The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-06-28

intended to buy it for himself that
afternoon. ..
Then he cast his eye upon an ac-
count of how Mr.. Mullen had beat
en- Mrs. Mullen, and been arrested
for so doing; and then he found
himself reading paragraph to the
effect that the heirs of Timothy
Bloom, Of Lancaster, England, if
living, might hear of something to
their advantage by applying to
Jones &Johnson --st street.
My name" thought Mr.. Bloom,
at first. Then, with start, he re-
membered that he had heard his
grandfather was named Timothy.
Certainly, he came from Lancaster,
England. His father, David Bloom,
had been an only son. He was an
only son himself. Well, then, he
was Timothy Blooms heir, if it
should prove that the Timothy
Bloom inquired for was really his
fathers father.
But, oh, psha!'' said Mr.. Bloom.
This sort of thing couldn't happen
to me. It's some other Timothy,
not poor old grandfather And he
copied the address Of Jones &
Johnson into his pocket-book, and
went back to his counter quite
calmly, though he wrote to Jones
& Johnson that night.
However, wonders will never
cease. When Tim Bloom, the meek
est of all young statesmen went
home that Saturday evening with
"deducted;' salary and scolding,
he found Mr.. johnson himself in
his clearinghouse parlor. and an
examination of the family Bible in
his possession, and of certain
bundle Of yellow letters that Mr..
Bloom had more than once decided
to burn, but had, fortunately,
spared, settled the matter. Half
million of money had come to him
in the regular course Of nature, and
he was richer not only than Mr..
Crabbe, but shan any of his most
fashionable customers.
1t was wo lderful surprise to lit
tie Tim Bloom, and he scarcely
grasped the idea at first. Even af-
ter he had tcld his chief confidant,
his landlady's pretty grand-daugh-
ter. Mental le White, a pretty,
pink-cheeked. capable damsel, call
ed Hetty, for short-he only went
so far as to think Of pair Of
patent-leather boots and a diamond
cravat-pin. .
Hctty awakened him to full real
ization Of his changed condition by
saying, rather seriously, and look
ing away from him:
"Of course, grandma's won't suit
you any longer, Mr.. Bloom, and
you'll never have to 60 back to
Crabbe & Co.'S again
"By George! I never thought of
it; so I sha'n't," said Tim Bloom.
No more counter.jumping for me !;
and if Mrs. White will let me hire
the back parlor, I'll take that. Go
away? Not II"
Not yet; it's too soon," said
Hetty, to herself; ''but he'll 60
when he quite understands
LET me congratulate you, my
dear Mr.. Bloom" said Mr.. Crabbe.
bowing, as he parted from the de-
parted clerk as he did to the car
riage-customers at the very store
door. Il have always felt a SUI
periority in you over the other
young men. said to my daugh-
ter, Belinda, the other day: IF it
were not for giving offense to
Others l should ask Mr.. Timothy
Bloom to our little evenings. Some
thing of the Prince in disguise
about him; but an employer has his
duties. They sometimes make his
heart ache; but he must perform
them
Mr.. Bloom remembered the pla-
card over the water-cooler: "Cashes
not allowed drinks "a cash who
drinks deducted one-half," and
thought that if Mr.. Crabbe really
had heart this must be true.
Tim Bloom was a rich man; but
had no rich friends as yet. The
clerks at Crabbe & Co.'s had been
always quarreling amongst them
selves, and he had not known one
in private.
The boarders were not ''sociable;"
he treated them to ice cream several
times, and took Hetty White to a
concert or two.