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

ton one morning, feelings kind of queer
sensation at the pit of his stomach. He
concluded, at the time he first became
aware of 1t, that It was occasloned by
eating too hearty breakfastin too short
time. Later, he came to u different
conclusion.
He was going down to Boston" to
visit his brother Joseph, and stay I" till
after the Fourth"
The ear was pretty full but he succeed
ed in finding an unoccupied seat at last
and sat down to look about him. He
had hardly begun to look when another
traveller entered the car in search of II
seat. She was an old maid, Job knew,
the moment he saw her. There are GER
tain signs which can never be mistaken
in the class of single damsels to which
she belonged, that class being the prime
ly-perpendicular one, nearly all angles
and very little curves, and Job had seen
too many of them to be mistaken. He
couldn't say that he liked old maids, and
yet, being an old bachelor, he felt q sym
thy for their single condition which
made his heart tender toward them.
She looked sharply about her in
search of seat. AS 1t happened, Jobs
was the only one in which there were
not two.
"I'd like the privilege of settin' with
YOU" said she, fixing her eagle eye on
Jobs, in way that seemed to dare him
TO refuse.
"Shall be delighted to have YOU" re-
piled Job with alacrity, jumping up that
she might have the place next to the
window. GA beautiful day, ma am.''
Lovely" answered his companion,
in a low voice that seemed to come from
down cellar, as she proceeded to arrange
her baskets and bundles about her feet.
:" Yes, sir, lovely day. l told Almiry
she's my brother Johns wife-I told
her it was goin' to be jest splendid day
for trav lin"
A light broke in upon Jobs mind
John and Almiry, he felt sure, were Mr..
and Mrs. Stebbins. He had heard that
Mr.. Stebbins had sister from Vermont
visiting him.
conclude you're Mr.. Stebbin's sis
ter, ma'am," said Job, anxious to find
out If he were right. He had been ad-
vised to go over and see the lady, but
somehow he could never make up his
mind to.
be-" she answered "my name is
Susan Stebbins. WHAT'S yourn, if I may
be SO inquisitive ?"
Dusenberry job Dusenberry," he
replied, with bow. He was very gem
teel in his instincts.
g Is that so ?" exclaimed Miss Steb-
bins, catching a side-long glance at Job,
and trying her best to blush. "Almiry's
been hectorin' me about you ever since
I've been there"
I" L want to know" cried Job. He
couldn't think of anything else to say,
and it seemed as if she must expect him
to say something.
Yes, an John, too" went on Miss
Stebbins. "But, you know folks will
joke, an they're allus a talkin' to me
about the men but don t mind it emmy.
I'm glad to get acquainted with you, for
/ amt much used to trav'lin', an like
to hev some one can look to for pertec-
ton, if it's needed.n
Job mentally concluded that she was
more capable of protecting herself than
he was of protecting her. But he said
he should be happy to do what he could
for her.
=" Air you any relation to the Dusen-
berry family livin near Putney ?"asked
Miss Stebbins.
No, don't think / be,'' answered
Job; "never heard had any relation
there"
Mr.. Dusenberry's deacon in the Bap-
tist church, an real nice man, 1 allus
thought, " went on Miss Stebbins. "He
favors you in complexion, seems to me.
He's smart lookin' man, an l should |
ha' said you was connexion. Air YOU
goin' to Boston 20
C be-" said Job thought I'd 90
down and stay till after the Fourth
$50 be I, answered Miss Stebbins.-
" I've got some tradin' to do, and it
pays to go where you can look about and
choose. Solomon Green keeps store up
to Putney, an he does charge the most
onaccountable prices, now this alpacy-
how much should you s'pose I'd ought
to have give yard for it, Mr.. Dusen-
berry ?"