The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1879-04-04


The father smiled approvingly at the
repartee, and said to Aaron: You al
ways catch i it when you accost him in
this manner"
1--WE are good friends, anyhow, Boz,
are we not?" said Ben, offering his
hand to his brother.
Certainly" replied the other, shak-
ing hands cordially with the young fell
low.
A few days later Aaron received the
Sharpensville papers in which he read a
two-column report (minion type) of a
party. The dances, the ladies dresses
and appearances were minutely y de-
scribed, and adjectives of fattery were
lavished on all the parties mentioned.
An experienced reader could see forth
with that the press" has been treated
we'll at that party. Aaron's eye was
resting on one paragraph with great
complacency. The paragraph read as
follows:
1.-THE charming belle of the creme de Ia creme
of Sharpensville society, Miss Rosalia Pretzel,
maintained her position amongst the other
beauties of which our city is Justly proud.
dress, trimmings, coifure and .jewelry.) She
danced as charmingly as ever. 1t was perfect
ly edifying to see the spirStltelle and most per-
PIN lightly at the measures Of the gay music.
Her. exquisite pas. her esthetical postures,
-
Aaron has read this paragraph,
over again and again, and could not
turn away his eyes from it. At last he
said to himself: by Jupiter, | shall
propose for that girl!' and thus having
made up his mind, he read the para
graph over and over again more atten-
lively, as though he had more right to
study it now than before. Simon Amere
was reading book; and did not notice
the inspiration which has come over his
son. But Benjamin, arranging some
papers to pack up in his trunk, noticed
his brothers bright smile.
Halo, Boz; something very interest,"
ing in the Sharpesville paper, amt it?'
Eyes, Just read it," said Aaron, hand
ing him the paper, and pointing to the
quoted paragraph. -,
Ben glanced over it, and returned 1t,
saying:
Il don't see what there is in it to be
so highly elated by" :,
why, you know Miss Pretzel, said
Aaron she is indeed everything that is
said here. There is not a word of ex-
aggeration in the whole description.
'She is fashionable young lady, in
Decd" rejoined Ben, inditferently.
Aaron was provoked at this indltfer-
ence; he considered it as slight on the
part of his brother.
"She is fashionable, and at the same
time highly accomplished, quite differ
ent being than your ideal Miss Dull
Get"
"Fi! Aaron, to make such compari-
sons, said the Yaler Indignantly. 1t is
not manly, and ungentlemanly in the
extreme. But, since you have men
toned both of these young ladies, let
me tell you that the word accomplished
fits more to Miss Dulcet thsn the other
one. IF accomplished means anything
of perfect requirement and training, the
acduirements and training of Miss Dull
Get are such as to make her fit for life
up to old age; she will be as pleasant
and good an old lady as she is at the
present time in her days of bloom.
Here the Yaler was interrupted by
his father:
From practical point of view,", the
old man said, Il would prefer Miss
Dulcet to the other young lady. Such
a fashionable lady as Miss Pretzel, CIV
en- so much to display, and being in