The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-10

The servant sitting laugh, went up and report
cd the arrival to Alice.
"oh, charming |" said she, 81 was just think
ing what should do for amusement. rm so glad
he's come"
Alice descended and entered the drawing-room.
There stood be6prs her tho exact em ,odimeut of
the picture she had drawn ths evening before.
How dy do, cousin Alice7 I'm Jerry onthank.
Expected me, didn't yc?"
So saying he strobe up toward his cousin and
grssped her taper fugcrs in painful squeeze.
al am very well, thank you," said Alice, sup
pressing smile with difficulty al hope you LEFT
your family we'll"
"Fust-rate. Dads alive and kicking, and mans
SOS to be about - all we'll except the white hefer,
she's took sick, and I'm afraid she won't get over
it,"
"That's great pity, certainly" said Alice with
much sympathy.
al guess you'd think so. That ere crittcr used
to give fifteen quarts OF milk day, which dad
used to sell the milk for three cents quart Most
half dollar day clean gone"
at is certainly quite melancholy"
"Ye-es," said Jerry, looking pcrplexed.
"Wheu did you arrive in Boston?"
I" Last night"
Where do you stop7"
&c To the fremont House What do you think /?
The plaugy stagedrivcr that took me there charged
| thiry-seven cents guess he seed was from the
country and wanted to cheat me-"
al believe that is the regular price," said Alice.
"Sho, you don't thought Guess your made of
money in Boston Gosh it's big town though"
"It is pretty large" .a.
IL never seed 50 many brick houses in all my
born days. There's one thing / want TO see
though"
"What is it?"
"Its a ship. They have ein in Boston, don't
they"
go, yes, plenty of them at the wharvcs.
Couldn't yIu go out with me and take walk
down there? l spose you're there most every
day?"
at isn't exactly considered proper for lady to
walk down the wharves."
"Sho, then you don't want to go?"
al would rather walk to the Common. Have
you seen that'"
Seed it this morning"
"And what do you think of it,"
"Its confoundcd shame they should let so much
good land go to waste. 1t would be pretty good To
raise potatoes I've good mind to tell the gov
ernlnept. I'll take it on shares"
al don't think it would do any good. They keep
it for children to play on and for the people prom
enade."
/ "To what?"
"To walk"
| 80, that's the idea"
At this moment Miss Emma Dickinson, the other
young lady, was introduced.
Jerry made stumbling salutation, and the
young ladies' continued to ply linn with questions
enjoying not little his rusticiy.
| Two or three days elapsed. Jerry made lis
home at the aristocratic mansion of his cousin. Ii
would take altogether too long to detail the insan-
ces of his rusticty during that time.
At this time his cousin determined upon party
chiefly in honor of young lady from New York, a
representative OF the best society in the city, to
wh,n Alice wished to do especial homer.
When Jerry appeared to escort his cousin down
stairs, to the brilliantly lighted parlors she was
surprised that he was attired in fashionable style.
In reply to her interrogatories he said, :" kind
or thought III like to dress little in Bostor
style, so went out and bought some new clothes
| They cost me mint Of money but darn the ex
pense. When am in Boston I'm going to do as
the Romans do"
Alice was secretly glad of the change. Really
her cousin looked gentccl, much more than she hat
dreamed possible.
Entering the room where a number had alread,
assembled Miss Emma Dickinson took charge o
our hero while his cousin did the honors to the ar
irving guests.
Soon the New York belle arrived, and was warm
ly received by Alice.
Some half an hour after jeremiah found himsel
near her. To his aurprise he recognized young
lady whom he had met in society.
The recognition was cordial on both sides. Thel
were couversing unnoticed BY Alice, when the mu
sic struck up for quadrIle.
"Wil you accept me lieu Of better partner
Miss Vancouver? asked our hero.
The lady inclined her head in the affirmative.
They took place opposite Alice and youni
military gentleman.
"Good Heavens!" thought she, how on cart
did jeremiah get introduced to Miss Vancouver
He will make us all ridiculous"
But she had no time forrcmonstrance. The mu
sic struck up.
To her surprise, Jeremiah went through the fig
ure with perfect propriety He did not jump abou
as she had anticipated
The quadrille over she went up to the pair.
al didn't know you had been introduced to M
cousin" said Alice.
awe have been acquainted for two years." SAT-
Miss Vancouver.
"Whcre did you meet =" asked Alice, amazed.
"In New York." said her cousin, Significantly
al was at that time a college student there"
Alice was overpowered with astonishment, whic
she managed to conceal, however, until the part
was over, when her cousin made an explanation
adding with a smile
"Cousin Alice, you were hastyir assuming this
all who live in the country are clodpoles. If 70
will come II Vermont next summer hope to con
vince you 10 the contrary.
Alice did visit Vermont as invited. Her visit
likely to be long one as she has become II
wife Of e" Awkward jeremiah"