The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-10

you get down by stage or some way
to Dayton. In every other direction a
stream of fire is ahead of him. To Bay
town no especial thunderbolts penetrate.
He may cross by water there, strike the
stage route and reach Bath. Then he
might get out of our reach and bother
u.s."
took the $3.50 train down toward
Bretford, and it was matter of doubt
whether should able to connect with
the stage there, as it would be ten
o'clock by the time 1 arrived in that
place.
1t was late in the fall and chilly.
The elections were just over, and there
was considerable exciting talk in the
car.
l got my attention fixed upon one
loquacious fellow, plethoric and excited,
who kept every one within hearing in
roar of laughter. 1 rather regretted
being across the aisle, for lost the pith
of the jokes entirely. He spared neither
party, and his humorous contrasts or
parallels pleased in spite of themselves
the opponents who could at least appre-
ciate wit from any source.
was pleased, on leaving the train at
Bretford, to find that the old fellow also
got off, and still more pleased to find
him heading, wheezy and aldermanic,
towards the one hotel.
"Really, gentlemen" said mine host,
in fat, sweetened tones, 1 hardly know
what to do. There's horse race here
tomorrow, sort of wind-up to the fair,
and Pm just chuck full. Howsoever, if
you don't mind sharing the same room
and ten chances to one the same bed,
why, walk in, walk in, gentlemen"
"Land alive can't be put out in no
way" says my companion, flashing his
heavy gray eyebrows loosely about
You remember me, Nash, of course,
Dyer, always at the races-always bet
and invariably lose."
"Dyerl yes, seems to me remember
you," says Boniface.
"No doubt, no doubt, come one year
to lose, the next to win-never win, butt
still continue to come to punish my
self.n
After partaking of hearty supper,
the landlord informed us that fire had
been kindled in our room, but, of course
/ expected the social chap would spend
an hour or more in the bar-room; on
the contrary, he declared he must get TO
bed, so as to be clear-headed on the
morrow, and thus be able to use judg-
ment on horse-flesh.
We sat some time before the cheerful
fire in our room, telling over some COM
ical or other incidents, and smoking
our cigars; but directly my feet feeling
uncomfortable in pair of new, rather
tight boots 1 drew them off and placed
my feet on the fender. My companion
prepared to do the same. One boot was
removed, and he began on the other, but
soon desisted with violent contortion
of the facial muscles.
"C-orns ?" queried I.
"Bunions = real John Bunyans at
that"
By and by, with huge gasp, and
careful twisting, the useful article was
removed.
The last uncovered foot, however, was
not advanced readily to the fire, and
really sympathized with the cork screw
pain that / calculated he felt.
After STOPPING forward to knock the
ashes from my cigar, was seized with
an idea so sudden and extraordinary
that 1 wonder did not cry out some
thing and betray myself.
What had / seen that led to this extra
ordinary ideaY Only huge punched
up place in the stocking of my compan-
ion just where the great toe would nat
urally be located.
felt that the surface of my body was
undergoing that curious transformation
known as goose flesh" although 1 at
the time mentally portrayed myself as
fool. 1t was fine time of day IL an
honest man couldn't have a sore toe If
it pleased him without giving a neighbor
ague fits. The idea was very dlsagreea-
BILE, and although talked on briskly
and shook myself, the thought, like
leech, still stuck to my brain.
How could be so absurd as to cling
to this idea? How reconcile the anato-
my of this man before me with my
pocket memorandum
"Slender, medium height and young,
sullen and lowering brow" Antlpodes