Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-06-02

your exact circumstances. Please write
again and inform me of these facts, as |
feel an u~naccountaDle interest in you. 1eli
me your actual name and residence, too,
and l will tell sou mine. Address as be-
fore. A. 4 /.
H., ha. hal" laughed Joe Why. this
is jolly. Both play ing t'other sex She's a
young lady, ,eh? Yes. and smart, too; | can
gee that. Refnel and accomplished also,
III venture. Who knows but this might
come to something after all. l am getting
tired of the life Of bachelor. anyhow, and
VITO knows but that a happy union might
grow out I.these romantic circumstances!
/ will write to her and see in good faith
this time. III give real name, sex, residence
and circumstances, tor | feel that can
rust this unknown person. God bless her.
r Why how ridiculous | am falling IN
owe with her already. 1t must be her noble
soul that attracts me. A good heart shines
on the pages OF her letter. There are not
many who would have taken tie trouole to
.rlie such a letter Of ADVICE 10 an unknown
.irl. Most persons would have kept up the
deception for the sake Of fun, regardless OF
consequences to others. All, there's such
a thing as true beue7oIence OF heart. and
his gir-A. r T., whoever she ISIS full
Of it."
Joe did as he had determined to do, Gu
r:ous TO see what would come of it. He
oenned a very respectful note to the
unknown, addressing it to A. +. T.,
acknowledging his own deception, giving
ais real rane aad residence, and venturiny
10 express a warm admiration tor his
correspondent. He also limited that he
was a wellto-do bachelor, heart whole and
fancy Free and thought seriously Of mar
rying as soon as he should form the ac.
quaintance of his ''amity." WHO
knows" he added in conclusion, what q
lite history may grow out OF this CORES.
ponde nee, so singularly begun2'
Now, Joe Conner hail, and has, one Of
the p~rettiest sisters that any brother ever
had-Miunie, by name. Minnie is a lively
romping, joyous, sweet girl, only nineteen
years old, and has a mind as bright as her
heart is pure. On the day after mailing his
last note to Miss A. Il, T,,-alais Mr.
Joe Conner was sitting in the library
reading, when he heard some one enter the
house by the street door, and a laughing
voice that foated up to him informed him
that it was his sister. IL.
That's Minnie" he observed. II won
der who is with herr Some young friend.
| suppose. They've got something funny
to laugh about, | should say"
The next moment the library door few
open and Minnie, alone, burst into the
room, in a state bordering on'hysterics.
Joe looked up in establishment, tinged with
alarm. He had heard of persons becoming
insane all of a sudden from a diseased,
brain, and the thought, of sending poor
Minnie to Stockton was perfectly paralyz-
ing.
20, O, 0, Joel she laughed, rushing up
slapping him on the back, pulling his ears
aud hair.
What the matter p he asked, perceiv.
ing that her laughing commissions prevent
ed her articulation.
"Millie Bondsl Mile Bondsl" she ex-
claimed. I'm A. r. I. p. o. Box 1899!
How are you Mile? How about the
thousand in the savings bank p And with
this she drew a letter from her pocket and
exhibited it to Joes Mortified gaze by
holding it within an inch of his nose. Then
she threw it on the table, and Joe saw that
. it was the lest polite missive he had SC
| carefully penned to A. r. T., the artfu
, correspondent. mo wonder we took an
interest in each other, Joe. Clear case Of
impulses Of nature!' laughed the provok
. ing girl.
Joe c.. nnor loves Minnie dearly, anc
they soon made up, but just at the tims
when he discovered and realized that he hac
been pouring out his affectionate soul to BIZ,
sister, he pouted.. looked sour, and said b.
didn't see any sense in such nonsense; bu
when Minnie asked him why he had taker
, part in it then, he couldn answer coherent
, ", and so had to forgive her.
But, Minnie he said, don't put an,
more such advertisements in the papers; i
don't look well"
"It l do" retorted Minnie, don't answe
them. You don't know how you look O.
paper
Joe has no immediate hopes Of a raid OF
lis bachelorhooj; and we suppose tina
: thousand dollars still remains in the saving
bank TO the credit of Mile Bonds"