The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-08-24
Dusenberry's Courtship.
BY EBEN +. REXFoRD.

Job Dusenberry stepped on board the train
bound for Boston one morning, feeling
kind of queer sensation at the pit of his
stomach. He concluded, at the time he first
became aware of it, that it was occasioned
by eating too hearty breakfast in too short
a time. Later he came to q different con.
cluSion about it.
He was going "down to Boston" to visit
his brother Joseph, and stay "till after the
Fourth"
The car was pretty full, but he succeeded
in finding an unoccupied seat at last, and
sat down TO look about him. He had hard
ly begun to look, however, when another
traveller entered the car in search of seat.
She was an old maid, Job knew, the mo-
ment he saw her. There are certain signs
which can never be mistaken in the class of
single damsels to which she belonged, that
class being the prinely- perpendicular one,
nearly all angles and very little curves, and
Job had seen too many of them to be mis-
taken. lie couldn't say that he liked old
maids, and yet being an old bachelor, he
felt sympathy for their single condition
which made his heart tender toward them.
She looked sharply about her in search of
seat. As it happened, Jobs was the only
one in which there were not two.
"rd like the privilege off settin' with you,"
said she, fixing her eagle eye on Jobs, in
way that seemed to dare him to refuse.
"shall be delighted to have YOU" ans
wered Job with olacrity, jumping up that
she might have the place next to the win
dow. "a beautiful day, ma'am."
Lovely" answered his companion, in a
voice that seemed to come from down cellar,
as she proceeded to arrange her baskets and
bundles about her feet. Eyes, sir, LoUely
day. l told Almiry - she's my brother
Johns wife-I told her it was goin' to be
jest splendid day for trav'lin'."
A light broke in upon Jobs mind. John
and Almiry, he felt sure, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Stebbns. He had heard that Mr.. Stebbins
had a sister from Vermont visiting him.
:" conclude you're Mr.. tebbins' sister,
ma'am," said Job, anxious to find out if he
were right. He had been advised to goover
and see the lady, but somehow he never
could make up his mind to.
81 be-" she answered; "my names Susan
Stebbins. What's yourh, if may be so in
quisitive?"
"Dusenberry-Job Dusenborry," he re
piled, with bow. He was naturally very
genteel in his instincts.
as that so?" exclaimed Miss Stebbins
casting a sde-long glance at job, and try.
ing her best to blush. "Almiry's been lee
turin me about you ever since I've been
there"
81 want to know |" cried Job. He couldn'
think of anything else to say, and it seemed
as she must expect him to say something.
"Yes an John, too" went on iss Sleb
bins. "But, you know, folks ,0iH joke, an
they're allus talkin' to ME about the men
but don't mind itenny. I'm glad to g
acquainted with you, for amt much useC
to trav'linj an like to hev solne one car
look to fer protection, if it's needed"
Job mentally concluded that she wa
more capable of protecting herself thar h
was of protecting her. But he said h,
should be happy to do what he could for her
"Air you any relation to the Dusenberry
family livin' nigh PutneyP" asked Mis-
Stebbins.
mo don't think be-" answered Job
"never heard had any relation there"
"Mr. Dusenberry's deacon in the Baptis
church, an real nice man, allus thought
went on Miss Stebbins.
"seems to Inc he faVors you in complex
ion some. He's a smart lookin' man, an
should ha' said you was connexion. All
you goin to Boston?" 81 be" answered Job
"thought I'd go down an stay till after tn,
fourth"
$50 be H." answered Miss Stebbins.
"I've got some tradin' to do, an it pays t.
do it where you can look around an choose
Solomon Green keeps store up to Putney
an he does charge the most onaccountabl,
prices now this alpacy-how much SHOULD
you spose I'd ought to have give yard fo
it, Mr.. DusenberryP
Job frankly acknowledged his ignoranc,
of such matters.
"Wall, sir" said Miss Stebbins, in ton,
which seemed to imply that she didn't sup
pose he'd believe her, but it was true as gos
pei, nevertheless "wall, sir, he charged m,
forty-two cents an a ha'f a yard, an
couldn't get it n cent less. He asked forty
five, but beat him down two cents an {
hat, an Miss Pringle-she's the minister
wiie-she got one jest like it to Albany fol
thirty-seven cents! If that amt outrageous
rde like to know what isl"
"Its and'lous,ma'aml" said Job who be,
gan to admire her evident business tact
simply scandlous, ma'am"
"You're right" said Miss stebbins, "an'
told Almiry, bein's I'D niver been to Boston
| was goin' down, an I'd see if Solomon
Greend got rich out O. cheatin' me-"
But now Job was in love with her-that II
he felt that she would make him a good
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