The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05
TIE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, JUNE 5,ls77

bent on being unpleasant, would be
grand success.
Just then Betsy herself leaned from
the window.
"Oh, miss !" she cried, /" there's q
carriage at the door, and there's gem
tleman coming out of it, Bless us If
that's him, don't wonder you want to
be off your match. Deary me oh,
deary me''
But before she could explain a SER
want had brought Elsie card bearing
the name of Harold Harrington, and as
she arose the most extraordinary figure
entered the room.
1t was very tall young man, between
whose shoulders, nevertheless, grew an
enormous hump. He also, though he
seemed to move actively enough, walked
upon crutches.
On his head, from which he had re-
moved his cap, was black silk skull
cap, such as entirely bald old gentlemen
then wore.
Over his ears was a big black bandage,
which also quite covered his chin.
On his right eye was a large, green
patch on his left cheek another.
All that was visible of his face was
his nose, which was certainly well
shaped, but which was much the color
of red flannel and about his throat was
indeed a flannel muffler.
This was Harold Harrington.
Elsie's surprise was so great that she
sank into chair, and forgot to prompt
Betsy as she had intended.
But Betsy needed no prompting. She
was not in the least embarrassed.
She advanced to meet Mr.. Harrington
with grin of supreme insolence on her
face and burst into loud laugh.
"Well," she said, so you are my
young man, are youp must say, who
ever picked you out showed no mighty
great taste; twasn't for your beauty that
is plain"
"No, madam" said the new arrival,
"it was not for my beauty. Do ad-
dress Miss Seabright? ?"
"Why who else should be ?" cried
Betsy. "'Twas not for your cleverness,
neither, you were chosen. But now
you've come, sit down. Been in the
wars, haven't you ?''
My infirmities,' sighed the young
man, are the result of my recklessness
as boy. have most sympathizing
letter from you upon the fall which broke
my limb. You remember it You also
condoled with me upon the careless shot
which cost me my eye, though you
did not know how serious was the re-
sult.''
"It was while / was on q trip to
Switzerland that broke my back, and
while endeavoring to drink some boil
ing tea the housekeeper left carelessly
upon the table, scalded all the hair
from my head. This scar upon my
cheek is the result of having attempted
to shave myself with my fathers razor.
1t was injudicious of him not to tell you
the result of my injuries, but now you
see them for yourself l will not go into
further particulars. You remember all
my accidents?"
g Yes" said Betsy, land fine figger
of man they've made you. You'd dc
to scare the crows from an orchard,
must say, and you're sent to me, that ]
might have my pick and choice of of
fers to marry. It's enough to make one
die of laughing"
"Then you refuse me?" said the
young man very eagerly.
"Oh, no." said Betsy, "oh, no,
don't, there's the fortune, you know
Money is money, and even an object like
you is better than poverty. I'll have
you. Though how folks will laugh to
see us paired off together One COM
fort, though; SO broken down as you
must be, you can't last long"
"On the contrary, / expect to live tc
be eighty" said the young man.
Expectations don't go for much,
said Betsy. "Look how the old folks
went"
We were deprived of their affections
very suddenly" said the young man
signing. "My father loved yours dear
ly, Miss Seabright."
Folks will take queer notions" said
Betsy. "Well, I must say you are an
object. 1 can't help laughing, whenever
L look at you"
"We shall have merry life togeth
err" said Harold, if your disposition
continues"
"Oh, 1 shan't see much of YOU" said
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