The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-24
NO. 39.

never make anything of it; and Nelly
would put it down altogether 1 hesi-
tated even about telling you, for /
thought you would laugh at me; bat I'm
glad did it. I'll go on and prosper
now"
" Always tell me everything" said
Jock. " But there's this risk after you
have got your maiden moulded, some
one may snap her up. She may marry
and respectable ploughman reap what
you have sown. You must be prepared
for that risk she is not without admirers,
you say?"
"Plenty; everybody admires her but
you and aunt and Sibyl, and several
ladies who have been here they think
her extra plain-looking."
"You should positively interdict fol-
lowers" said Jock "you'll never get
girl to attend to lessons that has her
head filled in that way"
Well, !" replied Lizzie to her brother,
81 could not have believed that crea-
ture with as much original sense and
rant as she is; and she has no thirst for
information she forgets thing as soon
as she hears it. 1t is very curious, for it
is so delightful to know, and one would
think she would feel it so awkward not
to know" And Miss Elliot gave few
details of her efforts.
"If it were not that am fond of her
1 believe should throw it up"
Miss Elliot" said Hebe one day, "a
man comes here every week selling tea;
do you want any?"
None," said Lizzie; " we have
good stock laid in. L doubt he'll find it
poor business in this district"
81 told him nobody here bought tea
at the door, but he said he had it very
good and very cheap"
Fifty years ago he might have had
chance, but the time is past for selling
tea in that way. Poor creaturel Is he
old?"
No-young," said Hebe.
"Well, next time he comes you can
give him some bread and milk, and tell
him that he need not take the trouble
of calling here again; we don't want
tea."
4" He'll be here this afternoon" said
Hebe, " this is his day.
"What is is he like? ?" asked Miss
Elliot.
Something like gentleman if
he had not come to the back door, 1
would have taken him for a gentle
man."
Punctual to his time the tea-merchant
arrived.
DO you need any tea ?' he asked.
He had stepped in through the porch,
and was standing in the doorway oppo-
site Hebe.
no. she said, turning round from
looking at herself in the little glass that
hung by the window she had just
been pinning below her chin knot of
bright crimson ribbon, the finishing
touch to her afternoon toilet, and had
eeen the wide-awake, curls and specta-
cles of tea-man in the glass by the side
of her own face.
Would you be kind enough to ask
your mistress ?' he said.
"I've asked her already" said Hebe
shortly.
- And what did she say ?''
" She said she had good stock of tea,
and did not want any,"
g Butt said the man, "a good stock
of tea is not stock of good tea; mine
is very superior article, grown in In
dia-a new thing in the market, you
might tell her."
{" L know she does not want it,"
"Just be good enough to ask her, he
said persuasively.
Its no use disturbing the old lady
she does not want tea. know" replied
she.
" But you need no. disturb the old
lady tell the young one. You have
young mistress, have you not?" he
| asked.
How would you feel if you knew ?"
Hebe said, considering the question un-
called for.'
Z" Your kitchen is picture" said the
man, leaning against the door and look
ing all round.
You can come in and take a seat if
you like, and I'll give you some bread
and milk"
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