Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-11-06
JEMNIE's ROMANCE,
BY AKIOU.

JtHHIt'S hOMAMCE.
By AKIoU.
"You don't pretend to say sol"
But do, really"
"True ?"
Susn as tue a. you live and breathe ="
ing9" ' ~" s'-
Id the morning stage as far ~
opnr gfeld, and then in the cars"
Won't that be nice ?"
"YOu can just believe SO I"
Remember and tell me all about
Boston"
"Oh, I will"
wish was going"
wish you was, too"
These were the words of o bit of con.
versation between two young ladies' one
Sunday morning, as they stood in the
Congregational Church of Perryyille
ana pretended to be singing Corona
tioyl."
Jennie Jones had confidentially told
Ellen White, when they arose to Join in
the singing, that she was going to Bos.
ton, and Ellen had expressed herself As
perfectly surprised.
In Perryville, it wan q great and i'm
Portant event for one of the citizens to
90 as far away as Boston. Once in q
long while some adventurous Perry
william visited Greenfield or North
Adams, and the village merchant went
twice year to Springfield, but no one,
excepting perhaps Rev. Mr.. Profounde,
ever went to Boston. Perryville was an
isolated town in the backwOOds of North
ern Massachusetts, out of hearing of fin
ished civilization, and little world in
itself. The people were Yankees of the
purest stamp and quality, and as con-
ceited as they chose to be.
Among the good people of Perryville
Mr.. Thomas Jones was the magnate-
and TO be the great man of a Yankee
town Is to be person of consequence.
Thomas Jones had the best farm
In, town, was the thriftiest of
the citizens, and held all of
the most important town Offices. Jennie
was his only child, and from her birth
had been reared to believe her father
the one bright star in Perryville. 1t
had dawned on the magnate's mind that
his daughter might become q talented
lady If she could only be educated, and he
determined that she should have the best
educational advantages that money could
buy. And 80 she. was going to Boston
there % be transformed from q red
haired, milk-and. water country beauty
into cultured lady.
Ellen White hastened to impart the
important news to her next neighbor,
Mrs. Phipps, and long before Rev. Mr..
Profounde completed his sermon nearI"
n q - congregation knew Of il. They
etheEod 6bout Jennie when the services
: vero ever, and the poor girl was COM
pletely overwhelmed by their congratu-
= George Harrison came that Sunday
evening, as he always did, to "set up"
with Jennie. The young man was
bowed down with the great sorrow of
parting, and was full Of sober thoughts.
"I want you to remember me, Jen-
ME, )" he sadly said.
"O course I will I" Jennie replied.
And George went home at II, fully
peryuaded that Jennie was the best
woman ever created, and apprehensive
that some Boston gentleman might en-
terrain the same opinion.
: Monday morning came to Jennie, not
~ other Honday mornings usually came.
There was no washing to do, no cream
n churn. She was free to act her own
pleasure, and she moved about the old
karm house sublimely sensible that
srand era in her life was about to begin;
Her mother was fearful and sad, ana
George. hiding behind the rail fence,
shed great, briny tears. Her father
Alone was confident.
"Tll resk Jennie" he said she's
lest like me, an she'll git along" :,
As proof Of his confidence he placed
in the girls hands purse OF 500.
"Put it right inter yer bosom, ne
said "they say that pickpockets can't
eit at it there.
Jennie obeyed, and firmly resolved
that no pickpocket could get at her
treasure.
The stage came at 8 o'clock, and Jen,
nie took leave of her parents. The old
hIsck trunk that had been her grand.
rnotber's was lashed ON the boot, and
the journey for Boston began. At the