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MOOHE'S KUKAL MEW-YORKER. 



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UPS ,\N1> DOWNS. 



The Sunn's were going up in the world ; nobody 

 disputed iL.ii, and this I take to be conclusive 

 proof, since there is nothing that people are so 

 loth to admit as that their fellows, who bare stood 

 upon the same social platform, are rising in the 

 scale above tbetn. The Smiths then wero going 

 up, not slowly and gradually, but all at once, and, 

 as often happens to people in such circumstances, 

 they were a little giddy with the sudden deration. 



It was hard to tell when the Suiths first came 

 to Newton; one thing was certain, three genera- 

 tions of them had lived and died in the old red 

 house by tbe cross-roads. Of these families, Surra, 

 the first, was a cobbler, and managed to make a 

 tolerable living by repairing the boots and shoes 

 of the farmers round-about. Smith second, eldest 

 son of Smith (he first, inherited the old red bouse, 

 but, disdaining the paternal trade, converted the 

 cobbler's shop into a corner grocery, etocked it 

 moderately, and drove a steady trade in sugar, 

 flour, tobacco, and cheap whiskey, until, from tbe 

 natural wear and tear of life, and the effects of 

 hard drinking, he was gathered to his fathers, and 

 left his earthly possessions, with his good name, 



Andrew, like a dutiful son, stepped quietly into 

 the honorable position his father had vacated, aDd, 

 as soon as decency would allow, married Betty 

 Green, old farmer Guilt's daughter, a most sub- 

 stantial maiden, wbo had been brought up to work 

 all day in tbe field in haying or harvest, bare- 

 footed, like " Sweet Maud >i uller," aod then milk 

 the cows at nighi, like those milk 

 such pretty things about. Parmi 

 any boys, but, as be very justly remarked, " Betty 

 was equal to six boys any day." Certainly, there 

 was enough of her to furnish material for a hall 

 dozen city dnudieti. 



Its way, 



aids poets say 



Theweddi 



after which Andy 



neighboring city 



bag of oats under the seat, to save expense for 

 horse-keeping, and, returning in a day or so set- 

 tled down in the old red house by the cross-roads. 

 The bride brought as her dowry, a feather bed, a 

 pair of blanket a, and several blue and white woolen 

 " klverlidt," woven by her own fair hands. As 

 might hove beeD anticipated from so auspicious a 

 beginning, the married life of the Smiths moved 

 off smoothly enough for some twelve or fifteen 

 years. Olive branches grew up in abundance 

 about them, and with neither poverty nor riches 

 they might have lived and died contented with their 

 lot, but for an unlooked-for event. 



Somewhere, down east, Mrs. Betty had a wealthy 

 relative, as all heroines have, who was good-na- 

 tured enough to die and leave all ber property to 

 her "dear niece, Betty Smith, formerly Betty 

 Green." When the attorney's letter was received, 

 formally announcing the fact to the heir at law, 

 the whole family was thrown into the greatest ex- 

 citement Every one was immediately clolbed in 

 the deepest and blackest of mourning, for the 

 ar -^""1 whom they had never seen, and whom 

 HH™* 1 *" g r l g * rded M ft 8ort of mythical pcr- 

 " "ect of this change of costume was 

 iculorly upon Mrs. Smitu, whose 

 'bone out lUce a full blown peony 



rather odd, part 



round, red face . 



from its black aiiiroundini 



dently delighted with bersel 



Time would fail me to tell 

 Smiths found it necessary t 

 could not think or living in tbe little otd ~ cd " h 

 any longer; so Andy put up B board on 

 premises with "Folic salL," written on i 

 great black letters. In spite of sundry j k € 

 the wags of tbe villugo about "Andy Suitu'b 



c things that t 



to take possession as soou e* the Smiths could 

 find another place that suited them. 



