The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-04


tionNl country. win you let me see
them?"
The suit was accordingly shown.
Our hero at once put it on, and could
not help laughing at the metamorphosis
which it produced in his appearance.
He hardly recognized himself.
81 think | will eep them on, said
he, "and have the others sent to my
hotel. / want two articles more, some
cowhide boots and flaming red ban.
danna, and then shall be fully equip
ped"
These last mentioned articles were
not difficult to procure.
An hour afterwards he knocked at
the door Of his aris,ocratic relatives
residence.
=" Is Alice at hum? ?" he inquired Of
the servant.
Il believe SOL" said the latter staring
at him.
"Thcn 90 and tell her that her cou
sin Jerry wants to see her If she's
frying doughnuts or anything. tell her
| kin wait in the settin' room"
The servant sitting n laugh, went up
and reported the arrival to Alice.
40, charming !" said she, II was just
thinking what | should do for amuse
ment. I'm SO glad he's come"
Alice descended and entered the sit.
ting room
There stood before her the exact en-.
bodiment of the picture she had drawn
the evening before, in the ice cream
saloon.
How dy do, cousin Alice? I'm Jer.
ry Onthank. Expected mcto day, didn't
you"
SO saying he strobe toward his cousin,
and grasped her taper fingers in pain
ful squeeze.
l am very well, thank you" said
Alice, suppressing smile with Difficult,
ty. "Aud hope you left your family
well.
Fust rate. Dads alive and kick.
ing, aud mans SOS to be about-all
well except the white heifer-shc's took
sick, aud I'm aicard she won't get over
it."
1T is great pity, certainly" said
Alice with much sympathy.
II guess you'd think so. That er
critter used to give fifteen quarts OF
milk day, which dad used to sell to
the milkman for three cents a quart.
Most half dollar day clean gone"
1t is certainly astonishing"
"Ye'cs said Jerry, hesitatiugly, look
ing perplexed.
when did you arrive in Boston p
Last night"
Where did you stop?"
g" At the Tremput House. What do
you think The plaguy stage driver
that took me there charged thirty seven
cents! | guess he seed that was from
the country, and wanted to cheat me"
I" | believe that is the regular price, +"
said Alice.
"Shoo! You don't though ? Guess
you're made of money in Boston! It's
a big town though" a.
" 1t is pretty large"
| never seed so many brick houses
in my born days. There's one thing l
want too see though"
What is it 7"
:" It's ship. They have them in
Boston don't tbeyY"
20 yes, plenty of them at the city
wharves."
Couldn't you 60 out with me aud
take walk down there ? Ispose you're
there most every day 7"
." 1t isn't exactly considered proper
for lady to walk down to the wharves. ("
"Shoo! Then you don't want to
goY'
/ would rather walk to the Com
p,on. Have you seen that 7"
Yes, | seed It this morning"
"And what did you think Of it?"
It's a coaiouuded shame they should
let SO much good laud 60 to waste.
1t would be pretty good to raise pota.
toes on. I've a great mind to tell
the government that LII take it on
shares"
~ don't think it would do any good
They keep it for children to play on,
and for the people to promenade"
"To rhat?"
q" To take walks"
"Oh, that't the idea"
At this moment Miss Emma Dickin-
sou, the other lady, was introduced.
Jerry made a shambling salutation,
aud 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 all together too long to
detail all the instances Of his rusticity
during that time.
At this time his cousin determined
upon party, in honor Of a young lady
in New York, a 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
lighted parlors, she was surprised that
he was attired in.fashionable style. In
reply to her interrogatories, he said, II
kinder'd like to dress little more in
Boston style, SO went out aud bought
some rew clothes. They cost a mint Of
money--but darn the expense. When
Pm 10 Boston Pam going to do as Ro-
mans do"
Alice was secretly glad Of the change.
Really, her cousin looked genteel,
much more SO than she had deemed
possible. 4a'