The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-08
JEREMY GREEN.
his Adventures in the City.
RY HArrIE =. 5. oREssY.

bis Adventures In the City.
BY HATTIE E. s. CREsSY.
Jeremy Green left the potato field
iusEa quarter before u by the sun, and
went in to dinner. Instead of resorting
to the @weed' as solace for weariness,
he devoted his spare time to the Weekly
Narrator, the only newspaper he ever
took. As he was poring over its con-
tents that eventful noon he all at once
ieaped about three feet in the air, and
in his descent brought down his fist
with such force en- the table that he
overturned huge pan of soup that his
mother had prepared for dinner. be-
side breaking 9 few dishes.
what is the boy about?" fairly
thyndered the father. sss
He has split the soup, broke the blue
platter, and, deal me, don't know
what elsep replied his mother in q
calm, though Vexed tone.
Jeremy's next sensation was that of
an .afectionate caress from the lash of
an immense horse-whip. This was the
first appeal for good behavior he had
received from his pa in four or five
years. For moment he looked saw.
agely at the old gentleman, and thought
of his own superiority of strength, but
soon quelled his pugilistic desires and
sat down again to the Narrator, or
rather to the advertisement that SO
elated him. It was call for agents.
Ten dollars day guaranteed, etc. For
particulars, Roy & Co., No. 8 Village
avenue, A., N. z, were to be con-
suited. Jeremy had always been con-
fined 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 after
noon, 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. About noon of the same
day he entered the village of Smythe-
vile, Just twenty-five miles from home,
feeling tired, hungry and little dis
turbed in conscience. In this condi-
ton he called at Farmer Smythe's,
where he procured dinner and an invi-
tation to remain until the following
morning and rest himself. His father
and Farmer Smythe once went to school
together; Jeremy now profted by it.
But we hardly think he would have
tarried, so anxious was he to get to the
city, only that Farmer Smythe had
three very pretty girls. Heptalina, the
oldest, was Is, just year younger than
himself, and so fast did their acquaint-
ance progress that he became the owner
of card bearing her name and address
before they parted. Jeremy slowed ii
away in his left vest pocket, feeling
that the donor was, to say the least, an
angel and that he somehow or other
had taken leap into paradise.
The remainder of his journey was
passed In kind of delightful trance
from which he did not thoroughly
awake until he found himself in view
of the city. Then his heart gave q
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 8
tremor of excitement by the time he
reached the locality indicated in the
advertisement. He found the avenue
a dirty one, Nos a dilapidated concern
and the woman at the door of very hag
gish appearance; but he summoned
courage to inquire If a man was living
there who employed agents. She re
piled that there was, and showed hin
into small, shabbily- furnished apart
ment, where an oily-tongued old fellow
informed him that the article to be
canyassed for was a grease extractor OF
the greatest merit; he considered it the
most marvellous discovery of the age
and the rapidity of its sale was IN
precedented; agents were making fort
unes; the article was put up in 50-cent
bottles; ;She would be pleased to furnish
Jeremy with a few dozen, appoint terri
tory, etc. He charged agents half price
so their profits were enormous.
: Jeremy told the old gentleman ht
would take but dozen bottles, as ht
had not the means for larger invest
ment. The territory he would decide
upon before he left. The old gentle
man limited to Jeremy that it might b,
as well for him to begin to canvass il
some small country place, as he was
weH, a little verdant. Jeremy's tenn
per rose slightly, but he made no reply
:. for who wants to be told he is "green,
even if he knows he is?
After limiting this, the old gentleman
left the room to get the bottles il
readiness for Jeremy. He had n
sooner gone than girl of 12 or
entered the room by another dool
Coming close to Jeremy, she whispered
Are you going to be an agent for th
grease extractor?" Jeremy replie
that he was intending to be. Wei
now; if you will never tell the oil
man nor woman, I'll tell you wher
you can look through keyhole an
see him prepare it, she said, addin
that she knew he would not think
wrong when he knew the cheat the1
was about it.
She then directed him to the doc
where he could see the article pr,
pared. In the frr:s place, the professe
as the girl sneeringly called him. too
bar OF common bar soap, immersed
in pail of, water, shook the pail, an
then filled, corked and sealed the bottl
That soap" said the girl, @he bu,
in quantities of soap maker in ii
country. 1t is good soap for washi1
clothes; but will no more remove grea
spots than any other common soap.
agent never goes with it but once. B,
by advertising he makes fools of a GOO