The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-31

so far as material pleasures go--and here
/ was without a penny to pay my fare,
and not half minute OF spare time.
looked around helplessly.
II perceive your embarrassment sir"
said grave looking gentleman, whose
white choker and long skirted coat left
no doubt of his calling. 81 perceive
your embarrassment, sir, and shall be
happy to relieve you of 1t. Get your
ticket out of this, you can hand me the
change and remit the rest"
AS he spoke he placed a twenty dollar
bill In my hand.
But, my dear sir" began.
Pray don't waste any time in COM
pliments. My name is Rev. Speedwell
Sprue, of Chapellon, to which address
you can remit the trilling sum advanced.
ask no better guarantee than your
countenance.
81 accept your favor" replied,
"with the warmest thanks. My name
is Hodiah Trlmbley, white goods clerk
with Twist & Bobbln, of this city"
"Come, sir, do you wish the ticket or
not ?" demanded the man at the win
dow, with his thumb on the spring that
held'up the slide.
threw down the bill. He hastily
counted out the change and handed me
it and the ticket. The former passed to
the obliging stranger, whose hand 1
had barely time to press in parting, as
/ left him waiting, for another train.
The gateman was in the act of closing
the passage and the last bell was ringing
as hurried through and jumped aboard
with views of human nature considera-
bly, elevated by the trusting confidence
shown by the Rev. Speedwell Sprue-
though 1 dou bted whether it would do
system.
From Mr.. Sprue and his childlike
faith my thoughts gradually returned to
Polly Patchin, and 1 had already laid
the ground plans of several fairy cottages
in which with love and Polly to lend
their charms, L could laugh at the
proudest prince in his palace.
Dickervillel" sang out the conduc-
tor, as the whistle blew and the train
slowed up at the first stopping place.
Two men with lanterns-it was
night train-came bustling through the
car scanning the passengers closely.
g. Ha this looks like him." said one
of them holding his lantern to my
face.
Fills the bill exactly" cried the
other gancing from me to paper in
his hand
Come sir" he continued placing
hand roughly on my shoulder. eff L
am not mistaken it was you who bought
the last ticket for this train.''
:" 1t was" l answered, looking up
astonished.
"And paid for it with twenty dollar
BILL" he added, receiving the change"
acknowledged the fact but with no
abatement of surprise.
"That bill," he proceeded, twas
counterfeit, and we've been telegraphed
to arrest YOU"
endeavored to expostulate, and ex-
plained as well as my confusion would
permit, the circumstances under which
1 had got the note.
"a likely storyl'' was the sneering
comment, f" there's so many good Mr.
Sprues you see, going about lending
money to total strangers. What did you
do with the change now?p
Handed it back to Mr.. Sprue," I
answered.
"a clever dodge" said one of the
men, as the two exchanged winks.
"Come along !" they commanded and
without ceremony was hustled from
the train, dragged to eighboring cal
aboose and locked up.
Next morning was taken before a
jolly-looking magistrate whose face was
a guarantee that should at least have a
fair hearing.
Well, young man, what have you to
say to this ?" he began.
was proceeding with my story earn.
estly, when to my great joy who should
enter but my kind friend, the Rev. Mr..
Speedwell Sprue, in company with q
stranger of a very different appearance
"Oh, Mr.. Sprue, how glad am tc
see you'll" l exclaimed. "a word from
you will clear up this unfortunate
affair"
To my great chagrin Mr.. Sprue, in
stead of promptly answering my appeal