The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19
Romance ora Michigander.

\ farmer boy from Michigan has at
once created a real-life romance for
Our Boarding House." and made a
hero of himself 10 q small way. His
experience reads very like fiction,
ana is all the more interesting be-
cause it is not fiction. The boy,
who is nineteen years old, green as G
Michigander can be, and stout as
any horse on his farm, took a notion
TO be a New York merchant. lie
owned a handsome farm, but be
caught the metropolitan and mer-
camille diseases. rented his farm, and
resolved TO make q total change of
business. lie had an uncle in BUSH
ness here, and The wife OF that uncle
CHANGED to be our landiady, who
manages one of those colossal board
lighthouses in which 10 this city OF
bOarders abouads. To this uncle the
Young farmer wrote, stating his
plans, and asking as to the prospects
Of "a place in the uucle's estable es-
tablishment. The answer was to
wait ill the coming fall, when trade
would set ia more briskly; meanwhile
leaving opportunity to gather the
summer crops and get so much more
ahead. Nothing further was heard
from the nephew, and it was thought
be had accepted the advice. Ga the
contrary, be packed bis trunk and
came on, without informing his rela.
lives Of his intention. He arrived
ia sown two months ago, with the
idea Of looking about for himself, 10
see what be could do 10 an indie
pendent wav. The FIRST thing that
be did was to buy a morning paper.
la that morning paper, seemingly
destiny had ordained, his aunt bad
an advertisement calling for a man
Of all work, whose chief occupation
was 10 wash dishes. No sooner did
the Michigan boys eve strike that
head Of Wanted" than be decided
10 answer at once, and apply for the
position. 1t is necessary TO say here
that neither uncle nor aunt had seen
their nephew since his babyhood, so
that the way to deceive them was
open and easy. The nephew ap-
piled for the servants place. He ad-
mitted that be knew nothing about
homework, bat he said that he was
quick to learn. There was some
thing about his frank, honest, coun,
try that impelled the landla-
dy to Try him, aud be was immedi-
ately installed as chief dish.wEsher.
He did his work well, was never
tired when the 700 or 500 dishes
came clashing around him, and took
a strange interest in %lightening bis
mistress burdens. lie bad desired
to find out in bis way what sort OF
people his relatives were. If be did
not like them, he would go back to
Michigan. If he did, time would
make him right. Well, be liked
them largely, and himself became a
favorite. His CHEEKY ways and
checkered-Haunel shirt were feat
ures that grew to be noted by every
boarder who took an occasional peep
into the kitchen. Two months OF
service expired the other day. When
he was paid his wages the lad aston
ished his mistress by saying that be
wanted to tell her a story about him
self. As she rather resented this ia
miliarity, be inquired quietly as TO
who she thought be was; and in a
minute the secret that was SO well
kept was out. Then there was a
scene. Subsequently the landlady
took the youth TO her husbands tail
or. fitted him u with a stylish suit
of clothes, and so transformed him
that when he took a sea- at the din.
ner-table nobody recognized him.
To-day the Michigander is in bis I'M
cle's store, getting q start 10 the de.
sired mercantile line. This fall be
will be sent to a business college.
city life will rub the farmer eff from
his appearance, end, if his past does
not belle him, be will some day rank
among the large merchants of New
YORK.