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AWKWARD JEREMIAH.

"A young man faShl0nably
dressed and with the air of one
who would be at home in socie.
ty, reached Boston toward even.
ing, by the Fitchburg railroad
He proceeded at once to a hotel,
not wishing to intrude upon bis
relatives at that hour, and took
a comfortable supper, After
this he-read the evening papers
and then went for a leisurely
stroll on Washington street. On
his way he passed Vinton's we'll
known establishment, and be-
ing q warm evening decided to
go in and have some ice-cream.
He accordingly ordered one,
and while waiting to have it
served, had an opportunity to
look about him a little and take
a quiet survey of the company
assembled. These were chiefly
ladies, and to those who are at
all familiar with Boston ladies',
l need not say that the faces
were very we'll worth looking
at.
Our hero's attention, howev-
er, was chiefly attracted by two
young ladies who sat at the ta-
BILE nearest his own. They were
apparently about the same age,
which could not have varied
much from eighteen. Both, too,
were quite attractive in person
al appearance.
They were converslng togeth-
er in quite an animate strain on
a variety of subjects, AT length
one said;
"Ry the way, Emma, have l
told you about the visitor we
expeOtedG"
~No,n said the other. st
"It's q cousin from the coun.
try, who, | suppose, will be a
perfect rustic in every respect.
Such fun as / may expect to
get out of him!"
"What is his name?"
Jeremiah Outhank. | ex-
pect be will want us to call him
Derry F"
The other young lady laugh
ed. ellis name is rustic enough,
certainly" said she. You must
not keep him all to yourself,
Alice" ilbail.. Nodl'7
81 don't intend to I want
somebody. else to enjoy the
fun" ssa ~. .b'n m
"Do you know how he
looks}"
"No; but | can imagine. In
the first place, .he is tall and
awkward, not knowing what to
do with his hands and feet,
wearing cowhide boots and q
full suit of blue, including a
swallow tail, studded plentifhlly
with brass buttons. There,
what do you say to that pic
ture?" as
Emma laughed. mtla fc
II say this" she replied,
"that if he at all answers your
description he will be a decided
accession to our ursociety, When
do you expect hint"
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REyoLUrroNARr relics and vet
Grams Of 1872 are becoming
scsfve and rather stale as sub
iects for paragraphs, and the
time has come when the oldest
locomotive engineer is an object
Of interest He died not long
ago In Iowa, and now has OK
pired again in New Hampshire,
I ..a.ad \ NNe expect To hear Of him
'slEoprins off al over the COIN
try at short. intervals during The
nextten years.---N IL. Expyess.
,rNo rtJafI l4nNT 4h A.. ta..s +.
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o.
.4'Osr First flag

irs i---7
THE construction Of the first
national standard Of the United
States, as a design from which
the @Stars and Stripes was
afterwards adopted, took place
under the personal direction Of
General WAsHINGToN, aided by
a committee Of Congress "au-
Ithorized to design . suitable flag
for the nation" at Philadelphia
June, 1777. Z II, s,i' .... FaA is...
| This took place at the house
lof Mrs. Ross, relative Of Col.
Ross, in Arch street, between
Second and Third, where Gen.
| lWAsHmaHoN and the committee
completed the design, and em-
IplOyed Mrs. Ross to execute the
iwOrlEE TKe house fsstilI stand
ling (No239.) Mrs. Ross was
afterwards Mrs. CLAYPOoLE. Her
maiden name was GRIscoM, and
according to the fashion Of the
| times, she was called "BETsY."'
\ BETsY GRIscoM, had before
the Revolution, acquired some
knowledge of the "upholder"
trade, as it was then called--an
occupation synonymous with
that Of the modern upholsterer
--and at the time mentioned
was carrying on business on her
own account in her little shop.
i One day, probably between the
2Srd of May and the 7th Of
June 1777, during which period
WASHINGTON was in Philadel-
fIphia, there came to her the
cOmmander-in- Chief the Hon.
GEORGE Ross, and other gentle
linen, members of Congress, who
desired to know whether she
could make them aaag accord
ling to a DESIGN which they
. would produce = She, intimated
her willingness to try. The de-
!, sign was for a flag Of thirteen
! red and white stripes, alternate,
with a union, blue in the field,
spangled with thirteen six-point.
ed stars. Mrs. Ross expressed
, her willingness to make the
: flag, but suggested that the
!, ,istars would be more symmetri-
.. cal and pleasing to the eye if
made with five points, and she
showed them how such . star
could be made by folding .
sheet Of paper and producing
/ the pattern by a single cut. Her
qplan was approved, and she at
I once proceeded to make the flag
: which was finished the next
: day. Mrs Ross was given the
position OF manufacturer ofhags
for the Government, and for
! some years she was engaged in
that occupation. The business
descended to her children, and
Twas carried on by her daugh-
ter, CLARIssA CLAyPooLE, who
|. voluntarily relinquished it on
, becoming a member Of the Soci-
ETY. Of Friends, lest her ihsndi-
work should be used in time Of
; war.-From "NatioaGl Stand
ards and Emblems," Jy IT. *.
W. WSlcOr, in Harper's Magazine
for July. 'art
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Ode to Rum.

