The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-30


acquainted with my old friend.n
40, She was my fathers best
friend / have known him long. 1t
was he that made me promise to attend
you In your sickness, though I dream
ed little then what was to have been the
result"
Yes, yes, Richard" said old Potts
dam, while II merry twinkle played in
his gray eyes, " she loved me before she
loved you, and If she has not told you
about it, 1t is because made her prom
ise not to. But tell me, my boy, have
you been thoroughly cured Of your
disease 20
''Most thoroughly"
There's none of it left p
Not shade"
And you do not now hate all man
l1indY"
Doctor, if you love me, don't men
sion that again, for it makes me feel how
miserable l might have continued"
/" And you would not sigh for the
wealth you have lost 20
g See what treasures / have goined,"
uttered Richard, as he drew his wife to
his bosom, and pointed to the cradle,
where slept his darling boy.
"Then, my boy, you really love life,
and find joy and happiness in living ?"
g Yes, yes, my old friend, and every
night and morning thank God for it,
For several moments the old doctor re-
mained silent, but there was succession
of strange emotions visible upon his
,countenance, and at length he placed his
aand in his BOSOM and taking there
from sealed packet he handed it to his
young friend.
g DR.. Pottsdam, what is this 2" utter
ed Richard, as he gazed in astonishment
upon the contents of the package.
If you examine it, you will find it to
be bank notes to the amount of five hun
dred thousand dollars"
" l do not comprehend this, sir"
1t is simply the money due youfrom
;Hiae various insurance offices at which
your buildings were insured, together
mith rents due, some cash which Fes-
sendon had on hand, and the accumula-
tion of interest
''But my policies had expired"
''And did you think Fessendon such
fool as not to have them renewed? ?
But here is another package"
AS the old man spoke, he placed a sec
Nond parcel in Richards hands, remark
ing, as he did SO:
There are notes, bonds, deeds, mort
cages and certificates, to the amount of
half million more They are from
YOU old banker"
But my banker failed" murmured
Richard, now utterly astounded.
g So he did, but Fessendon looked out
for your affairs ere the blow fell" re-
turned DR.. Pottsdam, and then taking
the young mans hand in his own he
con tinued
Come, Richard, i will now clear up
this affair at once. That dreadful mala-
dy that affected you-dreadful in its very
snake-lilxe insidiousness-hadt taken such
hold upon you that no common meas
ures could have removed it, and under
its influence you might now have been
in your grave. You knew nothing of
your pecuniary affairs, and you cared
less, and less honest man than your
agent might have robbed you of half
million of dollars, and you would not
have known it. / found that all the
means within my direct power had fail
ed to restore your lost balance of mind
and as a last expedent resolved to send
down here. wrote to Forbush, minute
ly explaining your case, and giving him
exact modes for your treatment. One
great source of hope was in being able
to bend your heart to some legitimate af-
fection, and knew of no one better
calculated for this than this same little
fairy that you now call your wife. She
knew not the end had in view, nor die
she dream of nursing you more than a
week at the furthest, but the same means
that made you sick was able to keep you
so. That little chicken you ate for your
supper on the first night of your arrival,
contained the seeds of your subsequent
weakness, placed there by my instruc-
tions and the same weakening potion
was continued to you for three weeks.
At length Forbush discovered, not only
that Mary was beginning to love her
patient, but that you were also begin
ming to love your nurse, and the result
was certainly very natural. AS soon as
this became apparent your medicine