The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-03-21


and mans SOS to be about-allwell excep
the white heifer-she's tovk sick, and
I'm afear'd she won't get over it."
THAT is great pity, certainly" SAID
Alice, with much sympathy.
IL guess you'd think so. That er crit.
ter used to give fifteen quarts of milk q
day, which dad used to sell to the milk.
man for three cents quart. Most hall
dollar a day clean gone."
alt is certainly quite melancholy"
"Ye'es," said Jerry, hcsitatingly, look.
ing perplexed.
"When did you arrive in Boston ?,
"Last night"
"Where did you sto p?"
"To the fremont House. What dew
you think ? The plaguy stage driver
that took me there charged thirty-seven
cents gness he seed that | was from
the country, and wanted to cheat me-"
81 believe that is the regular price, "
said Alice
"Shoo! You don't, though Guess
you are made Of money in Boston It's
big town, though ~
"lts pretty large"
81 never seed so many brick houses in
my born days. There's one thing want
to see, though"
"What is it ?"
"It's ship. They have 'eln in Bos.
ton, don't they?',
90, yes, there are plenty of them at
the wharves.'
"Couldn't you 60 out with me and
take walk down there? spose you're
out most every day ?"
at isn't exactly considered proper for
a lady to walk down to the wharves."
"Shoo Then you don't want to 90 :"
81 would rather walk to the Common.
Have you seen that %
Yes, seed it this morning"
"And what did you think of ?"
ats confounded shame they should
let SO much good land go to waste. 1t
would be pretty good to raise potatoes
on. I've great mind to tell the gov
ernmcnt I'll take it on shares
II don't think it would do any good
They keep it for children to play on, and
for the people to promenade"
ITO what ?"
"To take walks"
"Oh, that's the idea
At this moment Miss Emma Dickin-
son, the other lady, was introduced.
Jerry made shambling salutation,
and the young ladies continued to ply
him with questions, enjoying not little
his rusticity.
Two or three days elapsed. Jerry
made his home at the aristocratic man
sion of his cousin. 1t would take alto
gether too long to detail all the instances
of his rusticity during that time.
At this time his cousin determined up.
on party, chiefly in honor of a young
lady in New York, representative of
the best society in that city, to whom
Alice wished to do especial honor.
When Jerry appeared to escort his
cousin down stairs to the brilliantly light
ed parlors, she was surprised that he was
attired in fashionable style In reply to
her interrogatores, he said
81 kinder thought I'd like to dress a
little more in Boston style, so | went out
and bought some new clothes. They cost
mint Of money-but darn the expense.
When I'm in Boston I'm going to do as
the Romans do"
Alice was secretly glad Of the change.
Really her cousin looked quite genteel,
much more than she had deemed it pos.
sble.
Entering the room, where a number
had already assembled, Miss Emma Dick
inson took charge of our hero, while his
cousin did the honors to the arriving
guests.
Soon the New York belle arrived, and
was warmly welcomed by Alice
Some half AN hour after, Jeremiah
found himself near her. TO his surprise
he recognized II yonng lady whom he had
met in society.
The recognition was cordial on both
sides They were conversing unnoticed
by Alice, when the music struck up for
quadrille.
"Will you accept me in lieu of a bet
ter partner. Miss Vancouver ?" asked our
hero.
They took place opposite Alice and
young military gentleman.
"Good heavens !" thought she, "how
on earth did Jeremiah get introduced to
Miss Vancouver lie will make us all
ridiculous"
But she had no time for remonstrance.
The music struck up.
To her surprise, j eremiah went through
the figure with perfect propriety He
did not jump about Ms she had aniicipat-
ed.
The quardrille over, she went up to
the pair.
81 did not know you had been intro
duced to my cousin" said Alice.
1--WE have been acquainted for two
years." said Miss Vancouver, quietly.
"Where did you meet 7" asked Alice,
amazed
"lp New York. said her cousin sig.
ni6cantly. al was at that time a college
student there"
Alice was oyerpowered with astonish-
ment, which she managed to conceal,
however, till the party was over, when
her cousin made an explanation, adding,
with smile, "Cousin Alice, you were
hasty in assuming that all who live in