The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-16
THE TIMES NEW BLooMFIELD, PA. JANUARY 49, 1877.

AhoiiBh JOu huoWs
Who the deuce are you Y' cried Ja-
cob, foamlng with rage.
What you do not know me 20
No; and / regret of ever having
seen you"
Not know meS Well, then, may
as well inform you. I'm Robert Wig
gins generally known as Bob Virgins
by those who are posted"
Jacob Muddleworth erased for breath,
and leaned against chair for support.
Bob Virgins took seat.
" Can 1t be possible that 1 have heard
aright,'' uttered the old gentleman in
amazement
If your ears are in good condition,
l think you have"
And you are Robert, the son of my
old friend, Peter WigglnsY''
Undoubtedly"
Then" said Jacob, recovering him
self somewhat, and allowing his anger
to again get the better of him, =" then 1
have been shamefully deceived, for
was assured that you were gentleman,
sir, which you are far from beingl' ~
Harriet Muddleworth, feigning as deep
indignation as her father, had stood by
during the conversation.
Can it be possible" she now ex-
claimed, appealing to the old gentle
man, " that you have promisedmy hand
to such person as this Is IL true that
/ am to be forced into union with one SO
detestable as heY'
Now, call that unfair" cried the
assumed Virgins, bestowing tender,
but reproachful look upon the girl
After coming so far as i have and hur-
rylng away, three or four days in adj
vance of the time set, in my impatience
to behold her who is to become my wife,
did not expect such words from you
Really, if you keep it up, shall be
tempted to give you another kiss; L
shall, upon my word ~ and he half rose
to execute his threat.
Z" You hear, father!' exclaimed Har-
riet, you hear all, do you not, and still
insist upon uniting me to such man ~
AT this juncture the door bell was heard
to ring, but the party were to much en-
gagged to pay any attention to it.
No, no ~ cried the old gentleman in
reply to his daughters appeal; no, you
shall not be forced to do anything of the
kind. His conduct is inexcusable; it is
outrageous. He insulted me all the way
from B---,in the stage coach, and
now he insults mein my house"
"Of course you are joking you don't
mean it, of course not remarked the
| young man as coolly as ever.
6 Sir !" thundered old Jacob, now
thoroughly maddened, 9 get out of my
house. Leave me, sir, and never show
yourself here again !"
AT this instant the door opened and
admitted John Leggetl.
e" Excuse me, :" said the spurious son
of Mr.. Virgins, " but had much rath-
er not leave to night. In fact, L will
honor you by resting here, and testing
your feathers. In the morning you'll
be cooler, and then we can arrange the
matter which brings me here
"Will you quit the house ?' screamed
old Jacob.
9 Most certainly not"
Then L will take the trouble of eject
ing you - exclaimed John Leggett,
coming forward, with indignation in
his looks.
Sc He grasped the other by the shoul-
ders as he spoke, and despite the feeble
struggle that was attempted, soon sue
ceeded in forcing him into the street.
Closing the door he returned to the
room.
Thank you-thank you !'uttered Mr.
Muddleworth, sinking into a seat; 'syou
could not do me greater favor
He sat for some time, allowing his
wrath to evapOrate, stealing, now and
then, "a glance at the young man and
his daughter, who were conversing at
the window. For little while there
seemed to be some kind of a combat 60
ing on in his mind but, at length the
shadows all fled from his features, and
he called to the young couple to ap-
proach. Addressing the young car
penter, he said:
Il learned the other day that you love
my daughter"
'' do, most devotedly," replied the
young man in an earnest tone.
And that she loves you know, for
she has told me SO herself / see that
have acted very blindly in trying to
control her affections. You have shown