Nevada County picayune., 1889-10-02
AWKWARD JERE lAH.

AWKWARD JEREMIAH.
 A young gentleman, fashionably attired, and with the air of one who would be at home in society. reached Boston toward evening, by the Fitch burg railroad. He proceeded at once to hotel. not wishing to in trude upon his relatives at that late hour, and took a comfortable supper. After this he read the evening papers and then went out for leisurely stroll on Washington street. On his way he passed Ninton's wellknown establishment, and, it being a warm evening, decided to go in and have an ice cream.
 He accordingly ordered one, and while waiting to have it served, had an opportunity to look about him a little and take leisurely survey of the company assembled. These were chiefly ladies, and to those who are at all familiar with Boston ladies, l need not say that the faces were very well worth looking at.
 Our hero's attention, however, was chiefly attracted to two young ladies who sat at the table nearest his own. They were apparently about the same age, which could not have varied much from eighteen. Both, too, were quite attractive to personal appearance.
 They were cOnversing together in quite an animated strain on q variety of subjects. At length one said:
 By the way, Emma, have l told you about the visitor we are ex- pecting?"
 "No," said the other.
 "It's a cousin from the country, who, l suppose, will be a perfect rustic in every respect. Such fun as l expect to get out of himl"
 Him, It is young gentleman, then, Alice|"
 "It's young man. l am afraid his manners would hardly entitle him to the designation.
 What is his name;"
 Jeremiah Onthank. I expect he will want us call him Jerry"
 The other young lady laughed. His name is rustic enough, cer- tainly, she said, "You must be sure to give me a chance to see him. You mustn't keep him all to yourself, Alice"
 II don't intend to. ] want some body else to help enjoy the fun"
 "Do you know how he looks 7"
 "No; but 1 can imagine. In the first place, he is tall and awkward, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet, wearing cow-hide boots and fuil suit of blue, includ- ing swallow-tails, studded plentifully with brass buttons. There, what do you say to that picture?'
 Emma laughed.
 I say this," she replied, that if he at all answers your description he will be decided accession to our society. When do you expect him"'
 "To-morrow. Uncle wrote that Jerry, as he calls him, will probably arrive at that time,
 "I guess shall make an errand to drop in by that time"
 Do so, by all means. ."
 With these words they rose from the table and left the store.
 The young man had listened to their conversation with an air Of mingled amusement and vexatlon. Not to keep the reader in suspense, we will tell him what he has proba- bly, surmised-that the chance lis- tcner to the young ladies remarks was none other than Jeremiah On thank himself. He was quite the re- verse of the picture which his cousin had drawn, beng, as we have said, very gentlemanly, both in dress and address. He was born in Vermont, where his father, good, honest farmer, still lived; but had enjoyed the advantages of education in a col lege in the city of New York, where he had an opportunity to mlngle in society. This fact was quite un-