Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-12

more, some coWhide boots and a
flaming red bandanna, and then L
shall be fully equipped"
n These last mentioned articles
we're not difficult to procure.
u An hour afterwards he knocked
at the door of his relatives aristo-
cratic residence.
sis Alice at hum?" he inquired OF
the servant.
'T believe sop said the latter,
staring at him with eyes wide open.
"Then go and tell her that her
cousin Jerry wants to see her. If
she's frying doughnuts or any
thing, tell her l can wait in the set
tin room"
| The servant, sitting laugh, went
up and reported the arrival to
Alice.
go, charmingl" said she, 'I was
just thinking what should do for
amusement. l am so glad he has
come" AkF
AiicS-ddsee aded>1anT entered the
drawing room
There stood before her the exact
embodiment of the picture she1had
drawn the evening before.
'tHow dy do, cousin Alice?" I'm
Jerry Onthank. Expected me- didn't
YEP"
So saying, he strobe towards his
cousin, and grasped her taper fin
gers in a painful squeeze.
'1 am very well, thank yoU,p said
Alice, suppressing a smile with diff
ficulty. 81 hope you left your fam
lily WELL"
"Fnst-rate. DADS alive and kick
ing, and MANS SOS to be about-all
well except the white heifer-she's
took sick, and Pm afeard she won't
git over it."
''That's a great pity, certainly" I"
said Alice, with much sympathy.
'1 guess you'd think so, That
er critter used to give fifteen quart
of milk day, which dad used to
sell to the milkman for three cents
a quart. Most half dollar a day,
clean gone"
at Is certainly quite melancholy"
'Ye'es," said Jerry, hesitatingly
looking perplexed.
"When did you arrive in Boston?
'Iast night"
"Where did you stop?"
'To the fremont House. What
dew you think? The plaguy stage
driver that took me there charged
thirty-seVen centsi I guess he seed
that I was from the country, and
wanted to cheat me-"
al believe that is the regular
price," said Alice.
'Shool You don't, though? 1
guess you're made of money in Bos-
toni It's big town, though"
'It is pretty large"
81 never seed so many brick
houses in my born days, There's
one thing want to see, though"
"What is it?"
'1t's a ship. They have 'em in
Boston, don't they?p
60, yes, plenty of them at the
WharVes2"
"COuldn't you go out with me
and take a walk down thsre2
spose you're there most every day?"
'It isn't exactly considered pro-
per for lady to walk down to the
Wharves."
"Shool Then you don't want to
go?"
'I would rather walk to the Com
mon. Have you seen that?n
eyes, l seed it this morning"
"And what did you think of it?n
'Its a confoundod shame they
should let so much good land go to
waste. 1t would be pretty good to
raise potatoes on. I've a great mind
to tell the government I'll take it on
shares"
'G don't think it would do any
good. They keep it for children to
play on aud for the people to prom
enade."
''To aUhGt2"
"To take walks"
"Oh, that's the idea"
| At this moment Miss Emma Dick.
inson, the other lady was intro
duced.
Jerry made q shambling saluta
tion, 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 aristocratii
mansion of his cousin. It would
take altogether too loug to detail
all the instances of his rusticity du
ring that time.
At this time his cousin deter
mined upon party, chiefly in honol
of young lady in New York, ;
representative of the best society il
that city, to whom Alice wished Il
do especial honor.
When Jerry appeared to eseor
his cousin down stairs to the bril-
liantly lighted parlors, she was sur
prised that he was attired in fash
ionable style. In reply to her inter
rogatories, he said:
"I kinder thought I'd like to dres
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 Pm going to do as tn,
Romans do"
Alice was secretly glad of tn,
change. Really her cousin looked
vuite genteel, much more so thar
she had deemed possible.
Entering the room where a mum
Der had already assembled, Mis-
Emma Dickinson took charge o
our hero, while his cousin did tht
honors to the arriving guests.
Soon the New York bell arrived
and was warmly welcomed by Alice
Some half an hour after Jeremiah
found himself near her. To his sur
prise he recognized young lad,
whom he had met in society.
The recognition was cordial OF
both sides. They were conYersin.
unnoticed by Alice, when the musi,
struck up for quadrille.
"Wil you accept me in lieu of
better partner, Miss VancouVer?'
asked our hero.
| l.. L. fv.,lfv,1 -. h1,1 -,
affirmative.
They took a place opposite Alic
and young military gentleman.
: "Good HeaYensw thought she
, chow on earth did Jeremiah get in
troduced to Miss Vancouver? HI
: | will make us all ridiculous"
But she had no time for remon
STRANGE. The music struck up.
To her surprise, Jeremiah wen
! through the figure with perfect pro
! prietY. He did not jump about a
She anticipated.
The quadrille over she went up t
! the pair.
'I didn't know you had been in
troduced to my cousin" said Alice
1--WE have been acquainted 70
: two years." said Miss Vancouver
quietly.
: "Where did you meet?" asked A
> ice, amazed.
3 ''In New York." said her cousi
: significantly. 81 was at that time q
! college there"
Alice was overpowered with a:
tonished, which she managed [
: conceal, however, till the party wa
over, when her cousin made an e1
. PLANTATION, adding with a smiI,
: "Cousin Alice, you were hasty i
. assuming that sll who live in th
country were clodpoles. If yo