Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-03
Miss Blazer.

of Judge Smith with rather sorrowfu
cast of countenance. Drawing up a chair,
he gently inquired:
''Does the law allow damages for injury
to mans feelings, Judge2"
"Not often; sometimes"
''Not when you're cut up, mortified,
trodden on, lnsulted, madl"
81 can tell you better when | know the
facts"
"Well, I'll state my case. You know,
Judge, that church fair that was held in
the hall last night? / went there, and John
Wormly introduced me TO most awfully
pretty girl, Miss Blazer. / never met her
before. She was just splendid, you know.
Uncommon agreeable; and treated her to
oysters and ice-cream, and bought her a
pin-cushion and lamp-mat, and a whole
lot of fiddle -faddle. Spent about four dol
lars you know, and she seemed so mighty
pleasant that thought I'd made hit; dead
in love with her, you understand"
Quick work, wasn't it?"
''l es but she was so very handsome and
80 beWilderlngly affable. And so, about
ten o'clock, asked her if might see her
home. She SAID might didn't know
where she lived and / didn't care. So we
started, and we struck oHt for the Wood
bury Pike, and asked her il she was q
neighbor TO the Smileys, and she said she
wasn't. Then we walked on, and on, until
we were clear out into the country, and |
inquired if her father was in the farming
business, and she said no. So we kept
going, and pretty soon it began TO rain, and
as | had no umbrella, ! asked her to let me
throw my coat around her, and she con-
sented. and walked by her side in my
shirt sleeves"
"Did she seem gratefull"
"Well, not much. But we'd gOne about
half a mile farther, she said she thought
she saw highway robber or something a
a few yards ahead-dark as pitch, you
know-and wouldn't / go on in advance
and see what il was. So walked boldly
on, and the first thing knew, ran against
one of the slde-posts of the tollgate, and
skinned my nose. Look at it! Made 1t
bleed, too. Then she said she knew where
she was now, and we could go right along.
| asked her if she lived near the tollgate,
and she said mot SO very However, /
knew / had made an impression on that
girl, and didn't care much for distance.
So we walked along, until we passed Simp-
sons school house and came to Huckle-
berry Greek. she said it just flashed across
her then that the bridge was down, and
she couldn't imagine how We were 10 get
across.
Couldn't swim, could she3"
''Not deep enough, you know. So
hemmed and hawed awhile, and then l
told her thai didn't like TO make the of.
fer, but I'd wade and carry her, if she'd let
me-.
Refused, of course, IsuppOse?"
''She accepted on the spot, and [ got her
across safely, although was wet up to my
knees. So then we kept going aloDg and
along, and along, until got kind of uneasy
when ali of a sudden she said she was afraid
she had missed the road, it was so dark,
and would Mt go TO that house close by
and ask them if this was the Woodbury.
Pike or Hatboro' Lane. went, but before
l could get TO the door-bell, a dog came
booming at me, and ran for the gate. Put
your hand right there, on my leg. Feel
thatl That's the bandage over that dog
bite. A quarter of pound of flesh gone,
at the very least"
"DiG she sympathize with your
"Well, not as much as expected. And
then we walked, and walked. and walked,
and kept on walking, until began to
think she must live somewhere on the Pa.
citic Coast when presently she said:
There's our housel | see light"
THAT was one satisfaction, anyhow, for
| knew she would ask me in, and have me
dried, and maybe her mother might ask me
to stay all night, so that I'd have a chance
to get acquainted with the family, and to
see her in the morning."
"Well?''
well, we went up, and when | rang
the bell, young fellow came to the door,
and he says:
"Why, Emily, is it your We thought
you intended to stay at Ferguson's, or I'd
have come for YOU"
''Then she introduced me, and said this
was the gentleman she was engaged to,
Engaged to, mind you! And he thanked
me for bringing her home. /, you under
stand, standing on the front steps all this
time. And the gentleman she was engaG-
ed to handed me my coat and said to
Emily:
'No use of asking Mr.. Sparks in at this
time of night, of course9"
''And Emily said:
Hell want to get home as quick as he
can, l am sure"
''And like an old fool l SAID:
''Of course"
''And so quit, and they went in and
shut the door.
sit was just four miles home. l got in
about daylight, wet above, soaked below,
and full of bruises, mutilated nose, dog
bites, and frantic with anxiety to play par
ticular thunder with the whole Blazer fam
lily, and the young man tc whom Emily
was engaged. Now, what can l do about
it?'
The Judge explained that there was no
ground for an action in law, and Sparks
went out talking about murder and sudden
death; but he must have changed his mind.
The Blazer family was intact when last
heard from.
How Afghans right.