The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
JEREMY GREENS ADVENTURE IN
THE CITY.

| THE CITY.
Jeremy Green left the potato field just
quarter before twelve by the sun and went
in to dinner. Instead of resorting to the
tweed" as solace 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 few dishes.
"What is the boy about?" fairly thunder
ed 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 next sensation was that of an
a1ectionate 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 moment
he looked at the old gentleman sayagely
and thought of his own superiority of
strength, but soon queled his pugistic de-
sires and sat down again to the Narrator.
or rather to the advertisement that so elated
him. 1t was call for agents Ten to fif-
teen dollars a day guaranteed, etc. For
particulars, Roy & Co., No. 8, Villey's
avenue A, New York, were to be consult
ed. 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 daylight he was
on the way to the City of A.
About noon Of the same day he entered
the village Of Smithville just twenty-five
miles from home, feeling hungry, tired and
a little disturbed in conscience. In this
condition he called at farmer Smith where
he procured dinner and an invitation to re-
main until the following morning and rest
himself. His father and farmer Smith once
} went to school together; Jeremy now profit
ed by it. But we hardly think he would
have tarried, so anxouswas he to get to
! the city, only that farmer Smith had three
very pretty girls. Hsptalina, the eldest
was eighteen, just year younger than him
self; and 50 fast did their acquaintance pro-
gress that he became the owner of card
bearing her name and address before they
parted. Jeremy slowed it away in his left
J vest pocket, feeling that the donor was, to
say the least, an angel, and that he some
r how or other had taken sudden leap into
Paradise.
e The remainder of his journey was passed
J, in kind Of delightful trance from which he
did not thoroughly awake until he found
a himself in view of the city. Then his heart
e gave great throb, for was he not soon to
know his destiny? He never had been to
the city before and the sights were so new
and startling that he was in tremor of ex-
element by the time he reached the locality
II indicated in the advertisement.
, He found the avenue dirty one ; "No.
u 8" "a dilapidated affair and the woman at
;. the door one of very haggish appearance
IS but he summoned courage to inquire if
s there was man living there who employed
. agents." She replied there was, and showed
n him into small shabbily furnished room
a where an oily-tongued old fellow informed
h him that the article to be canvassed for was
n Grease Extractor of the greatest merit; he
;. considered it the most marvellous discovery
!, of the age, and the rapidity Of its sale was
n unprecedented agents were making for
IS tunes the article was put up in fifty cent
!. bottles; he would be pleased to furnish
o Jeremy with few dozen, appoint territory
e etc.; he charged agents half price 50 tha
's their profits were just half.
Jeremy told the old gentleman he wouli
take but dozen bottles, as he had not thu
l. means for larger investment. The terri
or tory he would decide upon before he left
N The old gentleman hinted to Jeremy that i
Il might be as well for him to begin to canvass
Sc in some small country place as he was-wel
just little verdant. Jeremy's temper
l., rose slightly, but he made no reply, for wh'
O. wants to be told he is "green," even if b.
~ ~ knows he is? e.u.... ..t ...
IN After limiting this the old gentleman lef
s: the room to get the bottles in readiness fo
~ ~ Jeremy He had no sooner gone than {
e, girl of twelve OF thirteen entered the room
al by another door. Coming close to Jerem!
nf Of she whispered-"Are you going to be al
agent for the Grease Extractor" 2"- Jerem,