lira. Bmtt contended strongly for building a 

 grand house, "with little fences round the windows, 

 aod a bolfry on top," but her husband dwelt upon 

 the long time they should have to remain in the 

 old bouae if tbey waited to build, aod so won her 

 over to his plan, of buying the great staring red 

 brick ou the bill, that was originally built for a 

 factory boarding bouse, and abandoned because 

 there wos not any factory sUrted. After fitting 

 tins up with what tbey called "modern ingre- 

 jences," the Smith's took up tbeir abode in it, and 

 immediately installed themselves as the aristoc- 

 racy of Newton. Henceforth Mrs. Betty became 

 Elizabeth, her eldest daughter was no more 

 Molly, but Marib, and Suitii, junior, who was 

 christened Andrkw, in loving remembrance of 

 both rather und grandfather, wrote his name upon 

 all occasions A. Jacbson Smyths. These two 

 eldest hopefuls were placed for a year in a board- 

 mi: school, where the lmy learned to smokecigars, 

 play whist and get up astonishing neckties, while 

 his sister read cheap novels, and spent a great 

 part of her time in eating chalk and starch, and 

 taking enormous doses ol vinegar, in tbe vain hope 

 of becoming pale and elegant, after the style of 

 the willowy heroines tbat BO charmed her fenny,— 

 Tbey came home perfectly wcomplinlxd, as their 

 delighted mother v. as assured; indeed, as she af- 

 terwards told a contideDtial friend, her daughter 

 was pronounced a "regular deficient in her 



It was really pitiful to see Andy Smith wander- 

 ing about town, in a painful state of uncertainty 

 as to what propriety required of Iiim. lie had an 

 evident hankering for the corner grocery, and 

 gazed at it wistfully in passing, as if be really 

 longed to stand behind the counter again, but he 

 seldom entered, lie would examine tbe sleeve of 

 his new coat, stroking it admiringly, as if aston- 

 ished at its quality, while the coat itself wore 

 almost as visible a look of wonder, and struck 

 every one as being hung up in the wrong ptaci 

 As months wore on, poor Axdy grew more an 

 uncomfortable. A man placed suddenly upon 

 high tower may amuse himself for a while wit 

 tbe novelty of his position, and tbe extent of it 

 scenery, but when these lire :i little and lie begii 

 to look down, and calculate the distance to ll 

 ground, and think tbat a single false step might 

 send him there, ho is very apt, especially if hi 

 head be weak, to forget everything else in tbe fear 

 of fulling. It was very much so with Andy, and 

 yet be would not have admitted tbat hewn 

 the happiest man in the world. 



One summer, just as tbe hot season beg 

 come on, Mrs. Smith and "Maris, " after a great 

 deal of consultation, and numerous cabinet 

 fereoces, announced to the paternal bead t 

 was necessary, for the health and respectability of 

 the family, to take a trip to some watering place, 

 and Saratoga was suggested as the most desirable. 

 No objections being raised, they immediately en- 

 tered upon a course of preparation. Mrs. Smith 

 was in favor of taking all the children, but Marie 

 talked so convincingly of the vulgarity of large 

 families, tbat it was finally settled that only the 

 three eldest should go— A. Jackson, Marie, and 



This last daughter deserves a special mention, 

 as she was, par excellence, the genius of the family. 

 Plain and outspoken, even to a fault, she stub- 

 tornly resisted every attempt to reduce her to any 

 hing but her simple, natural self. She would nol 

 ■ l . or .Whilu, or anything else but Nancy 



hat was ber name, and she liked it. She entered 

 leartily into all manner of fun and frolic, and ii 

 ?as a matter of perpetual regret to her that slit 

 'as not allowed to go barefooted, and play in the 



Afierinnumerable trips to thecity fordry goods 

 nd consulting of milliners and mantua-makers 

 he party were equipped to their satisfaction, 

 and ready for the jaunt. Tbe baggage, at the sug- 

 gestion of A. Jackson, had been simply marked 

 Smith," as the nlost. aristocratic way, and altho' 

 ie young gentleman contended strongly for a 

 dillerent spelling, his papa for once was inOexi- 

 'his name wasn't Smytiib, no how, and 'twas 

 forgery to put other folks' names on to things ; he 

 knowed a chap sent to State I'risoo for it." 



I. Smith had never traveled by railroad in her 

 life, and consequently was in a state of nervous 

 trepidation lest she should do something out of 

 the proper course. The driver who conveyed 

 to the city, deposited them bag and baggage 

 depot. Mr. Smith with the children entered 

 tbe sitting-room, and Mrs. S. was about following 

 when a man stepped up, and laying his hand upon 



2 trunks, asked, " Where is this going ma'am V" 

 'ToSarrytogy," was tbe hesitating answer, as 



3 eyed the man sharply. 



'All right; here Pat, take this over; here are 

 you checks ma'am." 



Mrs. Smith took no notice of the checks, but as 



■on as the Irishman took up ber trunks, and 



immenced trundling them toward the freight 

 platform, she rushed after him exclaiming, 



"See here, Mister, jou need not try to play any 

 of your city tricks on me. We're goin' to ride in 

 the locomotion, and them trunks is goin' with us, 

 and you needn't to think wo shall let you carry 'em 

 to Surrylogy on that wheelbarry." 



In her indignation she raised her voice until it 

 reached Marie in the setting-room. 



"Gracious! what 6 ma doing," she exclaimed, 

 starting for the door, followed by her brother. 



The tableau was complete- Mrs. Smith, red and 

 angry, the amused railroad official, the perplexed 

 paddy, scratching his head and looking from one 

 to tbe other — but A- Jackson very quickly spoilt 

 tbe picture by respectfully requesting his mother 

 " nol to make a fool of herself," which suggestion, 

 followed up by some indignout ejaculation of 

 Makie's, hud the effect to bring bur into the room 

 where she ant vigorously fanning herself with a 

 newspaper until the train arrived. Having made 

 one blunder Mrs. Smith quietly subsided and gave 

 up the whole care of tbe baggage to her son. 



Just u( dusk they reached the city of A., where 

 they were to spend tbe night. AH but Smith 

 junior were completely bewildered by the crowd of 

 importunate hackmen that clamored in every key, 

 that young gentleman, however, waa gifted with 



an unlimited amount of cool impudence — not a 



— Bnd accordingly undertook the escort of the 

 party, which, truth to tell, ho carried bravely 

 through, establishing them in a capacious car- 

 riage, and landing them triumphantly in a first 



After considerable parleying and some confu- 

 sion they found themselves in possession of a suite 

 of rooms — u parlor and two bed-rooms, for, us 

 Mrs, Smith declared, "Hie gals can have one room, 

 we can have the other, and Andrew Jackson can 

 sleep on that big sofy." 



■' Will you have your trunks sent up," asked the 

 grinning waiter. 



" Yes, the largest one." 



"What name, air?" 



"Smith," very emphatically. 



In a few moments a porter brought in a big 

 black trunk, landed it in one corner and retreated. 

 Mrs. Smith sat panting in a large rooking chair, 

 ber spouse stretched at full length on a sofa; 

 Nancy looked from one window and laughed at 



stuck in a consequential manner in his breeches' 

 pookets, promenaded the room and whistled ; 

 while Mauik commenced preparations fur appear- 

 ing at the supper table. "Where are the keys, 

 brother," she asked. The young gentleman care- 

 lessly tossed her a bunch, and continued bis 

 promenade. 



"Can't you tell me which one belongs to this 

 trunk," she ask id impatiently, nlier trying several. 



" Keep on till you find it, if you have not got 

 sense enough to tell," was the gracious answer. 



After a good deal of trouble she succeeded in 

 forcing one of the keys in, and opening tho trunk. 



"Gracious! ma," she exclaimed, " here is pa's 

 blacking brushes right on top of everything," and 

 the offending articles were tossed across the room. 



throwing various masculine habiliments to the 

 right and left in a very summary manner. " I de- 

 clare," said she finally, " I can't find a thing. My 

 pink barege is n't here, and rigbt where I put it is 

 a pair of great dirty boots. I think itisashamc 



Mr. Smith being roused from his nap by tbe 

 storm of indignation, feebly declared that he bad'nt 

 put a thing into that trunk, which brought Mrs. 

 Smith to the rescue. 



"Sakes alive. Moll, them isn't your pa's clothes 

 none of "em ; nor that isn't ourtrunk Deithcr, tho' 

 it is most exactly like it." 



The whole family were in tbe greatest conster- 

 nation, when all at once tbere come a thundering 

 knock at the door. 



While this scene had been transpiring in tbeir 

 room, one equally strange had been enacted in a 

 room close by, occupied by & sturdy bachelor of 

 forty, who likewise rejoiced in the name of Smith 

 Having ordered his trunk brought up, he had 

 divested himself of dusty coat and boots, and was 

 very energetically exploring the depths of the 

 washbowl, when the porter appeared with his load. 



"Put it down there," came in smothered tones 

 from behind the towel, and the porter obeyed. 

 Somewhat refreshed by his ablutions, tbe nice 

 old bachelor applied his key to his tiunk, with a 

 pleasant recollection of clean linen ; said a few 

 rough words when it didn't come open very 

 easily, threw up tbe top with a jerk, pounced 

 upon something white, and shook out — no shirt at 

 all, but something very elaborately milled aud 

 trimmed tbat fairly made his hair stand up with 



"Thunder!— women's fixin's in my trunk, I'd 

 sooner have black snakes in it. I do believe," he 

 added, slowly turning over the things curiously, 

 " I do believe this is somebody else's trunk. Bah 1 

 laces and ribbons and all sorts of filagree non- 

 sense. Curis, though; I should like to know bow 

 the critters get these things on— hanged if I can 

 guess. I'll bet now," he exclaimed, starting up, 

 "some tarnal woman is mussing my trunk over 

 and grinning at the things." 



A rigorous jerk at the bell brought a waiter to 

 tbe door, 



" Are there auy other Smiths here, waiter. 

 Waiter didn't know; he would find out; an 

 soon returned with the information that thei 

 was a family of that name in the rooms close bj 

 Utterly forgetful of coat and boots, he strode i 

 the door pointed out, and startled the occupants 

 by a knock which convinced them that tbo poli 



" I beg your pardon, ladies, he began, in great 

 confusion — when, seeing his trunk open and his 

 clothes scattered about, he bolted into the room, 

 gathered up the garments witb one rigorous 

 iweep, seized the trunk and marched out again, 

 calling, as he entered his own door, " JJere, waiter, 

 and take this confounded female trunk out 

 of my premises." 



["here was no chance for a word of explanation 

 either side— both parties seemed satisfied with 

 regaining their property unharmed. Mauik was 

 ion arrayed in her dear, pink barege, whose 

 ultitude of llounces seemed to have used up so 

 muoh of the material as to leave nothing for 

 sleeves, and very little for waist. Mrs, Smith's 

 delicate complexion was set off by a fanciful head- 

 ess of blue and white, hut Nancy insisted upon 

 aring her traveling dress, and could not he 

 luced to change it. " What is the use of taking 

 much trouble," she asked, "for people that you 

 ver expect to see again Y I am sure I don't care 

 tbey think of me, and if I did, they will like 



nbling saloon, from which be 

 I night, minus hia money and 



watch, and with no very distinct ideas of hi=„„ u 

 except that tbe streets were very crooked and the 

 lamp-posts blowing about oddly enough, and it 

 vaguely occurred to him that something 

 drunk. Nancy found some girls of her own ag< 

 wbo had come to Saratoga as nurses to somebody ' 

 children, and insisting tba' " ~ 

 kind of girls," mode them ber constant compan 

 ions, and probably enjoyed herself more than ao' 

 other member or tbe family. 



After a few weeks spent id this way, they won 

 all glad to return to Newton, and for the rest o_ 

 the season they were the "traveled monkeja" of 

 tho place. "Our tower to Sarytogy " was an inex- 

 banatlble theme for Mrs Smith, upon which she 

 held forth ut sewing societies, and on all possible 



Two or three years parsed, and brought with 

 them do great changes to tbe Smiths. The pater- 

 nal head of the family subsided more and more 



the > 



aidly about to 

 a of bis 







in tins 





table thoy attracted sufficient attention 



even Marie, who giggled and simpered 



: remarkable manner upon discovering 



had for a near neighbor tbe nice old 



bachelor Smith. That gentleman, after giving 



the whole family a sweeping inspection, aud nearly 



libilating Mauik by a scow! from under hia 



bmhy eyebrows, threw a half nod at Nancy's good- 



.tured face, and then devoted his whole attention 



upper 



In due time the party went on their way — 

 cached Saratoga in safety, where Maims made a 

 reniendous sensation by wearing her ball dresses 

 1 tlle table, and ilirting desperately with a foreign 

 mbleman, who turned out to be one of the coach- 

 nen at the next hotel. A. Jackson was initiated 

 by a distinguished young friend of his into the 



a sunshiny day, consoliDg himself with his pipe 

 Mrs. Smith's red face changed gradually to « 

 mahogany brown, nud her shrill voice acquired ( 

 higher key, while Marie grew as pale and languid 

 as she ever aspired to become. A. Jackson 

 emphotically a "fast young man," and the 

 ones shook their heads prophetically as he dashed 

 by them; but Nancy, in spite of incessant s 

 ing from her mother, and ridicule from M. 

 bid fair to prove a valuable member of eoc 

 from the force of her own good sense. 



So they stood at tbe end oT three years, but 

 from that time signs of retrenchment began I 

 show themselves. Parties began to grow rar< 

 summer excursions were rarer, and after a whi 

 the last servant was dismissed, because, as Mr 

 Smith very wisely said, the girls needed mm 

 exercise, for they were getting to have "narve 

 and neurology, and she didn't know what all 

 By aud by they discovered that the house was tc 

 large for them, it was so much trouble to take 

 care of it, and a part was rented to another family, 

 while the Smiths modestly retired into tho second 



Then Mrs. Smith got to having the "nai 

 and could not possibly bear the care and confusion 

 of her two youngest boys, who were accordingly 

 apprenticed to trades in the city, and, just to keep 

 her out of mischief, Susan, the youngest daughter, 



lage. It would do her no hurt, ber mother 

 remarked, and she bad heard it was very genteel 

 to fit one's own dresses. 



The Smiths were going down, everybody 

 60, but the Smiths themselves resolutely shut 

 their eyes to the fact, and fancied, because thei 

 own heads were in the bush, all their neighboi 

 were in the same condition. 



One day a portly man, with a pocket full of 

 papers, arrived in Newton, knocked at the red 

 house on the bill, and had a brief conference will 

 the united head of the family. Before night i 

 was generally known that somebody, wbo held i 

 mortgage on the estate of the Smiths, had fore 

 closed it, and tbe property was offered for sale. 



Oddly enough, the old red house by the cross 

 roads was just then vacant, and the tattered 

 remains of our aristocracy was fain to movi 

 thither. It was not too much to venture tba 

 there were red eyes and tearful faces behind th' 

 thick veils of the female Smiths, but Andy wa 

 fairly triumphant. He whistled as he trundlei 

 boxes and bundles from one house to the other oi 

 his wheelbarrow, and he actually chuckled with 

 delight as he brought out from a dusty corn 

 the little shop, the old paiuted sign that 

 swung over the heads of bis customers so lo 

 " Andrew Smith, Grocer." 



At this present day, a little old man in rusty 

 black smiles patronizingly upon the country folks 

 wbo frequent his shop, and draws a sigh of quiet 

 relief whenever he chances lo pass the big red 

 house on the hill. His wife, once more 

 Betty, keeps ber small house quite tidy, and 

 manages now and then to do an extra washing or 

 ironing, by way of giving a neighbor a lift in s 

 busy time, but she cannot forget ber former glory, 

 and still dwells upon it wbenerer she can find a 

 listener. Susan is our village milliner, and really 

 has a natural tact for flowers und ribbons, 

 occasionally goes out to dressmaking just t 

 what the news is about town. Nancy, after much 

 opposition, married a very respectuble farmer, 

 and takes premiums at county fairs for I 

 peachable butter. A. Jackson has disappeared 

 from tbe stage of our observation, but there is 

 theory among some of the old ladies that he wt 

 gradually transformed into u monkey. Mini 

 still languishes, reads highly wrought novels, 

 copies sentimental verses, and is waiting imp 

 tiently for the arrival of the hero who is to rai 

 her to the station in which nature intended ber 

 Shine. 



Our town of Newton is not peculiar in anything, 

 least of all in its inhabitants. There are Suiriit 

 upon o larger or smaller scale in every little ham 

 let of the country, ond people who have watched 

 their ups and downs will recognize the truthful 

 ness of my picture. 



Do you want a moral from all this? Then 

 supply it to suit yourself. I have read ov 

 that I have written, aud do not see any in pa 

 Iosb it be given in the words of quaii 







* that li 



sdcstky.— Toil is the price of sleep and appe- 

 i, of health and enjoyment. The very necessity 

 which overcomes our natural sloth is a blessing. 

 The world does not contain a briar or thorn, that 

 3 mercy could have spored. We are happier 

 the sterility which we can overcome by in- 

 dustry, than we could be with the most spontane- 

 3 and unbounded profusion. The body and 

 nd are improved by the toil that fatigue them; 

 it toil is a thousand times rewarded by the plea- 

 re it bestows. Its enjoyments are peculiar; no 

 iolth can purchase them, no insolence touch 

 them. Tbey only flow from the exertions which 

 they repay.— Selected. 



ILLUSTRATED REBUS. 



What Orphene pUicd o 



I large, modern oily, of fame 



ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM. 



ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, fee., IN No, 512, 



Where theorists aud philosopher! tread with 

 sublime assurance, woman often follows with 

 bleeding footsteps; women are always turning 

 from the abstract to the individual, and feeling, 

 when tbe philosophers only think.— Mrt. Stow*. 



MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 



Agricultural, Literary and Family Weekly, 

 By D, D. T. MOORE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



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