Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-07-01
why DISOsEYED ORDERS

why D1SOHEYED ORDERS
Mr. Singleton, the manager OF tln
banking house OF Sterling, Coin ( Co.
came up to my desk, and with pleas.
ant smile handed me an envelope.
II suppose you would like YOUR boli
day now. Frank, he said. "You have
drudged the year through without
murmuring or shrinking from vopll
duty, and the firm gives you four weeks
q whole month my boy
THANK you, Mr.. Singleton, ;, I said
blushlng and smiling. you have beer
good enough to speak kindly of me tc
the company, | see, and l heartily
thank you."
81 did not commend YOU TO then,
more than you deserve. Frank" he re-
turned Come back to your place q
month from to-day, and see to it that
your face is not pale as it is lust now.
! trust you will have pleasant vaca-
ton. Then, with pleasant laugh. he
a, ded. Above ali things, don't fall in
love-
Fall III love!' | repeated to myself.
AZ MIR. Singleton quietly retired to his
private room. 'No, by Joye, Frank
st. John, you must think of something
else than love-making-f fishing, shoot,
ing, boating, wandering through the
grand old woods that are within rifle
shot of the dear old home, where that
good, sweet mother of mine still lives to
bless us all"
lopencd the envelope. 1t contained
an order on the cashier Tor one hundred
dollars. -
'Good?' | cried. Il have saved
nG With }nl9g 9gf tRR9Y5as tRY5sah9 pf5scHnfF ff5enF tie yspE
,,uoht to make the Iuo-4L -.
merrily. No, Mr.. Singleton, | added
..1on't be afraid of me. Love Is not III
nv notebook. assure YOU
And vet so very inconsistent is hu-
man nnture. that while thus mused
there fitted before my minds eye a
form IL at used to make my hea1t ge
INTO my throat, -
"Ah. Jennie, l suppose you've tor
GOTTEN me-" murmured. 81 suppose
yon have entirely ignol ed me, now that
/ have been absent trom you for nearly
whole year. Some other fellow, l sup
nose. is good deal nearer and dearei
~ Won now than ! ever imagined myself
~ your estimation. Wei, never mlnd
Ion ie Strong, 1 won't be jealous o
him.
And vet. somehow. while l was max
;,r NV preparations to return TO th'
nst;vo nest. Jenme's sweet face, WITH
nor aeep blue eyes, would peer into ~.
soberer orbs.
Nv home was near Oneida Lake, ALI
nude haste to reach 1t.
The first day of my vacation saw IN
in Albany. The afternoon OF the secon
in Utica, and four hours later was
INV dear mothers arms, as happy as
Now mind You, had firmly resolve
not to think of love, Tor my supefi'
had particularly warned against lndu'!
mo in such silly pastime; and 50, lu
soon ns I had rested, aud called
NV brothers, sisters, cousins and aunt
- were not at the homestead. b'
,,l,o we're settled within few miles
i | began to make grand Prepara'i'
fr ,od and gun work. But, tomelio
,I GOT into the woods, the gan
wouldn't stay long enough to be sh(
a,,d IS for the fish, they mbhled q
,,.;t away without so much rs touchl
,%a Nook l couldn't make It out.
used 10 he accounted sure Sho', !"
.s for fishing, why, the finny crea'ul
wer. 50 glad to be caught 10y me IL
they would follow whenever "eh'
~" 81 don't know hSw it Is, mother.
va,a before the close OF the hrst "e'
..hnt there's no use of my carrying :
~ fsbinc rod any longer. l cant sh
or hook game.
Margaret. the sister who always tea'
ma the most, and who, OF my near rt
TVS I cared most Tor. 20, hn'
hrother mine" she repeated
will YOU give to know?
Nothing" said, petulantly.
I know is / don't do anything a' ~
now as used to do 1t. :.
"Of course not, sir, SAID
Margaret. with mock trlo"sh
.~Shoye off that moustache 70" Il
vain Of. with Your city ants, and the
will bite
'.Iush!" exclaimed.
..And. Master Frank, continued
tease. .sif YOU will lid your mind oi
thought, you can bring down
game easy enough,
I blushed.
..What do YOU mean:" l deman'
.I'd hike to know, SIR, she rotor
"why YOU have never thought OF cal
on q certain parsonage you were SO
swaet ON before you went to the big