The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-26

tional country fashion. Will you let me see themP"
 The suit was accordingly shown.
 Our hero at once put iton, and could not help laughing at the metamor- phosis which it produced in his ap- pearanco. He hardly recognized him self
 "I think will keep them on," he said. "and have the others sent to my hotel want two articles more. some cowhide boots and flaming red ban danna. and then l should be fully equiped."
 These aforementioned articles were not difficult to procure.
 An hour afterward he knocked at the door of his relative's aristocratic residence.
 "Is Alice to hum?" he inquired of the servant.
 "I believe sol" said the latter, star ing at him with eyes wide open.
 Then go and tell her that her cousin Jerry wants to see her. If she's frying doughnuts O. any thing tel; her 1 kin wait in the settin'-room.
 The servant, stifing a laugh, went up and reported the arrival to Alice.
 "Oh, charmingr' said she; "I was just thinking what l should do for amusement. I'm so glad he's come"
 Alice descended and entered the drawing
 There stood before her the exact em- bodiment of the picture she had drawn the evening before.
 How dy do, Cousin Alice? I'm Jerry Outhank. Expected me, didn't yeP"
 So saying, he strode towards his cousin. and grasped her taper fingers in painful squeeze.
 "I am very well, thank you," said Alice, suppressing a smile with diffl- culty. Il hope you left your family we'll"
 "Fust rate. Dads alive and kicking, and mam's so's to be about-all well except the white heifer-she's took sick, and I'm afeard she won't get over it.
 That's a great pity, certainly" said Alice, with much sympathy.
 'I guess you'd think so That ere critter used to give fifteen quarts of milk day, which dad used to sell to the milkman for three cents quart. Most half a dollar day clean gone "
 at is certainly quite melancholy.
 .Ye-es," said Jerry, hesitatingly, looking perplexed.
 When did you arrive in Boston?'
 Last night.n
 "Where did you stopP"
 '.To the Fremont House. What dew you thinkP The plaguey stage driver that took me there charged thirty seven cents? I'guess he seed that was from the country and wanted to cheat me-
 Il believe that is the regular price, :" said Alice.
 "Sho You don't thought Guess you're made of money in Boston! You its big town though"
 ''It is pretty large.n
 q never seed so many brick houses in my born days. There's one thing 1 want to see, though"
 What is it?"
 Its a ship. They have 'em in Bos- ton, don't theyP"
 "oh, yes; plenty of them at the wharves.
 Couldn't you go out with me and take a walk down there? 1 s'pose you're there most every day?"
 ''It isn't exactly considered proper for a lady to walk down to the wharves."
 "Sho! Then you don't want to goP"
 'I would rather walk to the Con- mon. Have you seen that?"
 "Yes, l sepd it this morning."
 And what did you think of it?'
 Its a confounded shame they should let so much good land go to waste It would be pretty good to raise potatoes on. I've good mind to tell the Gov ernment I'll take it on shares"
 Il don't think it would do any good. They keep it for children to play on, and for the people to promenade"
 TO what?n
 ''To take walks"
 "Oh, that's the idea"
 At this moment Miss Emma Dickin- son, the other young lady, was intro duced.
 Jerry made a shambling salutation. and the young ladies continued to ply himwith questions, enjoying not little his rusticity,
 Two or three days elapsed. Jerry made his home at the aristocratic man. sion of his cousin. It would take alto gether too long to detail all the in stances of his rusticity during that time
 At this time his cousin determined upon party, chiefly in honor of a young lady from New York, repre- sentative of the best society in that city. to whom Alice wished to do espe- clal honor.
 When Jerry appeared to escort his cousin down stairs to the brilliantly lighted parlor she was surprised that he was attired in fashionable style. In reply to her interrogatories, he said; "I kinder thought I'd like to dress little more in Boston style, so went out and bought some new clothes. They cost a mint of money. but darn the expense When I'm in Boston I'm going to do as the Romans don
 Alice was secretly glad of the change. Really, her cousin looked quite genteel, much more so than she had deemed possible.