Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-12-01
TIE STORY OF A PRINCESS
BT KESIAH SHELTON.

"King Lombard was title privately
r4ft rred upon the 'super" OF prm
factory village, that best type Of the
aac.,ut monarchy. The super, wife and
Children are the Royalty; the upper
Lip" the a4lu4iring courtiers; the "op-
.crat.yes' are the peasantry who revile
a.l -uccr in private, and cheer loudly
at al public appearances Of the hated
EsIty.
Mabel Lombard looked upon the op-
1r.t.!y,s of lcr fathers mills as if she had
been a being from a higher and better
world and could have nothing in com
n.aa with such as they. Yet they knew
n.l fit il kcc,fly that the Princess was
mike those they had left In the old
country, hrr father and mother had
been, like themselves, poor, ignorant
~. .rativ,s. Bv hard manual labor they
lal reached the super's Mrone vet
l3w they taught their princes and prin-
c,-,es to ignore, if possible, if not, to
lo their next best and snub the equally
ambitions generation that performed
BOW the ike menial duties in "pa's mill "
Sgpcr'e daughter, always warble simper.
lily of pas mU's'
Ihe Princess is twenty, unprovided
FIR, and diplomatic pa aud ma are look
ing around among Tho sons of the own
crs, 4, ,ciliug which ~ had best bestow
the Princess upon.
Strangely enough, the owners had
other views, aud nohler princesses took
precedence Of the Princess Lombard.
"Mahri, you must look your very best
to-day, aud you'd better practice your
new piece a~lot this forenoon, for you
must l,ly It good to Fred Gilman; he's
coming to the mlll and told your pa tC
ha sure and fetch him home to dinner.
He's the biggest catch in the whole
Company and one Of you girls mus
eetAin. You've the best right, as the
o'lrs, Goods ongLt to be turned off first
lou'tl hc shop-worn soon. Don't 20,
Iust thiak. Mabel, your pa heard thai
Mrs. ArhWright, up to Sneakville, III
Al wcnt and drcssedup that awful look
,'g Jane Of hers one day last week. an,
Ia9itcd al the owners and their familie
t.err 10 dinner. never heard tell O
Naeh actions. When she marres off J An
toone of the owners sons just let m
Low, that's all Yes. hope she vii
0r.te iuo line then, If sho can write.
A'id the Queen assumed look of right
- itsiiguation at the very thought Q
tie match making proclivities of th
Nlaecu Il Sneakville.
Mrs. Lombard caught her breath an
r,spmcd:
Mrs. Arkwright is good-for -nothin
II start Trying for Fred Gilman-th
!.ea!"
Her Youngest, ten-year old princes
Vuo had been listening with precocior
l;e,ligence. pertly asks. What's goot
'o.aoth,ng upstart, MAJ?
a woman that comes up from not
",f. ana fDrq.ts where she halls from
al thaa lords it over her betters, a.
s"erci Queen Lombard.
Is tia, eo?' lisped the young prll
Il wanted 10 know the meanin
Matte Goddard said that was ali n
= .Aer WAS. and she knowingly sllpp'
n under her mothers threatenl'
1aa,..
Mabel, is this final?" asked the '
-e minister's son, a recent gradud
= u Y4le, as he looked appeahnSly
l." fair-haircd princess.
Yes, Frank, II Is. Why Will you p
=: II pt~tering me so? You've ask
re t.rra times before this, and ha
-''H> told you no. Ma says that
N.. Aey,r consent 10 have me marry
J-vr minister's son; and if you do
Lave to,ter luck than most young d'
'sN, !, Will be long time before y
VII have much yourself. So you see
s4- marry you, even if I wanted to e'
81 much"