Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-02-25
From the New Hampshire Courier.
AristOcracy HumlbIed.
BY SIR PETER TEAzLE, JR.

| In the month OF December, 1924, on cold
bleak day, youth was seen wandering through
one of the principal towns in Massachusetts
He was apparently abou, eighteen years of age,
was plainly clad, and fortune had evidently
frowned upon him He entered hotel, and
sat for some time leaning his head upon his
hand, as if in deep thought. Presently he took
up newspaper, and glancing over il, his eye
caught an advertisement for an apprentice in a
printing office of the -Gazeue. On be-
ing told, he proceeded thiher and on telling
his story, the proprietor Of the establishment
Immediately took him into his employ. His
story simple, but full of meaning Ii was
as follows
! His father was a merchant, and resided in a
thriving town on the Merrimac, in the State of
! New llampshire He was considered IN good
circumstances, and the hero Of our tale, whose
name was Henry Smith, had the advantages of
good education When he was fifteen years
of age, his father died, and it was found that
his estate insufficient. to pay his debts. Hen
ry did all he could 10 assist his poor mother for
TWO years, when she died, and Henry was left
10 the mercy of fortune. He therefore, with
only few dollars in his pocket, set off to seek
his fortune among strangers, in cold and
hearlless world. BY chance he got Into town
where we found him. The rest have already
told 10 my readers.
Henry Smith was now eighteen years Of
age He was 10 remain with Mr. g. the pro-
prietor Of ihe--Gazet,e until he should ar
rive al the age of 81, as a compensation there
for, he was TO receive thirty dollars per year,
in lieu of any clo,hing, and his board for thai
period
He proved faithful, industrious aud steady
unlike many young men, he " GU, his coat ac-
| cording to his cloth" and by that means was
enabled to lay up something as the saying is,
"aganst rainy day"
trust lha, my bachelor friends will pardon
me when inform them that am about to in
,roduce 10 their notice female. |, like my
celebrated ancestor, Sir Peter Teazle, the
/
i, necessary that TO tell story about our friends
who have entered into alliance matrimonial, we
must sometimes expect 10 have our path cross
ed by The fairer and genler sex. But Peter,
Peter ihou'r indulging in mos. unnecessa.
ry, unbecomng soloquy Go on with Thy
story, therefore, or disgrace The name of bach
! elor Well, 10 proceed.
Della Bell was the only daughter Of a rich
arisiocrai in the town of Rushville-(by which
name | shall call the town where we first found
Henry Smith.) She was beautiful girl, but
had been INDUCED in everything from her in
fancy, in fact had been spoiled child. Like
her parents she was proud and oyerbearing
and was accustomed to think that mechanic,
or even female who earned her daily bread
by plying her needle, was far beneath her no.
lice.
! Della was now seventeen years Of age, and
by far the prel;iesl young lady in Rushyille
Al the time there was held in Rushvie, what
were called social sewing societies, devoted TO
raising funds for he church to which the ladies'
who constituted The societies, belonged. The
plan was for The ladies 20 attend and sew in
the afternoon, and in The evening it was Gus
tomary for the gentlemen of the village to at
lend, and after socially spending an hour or
two, 10 show their galantry by escorling the
fair ones home.
/ BY chance, it happened one afternoon ,ha,
/ Della Bell Condeseended 10 attend one of these
societies, though she considered il beneath her
station 10 become permanent member.
! Things went on as usual during the after
noon, and as night spread her sable curtain o.
yer the face of nature. the gentlemen came.
"W ho is that gentleman in black Z" SAID De-
liza to lady with whom she was conversing
"That is Mr.. Smith he is capital fellow,
come, lei me introduce you 10 him."
| 81 don't know" hesila,ed Della, he is
handsome really" she continued musing
BY This time Henry Smith, for it was no
other than he, had advanced 10 where these