, and
I'll pay you well for it."
"Just name it then,'' said Betsy.
"When was a little girl, Betsy"
said Elsie, "poor papa promised that /
should marry young gentleman who
lives in England when was grown and
that If not L should lose my fortune.-
Now the time has come and he is COM
ing, and can't marry him, Betsy, and
want him to refuse me. Do you un-
derstand ?"
Il understand" said Betsy, "and if
were you I'd huff him off quick enough
and make him glad to go, that 1 would. "
And / can't think how to do it,
Betsy" said Elsie, land if you can you
must do it for me. While he stays you
must pretend that you are Miss Sea-
bright, you must wear my clothes, and
take all the airs you possibly can, and
make him as unhappy as possible, so
that he'll have to refuse you-that is,
me, you know. Be sharp as you can
with him, Betsy-never the least bit
kind or nice. You'll try, won't you,
Betsy ?"
I can give any one as good as they
send, miss. " said Betsy. 6 I'm no mealy
mouth; and you will pay me well,
miss ?"
"I'll give you hundred dollars,
Betsy" said the girl, g for you'll save
me my freedom and my fortune; and
you'll not refuse him, you know, else
all will bespoilt."
I'm manage" said Betsy.
\ Then the two girls left all other work
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