The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-21
1w BLOOMFIELD, PA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1879.

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Margent, and are to be delivered in the
good Order and well Conditioned at the
aforesaid Port of Halifax 1.-THE Dangers
of the Sea only excepted) until said
Catheart and Kingsbury or their AS
signs, he or they paying Freight. for
the said Goods, Sixpence per cw., Eng
lish Curr eancy, with Primage and
Average accustomed. 1t witness where
of the Master or Purser of the said
Schooner hath affirmed to two Bills Of
Lading, all of this Tenor and Date, one
of which two bills being accomplished,
the other to stand void.
And so GOD send the good Schooner
to her destined Port in safety. AMEN.
Dated in Pilgrim Vale, October the
18th, 1774.
WILLIAM PETERS,
1.-THE above is an exact copy Of old bill of adingl
Dolly rapidly ran her eyes over the
familiar form, for part of her busy life
had been to play the occasional part Of
confidential clerk in her fathers busi-
ness, and she smiled as she returned it
to him, saying;
GO Barrels and boxes of sundries p
Well, and SO they are. China and books
doubt, although dare say your partners
think it is mackerel or"
cit does not concern the other owners
of the schooners, since / ship my freight
at my own charge and purely as pri-
vate venture" interrupted Major Cath
cart, hastily. 6 But be careful, Dolly,
that you say not word either here or
upon your voyage as to the nature of
these same sundries, for William Peters
is a fanatic as bitter as the worst, and if
he got wind of the matter here, nothing
would be more likely than that he
should persuade Merivale and the rest
to throw off the mask at once, and con-
fiscate my goods to- the republic they
talk of founding. Even at sea you must
be careful, for this man is quite capable
even in the harbor of Halifax of giving
the order to bout ship, and bring you
and the easy-chair and the barrels of
sundries all back to Pilgrim Vale. 1t is
large errand for so young woman as
you, Dolly, and you will need to be willy
as the serpent, though innocent as the
dove"
"I think i can do it, father" said
Dolly, quietly; and as the major looked
in his daughters face, he thought she
| could.
The morning that the Dolphin was to
sail, Captain Peters found that Thomas
Wilson, his first mate, had fallen down
the steep ladder leading from his house
to the shore, sprained an ancle and
broken wrist, and was obviously unfit
for voyage. AS he grimly meditated
over this reverse, he encountered a
flushed and breathless young man, VIII o
thus accosted him
"Splendid weather, captain. I've a
mind to make the cruise with you up to
| Halifax"
"Cabin's all engaged and paid for,
John Belknap," replied the skipper,
gruffiy. "That old Tory Cathcart is
sending his daughter up there to bring
down troops upon US, or something of
that color, I'll warrant. 1 wonder the
owners don't see throughit and refuse;
but he's paid for the cabin and both
state-rooms, so that madam should not
be spied upon, 1 suppose"
"Oh, never mind I'll go as clerk,
or purser, or stewart, or even as fore
mast hand. can hand-reef and steer
with any man, you know, and hard
work, or hard fare either, don't frighten
me-" Concluded next week.