Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-03-23
Miscellany.
Farrher stebbIns on the Bowery.
ny VIII. rAprrroN

ny WILL CARLETON.
DEAR BRoruER JoHS,-
We got here safe my worthy wife an me,
An then looked the village through, to what
could see:
rode upon the urus track with stations all upstairs
walked through Wall street all It's length, an saw
bulls or bears;
patronized red-nosed chap with manners very
who hadn't had thing to eat for somethin like year
l the road commissioners to work upon a bridge
A million times as big as that we built at Tomkinss
Ridge
Gm told that they are maxim it-tho' maybe that's all
To use the comm century, an hope to get it done),
When who should up an grasp my hand, with face of
But Cousin Jeroboam Jones, my cousins oldest boyi
hadn't seen him years an years-no wonder he look
His face an form in some respects had undergone a
change;
But then, there wasn't a chance to doubt that It
him, because,
We brushed our old acquaintance up an soon was at
our ease,
A-wanderu ali about the place as cosy as you please
It's nicer far, in foreign towns than lis to be alone
10 wax with one whose blood proceeds from sources
near your own;
similar tenp'rature Of heart q sort Of family ease
Enables YOU to work your tongue lib you please,
Au so FOUND myself quite soon uncommonly at home,
Describn all my business through to Cousin Jerobom.
lie listened very docile-ke, an hadn't much to say,
But what he did ycut'red In satisfactory way:
He severed somewhat from his kin, an sort u lost
the run,
But he recalled the stebbiuses, when mentioned one
by one,
An taiin' him inside an out our family scarcely owns
relative more relshin' than Jeroboam Jones.
He's teacher in Sunday y-schoo he told me the way,
which has room above store that open every day
For II, says he, 1--WE come across child that needs
our care,
We cannot wait till Sunday comes-we join EN- then
An you want to see the way our worthy cause is rum
~ Itaf
The scholars hadn't come yet; the superintendent,
Was sittin at table like an' bowed extremely low,
Au heaTd the praise on poor old me my cousin had to
An said be joyed to meet friend of one he loved so
An talked back, an for time our converse did not
"A regular threc-cornercd gush o. friendship, love nd
peace.
Au' then he showed me how they run their grab
bags" an all such
I'VE have the same at home, you know, although not
near so much),
An then lie had some yalubles on numbers that you
saw,
with figures correspondingy, in envelopes, to draw;
] gave him nifty cents to help cause dearly hold
An drew velvet hymn-book with clasp resombn
gold.
My cousin pressed my hand with some congratulatn'
An said "Ah me! the stcjbinses was always lucky
But after ALL their shrcines. is the thing that lets
them win
(Which made proud though l couldn't see just
where the shrewd came in
But buyin hye-dolar book at that unheard.of price,
An heIpin' OF the cause meanwhile, was unsupported
uice.)
WherGat the superintendent said, "You're lucky, al
III have to ask Eve dollars for a chance to draw here
now"
Wherest Cousin Jeroboam said, ''If tsnt very wrong
i'l draw for Cousin steb, to help the along"
shook my head, but be 'roVd do u an sure as I'm
drawcd good ten-doar bill for Cousin Joness I'VE!
whereat the superintendent said You're lucky men,
Ahundred dollars mus, have for every drawing now.
An, hngerin the envelopes one opened-just grain
Ana diseerned the number II, uncommon black and
Aud on the o'hsr number II by gl.uciug could See
fNenicecrsp hundr d-dollar bills a-waitin' there for
To make four hundrd dollars clear nd help the chill
Was sometlu that would surely seem desirable to do.
with an uniaiin' eagle eye, heart that sweed with
watched aud the very place he put that envelope
winked at Cousin Jcrobum an counted out the cash
as fash.
o sakes the second hgurel had what hadn't seen
tai" that made it to a Z twas Numberl7l
An On them figures, on the board, there nothin was
Etcep; little pamphlet lEe-au auti-gambllng tract
"hieh hash any money wuth, aud won't be good for
Except to keep my older boys from playing cards and
Now Cousin Jeroboam Jones was buried In surprise
An walked half mile with me, an helped phiioso-
An says, you come some other day-wen try the
We came thin part qrit-the next time we shall
Then, nearu to a corner he took kindly leave Of m
Because Of some new scholars there that be must g
and see.