The noem thus entitled. which appears be-
oT. was written by the late VIM. e. Brown,
1asssy. IN isae ' w" ''f~
20 thou invisible spirit Of WINRl II thou
last no name to be known by, let us call thee
A..
Ley Wy uevotse eA.oi tnee
Anu thy WoharOus virIuss ~, u su.i -,
pnt she M MMoss CI nHIles d.s llp pnM ys'i '"es'
t' Lti ilt.
Pimple-inaker, visage-blOater,
Health corrupter, ldler's mate;
Mischief-breeder, vlce-promotar,
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LIFE AND IT'S BATTLR.-Lita ia
not one battle but many. 1t ia
made up, too, Of defeats ~ well
as victories. Let us notbe un-
duly troubled OF grow moody
when a battle is lost. There is
always time to win another;
and such athing as fight or
decentralization should be un-
known in the army Of the liv-
ing God. It is the lost battles
Of the world (like Thermepyle)
that have told most on Q ma
tion's history. ap' 'l'' sge3Ta
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A CoNNRcrIcur editsr having
been elected fence-viewaf, calls.
OH all having fencassA We've
ed to bring them 10 nib office
under penalty Of law. qNy ll
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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 tel
you what has probably been
surmised, that the chance lis
tener to the young ladies' re-
marks was none other than
Jeremiah Oithank himself He
was quite the reverse Of the
picture which his cousin had
drawn, being, as we have said,
very gsntlemanly, both in dress
and address. He was born in
Vermont, where his father,
good, honest farmer, still lived.
but had enjoyed the advantages
Of education in a college in the
city of New York, where he had
an opportunity to mingle in So
ciety. This fact was quite un.
known to his cousin. In fact
they were not first cousins, al
though the indefinite relation
ship was most conveniently ex-
pressed by that term. Hitherto
the two families had known
but little of each other. '
II will pay her off" said the
young man to himself, with q
quiet smile.
The next morning he visited
a ready made clothing estab-
lishment.
"Have you any blue suitsS'
he asked.
eve have none made up re.
Gently. They are not fashion.
able in the city you know"
81 am aware of that, but
intend to do a little masquerad.
ing" n.
"What, to personate a coun.
trymanP" said the clerk, smil.
ing.
"Pre cisely."
"Then I think I can accom-.
modate you, Not long since a
countryman called m. and order.
ed such a suit as you desire,
and having been Aeeced of his
money by some sharpers, was
obliged to leave them on oul
hands"
"The very thing" exclaimed
young Outhank.
"There is only one thing. He
was not so tall as you, and they
may be somewhat short in the
sleeves and legs"
"All the better. Such is the
traditional country fashion,
Will you let me see themH"
The suit was accordingly
shown. a h1
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 l will keep them
on" he said, "and have the
others sent to my hotel. I
want two articles more, some
cowhide boots and a flaming red
bandanna, and then I shall be
fully equipped"
The last mentioned articles
were not difficult to procure.
An hour afterwards he knock.
ed at the door of his relatives
aristocratic residence.
"Is Alice at hum?" he inquir-
ed of the servant.
81 believe SOP said the lat
ter, 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 anything, tell her l can wait
in the sittin' room"
The servant, sitting a laugh,
went and reported the arrival
to Alice.
ooh, charmingl" said she, 81
was Just thinking what / should
do for amusement. / am 30
glad that he has come"
Alice descended and entered
the drawing room. ,io
There stood before her the
exact embodiment of the picture
she had drawn the evening be-
fore. ah} 4Q aa ~ a.sUGsfa
"How dy do, cousin Alice :
I'm Jerry Outhank. Expected
ma did't va 9D
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white heifer--she's took sick,
