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

A young man, fashionably dressed
and with the air of one who would be al
home in society, reached Boston towards
evening, by the Fitchburg railroad. He
proceeded at once to hotel, not wishing
to intrude upon his relatives at that hour
and took a comfortable supper. After
this he read the evening papers, and ther
went for leisurely stroll on Washington
street On his way he passed Vinton'
well-known establishment, and it being
warm evening decided to 90 in and
have an ice cream
lie accordingly ordered one, and while
waiting to have it served, had an oppor.
tunity to look about him and take quiet
survey Of the company assembled. These
were chiefly ladies, and to those who are
at all familiar with Boston ladies. | need
not say that the faces were very well
worth looking at.
Our hero's attention, however, was
chiefly attracted by two young ladies who
sat at the table nearest his own. They
were apparently about the same age,
which could not have varied much from
eighteen. Both, too, were quite attract
i've in personal appearance.
They were conversing together in quite
an animated strain on variety of sub
jects. AT length one said
"By the way, Emma. have l told you
about the visitor we are expecting ?"
"No," said the other.
Its cousin from the country, who
| suppose will be a perfect rustic in ev.
cry respect Such fun as expect to
get out of him."
What is his name ?"
Jeremiah Onthank. expect he will
want us to call him Jerry
The other young lady laughed. "IIis
name is rustic enough, certainly" she
said. "You must be sure to give me
chance to see him. Mustn't keep him all
to yourself, Alice"
81 don't intend to. | want somebody
else to enjoy the fun"
"Do you know how he looks ?"
"No; but | can imagine In the first
place he is tall and awkward, not know
ing what to do with his hands and feet,
wearing cowhide boots and full suit of
blue, including swallow tail, studded pien-
tifully with brass buttons. There, what
do you say to that picture ?"
Emma laughed.
81 say this" she replied, 'that if he
at all answers your description he will be
decided accession to our society. When
do you expect him ?"
Tomorrow. Uncle wrote that Jer-
ry, as he calls him, will probably arrive
at that time"
81 will CALL"
"Do so, by all means
With these words they rose from the
table and left the store.
The young man had listened to their
conversation with an air of mingled
amazement and vexation. Not to Keep
the reader in suspense, we will tell him
what he has probably surmised, that the
chance listener to the young ladies' re-
marks was none other than Jeremiah On
thank himself. lie was quite the reverse
of the picture which his cousin had drawn,
being as we have said, very gentemanly,
both in dress an address. lie was born
in Vermont, where his father, good honest
farmer, still lived, but had enjoyed the
advantages of education in college in
the city of New York, where he had an
opportunity to mingle in society. This
fact was quite unknown to his cousin.
In fact they were not first cousins, al
though the indefinite relationship was
most conveniently expressed by that term.
Hitherto the two families had known
very little of each other.
81 will pay her off," said the young
man to himself, with quiet smile.
The next morning he visited a ready
made clothing establishment.
"IIave you any blue suits ?" he asked.
1--WE have none made up recently.
They are not fashionable in the city, you
know"
81 am aware Of that, but | intend to
do little masquerading."
"What, to personate Il countryman ?"
said the clerk, smiling
Precisely"
"Then | think can accommodate you
Not long since, countryman called in
and ordered such a suit as you DESIRE
but, having been heeced of his money by
some sharpers, was obliged to leave them
on our hands"
1.-The very thing" exclaimed young
Onthank.
"There is only one thing He was
not so tall as you, and they may be some
what short in the sleeves and legs"
"All the better. Such is the tradition
al country fashion, Will you let me see
them 7
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.
lie hardly recognized himself.
81 think l will keep them on" he said,
"and have the others sent to my hotel.
] want two articles more, some cowhide
boots and flaming red bandanna and
then | shall be fully eouipned