The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05

Roses evident vexation and as for
Harry Blount, If ever speedy repentance
was written upon human face It was
plainly to be read In his lugubrious
countenance when Rose declared her in
tention of marrying "the first desirable
man that asked her." 1 fully expected
to see him withdraw from the club on
the spot; but he probably stood in
awe of Blanche Chetwoode's wrath
big, blundering fellow that he was, with
voice like bass-drum, fist like
sledge-hammer, and heart like--well
like putty, or something as soft. Be
sides, poor Harry was dreadfully afraid
of being laughed at, and Sidney Phillips
was watching him with Mephistophe-
lean grin SO he stood his ground.
believe 1t was with the sole idea of
adding to the poor fellows dependency
that Sidney Phillips brought out anoth-
er proposal, which was certainly not at
all to my distaste.
It's undahstood we all agwee to help
each othah keep this wesolution ,-aw-
ISL u IL, MISS OneJWOOue -
Certainly, Mr.. Phillips"
" Then-aw-I pwopose we add an
agweement that no membah of this club
shall accept or offah any attention to
anybody not membah of this club ex-
cept when politeness compels it."
This motion was carried with much
acclaim, the only dissenting voice being
that of Harry Blount; and, in the over
whelming majority against him, he was
scarcely heard.
So our "Anti-matrimonial Club" was
formed, and we all fell to discussing our
new principles with great spirit, and
much unanimity of sentiment; indeed
there was such a general acquiescence
in everything that everybody said lex
ceptin the part of Rose Ferrean, who sat
with her pretty nose and mouth screwed
into what she probably considered an ex-
preston of great scorn only opening her
lips occasionally to remark " Fudge /"
Nonsense !" or something else equally
brief and to the point that the CONVEX
sation shortly grew very tiresome, and
Julian Ferrean relieved us all by pro-
posing walk down to the river. Every
body agreed, and we all paired off and
started. Of course / walked with Nora,
resolved to do the best could to help
her keep her pledged Julian was just
in advance of us, with Blanche Chet-
woode; and saw Sidney crook his arm
to Belle Blount, and heard him lisp
SOFTLY
81 pwesume, Miss Belle, as Platonic
fiwiend, you will not wefuse me the
Belle did not refuse.
But poor Harry Blount He went up
to Rose Ferrean, and bowed, blushing to
his eyebrows as he asked her to walk
with him. There was malicious spar
kle in Roses eyes as she sarcastically
replied
seem to forget that L am not q member
of your clubln
Harry looked overwhelmed; and Roses
perpetual enemy remarked
" But the pwoviso, you wecollect. Miss
Wose; when politeness so evidently we
quires, y
"Thank you, STRIP retorted Rose,
shortly. ! have no desire to impose
upon Mr.. Blount's politeness. There is
Roy Chetwoode, with his fishing-rod ]
shall go fishing with him."
And she forthwith turned her back
upon him, and walked down to the gar.
den-gate, where Nora's eighteen-year-old old
brother stood arranging his fishing tack
| lie, preparing for piscatory excursion
| The boy looked up, blushing and flatter
ed, as she preferred her request to be
| permitted to go with him. and shortly
after they went off together, laughing SC
prodgiously that guessed she was tell
ing him all about our anti-matrimonia
club.
And sweet little Nora comferted pool
Harry, but discomfited me, by calling
him to her side, and saying, kindly anC
goSylEy,m w. .h.,, ,,.,,, ,,,,t, 80 u..u,.
will have two cavaliers: and, If one il
stupid, can talk with the other"
She talked to us both impartially, bu
am afraid she found neither of us very
brilliant. Not wishing to favor mi
above him, l suppose, she managed t.
drop my arm, on some preteXt of ar
ranging her hat, which did not need ar
ranging, and she did not replace he
hand where had been so pleased K
have it rest. We walked along in fu
nereal manner, = Harry, gloomy anC
miserable; 1, wishing him fifty mile
away; and both of us inwardly regret
ting that we had taken that senseles
pledge upon us. AS for Nora. I've NJ
idea what she thought, but it might wei
have been that we were both stupid"
So we arrived at the river; an eccen
trio stream, born among the mountains
which fpnly a rncf horo offaF tha luhnp q,
turning countless mill-wheels and pro