The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-02
JOLLY UNCLEJOSH.


HIS WEDDING GIFT TO PoLLY-A REALS
TIC ROMANCE OF BENNINGTON WITH
NAMES OF PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN.
''Miss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
But the speaker took header over
bashfulness only to hear sweet:
Eyes Charlie"
"Can l aspire-to-er-to that is"
again to elapse into silence followed by
encouraging:
Eyes Charlie"
"Oh if 1 might only hope to-er-to-"
Another failure of language. 1t was
seemingly hopeless case, and it might
have been, only for demure:
"Charle I've said yes twice, and now
if you mean it. mean it too, and-and
-and-"to this day that young man will
insist that he popped the question"
All this happened "away out West"
and it wasn't long before there was a
wedding. 1t was not long before there
came letter from Polly's uncle Josh in
Vermont who wrote effusiYely of his de-
| light at her exhibition of what he called
grit and proposed that if the young
couple would locate at Bennington, he
would start them up in life as a wedding
| gift. OF course they accepted and were
soon bidding their friends adieu. A few
weeks subsequent to the above conversa-
ton travel-stained party arrived at
Bennington. Our friend, Uncle Josh,
was in charge and he led the party
straightway to the American hotel. The
proprietors, NJ. G. Healy & Son, are a
''mine host' after my own heart. The
house is handsomely furnished and first
class in every respect.
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our larder; and they were soon in one of
the finest groceries stores in the country.
D. S. Packard, said he, is a leader in his
line. His stock is always fresh, his
clerks polite and expert, while his prices
are down to brass tacks.
And Charlie, as to your clothing ]
know of no better place in the country
than at my old friends the Burt Brothers.
They have the latest styles and the low
est prices.
Now while Polly pays a visit to Mrs.
f. Mcleod, the fashionable milliner,
guessed Uncle Josh, we will drop in on
Edward G. Moons tonsorial parlors, for
you need some tonsorial work, and will
purchase bottle of his hair tonic for
my bald head. nd Charlie, as to the
hardware, we will visit VIM. Winslow
he is an old, established business man,
and will not be undersold, and we must
not forget to purchase one of those Stew
art ranges. Oh exclaimed Uncle Josh,
now for the furniture dealer. We must
not forget to visit j. Ed. Walbridge, he
has the finest line of furniture to be
found anywhere in tho State, while his
prices cannot be duplicated. And as to
your footwear, Asa Loomis simply
takes the lead. When you need any
thing in bis line be sure and give him a
call.
Now, Polly, l know you are good
baker, but there is one first class bakery
in town, and it will pay you to patronize
it. | mean Mrs. B. F. Poor. She also
has constantly on hand a fresh line OF
canned goods and confectionery. Fur.
nishes Parker house rolls for supper each
evening. And Charlie as to your mer-
chant tailor, you can find no better in
this section than John H. Ayres. He
has the latest patterns and in his line; he
simply takes the lead. And while Polly
is over to E. L, Nicholss buying her
crockery, we will drop into j. T. Sburt-
lef's, the popular druggist, for want a
bottle of his corn remedy. as it beats
everything | ever saw. Now we will
send Polly down to A. Drysdale & Sons
for some dry goods, while | show you
one of the finest livery stables in the
State. mean my old friend, Mr.. c. E.
Galusha. He has elegant turnouts and
the lowest prices. Now there is one
first class jewelry store in town, !
mean Squire g. Rawson, so will visit him
for our silyerware; also, that gold watch
that promised Polly. Upon rejoining
Polly she began to volubly express her
thanks. You haze bought us everything,
she exclaimed. Only one thing, re-
marked Uncle Josh, reflectively, but !
can remedy that. You can get one any
time. pay for the best whatever it is,
exclaimed Polly. Well its baby wagon
and-and but Polly had fainted.-Adver-
tisemen.t