The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-04
NO. 40.


Now I'm going to broil a nice bit of
tenderloin. Say, don't cry-there's
dearie ~ and Huldah patted Miss Caro-
lines shoulder, and wept herself as she
tried to comfort her mistress. q You've
got heap to be thankful for, Miss Caro-
line, after all, Huldsh said, with lit
tie protest in her voice.
Yes, / know it," said Miss Caroline,
wiping her eyes. II have mullins and
ham, to be thankful for, and little
more money and land than my neigh
bOrs," she added bitterly, and then-"I
don't mean that havn't anything,
Huldah for as long as 1 have you, /
can't be quite desolate."
Good gracious 70 exclaimed Huldah.
I've got lump in my throat as big
as a loaf of bread !" and, as she left the
dining-room, " You know Miss Caro-.
line, that when get to smiling there
amt no stopping me.
Miss Caroline went to church that
morning, and as she walked up the
aisle to the Wyndham pew, there were
no traces of tears on her face, and her
bearing was as queenly as if, as many
thought, her wealth and position entire
ly satisfied her. After the service was
over, she greeted her friends and ac-
quaintances kindly, and then got into
her carriage and was driven home.
Perhaps it would have been better,''
she moaned to herself, in her great lone
illness, I" to have taken somebody home
to dinner with me. But how could L
make them happy, with this heavy
heart of mine 2"
When the carriage stopped at the
front gate, Seth was on hand to open the
door.
" Good sermon, Miss Caroline? 2" he
asked.
81 don't know Seth,'' she answered,
for 1 believe didn't hear a word of
it,"
"That's pretty way to go to church,"
her companion laughed and added care
lessly, 'Say, Miss Caroline" you've got
company to dinner to-day"
"Only one," Seth continued {" and
he's making himself easy before the
library fire. You needn't be in hur-
ry, if you've got any fixing up to do"
Just here, Seth lodged round the cor
ner of the house, and when Miss Caro-
line called upon him to come back, he
didn't reply and the lady walked into
the house like one in dream. Very
slowly and deliberately she removed
her things, and then stepped into the
parlor, which room communicated with
the library. The folding doors were
partly opened, and the first thing that
met the lady's longing eyes, were pair
of crutches, standing IN an angle of the
mantle. A little further, and there, in
her favorite lolling chair, reclined the
man whom ali these long years she had
so faithfully loved. Her step was as
fawn's, but Colonel Lowell heard 1t, and
was prepared for her coming. Stepping
behind his chair, Miss Caroline,' - placed
a tender hand ON each side of his cheeks
and kissing his forehead, said, softly, be-
tween a sob and laugh.
"My dear, thank God you have
come"
Kneeling beside him with her fair
head on his breast, and his loving arms
around her the Colonel said: "Seth
brought me to dine with you. Did you
know it, my darling ?"
"And you shall never, never go
away" Miss Caroline replied, "until
you take me with you"
Just here, there was knock on the
door, and Seth and Huldah entered arm
in arm.
81 just come up" said Seth with his
usual promptitude, ''to tell you that
Huldah and me was going to be spliced
this afternoon, and to ask you if the
parson mightn't kill two birds with one
stone ?"
Mis- Caroline lifted blushing, laugh
ing face to her lovers out replied quite
clearly: :" 1t seems to me that would be
an excellent plan"
SIS it not a shame? ?" the Colonel be-
gan, but little hand was placed over
his mouth, and the sentence was never
finished.
"Weli, Seth has come it over me this
time, awful" said Huldah ''but gave
my word, and can't go back on it"
NYou were wiser than / Seth" said
Miss Caroline; . shall be grateful to
you as long as live"
"And l." said the Colonel.
That evening there were two weddings
In the Wyndham mansiol%
Did the Colonel get well
or course he did.