Middletown transcript., 1874-07-18
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JEREMY GREEN'S ADVENTURE
IN THE CITY.

Jeremy uTGeu lell tue pututU Juet
a quarter before twelve by the sun aud
went in to dinner. Instead of resorting
to the " weed " as soace for WEAKNESS
he devoted his spare time to the Weekly
Narrator, the only newspaper his father
ever took. AS he was poring over its
contents that eventful noon he all at once
leaped about three feet in the air, and in
his descent brought down his fist with
such force on the table that he overturned
huge pan of soup that his mother had
prepared for dinner, beside breaking a
few dishes.
"What is the boy about? ?" fairly
thundered his father. " He has split the
soup, broke the blue platter, and dear me,
l don't know what else!' replied his
mother in calm, though vexed tone,
Jeremy's new sensation was that of an
affeetionate caress from the lash of an i'm
mense horse whip This was the first ap-
peal for good behavior he had received
from his pa in four or five years. For a
moment he looked at the old gentleman
savagely, and thought of his own superb
ority of strength, but soon quelled in his
pugilistic desires and sat down again to
the Narrator, or rather to the adverts-
ment that so elated him. 1t was call
for agents Ten to fifteen dollars day
guaranteed, etc For particulars, Roy Il
Co, No. s Villey's avenue A, New
York, were to be consulted. Jeremy had
always been tied to the farm, and feeling
tired of it, considered this chance for
him. So he resolved at once to give the
business trial.
He planted potatoes all the afternoon,
keeping one or two rows ahead of his
father, and MIXED the COWS as usual that
night, but the next morning before day
light he was on the way to the City OF
A.
About noon of the same day he entered
the village of Smithyille just twenty five
miles from home, feeling hungry, tired
and little disturbed in conscience. In
this condition he called at farmer Smith S
where he procured dinner and an invita-
tion to remain until the following morn
ing and rest himself His father and
farmer Smith once went to school togeth-
er; Jeremy now proited by it. But
we hardly think he would have tarried
SO anxious was he to get to the city
only that farmer Smith had three very
pretty girls. Heptalina, the eldest, was
eighteen, just year younger than him.
self; and so fast did their acquaintanc q
progress that he became the owner o.
card bearing her name and address
before they parted. Jeremy slowed il
away in his left vest pocket, feeling tina
the donor was, to say the least, an angel,
and that he some how or other had taken
sudden leap into Paradise.
The remainder of his journey was pass
ed in kind of delightful trance from which
he did not thoroughly awake until h
found himself in view of the city. Ther
his heart gave great throb, for was HI
not soon to know his destiny? He neve
had been to the city before and the sight
were so new and startling that he was il
a tremor of excitement by the time h
reached the locality indicated in the adver
tisement
He found the avenue dirty one; -" No
8" dilapidated affair; and the womal
at the door one of very haggish appear
ance; but he summoned courage to in
quire q if there was a man living ther
who employed agents" She replied ther
was, and showed him into small shabbi
ly furnished room where an ly-tongue
old fellow informed him that the article t
be canvassed for was a Grease Extracto
of the greatest merit; he considered it th
most marvellous discovery of the age, an
the rapidity of its sale was unprecedented
agents were making fortunes; the articl
was put up in fifty cent bottles he woul,
be pleased to furnish Jeremy with fsy
dozen, appoint territory, etc. he charges
agents half price SO that their profits wer
just half
Jeremy told the old gentleman h
would take but dozen bottles, as he hat