Freeman's champion., 1857-08-06
Chester jerks and his Troubles.
Bv JOHN THoRNDERRY.

U" come, OneSter, salu MS lIlenu
Tom Whiting, "get your duds to-
gether and go out to B. tomorrow
I've got plenty Of friends there, you
know, and I want you to enjoy some
Of them with me especially Miss
Mary Maxwell" oI
90, pho" answered Chester jerks
sticking his heels up on the window
sill.
M tell you there's no pho' about
it. Mary is beautiful girl. She's
in the way of q handsome inherit
.ance, too. And think, what's more
that you would like her, and she
would like you. Come, now ; she'd
like an author, and you might not
dislike an heiress. insist upon it
that you shall go !' ....
"If you were only going too" said
Chester. .il.
"That's Just the reason why | want
you to start off ahead of me, you bee
I'd rather you would be there alone
and study character little for your.
self, and then | shall come along and
look over your conclusions. The
fact is, if you get acquainted with
Mary Maxwell without any interfer'
'ence Of mine, it may be q great deal
better for you, and for her, too"
Chester jerks began to think seri'
ously of it, g.
"You need fresh air and change
of scene," urged his friend Tom,
"and B. is exectly the place for you.
Go right off tomorrow, tell you,
and not say another word about it
| shall be there as soon as you will
care about seeing me. The fact is,
I've q wonderful fancy that you and
my friend Mary are going to just suit
one another. At any rate, want to
be satisfied about it whether | am
right or wrong" aaloa
Chester jerks was over-persuaded
1t was a lovely day in late June
sumner was throwing her charms
around everything. And the image
of beautiful Mary Maxwell dancet
through his thoughts. Next morn
ing he set out bright and early for thu
cars. carpet- bag in hand. His spir1
its were high. and all things prom
ised happiness. m y! .ro .r...
1t was late in the afternoon before
he reached B., and the last part his
Journey he was obliged to perform
10y stagecoach. AS he drove up un-
sder the great elm tree that shadowed
lthe roof of the village tavern, ht
sthought the spot the most inviting
and rural he had ever seen. b, wat
entitled to q fixed place in his hear
already, for nothing but the promises
it seemed to hold out. }, n ar
Having placed his carpet-bag il
safe keeping. he found it would b
some time yet before supper; SO, OF
consulting his feelings, he concluded
that he weuld find his way down Il
the rivers bank below the villag
street, and indulge in democrati
wash; in other words, a good plung
and swim. Tired and dusty as h
was, he started off on his hygieni
errand, hoping to feel in excellen
trim for his supper. s+ na.Hao.
G Perhaps a half mile or more fror
the street he saw o beautiful littl
nook, bending in from the river
bank, where he thought his good lucl
invited him. He turned down to Il
and found himself wholly conceale
from the road, and from every ord
nary chance of detection and disturb
ance. Disrobing himself as quic
as he could, he laid his clothes in
SECURE place and plunged in. wau
Just about the same instant that h
took his delicious plunge in theJur
waters Of the little river, o strange
OF about his, own size had been caugl
ei6lchiHg sundry articles Of houshol
economy from the idwellingsoof u
rood house wives in, the Villages an
had started of in heedless haste dow
the street., at the cry which was 81
up M of "stop tAiqf I" He; ;dsrted avs
at such speed that no one thong
there was much use in pursuing hir
thodyh thcyhad 40 carefully, ,maNraEf' marx