Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-19

give you for hundred Of him. Ha,
ha Old Hobbleden p
"She's laughing at my simplicity.
Thinks / don't know it. I'll keep my
eyes open, night and day"
Paul Hobbleden returned to Thorn
loves store in about week. This time
imping.
ga confounded corn kept me away so
long"
''Shouldn't wear tight boots. When
n man gets to be dandified it's sign he
is in love. Who's to be the happy Mrs.
Hobbleden p
Don't joke"
Don't wear tight boots"
don't you know any remedy for q
corn 2"
"Cut your toe off p
''You are inhnman |"
amy old bachelor who is dandy
enough to wear tight boots ought to have
corns all over him."
"Had-had he? Good morning p
.ried Hobbleden, exasperated. on see
f l can't find sympathy somewhere
,lsc." And away he went.
"God bless the corn 7, thought Thorn
owe.
"Why don't Mr. Hobbleden come to
see us, 1 wonder p that evening said
Ophelia to MIR. Thornlove. 81 declare
it seems lonesome without him.
you'll have chance to keep feeling
lonesome for some time to come. | do
not think he'll ever darker these doors
again.
"You don't mean he's dead?"
"Not quite, my love; he was lively
enough this morning; he was corned.
Ha, Ia !!
"Intoxicated? Poor fellow Lonely,
/ suppose.
''Poor fellow! That's pretty well. If
l had been drunk it would have been
horrid monster. He wasn't intoxicated,
but had corn on one OF his dear toes.
I joked about it, but he went off in
rage"
"He is very sensitive; corns are pain
full. I'm sorry"
I'm glad. 1t will be company for
him, now that he don't see you
"You make yourself SO disagree
able J"
$50 is he. Uncomfortable to him.
self, too. Wears tight boots to mako
his feet look small"
THAT was needless; I always noticed
nc had very small feet.
"No smaller than mine," said Thorn
love eIevating foot He prided him
self on his small feet
Oils are two sizes smaller, at the
very least" said Mrs. Thornlove, re-
vengcfully. Yes, nearly three; yours
are like horseca compared with
his."
This is unbearable!' he exclaimed.
always pitying and praising Hohble
den, always neglecting and sneerln" At
mo-
"Ard Won are cterna!iy hlntlnG-
Don't talk to mel
Nor will J; hope You'll have ne"
sweet. quiet ri,,tt's rest. after all tbs.
A1l she hurried tcarff!ilv 70 he,
chamber.
II rcciprocate just what vou mean,
he bawlcd after her. and went scuwlln2
to his private couch.
Mrs Ophclia ThornIove did not az
pear at the breakfast table next day.
Frederick muscl gloomilv over his
lonely coffee.
IL was foolish, very, 70 maxi snch q
/ fnss about my feet He held them "
and frownel mt them. Nov that
take a partial view, they are really nolt
of the smallest, B'.sidrs. The right
trotter-case looks longer than the other
If I hadn't bought en-, Shouldn't sup
pose they wore mates. he pulled hls
pants up. "Bv ginger, they are not
mates, Ones shorter than t'ot'.cr
And l hope toshe happy he added
with lncreas,I earne>tnes>, as he exam
ined the leg Of one. If here isn't th'
name Of Paul Hohhleden' This Is
discovery, Oh. powers Of darkness
who bring So much 10 light! How does
It hapnen that fiobhiet!en's BOO: is OF
nv leg /? l. the thing called Hobhlede'
man or u monster? Or Am a lunatlc
and this name, Hobh'e6tn. no name 8
nj all II is not NY boot. How coUi'
II come here unless II olhlt,ltn vaik,,
II with II? But nov-no"- and b
struck lis eye city a!th HI frel zie'
iist--'now, / hav. 1t! HohDis>ien
boot has betrayed him. The fend !
mortal shape must have been IN TIN
house last night, Oh-Ophelial
He rang the bell and his servan
Bahhle, came.
.'Babble, take care now WHIST 20
say - don't be alarmed though =
believe / have always treated you as
father would brother-I mean as