The Van Buren press., 1873-07-22
Budd Bumpkin's New Suit.
BY JUDGE CLARK.

hfla EhNhHth iApH'F ntsia tiN N
Lathers, who, with lot Of village coin
panions, was being regaled with some OF
the spiciest chapters OF Budd Bumpkin' S
experience on his recent Welt 10 New
! York.
| BY lucky stroke--it was Of apoplexy,
| by the vay-Budd had Unexpectedly fal
/ len heir to handsome fortune; the
stroke aforesaid having fallen in the nick
az time TO prevent rich old codger, OF
/ whom Buid was a distant but the near
est relative, from bequcathing all lie had
| 90 luuud some sort OF a Society for the
/ Dihusion OF [ selcss knowledge. Budd
4 had long had an ambition TO see life and
the place TO see IL, by all accounts. was
New lofk Accordingly, on coming in
10 his money, he had taken trip to the
metropolis, whence he had just returned
/ Them .tupnu elose, said Dick,
testing with bis right thumb ard aud
fore finger the texture oi Budds left lap
|pI.
And the latest style, 'spose, put
ia another
I The very tiptoppcst, said Budd
Ieompacent,y, and I'll tell you bow !
come to get en-.
lou sec. he continued, when |
4 got TO tho cA, everybody appeared to
I know | was from tho country. Why,the
very fust day, when ! stepped TO look at
a man and a monkey that seemed 10 1e
caryIn on the music business in pard'
|nership-thc monkey beia' The cashier,
and a plaguey sight the peartess Iookin
/ of the two-a woeful lo0kin chap step
ped up to me
Ben't you from the country says
/ he
81 be, >" says /" live out TO Swll
port, the great pork centre "t the west
| Our county, says ! a by the last cen
sus, shows the biggest hoy population IN
the Union
Shouldn't wonder, says he, "bul
do you happen to know man there nam
ed Smith p
"JonN Smith Z" says t.
"Yes, John, says he" do you know
him z"
Internationally. says J.
"He's relation of mine, says he !;
my names Smith.
"IIow air YOU Mr. Smith p says ],
shakin' hands with Lim-my name s
pumpkin -
"You don't say 80 says he; why
I've hcarn Uncle John speak OF The
Bumpkinscs many time. Which might
your first name be p
Budd, says I.
Bless my heart - says hc--" the last
time seed Uncle John he couldnt git
done talkin' about you You and him
must be great friends "
$50, so, says / 1--WE had little
tin long Of hoss swap once, but don t
bear no malice.
-" 80 more don't he, says Mr. Smith.
" lilo told me all about it, and said il had
not altered his fceln's in the least.
Then layin his hand Oh my arm, con
ldcntial like:
Could havo a word with youin.pri.
rate. Mr Bumpkin. I; says he.
Sartainly," " says |, stcppa' one
side
(Which m in peshy awk ard fix, "
says he IN a tee total stranger here,
and Was never twenty miles from home
afore in my life, and I've jest got tolc-
graph that mothers dyn', and if | don't
lil Off in an hour, I'll miss the next train
ond her last blessing, and I've been pick
pocke,oi, and haven't got cent to git
away on, and he fell TO blubbern' like
q Oaby
"Tm main sorry for you Mr. Smith,
SAYS l." am 40. 50 | am
If--ii--if, he suffered, "you'll be
good enough 80 lgnd me twen.en-en ty
dol.ol.ol lars till st home, I'll send it
60 YOU 10 the care OF Uncle job oh oh
ohm, ri ri right away, 80 help me boo
hoo hoo"
Come, come, says /, 81 wouldn't
sec q man take on so for that amount Of
money!" takiu' out my pocket eok-
but lot me see--I haven't got less'n .
fifty.
'rH eit It changed, SAYS he. cheern'
mp considerable, 'ifyou'll wait here ill
| git back
| handed him tho bill, and turned my
attention again to the monkey and his
partner.
After waitin' good spell, ! begun to
think MY country friend had got lost. So
walked to the next corner, and axt o
military lookin' chap. with a roIiin' pin
in his belt, if he seen anything of Mr.
Saith
Which Smith 2 says he, storin at
me.
And then ups and tells the eireum.
stances.
You must be from the country, says
the military gent, laughin' in my face,
and I'd advise you to so home and re.
port progress. =,
Next day was Sunday, and ! walked
into fashionable lsokin' mee.n' house :.
II was early; so had choice Of seats,
and picked out good one.
'Bimeby the congregation began to
drop in and purity soon snptous look
in Pharisee, with his wife and as many
small children as followed John Rogers
to the stake, come scrougin' into my
seat, though there was plenty OF room
othcrwherss.
i felt little rilcd at his impudsnce; I;
but instead Of apologizin, like gentle
man, the intruder looked at me out otths
tail Of his eye, as savage as Modoc
Then tskn' tortle shell case oas of his
pocket, full OF little pieces ofpasteboard.
ho took one OF them and writ semethin'
onto it and handed it to me,
Tho words was these: