Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1880-12-18

NhNAi4S-S i'i'Sf f'ISt W ds IN SSNItttA " III
out.
Hetty was glad THAT her moth,
mitted her 10 go TO her room 6 IL
down. There was never fire in
room but she drew the bedclothes
over her head. and wished that she
could thus shut herself out from the
whole world She felt forlorn and
miserable. All her sweet foolish dreams
OF love seemed to have been rudely
stricken at 4 blow Walter had ceased
to care FIR her He had not b. ell.
l,..rr against a years absence He
had been won from her by that hand
some, stylish girl from Philadelphia
and Hetty hid her face in her pillow,
and almost wished that she could die.
1t was the darkest day she had ever
known. She tried to read her Bible,
hut could not fix her thoughts on it,
and closed it in despair. She listened
to the dismal beat Of the slow falling
rain, and at times watched the sway
ing Of the half-budiing tree branches
in the chill wind. The cherry tree be-
fore her window had been yesterday
whitening into blossom Surely the
cold would kill the tender buds, and
there would be no fruit. How like her
own hopes and happiness
Her mothe- sent for her to come
down to dinner. There was, she said,
no use in staying upstairs in the cold,
and the child would he better by the
fire, with some nice warm soup In
there all heafternoon Hetty sat, while
her father and the boys went to church
for it had ceased raining now-and
her mother read Baxter's Rise and
Progress and sang dismal hymns to
the baby.
Het,' said Bill, upon his return
from church. g saw your old beau
Mr.. Walt. Hayes, at church with Miss
Mitchell, and he shook hands with me
and asked how the family was. She's
a real swell, a regular roarer, tell you,
and if you don't shine up some, she'll
cut you out" -
William, don't let me hear any
more such slang talk from you, l
Beg said his mother reprovingly.
And Hetty," said her little sister
Annie, as she carefully drew off and
| folded her gloves, II heard Kate
Hayes tell Mrs. Green that Walter and
Miss Mitchell were going back to-mor-
row to Philadelphia, and Mrs. Green
said she supposed that was one reason
of his coming to Riverside that he
might travel home with her"
Hetty lost all heart and hope at this
She longed for sympathy-to lay her
head on her mothers knee and tell
her all. But Mrs. Lock wood, though
she really loved her children, was not
one Of those gentle and sympathetic
mothers to whom their children thus
turn and poor Hetty went again to hel
lonely room, and wrapping herself in
shawl, seated herself at the window
and look listlessly out.
A few people were passing. She
hardly noticed them, until she sudden
~ met a pair of brown eyes, and a ha
was lifted and she drew back with
burning cheeks and beating heart, a.
Waiter Hayes passed. How hand
some he looked. and as her motht
had observed, how improved in ap
pearallce with so much Of manlines
and dignity. And she-what coult
he think of her, sitting there pale an,
forlorn- looking, with her hair all dis
ordered about her face? He Nigh
come this evening, perhaps, and We
she hardly wished it now. 1t woul,
only be painful to see him, and fin,
him changed. Still, she dressed her
self and went down stairs, though he
head was throbbing and she felt reall,
i'll. And all the evening she waite,
and wathccd as she had done before
and Walter never came, and she kne,
knew now that tie did not care to SC.
her. And so ended the long. drear
day.
Next morning Hetty arose feveris
and i'll. But she busted herself abou
the household work and when he
mother, observing only that she wa
dull and languid, remarked that sll
, needed walk. and desired her TO ca,
ry little jar Of butter 10 old NJ r.
simpson. she made no objection. Th