Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-02-21


vonr fathers face ont o my mind.
Yon're sick, amt you, rnister?"
"I she'l soon be quite we'll" he an
swcred ,v-al1 G r1fort Fairhaven's
raore experienced eye detected the hid
len 7rneu.ing which the little rirl never
once suspected. Ic7, he would soon he
well, lat tho' II would be in that coun-
try Mere TIE Inhabitants never say, II
~ SICK -
'WAcre are vou going9" asked kind
II = Cornfort. her r,!He growing husky in
sr.fa + hcr~c't.
. o.e going to nv grandpa" SAID
~" Lssio. "Gran7pa was vcxod with
my roo~ma for marrying papa an1 going
to E"elard, but papa thinks he'll take
car" Of me now. Eut I won't stay with
him 'inl"ss papa stays too -
Anl she resolutely frightened her
srazp unon the thin, fever-burninr
hand
II s'noae Won want to get to Ions
da3e 2" said Miss Comfort.
The man nodded.
o. It far"
"F'e~a" good miles yet" said Mss
Comfort: "hut TIL tel We vhat-In
make 1oab get ont the wagon, and with
{ good huiIalo-rohe over the seats, 7on'n
Ti1o easy enough. They'll be back afore
E5ptim gels through, and while YOU re
a-wai.in'. III bring down smack
o'hrea1 anl meat. and bottle of my
"',r~"nt wire, 'Tain't good to travel or
~ empty stomach.'
And five minutes later Miss Comfort
,r"e c'rrr: :ng hcr hospitahle intentions
INTO effect. greatly 70 tllc delight AID
on,,rrr'a'ion Of the hungry child.
''Now, 500 here" said Miss Comfort,
7~twin~ the c'iil aside, when Joah
Irnva ~ with the comfortable farm
w&con an0 stont old horse. "T don't
cues von've got more money than you
can r1se?'
I'VE have only enough for our rail.
road t.>ots," said Essie, her counte
! narcn filling, "hut-"
"T thought so. ." said Mss Comfort
"aad here's five dollar bill I've laid
aside ont of my butter money that f ia
| kim don't know nothin' about. Ia laii
! ont to have rev mouse colored merint
| dress this fall, but l guess you need il
n?orc'n do; so here it's, and mind yor
don't lose it"
The cLild's eyes were brimming a!
she locked up in Miss Comforts honest
harl-featured face.
"Wili YOU let me kiss you just once 2
>he whispered standing On tip-toe to brin,
her blooming check close to the spin
stcr's wrinkied lips.
Kissing, as Miss Comfort might her
SELF have remarked, had she had lesur
for n remark, was not much in her way
but she could not resist the sweet. visit
I'll entreaty
''1here," she said, with strang
moisture in her eyes, ''run along. Joab'
vaitin'."
''OA = cried little Esther, as she SO
on the buffalo -draped seat, Il wish
s rich and grown UP -
WY, what I'd you do % demanded
honest Joab
I'D buy a diamond necklace and
apink dress for that good lady II
Joab chuckled Il don't know a
they'd become her, he said, with grin
jocularity. $50 gee up, cid Doll p
Il know I'm pretty old to be lookin
artcr n situat;on," said Miss Comic,
Foirhaven, "but | can't starve, nor
won't beg, so what's there left ? We la
n good farm once. bnt my brother coul
not rest till he spechilated itzall away
and now he's gone and I'1n all alone. s
if vou know of a Sooi place rs houst
keeper, or matron inan asylum, or gel
eral overseer, | don't much care wher
or -'
The intelligence Office keeper. with
sigh; shrug Of his shoulders. broke
on the torrent of Miss Eairhaven's e.
p'anotory eloquence.
"What wages did YOU ask ?"
Poor Miss Comfort-the blank wor
wages called rusty glow to her cheel
Il amt particular about that 80 Ion
as It's good home
Here's 8 place tha. might perha,
suit you-Housekeeper wanted at "
nupoEceaus, No. Fifth avenu
You might try it, although I hard
think a person OF your appearance won
suit.
II amt young. know" said Nj
Comfort with q sigh, ''but there's lie
o tough work left in me yet. Give Il
the address, shan't give up and star
! without twin for i: y
\ Yet, spite OF all her philosophy. NJ
Eomfor;'s heart, ike that OF the Que
okSheba, Of old. grew faint within Il
} a. \she sat in the luxurious recerti(
room Of the Fifth avenue mansion, 81
rounded by silken chairs, gilded table