Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-12-15

hfa- II fkF B,Ga
her prcttv chin and then ;n-o ha- a,as
live been ,alkin, to vour uncIe
Tanie, be sa;a I7 bad na,-ar atlaI
her .Ianie. .hefore hat sh. d;3 ~ 80
rupt him. ..Do YOU Know what ! was
sayiupy''
she did know ana ,la did NJ, ,-e
tend that she lid n'r obe dronn.d bcr
ewes. with a tremuIo,1s smile
.And-vou know vour ncle sath
jamie: yo,. know what he saidr, he
young man concluded with something !.
like groan.
Then he boldly screened her from the
range Of the barn door and took her
hand
Gould YOU care for me. jamie, Tiff
ncie Seth Were not quite 50 abomlnably i
preludlced old party
Jahle iauGhed win q sort o. 1rlght.
ehe'i hapP ness.
on nno" eouid she sad, Win
'oi' ''ii''i'S'
Il told hlm so cried her lover, ar
IDENTITY.
And then-at that, Of all points
ncle Seth came out of the barn, turn
ing back TOR parting look at Dan and |
Iopsv
ihurhlured MS startled niece, i
Win hcr lover hand tght upon hers.
Don t imagine shall give you up"
ne called with b"id flrmness, as the blue /
orcss futtered away
Al'd ne went nome ana Playea game
~ ',lin,s lu''1 7iit-heal'eoiy, win
'iue'iy -n.ss i'o'i'.
ne'e ,e,h iouee" MS niece at WE'VE
ocioch '',a' night VIII, an eNa,perated
o"l |ian - l'' 1oi,e, an'' ne cou iiar'''I
n0 oi'',io"' ~ was aho.h attack OF
Ineullat,sm ana ncie He'hs rheuma
'ic at'dchs were no ii9ht matter.
~ was not or'4ht pro>pe t ioF Jane,
ou' sue eh'ereu upon II checrlully Shc
iupoc'' the a,i,1'0ea reg ana applled the
nni'neh' ana panoaSed IL carefully, ana
fixed Uncle Seth comfortably in two
! chairs and offered to read to him by the
lamp: but Uncle Seth rather snappishly
| refused to listen
'.If this is going to be two weeks
ana r. he grow ed, miscrably, why, m
wiling It should carry me OIL and lie
+, done With It. want counting on this.
| Dan, he hain't been feeling jest smart;
can tell IN minute and was going to
| doctor him up-hc needs It, And Top>y,
| she wants breaking the worst way, its
high time, she's est ready for it. I'm
needed jest at this partic Ter time more'n
pve been for years ! don't know
whatll become of EN-. The dickens is
IN 1t y
And Uncle Setn frctted and growled,
a quite touching combination of mental
and physical suffering, til he fell into an
uneasy doze at breakfast st-t:me.
1t was not strange that jamie should
have wanted a breath of air, out among
the flowers: the odd part Of it was thar
Harry Nye should have been getting a
breath at the same moment.
"Well, girl of mine" he SAID. bright
ly, when he had bounded over the fence
J to her side
"Hes cot an attack Of rheumatism, y
Janie whispered, laughing softly, and
trying not to reflect the involuntary oy
on her lovers face. And he's worrying
himself to death. Yes, | know he's been
horrld, Harry; but cant help being
sorry Tor h1m now.
81 wouldn't have you any other way, !"
her lover declared. in warm admiration
of the gentle pity in her eyes.
'I on see, said jamie, with both her
hands in his, ''it's the horses Dan isn't
/ in good condition, and he wanted to
doctor him; and Topsy ought to be
broken, and he was going to TO that
He won't let anybody touch those horses
but himself, and now he's laid up. Idc
feel sorry for him.
Horses - said Harry, refectively. "If
that's all, I--h.m."
he paused at that pulling point
rumina.ed in silence for moment anc
with sudden, light laugh what JAM,
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