The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-04-02
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FROM Ballous Dollar Mcnthly Maga Ems.
In Search OF a situation.
BY MAURICE SILINGSDY.


John Peters had just graduated from
the Mercantile College in New York,
aud with u recommendation aud dlplo.
ma in his pocket, was now in search OF a
situation lie was good looking Dung
man of twenty,three ; had earned with
his own hands the money Professor Fer
dinaud Costello de Guer had received
in exchange for his education If we
mistake not, John Peters was native
of small town in Connecticut, which,
from some overshot on the part Of pre-.
viour compilels, he had the misimuue to
be entirely overlooked by the great Mr.
Brookes,in his universal scrutiny of that
State.
For fear Of rendering the town class
ical as being The birthplace OF our hero
we shall rcialn from further mention of
it, satisfied that the curiosity we have
already excited, will induce future com.
pliers to be more accurate in their re-
searches, and thus, aud thus, in course
of time, it may come to be awarded to
the aforesaid town, in spite Of Ils pres
ent isolation and OBJ cuolry, its due share
Of &C ogiaphical Importance.
In what part Of the city John Peters
resided, or where lie happened to be Oh
the morning to which we refer, is II
point not clearly shown. | am sorry,
however, because the locality Of John
Peters, might tend to strengthen the
identity of John Peters, aud prevent
him (hud this fact with some other in,
portaDt items been clear y established in
the mind of the wealthy and Influential
Joshua Miers) from entrnpping the prct-
ty bird which policy aud worldly caIcu-
lation had alrcad, boat into the bush of
John Peters the second.
That John Peters had been looking
over the morning papers, cannot Dc.
doubted, from the fact, that precisely
niue o'clock, Il. NJ, found him standing
at the door OF Mr.. Micrss counting
room NJ. Joshua MieIs having advcr-
tised that morning for Il book. keeper.
Mr.. Micrs : | believe | have the
honor OF addressing Mr. Joshua Miers;
saL John Peters touching his hat pro-
ioundly in the direction indicated.
The same = responded Mr. Miers,
with friendly diSiGed nod. Can |
be Of any service to you' Please pro-
coed =
What shall do If there was on
ly hole somewhere thought John -
But there was no hole and our hero plo-
ceeded.
My name is Petcrs-John Peters =
Mr.. Miers sprang from his arm chair,
Just as though Le had received shock
from some Invisible battery.
John Pctcrs' by all that's gra-
cious = cried Mr.. Mers embracing him.
And here, like an old simplcton, have
| been treating you, thinking you u
stranger all the tune, according to the
most frigid rules OF etiquette. | deserve
to be blowed for ever having studied
Count dc Orsay's Treatise. But how is
your father ?--how stupid in mel can
see him in every feature of your face :
in good spirits, reckon yes, SEQ,
no matter obout the answer-arrivcd in
the morning train all tined cut, no Doubt
Yes OF course, how should | expect you
10 be otherwise ;-rodc all night, see
Perfectly unexpected, though didn't
drerm OF your coming before the cxpla-
ton OF another weck-ihnk your father
said in his letter n week from Friday
to-day, let me see, is "Wednesday (which
which would leave it week from day
after tomorrow. But no matter you
arc Just as welcome !--ah, here comes
the omnibus, it will take us within two
minutes walk Of my residence, aud Bella
is at home this morning. She can't help,
but be deligbted-comc y AMI MIR.
Meirs caught the arm Of John aud star
ted in the direction Of the street.
Il fear there is q slight m sunderstand-
inc somewhere faltered John, attempt