and I'm afeared she won't git
over it."
TThat's a great pity, certain.
W. ,'said Alice, with much sym.
Bathy. Naa
Il guess you'd think So
That er critter used to give fif
teen quarts Of milk a day,
which dad used to sell to the
Mailman for three cents a quart.
Most half a dollar a day; clean
gone."
II is certainly quite melan-
chOly."
n 8e's" " said Jerry, hesitating-
ly, booking perPlexed.
when did you arrive in
BostOn?"
fsL4st night"
Where did You stOp?"
aTo the fremont House.
What dew you think? ? The
plaguey stage driver that took
me there charged thirty-seven
cents! | guess he seed that /
was from the country, and want
ed to cheat me-"
"I believe that is the regular
price," said Alice.
"Shoo You don't though ?
I guess you are made Of money
in Boston It's a big town,
though"
"It's pretty large"
II never seed so many brick
houses in my born days.
There's one thing / want to see,
though"
"What is it?"
"It's a ship. They have it in
Boston, don't they?"
20, yes, plenty Of them at
the wharyes" '~
couldn't you go out with me
and take a walk down there 7
1 spose you're there most every
day."
''It isn't exactly considered
proper for a lady to walk down
to the wharves."
"Shool Then you don't want
to. go2"
II would rather walk to- the
Common. Have you seen thatf'
eyes, | seed it this morning"
"And what do you think Of
it ?"
@It's a confounded 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"
"I don't think it would do
any good. They keep it for
children to play on and for the
people to promenade"
"To whatY"
"To take walks"
"Oh, that's the idea"
AT this moment Miss Emma
Dickson, the other lady, was in
troduced. -
Jerry made a shambling sal
utation and the young ladies
continued to ply him with ques.
tons, enjoying not a little his
rusticity.
Two or three days elapsed.
Jerry made his home at the ar
istocratic mansion of his cousin.
It would take altogether too
long to detail all the instances
Of his rusticity during that
time.
AT this time his cousin de-
termined upon party, chiefly
in honor of a young lady from
New York, a representative Of
the best society in that city, to
whom Alice wished to do spec
ial honor.
When Jerry appeared to es-
cort 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:
''I kinder thought I'd like to-
dress a little more in Boston
style, SO l went out and bought,
some new clothes. They cost
a 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
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TbIs Hotel, y few teet from the Railroad De-
not, And where all {re1 elep8 ~ all .trslHs can
take meels, has hist been greatly enlarged and
In complete order for ths recsption, of gpcstS.
Trains stop ten minptes for meals Terms
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The poem thus entitled, which appears be-
low, was written by the late VIM. Z. Brown,
Of Chelsea, and fret saw type In the Hin0hdm
Gassftf In 1873.
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Notice is given that have changed my place OF
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and have built a new Factory-a0 X Y ft.,-in
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PAINT SHOP.

Painting of all kinds of new Wagons, Carriages,
Sleghs and Cutters, and special attention
paid to the cleaning and painting of old work.
Sign and Ornamental Painting done to order with
neatness and dispatch.
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Wagon Shop.

There viii he made to order and kept on hand all
kinds of Lumber Wagons, with Bodies, Whit
fetrees Neck-yokes and Steel Spring Seats;
Platform and End-Ellptic Spring Wagons;
Side, or Concord, Elliptic Spring Top and Open
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OK and Horse Carts, Sleighs and Cutters will be
made to order on short notice.
Repairing of all Kinds Of Old work done with neat
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