Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-26

danna. and then l should be fully
equipped"
These aforementioned articles were
not difficult to procure.
An hour afterward he knocked at
the door of his relatives aristocratic
residence.
us Alice to hump" he inquired of
the servant.
Il believe so!' 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 Or any thing tell her
l kin wait in the settin'-room.
The servant, sitting laugh, went
up and reported the arrival to Alice.
''Oh. charming!" said she; II was
just thinking what 1 should do for
amusement. I'm so glad he's come"
Alice descended and entered the
drawing-roOm.
There stood before her the exact en-
bodiment of the picture she had drawn
the evening before.
"How dy do, Cousin Alice? I'm
Jerry Onthank. Expected me. didn't
yeP'
So saying, he strobe towards his
cousin, and grasped her taper fingers
in a painful squeeze.
II am very well, thank you," said
Alice, suppressing smile with diff
Guilty. II hope you left your family
we'll"
..Fust rate. Dads alive and kicking,
and mans SOS to be about-all well
except the white heifer-she's took
sick, and I'm afear'd she won't get
over it.
That's great pity. certainly" said
Alice, with much sympathy.
II 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 a quart.
Most half dollar day clean gone"
cit is certainly quite melancholy"
''Ye-es." said Jerry, hesitatingly,
looking perplexed.
when did you arrive in Boston?"
Last night
'Where did you stop"
Ito the fremont House. What dew
you thinkp The plaguey stage driver
that took me there charged thirty
seven cents? I'guess he seed that 1
was from the country and wanted to
cheat me-"
Il believe that is the regular price,"
said Alice.
''Sho! You don't though? Guess
you're made of money in Boston! You
its big town though"
1T is pretty large"
81 never seed SO many brick houses
in my born days. There's one thing I
want to see. though"
What is it?''
'It's ship. They have 'em in Bos-
ton. don't they?"
.'Oh, yes; plenty of them at the
wharves.
Couldn't you go out with me and
take a walk down there? I s'pose
you're there most every dayP"
lit isn't exactly considered proper
for lady to walk down to the
wharves."
''Sho! Then you don't want to go?"
II would rather walk to the Com
mon. Have you seen that?"
''Yes, seed it this morning"
':And what did you think of it?''
''It's COMPOUNDED shame they should
let so much good land go to waste. 1t
would be pretty good to raise potatoes
on. I've a good mind to tell the Gov
eminent 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"
Ito what?"
ITO take walks"
''Oh, that's the idea"
At this moment Miss Emma Dickin-
SON. the other young lady, was intro
duced.
Jerry made shambling salutation.
and the young ladies continued to ply
him with questions, enjoying not q 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 a party, chiefly in honor of a
young lady from New 1Ork, repre-
Sentative of the best society in that
city. to whom Alice wished to do espe-
cial honor.
When Jerry appeared to escort his
cousin down stairs to the brilliantly
lighted parlor size was surprised that
he was attired In fashionable style.
In reply to her interrogatories, he
said: II kinder thought I'd like to
dress a little more in Boston style. SO
went out and bought some new
clothes They cost mint of money.
but darn the expense. When I'm in
Boston I'm going to do as the Romans
do"
Alice was secretly glad Of the
change. Really. her cousin looked
quite geuteel much more so than she
had deemed possible
! Entering the room where . number