The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-19

ibtlt hiC thC DltaiBNio' VIZ be'iA
one is the doctor, and the other one is
Mr.. Totterdell."
How do you know Y'' asked Camilla.
asked our worthy landlord to de
scribe them to me little while ago, and
he said, Mr.. Totterdell amt no great
for looks, kind o. short and dark, but
the doctor now is powerful handsome
fellow, and nigh onto two inches taller
than be- So now know which is
which"
al hope we will get introduced to
them Jenny, you're smart, can't you
coptrive ?" suggested Mrs. Burston,in
her harsh, unpleasant voice.
Don't you bother your head, Aunt
Mary,i 1T will be all right, replied Jenny,
shortly.
Jenny Burston could be very agreea-
BILE; for the first few days Mrs. Reiling
liked her, and pitied her for being tied to
such an uncultivated woman as Mrs.
Burston, but now and then the girl
would utter some piece of coarse slang,
some unlady-like sentiment or would
be unwarrantably rude and cross to her
aunt, and then Mrs. Reiling would de-
termine to associate with her as little as
possible.
The three girls attracted the attention
of Clement and Alaric: they had come
to the Piute well recommended, 80 before
night-fall they had made the ac-
qualntance of the young ladies and their
chdperones.
Mrs. Reiling was not a mercenary
woman she had handsome fortune
in her own right, and needed not to
angle for rich husband for her only
daughter. She was, however, very
willing that Camilla should receive the
various attentions that Clement offered
her; and when she came to know him
well, and see that his reputed wealth
was by no means his only virtue or at
traction he possessed, she allowed her.
self to erect some castles in the air, with
him as their cornerstone.
The glorious summer days went by all
too quickly for some of the transient
denizens of Oak Grove. Rides, drives,
picnics, croquet parties, boating, fishing
dancing, filled up the sunny days, and
the dewy, perfumed nights. Clement
Totterdell was in his glory no young
lady but thought herself honored by
his smiles, no matron but paid him
court on behalf of some fair charge
and he, laughing in his sleeve, accepted
all their homage gravely, and gave him.
self as many airs as If he had been all
their fancy painted him.
Alaric, too, was enjoying himself
His good looks, his value as a fine
dancer, perfect Oarsman and more than
tolerably good musician, made him a
great acquisition to Oak Grove society
nevertheless, he fully realized that he
was by no means the beau, the eligible,
that Clement was. Bessie Purviance and
Jenny Burston were really the only two
girls who appeared to prefer his society
to Clements. OF these two Bessie was
decidedly his favorite, but he saw less of
her than of Jenny. Bessie was penni-
less, and her aunt, thinking it her duty
to see that she made good marriage, did
all she could to keep her out of Alaric's
way.
" must act mothers part to her."
Mrs. Reiling said to Mrs. Leonard, one
day when the latter lady had intimated
that Bessie seemed to admire the young
doctor. eff she was wealthy, it would
be different, for DIR. Warrington is un-
doubtedly very fine young man but
cannot allow her to sacrifice herself this
year for romance, and next year blame
me for her misery"
F" What pity he had not a part of his
friends property"
" Yes, it is pity" said Mrs. Reiling,
honestly 6 but of course l cannot force
Bessie and Mr.. Totterdell to fancy one
another simply because the ones lack Of
gold is complemented by the others su-
perfluity."
6 presume the Burston's are in easy
circumstances. Miss Jenny and the
doctor are certainly having fine flirta-
ton, and Mrs. Burston apparently ap-
proves of it. She does not look like
girl who would appreciate love in a
COTTAGE
Z" No; brown stone front would be a
filter residence for the blind god, in her
estimation. But perhaps am unjust.
do not like the girl, and yet l hardly
dare say so, for fear that people will say
lam jealous of her beauty. She GER
tainly outshnes Camilla and Bessie.''