Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-03-31
THAT BLESSED WIND"

Ys'It'e an i'll wind taat blows no5oly any
good, says the proyerbi aud have 10 IN
~tention Of dis pl.ing it,. Indeed ! am quite
conv need that such a wind must be very
III indeed. Bat our fine little inf ut hurri-
ave Of September was not one o. these
Anon. - MAJ misleeds gas one Hrt Of
good nature, which | make haste to record
TO its credit, whl- every 0 e else i, charg
ny it with damages done.
All day long during that carricious
windy, SUNNY, clou y and altoge' her un-
reasonable day Of Wednesday my lear Ii
tie friend Bessie had been wandering abou'
the hose like an unqi- It spirit. Srein1
how matters stood, Texcu-ed her entirely
from al duties Of hospitality toward me
her visitor.
LET me entertain M self, Bessie. said
II don't like To have people think that they
must sit down and fo!d their hands. and
converse POLITELY because | have come to
see them. Make believe, dear, that | am
not here, and do just what you would do II
you were alone.
Now | knew perfectly wei! II a. what ny
sweet blue-eyed Bessie would have done
had She been al alone was to sit d "
and cry those blue eyes aim st blind and
/ knew equally well that she would not do
it while | was there. But | wanted to put
her at ease.
The whole story vas plain TO me, or near
ly all Of it. | had seen too much OF her ard
Arthur lake, over the way, not to know
that there was more love between them
than could be broken into by outside storms
without making some, at least temporary,
shipwrecE. Arthur was a fine young man,
handsome, honest and tender, with a pretty
fair portion of spirit and determination
He was Lo, one to make a parade Of hi,
private feelings but | had seen HIM watch
myIarlings graceful, soft, ways with an
UNCONSCIOUS smile davning on his lipsfand
a light III his eyes that told a sweet tale to
whoever might look closely. And Bessie
the girl only breathed in him, and crop
ped asleep thinking Of him, and never ceas-
ed thinking. Of him, dreaming or waking.
| used to Sigh, sonletimes, seeing how
utterly her heart was in his keeping.
Blu, heta word had she told me with those
beautiful lips of hers. 1t was through her
tranparen. face and actions that | learned
ali | knew and more c1edible witnesses
could not be had.
The two we're not engaged, that | Wa.
sure OF. did not believe that there has
even been any love talk between them, tina
is, any that could be reported. Whateye>
aud actions. and tones say is not 70 be pu
IN words. liey wtre III Il Al delicious
p~eri!ous position when the h.pp,n, $ u Nv,
loving hearts is absolutely ptr.,ct, ana a
the same tme most easily DESTROY ei-tha
silent understanding which seems so sure
ye, may be lostthroush a look or a word.
II persons have explained, and vowed
and promised, then they have tangible wea
pons to fight doubt with But where Il,
understanding has been ,acit, at the l,a>
trouble, eaeh one says, IN thoa-ht ".Attt
all, | have deceived myself. What word {
love has ever been |uiterei What pronis.
binds me- | have built on the s4n!I' An
over goes that far ca>.le Of II pc, blown 1
fragments in the first blast. At,h4r Bah
was going u way. | Lad learned he had 70
tired OF -,a ard tancied that b. wout
dc better 10 ge; into business in -
There was nothing TO bind h.m TO ei;Le
,t,y kl,. craet ,.i..t,, uros =, ,,l ,l
would help him wherever he should oho>
TO I've: and Arthur himself hal "A hid
property OF his owl, aud Iced not be lii AT
killing haste, or afraid of taking q week
Test aud time 10 look about.
This much had been told me ha, vcr
Wednesday morning. when | was on II
way TO p, nj the day with Bessie.
But Bessie? | asted Of my i~ufornau
Il fancy that they are off, IS The r
ply. GU know 1t wash, an engaeemel
perhaps Only q ti.rta,iou. AT Any rat
saw Arthur walking on, the o'Ler ia
with Julia Raymond, and al the same tin
Clark Rivers Was making a cal. on BtsSi
Arthur and julia passed the house, al
saw them sitting III the window.
went on ana ,roaoi.d- frame e min
thinking that this beautiful sunny sailit
little love affair which had been the de.isI
Of myeyes, vas, perhaps. ruLning amor
: the 5r. aAers longing TO interfere, yet fec
ing 10, since outsiders SO often do mo
:. harm than good. Aud tie momen | 8.
Bessies p,,iui smile, ! kew .hat she W,
beins ,ora OF the reefs.