The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

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lengthen.
"TomY Why, Tom is as drunk as
fool, of course"
{" Is that a factp" remarked the old
man.
Then he asked
How about Sam 7"
"Weil, Sam is SO drunk he don't
care darn whether school keeps or
not"
"Then they are all drunk ~ muttered
the old man, muslngly.
{" All drunk" echoed the other.
The old man shifted his guid of tobac-
co from one cheek to the other and very
calmly remarked:
"Just as expected"
"That old man lat least" unused L, sis
not the victim of bitter disappointment.
He is one of the few men who can lay
his head upon his downy pillow tonight
and say that the events of the day have
fully met his expectations.
Although disposed to feel amused at
the old man, episode number 2 had q
rather depressing effect upon me, and /
was fast becoming dissatisfied with my
self and disgusted with humanity in
general.
For the purpose of viewing the ruins
of late fire, and also desirous of COM
muning alone with my thoughts, 1 left
the surging sea of humanity, and sought
the locality where the fire had made
such fearful havoc. To my surprise the
smoke was still ascending from the
debris.
While searching for relics among burnt
logs and piles of broken bricks, all the
while indulging in day dreams, L was
startled from my reverie by man whose
smiles might have indicated that he had
Just found a long lost twin brother.
His face was familiar, for had seen
and avoided the man in ever town and
village in which 1 had ever chanced to
be, within radius of two hundred miles
or more.
"This is world of isappointment," !"
he began. "Riches take to themselves
wings, as it were, and fly away. The
prudent man foroseeth the evil, and in
sures his property in the Home Insur-
ance Company, of which ! am agent
It is necessary for me to-"
" Excuse me-" said 1, abruptly; 81
see friend on the other side of the
street. Please excuse me moment"
1t was not polite in me to leave him
thus, but what else could do was
determined not to have my modest little
piece of property insured and was equal
ly well aware of the fact that in five
minutes he would convince me was q
fool for not doing it. No man likes to be
| proved fool right to his face.
1t is needless to say that when L had
reached the other side of the street my
mythical friend had turned a corner and
that followed him in all haste. For q
full half hour I kept up the pursuit, fol
there was no danger that the myth
would about face and begin an aggressive
movement. Then thinking that by that
time had lost him, or, rather he had lost
me, and was smiling upon some other
unfortunate victim, began to look
around me, and to take notes, mentally
as it were.
The first man my eyes fell upon was
the first real downright happy one 1 had
seen during the whole day. The perspi
ration was streaming from his forehead
and great drops stood out like beads ovel
the fair face of the girl by his side. But
they both were happy nevertheless, not
perhaps, because it was hot day anG
the Fourth of July, but in spite of adj
verse circum stances.
" Is it not true,'' thought, i +" that after
all real happiness consists in believing
ones self happy9 That cannot be either
for if it were true, yonder boy with the
firecrackers must be really and truly
happy. will try what effect few com,
mon sense remarks will have on the lit
tie fellow"
" My boy" said I,putting my thought.
into words, don't you think you are
spending money foolishly in buying fire
crackers /? If it's noise you want, you
can get better article and more of it fol
less money, If you will go down to tn,
boiler shop some day, when the men are
all feeling well and all at work. ("
The boy looked at me as though he
thought me fool.