The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-04-17
BOULTER'S
GUESTS
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x proved yourself man at
last. Why, l declare it's
{ the best idea you've had
In that head Of yours for years. You
cannot Imagine the enormous possib1I.
ties which chance has thrown in orr
way by your suggestion"
Yes, can" muttered Boulter. Ia
conically.
But my dear, think Of it! Here
you are now, James Henry Boulter.
provision merchant and agent for i'm
ported eggs, at the age OF forty-nye.
worth thousands and thousands Of
pounds, with daughter as nice-look.
ing as her"
GO on, stow it, missis," said Boulter.
lrritatingly; you don't want ter dwell
SO much on her fathers good looks.'
NO, dear" replied the better half
good-naturedly; when you comes out
with that big idea of yours about ad-
Vertlsing them coronation seats me
heart gives sort O. flutter like, and l
says: Bowed if Boulter amt a &c.
mus; he oughter be primmihairr
Not so much of it, Martha. Let's
work the thing through again, seeing
as now for once you've given way to
my superior wisdom"
As you say, my dear" he went on.
here am I, James Henry Boulter
with a large city business. a good
banking account, marriageabIp
daughter, a Well-established household
ana q large place standing slap-banp
on the coronation route Wouldn't #
be folly to throw away such a cbonce2
Why, this splendid view which vn
command would be of little valua wpro
It not for the grand thought OF James
Henry, and it is simply this. We stick
notlce in all the big society and other
papers to the effect that James Henry
boulter, ESQ, will ave great pleasure
IN placing at the command of n few
select gentlemen of society seats at
his residence for viewing the corona
Lon procession They'll come like a
flock O. bees"
On, Lor', Boulter didn't 1 say as
'oW you always was a geniusY9 ox.
CANNED Mrs. B., rapturously
"Of course, I am. or 'ow do var tbin1-
| could ave got tergether a fine place
Ike this| as his eyes Travelled RAPIDLY
round the sumptuously-appointe room
You, see, Martha, that ad. will bring
a lot of poor young lords and such like
with their friends down ERE for tbe
coronation procession, and we'd be
poor hands at fixing matters I'D If we
couldn't make some arrangement be-
tween a young aristocrat and our Bes-
sic. Don't you grasp it,"
Yes, Boulter, that l do: but it nearly
took my breath away only to think
about it. Imagine our Bess the wife
OF real live Dock Oh, Boulter, you're
marvel?'
A few days later the agreed-upon
notice was inserted in the papers, and
although many said rude things, vet
Boulter was happy, especially as the
daring announcements had through its
attractiveness largely increased the de-
mand for bacon, sugar and eggs.
For some time Boulter anxiousIy
awaited the result of his plan, fully ex-
pecting to be inundated by applications
for the free seats from many of the
upper ten," but as day succeeded day
and no news of an Earl's or a Dukes
proposed arrival came, a respondent
look settled on the provision mer-
chants face.
But at last one morning, to BoultCa S
unbounded joy and delight, he espied
among his voluminous correspondence
the distinguishing mark of a scion of
some noble house. With trembling
hand he picked up the envelope,
glanced rapidly at the coronet on the
flap and hastily reached forward for
the aid of knife, but, unfortunately,
only succeeded in upsetting over his
trousers a cup of steaming coffee.
"Well, put in Mrs. Boulter, "is that
what you think you ought to do when
you get letters from aristocratsY
Boulter took no notice, but went On
with his supplementary calculations
till he started again to attack the all
important missiye. while Miss Bessie
and Mrs B. looked on with undis-
guisad happiness.
"0h, ma, won't it be glorious? Fancy
my having that on my carriage" as
she pointed dramatically to the en-
blazoned paper.