Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-03-14

There stood before her the exact
embodiment Of tho picture she had
drawn the evening before.
"How dy do, cousin Alice ? I'm
jerry Onthank. Expected me, did,
mt We p
50 saying he strobe towards bis
cousin. and grasped her taper fingers
IN painful squeeze.
II am very we'll, thank you" said
Alice, suppressing smile with diff.
Guilty. Il hope you left your family
we'll"
"Fust rate, Dads alive and kick.
ing and MANS SOS to be about an
we'll except the white heifer-she'4
took sick and I'm afeard she won't
get over it,"
"fhat's 3 great pity certainly"
said Alice with much sympathy.
Il guess you'd think so That ere
critter used to give fifteen quarts 81
milk day which dad used to sell
TOR three cents = quart. Most half 4
dollar day, clean gone"
~ is certainly quite melancholy .
"Yo'es, said jerry, hesitatiagly,
looking perplexed
"When did vou arrive in Boston i?
Last night"
"Whero did you stop?
"f The Fremont House. What
deg y5H think2 The plaguy stage
driv That took me there charged
H'fty secea ems ! gness he sscd
that | was from The country and
wanted 10 cheat me"
II tciicve chat s lhe 9galar price, Z
sMj Alice
"Saoi You don't though? Guess
you're made of money Id Boston
ats big town though"
- is pretty large"
II never seed so many brick houses
in my born days There's one thing
! want to see though.
"What is it?n
'It's ship They have 'em in
Boston don't they r.
20 yes, plenty Of them at the
wharves"
"Couldn't you 20 ouC with me and
take a walk down there? | spose
you're there most every day"
1T isn't exactly considered pro-
per for lady to walk down TO the
wharvcs"
"sho! Then you don't want to
90 ?"
Il would rather walk to the Com
mon. Have You seen that 2"
"Yes, / seed il this morning"
"And what did yon think OF il 2"
tits a confOunded shame they
should let SO much good land 20 TO
waists. Ii would be pretty good to
raise potatoes on. I've a great
mind 70 tell the government I'll take
it on shares"
81 don't think it would do any
good Thoy keep it for children to
play on and for the people to prom
enade"
ITO what ~
ITO take walks"
20 thht's the idea"
At this moment Miss Emma. Dick.
son. tho other lady, was introduced.
Jerry made stumbling santa
ton, and the young ladies continued
to ply him with questions, enjoying
not little his ruslicity.
Two or three days elapsed. Jer-
ry made his home 80 the aristocratic
mansion Of his cousin. 1t would
take altogethertoo long to detail all
the Instances OF his rusticity dnrin &
that time.
Atthis time his cousin determined
on b party, chiefly in honor Of a
young lady in New York represen-
tative Of the hest society in that
city, 10 whom Alice wished 70 do es-
peeiai honor
When jerry appeared to escort Lis
cousin down stairs TO the brilliantly
lighted parlora, she was surprised
that be was alfred III fashionable
style Ia reply To her interrogation
ie-, he said, u Sinder Thought I'd
like % dress little il The Boston
style Sc went out and bought some
nt 50 clothes They cost mint d
money -hut darn the expense
When Fm ia Boston I'm going 10 "a
al Che Romans do"
Alice wu- secretly glad Of tbs
/ change Really, her cousin looked
quite gehteei maca mere SO than
Sue bad dreamed possible.
Catering the room where mum
Der had already assembled, Miss En-
ma Dickinson took charge Of ouI
hero while bis cousin did the honors
70 The arriving guests.
Soon the New York belle arrived
and was warmly received by Alice.
Some half an hour after Jeremiah
| found himself near her. To his sur
4 prise he recognized young lady
whom be had metin society,
The recognition was cordial or
both sides. They were conversint
unnoticed by Alice, when the music
struck up for a quadrile.
aWill you accept me in lieu Of
better partner, Miss Vancouver 7
asked our hero
| The lady inclined her head in th'
affirmative.
They took place opposite Alice
and q young military gentleman.
"Good Heavens thought she how
on earth did jeremiah get an intro
duction to Miss Vancouver? RI
will make US all ridiculous
But she had no time for remou
STRANGE. The music struck up.
10 her surprise, Jeremiah wen
through the figure with perfect pro
priety. Lie did not jumb about q
she anticipated
The quadrille over, she went up t
J the pair.
81 didn't know yon had been il
I troduced to my cousin" said Alice.
I'VE have been acquainted for twi
years, said Miss Vancouver, quietly
aWhere did you meetY7 asked A
! ice amazed.
"In New York, said her cousi
Significantly, II was at that time