Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-12

D-oo o,N~'1. - c<1 tcA HIaauiistucr. N--
wandered restlessiy Nom city to city.
de again went to Europe and traversel
It's length and breadth, but to no pur-
pose. In London, just prior to his re,
turn home. he heard by the merest ac-
cident that Count Won s. had sailed
three weeks before for New York. 1t was
still the day Of packet-ships, aud NJ
chafed and fretted over the slow voyage
At last it was ended. He sought tle
aid Of the best detectives, and found
| that the Count Won $ La,i arrived
| with his secretary, youth of twenty,
but no other company. The pair had
had gone on to Washington, and, with
| cut visiting his children. Senator II -
followed III hot haste. There az a1iay,
fatal to its deeply wronged seeker, closed
the second act in this startling life drama.
| Poor NJ fell in the duel which his
impetuosity and vengeance provoked
Before his own death, which ensuel
III less than year, old R willed oil
his immense property, share and share
alike, to the two grandchildren, boy
and girl, making such trust deed AID
guardianship as would effectually pre-
vent any after interference of the mother.
# she dared return. Her marriage with
the Count Won s, though regari,d
us improbable, actually took rlate at
Vienna within another year aul the
| silly, polluted and brazen wc.nan 1c-
warded the slayer of her first husband
by conveying into his hands the proceeds
Of the sale of all her real and personal
estate ID America. SO the Governors
Fam passed to strangers; and | must
say that it remains in tidy shape, j1dg-
mg from its exterior appearance, as
viewed through 4 stage window on a cold
! day.
Il never heard what became Of tie
scoundrelly intriguing Austrian, or Of
his victim. More than likely lie de-
serted her after he had soured on her
beauty and graces, and got rid Of al,
her cash Neither 90 [ know uny
thing of the children. They were only
little toddlers of four and six years OF
age when I left this hum drum neigh
horhood, and, rs I told You IN the be-
| ginning of this yarn, that was forty-one
years ago But here we are Oh our last
ualt- mile stretch, and l, for one, am
mighty glad Of it, though I've had very
agreeable company.
AS he thus PLEASANTLY topped off, the
stage rumbled through the main street
OF Plugville, and drew up in all its c.at-
ter and majesty before the door of that
veather-bcaten ian, which, time on. oi
mind, had been called the t''!Sorrci
Horse" because the ef1igy Of a bay ma, e
was once visible on its creaking sign.
That night, in the tap-room of this
same licensed house for the entertain
rnent Of man and beast, 1 consulted the
landlord, who vivldly remembered
everything that had occurred III State or
uatlon since the battle of Tippecanoe.
Uncle Ben, quoth /, when was
the Governors Farm sold, and to
wnom?"
"What?" yelled the astonished vet
eran.
1 repeated my question.
There never was no such farm to
sell, my boy y was the inelegant, ye;
convincing reply.
Ny faith i'll the torty-one years waa-
derer was beginning to ooze.
Wasn't Richard M three times
Governor?'
NO, my innocent; nor wnast,
neither WAS the ranking arrow that
buried itself in my gullibility. I de-
ci,led not to speak OF the Senator, the
Austrian count, the elopement or ths
duel. The extra. loluacious traveller had
evidently remembered that it was tAt
season for stuiling, anil had NIGEL Y i.!eC
up the cIeNt'.
But there was one more inquiry, arc
after some hesitation l made it:
Say, Uncle Ben, who was that tai
man in tho shaggy overcoa:, with The
! ear-mutil.rs and slouch hat, that cam.
through with us this afternoon =
"Ha' hal" laughed the old publican
now | understand the nonsense which
,yol have been asking information on
WI, ny boy. you are not the first, -
one hundred ard first, aye, nor the Lill'
thocsand~and Lr5t. that he's sold viii
his etfuigelt narrytives, as he calls en-
!, Why, that's Joel Brixton. an he's tn
mos. ovdacious liar in twelve town
ships.
waited 20 hear no more, bu, wa.Ae,
quietly out. There was spicy perfunl
il tie air, and thought Of tarod land-
: 10. :, cold AID unsvmpathiz.nc Is this
/ thought Of balnv Ceylon and flower
Z Brazil, Of ci:roG grows and the nigh
7 booming ceteis The night b.
,.oo1el very serious ior ne.) | W.
nai, ard ie.t mean and wicked. By
= aui-hv | ;ou.ti that the tropical o>.c
( cane from tie region O! pie, from 'h
J oreI easements ot the hotel k,tche-
I ley we've preparing for the festive cac'
rv4 Three tie ,.1S..i -. h