Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-07-26

son IRE thinking OFF,
"'IIow could / think about that
Why will yon not understand, Kin,och .
fonr proud old father ana your silver
haired stately mother, how could they
bear for one of their sons to marry M
-ish peasant girl 2
You have nothing to learn from the
i8h"st lady in the land, my darling,
nc said, foldly; 'and younger sons are
noi expected to n.arry Lciresscs.'
But she shook her head .reaol,s.cly.
And this is bow yon lightly niup
away a mans happiness for life 2
"a few days pain now, to save you
years Of -egret i'll the future
Tho young man looked at the girl
rciplexed. Where could rhe have
learned such sentiments ?-where had
she gained the strength to express them
SO freely?
lie then said, slowly and solemnly,
rs If taking an oath: Look Wonder.
KITTY That is the evening star. 50
surely as it will shine in the heavens
five, ten or twenty years, rs surely will
my love remain unchanged for you.
Bld me como back when you will, Kitty,
aid If | have breath in my body and
strength to do it, l will come.
Come back in ten years, Kinloch.
Will be true to you, and wait till then.
| will try and improve myself make
myself more worthy Of your love.
Keep as you are, Kitty-rcmain
unchanged said the young man jcal.
ously, lest when l come again l shall
Aot see in you the last look I took away
with me, my life, my love I he MUIR
INJURED, passionately; and kissing her
sweet brow and mouth, folding her in
one last embrace, he sighed and left
her.
''She turned to go into the cottage.
A large aowny moth which had been
humping against the little window
sailed in before her, circled thrice round
the candle and flew mp into its ailuring
brightness. The candle flickercd and
went out; tho moth dropped down With
thnd npon the table, dead.
"Kitty, with eyes blinded by tears and
Witt wIth 1tsra;iG; tsraajiy, the Ii light. : :
"'Kitty, my GIRL said tho old man,
pointing significantly to the singed in
sect, don't be as foolish rs that silly
thing. It's eyes wero dazzled, pad 1t
lad no strength to resist the fa'"l iascl-
nation.
Father said the 5irl, STOPPING
down and kissing his gray locks, you
may trust me. :"
Here Aunt Bell topped.
us # interesting Shall 60 on?'
ooh, dol Did he come back = said
hrr ,icce.
..Wcu the years passed on, and the
;rl was iuked and teased, and had many
/ ,G.>s Of marriage; but she was firm
nd would listen to none.
at last the yonug fellows grew weary
of their fruitless attempts at love max
tttp ati't VIC PlcuttA l''sie iSAs A'A "io'tN"
"A few, moro nukinI, "nild Nt
when she expected her young gentle
! home, and tauntcl tier III cutting
/ speeches and insln'iatlons.
/ Nine years went hy. .::r' fl"n th.r'
] cam. the battle III Waterloo, when "if
GERS and men went down III hundreds t,
g.,her
"Sti.l no word from klnloch. an'
kstty's heart, which had never failed II
lis !ightucss nor her step III its spct q
now s.,tiiA and fi;cscl for the first time
Early in the next year III fact, o'
New Years nght--.hc officers gave
ball. ani every girl and Young man 70
miles around was invited.
Girls we're in great demand. aal
went down 10 my aunt's house especial
for that night.
q was anxious TO see Kitty mvsal
and to find. out how tie years ha
passed over her head.
You think, perhaps, t"enty-slx ".
ra,acr old 10 he called a girl DO yo'
Kitty?
well. felt almos: the same rs | III
when | WIS sixteen and quite as read
TO enjoy dance or Irritation. l can q
sure Won.
Kate naiv-that WAS her name
wen: - help tl.e ladies' unshawl then
selves, ard 10 he res,iv WITH needle Al
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