Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-22
JERRY's TRIP TO THE CITY.

Jerry lived in the country, so far from
New York that there is hardly any neces-
ssity of saying where his home was, save
that, in order to visit the city, one would
he obliged to travel more than two
hours on the cars.
During the summer previous to this
particular Thanksgiving, Jerry's cousin
Joe Bartlett-had visited him, re-
manning nearly two months, and when
he went home the understanding was
that Jerry should come into the city to
sspend Thanksgiving with him.
Joe had given Jerry explicit directions
how to reach his home after he arrived
at the depot, and had also written the
name of the street and the number on
"a piece of paper for him, so that he
could make no mistake about finding
7the place.
Had Jerry been able to say just which
train he would travel on, Joe would
have met him at the depot, and very
many things would have been different;
but, as it was, the only thing which Jer-
ry could say definitely was thathe would
be there either on Thanksgiving Day or
the day before, and, with this uncertain
ty about the time of his coming, of
course Joe could not be expected to
meet him.
From the latter part of August until
November, Jerry thought of this visit,
which was to be the grand event of his
life, and as often as every other day he
repeated to himself the directions Joe
had given him as to how he could find
his way in this city, until there seemed
to be no possibility that he could make
"a mistake about it.
Thanksgiving morning dawned bright,
'clear and cold; but Jerry was up some
time before daylight, even though the
train on which he was going did not
sstart until eight o'clock, and thought
no more of the biting cold than if it had
been July.
Many were the admonitions that
-Jerry's mother gave him in regard to
his behavior while at his uncle's, and
lengthy was the advice which his father
gave him during breakfast as to the best
way to find his way through the city;
but Jerry hardly paid as much attention
to either as he should have done, so
great was his fear that the train might
arrive an hour before its regular time,
sand he be thus left.
Envied by all the boys who had as
ssembied to see him off, Jerry started,
wondering II each person IN the car
ought not to be told that he was going
to New York to stay two whole days
=and spend two whole dollars.
1t hardly seemed to him that he had
been on the ears ten minutes when the
ears were brought to standstill at the
depot, as if the putting engine was too
much exhausted to drag them any fur
7ther, and Jerry alighted, sadly con-
fused and bewildered by the hustle and
noise everywhere around him.
Even though he was at last in New
York, where he had always wanted to
he, he was almost homesick for few
moments. as he saw so many people
Saround him, not one of whom would
have, cared what became of him, but be
banished this feeling by the time he was
sOut of doors, and began to make prep
Sarations for going to JOe's home.
All he had to do was to take the adj
dress from his pocket, show it to some
one, and ask in which direction he should
go; but even this simple thing, as he
learned very soon, was impossible. The
address was no longer in his pocket,
and it was not until he had searched his
clothes thoroughly, even looking under
the lining of his cap, that he could be
persuaded he had lost that which he haC
kept so long and carefully.
He had forgotten the verbal directions
(which his cousin had given him. Moth