The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-19

back. What magnificent woman she
was !-expanded, as Queen Elizabeth
was, by so many years of absolute rule
into as powerful female in every sense
as you would wish to meet. 1t was easy
to see that in few years her daughter
would equal her in every way she was
her mothers own child.
"We don't want him to-" she said,
and added, ooh, but thought should
have died !"
" Gomez her mother said to the gen
tlemanwho had accompanied her daugh-
ter, " You go away. A nice neighbor
you are, to let your women marry my
men, and toll them Off my plantation
that way, as if they could be back by
daybrealS in time for the cotton-patch
And now you want to steal Kate No,
sir Go awayl"
=" 1t almost killed me-" the daughter
continued, laughing until the tears ran
down her Cheeks" DO hush, ma, one
moment.-You see, she would find out.
Oh, we knew that, the audacious young
lady explained to the company. We
know mother, and so we fixed for it.
Tom had the license in his breast-poc1et,
all ready. When we started on horse
back we knew she would be after us in
her buggy. Her horse is the best, and
the road is splendid. But we knew Mr..
Lobbin would be riding out to his Sun
day appointment-h is the circuit
preacher, you know-as regular as
clock
did not know, but her mother did,
and exclaimed aloud, turning from GRIM
son to chalk as she did so.
I" 1t was the funniest thing! !" the young
lady went on. 1--WE could hear her
wheels rattling behind.N Tom did not
know what to do. Sure enough, as we
loped along, there was old Brother Lob
bin jogging along toward us on his old
white horse. The first thing you know,
Tom had his bride on one side and L on
the other, the old man whirled around
and his horse galloping between us. 1
can talk faster than Tom, and explained
it to him as we went. Tom managed to
get out his document and unfold it for
the old man to read as we tore along.
You see," the girl laughed, tive held
tight on to the old gray as we rode.
Sometimes Tom would let go to give
him cut with his raw-hide, and then
again i would We had whirled Brother
Lobbin around so suddenly, and were
going so fast, that he got confused He
is never very bright, you know, if he is
! good. Tom showed him a twenty-dollar
gold-piece, and slipped it in the old man IS
vest-pocket as we galloped up hill and
down, for the wheels were rafting close
behind us. And that was all, and here
we are !"
You see, he married u.s." Tom ex-
planted.
6 could hardly keep on my horse"
the exuberant young lady broke in.
"Brother Lobbin had never gone so
fast, nor his horse either, in his life.
| ost-thou-take-this p he
said, every word jerked out of him as
you see Kershaw pumpkins out of
wagon when the team is running away.
We were quick to say yes when the
time came. But he wouldn't make
prayer for us at the end; he said it
would be wicked to pray Looping. But
we are married, and we let him go as we
came into town.-It's all too funny for
you to stay mad with us, mother. Well
make the best children in the world
won't we, Tom Both plantations will
be one now, mother, and the black folks
can marry as they please"
The BRIDES laughter subsided, however,
as her mother turned, went down to her
carriage, got in and drove off without
a word. Nothing L could say, as
assisted her in, seemed to be even heard
by her. The young people rode back
the next day to Toms plantation, but
it was many long month before the
mother relented. My own impression
is that bouncing badly boy was the in
tercessor at last. All is made up now.
Tom has his hands full with the two
plantations, and the emancipation of the
slaves has by no means simplified the
management thereof He is his own
overseer, however, and he certainly has
able assistants in his mother-in-law and.
wife.
Next week L propose to tell about
mother who ran away from her daughter.
car Two things man should've be
angry at-what he can and what he can
not help.