Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-14
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Jethro ThrOop'S Night Thoughts.
By JOHN THOMAS

rScENE-Bed chamber in the mansion Of the ell
der Throop. TIME, s:s0P. MI
j ,cM go to New York. Father had
me almost persuaded out of the idea, but
| saw Jack Armsby in town to day, and
that sight settled me. Oh! what mag
niieent sight! What splcndor! He
stood in Muslin's store, leaning against
the pillar in the center of the floor. Oh /!
how beautiful that round Panama hat
looked cooked on one side Of his head
How bis short blue coat did set off his
fawn colored pantaloons, with a stripe
down the leg, and they both were improv
ed by his white vest, double breasted,
with a rolling collar! And the low pat
ent leather shoes, with stockings red aud
white, and the gold chain around the
neck crossing the embroidered shirt front
just below that gorgeous diamond pin,
and spanning the vest below! 0 heav-
ems! that solid gold chain, that diamond
pin, that--but what's the Use of emu
merating. can have all those things
l can be just as much of sw--man of
fashion as Jack Armsby, and | will. l
shall be miserable else.
ASH was standins-leaning, rather
against this pillar, Mary Benson and
Jane Ever camo in. Now know those
girls perfectly well, and have known EN-
ever since they we've little girls. and l
had always supposed that stood well
with them, particularly Mary Benson
But " hat chance have |. in satlnet breech-
es with patch on them, and cowhide
boots, against such fellow rs Jack Arms
by9 They passed me with scarcely a
nod, and walked straight to where he
stood. and Mr.. Armsby" d him till /
wel!-nigh burst with yexation. To see
him chatting Familiarity with those girls
now twirliug his moustache; now
whipping the leg of his pantaoons with
a dress cane, and, finally. winding up
that splendid gold watch of his, on pur.
pose to show it TO them-l know that's
all he did it for-and standing off alone
its too much! l won't endure it
Jack don't advise to 60 10 New York.
He says il is an awful place for inexpe
rienced young men; that there's tempta-
tons that beset young men which arc on
ly 10 be resisted by the strongest minds
and most infexible wills. When he looks
back and sees What he passed through, it
makes him shudder sometimes. To be
entrusted, for instance. as he is, by Smith
Sellu.n g. Co, with uncounted thousands;
10 have to maintain style, you know,
Jethro. which corresponds with your ex
pectations--the temptation is awful !
and then TO have elegant ladies fall head
and ears in love with you; and when
you tell 'em that its impossible-that
you haven't the means 10 marry, to have
'em say to you: " Whose money is that
you're handling every day? What wo'd
Smith, Sellum 81 Co. be without you?
Oh! j. Henry. take part of that which
is your own, and let us fly to distant
shore and he happy"
Il tell you what it is, Jethro, nv boy
when n s,unnin' woman. movin' in the
first circles, in full dress, talks that kind
of talk to you, it's rather hard work to
resist. But have done it, and | shall
do it. Whether yon would be so tempt
cd, don't know, neither can tell
whether you would resist such tempta-
ton. But, Jetbro. my advice is, don't
try it. Farmin' is hard work, there amt
much style in it. but amt sure but you
are better off after all. Have a weed,
Jethro? Them cigars our house imports
for IFS own use, and they cost us three
hundred dollars thousand. No? Well,
perhaps its better not TO smoke; but I've
been in the habit of it so long that | re-
ally can't break off. Don't never get
none of these bad habits, Jethro. They
use Teller up mighty fast, | tell you.
By by"
Tho miserable swell. He to advise
me as TO falling into bad ways! He TO
talk OF inexperienced young men! Why,
four years ago, he was as much worse
off than | am rs | am now worse eff thar
he is. What experience aad he when he
went TO New York? And If he. without
experience, without money. education, or
brains flor he always was tho most stu /.
pid boy we had in schoo), if he can get
on nj this rate, what is to prevent me?
The question is settled. / shall tell
father, tomorrow morning, that will 90
away. If he chooses TO let me go quiet
ly, and makes Muslin get me situation
in New York, we'll and good; if not, l
will go alone, without his consent, and
cut my way through the world. But go
| will-go | will. Jack Armsby shall
never again stand between me and Mary
Benson, in his patent leather shoes and
striped stockings. will have gold
watch and diamond pin. and gold
chain, and-and a gold watch, and
TAT this pl eeise point Jethro sank into the arms
or Mo-pLeus
(To BE coNTINuED.)