Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-04-21
SOMETHING BEHIND II,
~ NORMAN T.. SIIpN

~ HohuAN =. sIIpN>@.
- h, YES, mother you're aas.1 SAL
ing, There's something hthiuI i!
glad | III not 50 su.pi i0u- oi ,y,i.f O Il
and everything. believe tIt,ro is -fs.t,
thing ~ diointcrcst,d fri, nd-hiI. thou. i.
II IS not as common * il used t, ie
give everybody ,rodit for mrau,n. "
till | find ONT they don't HI hit. ta
think people We're. 50 selfish is ynU ,tp
YOU c,,n { take any comfort III your fiIen9j
So Ion4 a, Won think there's suuy.il.n-.
bch nj everything that's sud and io4.,
and Mr. honit, Martin lcisurcll changed
the position of his feet on the Loot f,.-l
before the fire where, cncos,d in hsl>g.
gray WOODEN socks, he was 'taa.t ra.
EN-. and settled himself i little dee},nl
in the old rocker that had held hi M
slvc foIm ior twenty years. and b1de i:t8r
to 10 50 for another twenty, Gd-it
from ;hc iron bolt- which had lcca used
10 brace up its departing strength
Mrs. Martin, a pleasant faced little
woman, considerably younger thaa her
husband. sat by the window taraing
socks similar TO those mentioned aad
made no reply to his remarks i;tt H.
needed no response by way Of encourage
mcnt.
"NoIoly docs You u favor, but That
YOU wonder what, behind it. ,.o one
does anything a little out Of the Ordinary
run without you say there's some.Igiua
behind it | don't tell you anyone c#.ug
to sec me without you ask. N What lid Ee
WANT Just as though auvonr wouIaa
grind You've said it so much. Nounc.
getting me all riled up 'gainst everybody
and everything, and don't want to lose
faith IN humanity as You seem to have
done
Well, then, I'll say no more about
II, but don't like TO see You 50 often
deceived as TO the real motives Of people,
who pretend to be actuatcd by Friendship
only. ! have not lost faith III humanity.
for the poor souls cannot help bcjn4 self
iSh, and the halt Of them don't Know
themselves that It's >clt,hucss thai
prompts their acts You say always
ask, Mat did he want 7 Well, in ninc
cases ont If ten. didn't they want sore
favor Of You, some help, or some ad
vice
Mr. Martin made no answer.
. am going into the Kit. hon now 10
show Kate about the baking # YOU y am
me- Yen must call; if you don't care 10
read, take a nap before dinner time. "
Left to himself he leaned hl> head
back and closed his eyes for nap, bllt his
thoughts were too busy with his n5te.~
words. lie picked ny paper but could
not get interested in it and LAID il dpHu
again with the vain wish that he mirat
be down at the office. or moying ahot.t
the factory \ scverclv-spraincd auEic
kept him prisoner 1T home
To his great relief he heard steps upon
the walk and, tuning hi, llc3d. he tt.
through the window the Venerable !4,a-
con " hitting approach the door A.. /
! hend his slow, important hno, K l'
+ Deacon WIS an old acquunttuoc. ulso
had moved from the nci2hhal ,.od ) ie.,
years before TO farm som, ,hr,c uilr-
out on the prairie. since When Nh N4l
tin had seldom seen him.
\ feeling IF gratiticd pride IN III .it
showed III manner aud VOC, a. Fl. $50 IT
ont Com. IN, and lo>t u}h In .t
IF 4 lGm~y home III m,dc,rutoh. tow II
up char for the pf aeon
Don't ut up. don't glr'4p / Kin tr
myself. aud lie Dcat on ii tl>lu. nsa l.
very cordially, seated himself ma, n,
lie
lolcrah}e cool weather a-.n naa
mIajlin hard frost last nl-at II,
more snow ~ top TIN, flee 4. 5l 4.
have good >l,.-hln an tltG. ...>.
thiuc i<ch tIk~ Kin - f.u.s.
to town ami meetin We h4= a.
sm2't n'ml'tr ottt IL West1l ia #.f
"A} an - then aittf h1eeila "t
) ,1Wm'h 70 see YOU, an then me-.
WI. II d " AZ Sc / I'll the he,te
k'tth him I" hum, sue
in'n- the>e ~.ntcnct~ ssHsN
dti'ht'aify, Mr Martin htd