Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-06-23

IN llVelF 10 cut enough wood bat there
WI. no lack OF hands. d, tie men. were
wiling and anAiOus'to work The rarty
that started out in search Of 4 fam house
Wa not so successful After three hours
framping through the cold and snow.
they were forced TO return, un>ue= essful.
to fhe'ualn, cold, weary and hunulicr
than ever, though therc was not a man
| among them who would acknowledge
that he was the least bit hun-ry. 1t
was tor the sake of the ladies'. YOU know"
, And 50 the night closed in around them.
the wind bowling. the drifts getting
deeper every moment.
Among the lady passengers on the
! tram was a bright, bri~k little school
/ marin VINO was on her way to her sf loo
/ Nhe was lust as sweet and pleasant as
| though there was no such thing as snow
| and cold and discomfort III the world.
/ She went around among the other Ladies
] cheering them up, telling them that the
/ storm was not half as bad as it mi CHIT he.
! and that help was sure to come soon.
/ She cheercd them up immensely. There
was a young man who seemed to be
travelling with her as her ascort He did
/ not take the same view Of affairs that
she did; he Just growled and growIed,
first at the tranmen, 'they were a lazy
set then at the railroad company. they
dld not care rap for the comfort Of
the passengers then at the beastly
storm. When the men went out to cut
wood he did not 20, che was not a
wood chopper,' and when the little
woman asked him if lie was going with
the men in search of some food he de
| cllncI with thanks In no very gentle
tone Of voice asking her If she thought
him fool - Some of the male mem
bers OF the company kind of clenched
their fists as they heard his harsh answer
to her, and saw the panied expression
on her sweet face, but they said nothing,
only a mutterlng of something that
sounded like ''pitch him in snow
drift at which his lordship glared
around, but no one f1inched
There was another young man IN the
party who attracted attention, but
not in the same way as the escort OF
the schoOlmarm. When anyone sug
gested anything that promised relief, ne
was volunteer to try it; he cut wood
for a while and then came back and
took snow in the water cooler to
the engine and melted it for drinking
water for those in the car, and did a
, dozen other little things to smooth over
. the disComforts IF the time. One thing
, was noticeable, he studlously avoided
! the little schoolmarm and. her
escort When the escort noticed him
working away his blonde oustache was
seen to curl, which proved that the liz
, that bore it was sneerlng. Tine little
a schoolmarm looked rather strange a;
, times at the active young man, and
, when they chanced to come near each
other, which was seldom, she avoided
, his glance.
The hours of the night wore slowl y
! away, the men worked in relays at chop
ping wood; a party with one AK IN the
; woods chopping, another party with tho
! other AK was in the baggage car cutting
the wood into proper length to so into
: the stoves
The active young man had helped pul
up The car seats and arrange them int
:. cuuches for the ladies. as being mor'
! comfortable and easy than the scat
= proper, and he kept bringing in large
:. armtuls Of wood to put III theestove
; The escort was walking up and dowI
. ike a bear in a cage, growing and II
, ,vcr,bodvs way, he walked from en-
:, car to another and kept the doors on th'
swing letting in lots Of cold air anc
!. letting everybody know that he VA
hungry. Somebody suggested to hin
: that there was plenty OF snow. and t
;, help-,t1lmsclt He tried to annihilatt
!, the offender with glance.
: The escort went into the baggage ca
) to watch them chop wood box stoo'
: in his way and in passing he CHANGED t