The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-04-23

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play on and for the people to prom
enade.'
TO trhdt?''
ITO take walks
"Oh. that's the idea"
At this moment Miss Emma Dick.
inson. tile other lady was introduced
Jerry made a shambling saluta.
tiOn. and the young ladies continu-
ed to ply him with questions, enjoy
ing not little his rusticity.
Two or three days elapsed. Jerry
made his home at the aristocratie
mansion of his cousin. 1t would
take altogether too long to detail all
the instances of his rusticity during
that time.
At this time his cousin determined
upon party, chiefly in honor of a
/ young lady in New York, arepresen-
tative 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 brilliant
tly lighted parlors, she was surpris.
ed that he was attired in fashionable
style. In reply to her interrog-
atories, he said:
81 kinder thought I'd like to dress
a little more in Boston style, so l
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 SO than she
had deemed possible.
Entering the room where num-
Der had already assembled, Miss
Emma Dickinson took charge Of our
hero, while his cousin did the 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 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 lien Of
better partner. Miss Vancouver
asked our hero.
The lady inclined her head in the
affirmative.
They took place opposite Alice
and q young military gentleman.
"Good Heavens - thought she.
chow on earth did Jeremiah get in
troduced to Miss Vancouver? He
viii make us all ridiculous"
But she had no time for remon-
STRANGE. The music struck up.
To her surprise. Jeremiah went
through the figure with perfect pro-
priety. He did not jump about as
she anticipated.
The quadriIIe over she went up to
the pair.
Il didn't know you had been in
.troduced to my cousin said Alice.
.We have been acquainted for
two years. said Miss Vancouver.
quietly.
Where did you meet?" asked
Alice. amazed.
In New York" said her cousin
significantly. Il was at that time at
college there
Alice was overpowered with as
tonishment, which she managed to
conceal, however. till the party was
over. when her cousin made an ex-
planation, adding with a smile,
Cousin Alice, you were hasty in
assuming that all who live in the
country were clodpoles. If you viii
come to Vermont next summer I
hope to convince you to the con-
trary.''
Alice did visit Vermont as invited.
Her visit is li1elyto be long one,
as she has become the wife OF awk-
ward jeremiah.
General Grant receives one hun
dred and thirty-six dollars and nine
eight cents per day as a salary for
being President. This he gets Sun
day, Monday and every other day
in the week: whether he is at Wash
ington attending to the peoples
business or at Long Branch driving
fast horses; whether he is asleep or
awake. drunk or sober.s For every
hour of the twenty four he gets five
dollars and seventy cents. Mem
hers Of Congress receive twenty dol
lars and City four cents per day for
every day in the year whetheFr they
are at Washington or at home.
Some one very sensibly remarks
that trade is always a comfortable
companion to travel with, a something
that a man can fall back upon in
time Of need and vet II daes not