Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-27

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Socissy IN BocillusyiIis, r.. T., - so en-
elusive that Only the malaria can get
into II Tia Old residents OF the town
have no place among the aristocracy,
classes remind one of those oender sen
tlnaenss which bind the North American
Indian 70 this government The com
mon herd u kept within its 'reserva-
ton"
The wealth and fashion OF Bacillus
vile extend themselves along Green
lawn avenue. which IL regarded as the
finest street IN the world BY every body
who lives on IL And without doubt IL
Ii worthy Of remark, for II Is lined with
handsome residences, whose owners
hook out through their mosquito bars
upon beautiful and extensive grounds.
II was by '-fiuke," therefore, that .
rusty old codger lice Farmer Alphonso
Hopkins secured the magnificent resi-
denee and corner lot which Broker
Lemuel Skinner had lacked the time To
dispose OF previous To taking the fast
mail for Canada Skinner had been one
OF the brightest ornaments of Green
lawn avenue, and his departure was
the more regretted because not even
extradition proceedings could bring him
back.
There was nothing ornamental about
Farmer Hopkins. Forty years spent in
Wrestling vegetables from the unwilling
bosom Of Long Island had not given
hum those graces Of language and bear
ing which had distinguished Skinner.
Hopkins possessed such dilapldated
and melancholy exterior that one might
have doubted whether he could buy
cure comfortable burial For that
reason his negotiations were not sus-
pected by the Greenlawn avenue peo-
pie, and no bought the place quietly for
cash, before they were aware of his in
tentions. lie could afford 1t, for life
Of hard-fsted economy and an unex-
pected Inheritance had made him rich
When the golden windfan came Mr..
and Mrs Hopkins decided that II was
time their two daughters left of wash
ing dishes and learned TO play on the
piano. MIRA Hopkins favored moving
10 Fifth avenue. because New York So
ciety was gay and the girls were at an
age when they naturally liked going
into company. But Alphonso objected.
He said that the moral atmosphere of
New York was impure; and. moreover.
the Fifth avenue houses had almost no
grounds around them He did not want
20 Do Obliged TO scrape his boots at the
gate every morning for fear OF carrying
away his entire front yard.
Baciuusvills was the result Of q COM
PROMISE. Tho Hopkins took their new
neighbors by surprise and the first .nti-
nation of the true state Of the case was
derived from the sight Of Alphonso in o
suit OF faded blue overalls sitting on the
front steps of his residence, loading .
clay pipe with plug tobacco. The gen.
tie ssphyrs OF early May waited the
amoke 70 the aristocratic nostrils Of
NrA Roche-Jones, mistress of the man.
sion ON Aphonso's left, as she was pre-
pairing 70 enter her carriage for an aft
ernoon driver. She turned and looked
at Alphonso with horror; he nodded
pleasantly .nd called: "Good day,
ma'am," In . voice which made the
cultured air Of Greenlawn avenue
shudde1.
'I'm afcared them folks below Us
aint goin' TO be neishborly." he said 10
Mrs Hopkins when she appeared ON
The porch shortly afScrwards-
'Oh, would not borry no trouble
about IT, father replied Mrs. Hopkins
''rhe women fpaks can most generally
Ak those things mp quickest III kind
o. make an errand over there in the
mornin', maxim out as II wanted TO
borry Hat or little yeast lean alters
get acquainted with woman best In
her own kitchen"
Mira Hopkins did not find Mrs Roche
Jones In her own kitchen. which may
account for the failure OF her pacific
mission Then Alphonso tried tho ex-
pertinent OF smoking his after-supper
pipe sitting on the little ornamented
fence which separated his grounds from
those of the RIGHTEOUSNESS. He as
surned An easy attitude, calculated TO