Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-09-01

elf @suIcF Neal. feeln- that q Cantcr /
over the hills IN the delicious February
sunshine might calm his t-oubl.d spirits.
betook himself t. the rcmi~e Of Arietid
.loilc1 ur 1 ~on 70 engage q hor-e a
the door D. this establishment, patroni/ed
by he elite # Nice. Mr. Neal became
aware OF a furiou, palpitation OF hi
heart and n sudden weakness Al H.
knees Issuing forth from the astheti
cally furnished sailed attcnte he rbeheld
the vi5pn of hi- dreams, his oodde,
Flora, with great bunch Of carnations
IN one hand and . paia,o in the Other
She gave Mr. Neal a swift, mp;ehensive
glance which seemed to the credulous
yonf1g man to speak volumes she rc-
mcmbefed him. and was glad that fate
brought them together again, if only for
a brief moment
Remember. 10 o'clock promptly. to
morrow morning, Monsieur Jolicn-sr,"
said The young Eaiy, is she stepped out
intothe bright sunshine
without fail, madam, yol may
always trust the promises OF Aristde
1olc sur, your humble servant replied
he horsey Adonis, with his hand on his
tomach and ravi>hing smile tiltiuc up
he ends Of his wax mu.tache All
ese American ladies they are indeed
gels of loneliness, the proprietor con
tnuel, as Miss Moore and her companion
! disappeared through the ma sIvc >tone
gateway. '.Such grace, such esprit. and
SO we'll bred, None Of the petty bick
erlng over a falr price that people OF
other nations permit themselves.
| This eulogy was uttered for Nr. Meals
/ benefit whom the master Of the remse
/ regarded with benignant suavlty, know
ing that he had egreg ously cheated two
/ OF the handsome young strangers
countrywomcn, and scenting furtherp prey
in this third representative of the rich
republic.
These ladies, Madame Lee and her
charming niece, are going to drive to
/ MentOne to morrow, over the Cornlche
Road. hope they will have fine day.
Paolo shall take them over by the lower
road, and return by the Col du Tigre.
There is st'll snow up there but to-
morrow sun will melt il. and it Hi!l be
safe enough for the return trip
'Nou are u garrulons, specions old
rascal. > Mr. Neal concluded, mentally
but I'm immensely obliged to YOU for
your information.' \Thep, after agree
ing to an cXtortionate price for his horse
the following dav Ire took his departure
IN the walk Of the far bearer of the car
nations.
The next morning, at ten o'clock sharp,
a roomv barouche drawn by wcil-con
ditioned pair of white horses drew up
before the Hotel des Painters \ digni-
fed looking old colchman occupied the
box, with ten -yetf old boy, humbly
cnsconced among the horse blankets at
his feet.
Mrs Lee and Miss Moore made them
selves thoroughly comfortable in this
veh Gle, and set of upon their drive over
the magnificent highway, for the build
inc of which the world owes a lasting
debt Of gratitude to the Corsican hero
The girls eyes and checks gIowed viii
this purcst. most hcalthful of pleasure
the enjoyment Of an eXqu site, varying
landscape seen for the first time. The
angry, volcanic crag, pcering over into
the placid, deep blue sea, the silver,
pallor of the olives contrastln; with th'
dark, polished green Of the tigtrees
the daring sweeps of the road lcadin.
along the stony spine of the mountains
Quaint little village, clingin@ like
collection of wasp, rests to the rocks
vehicles Of al ,orts picturesque an'
elegant passing to and fro. Here,
tiny, tinkling donkey laden with greer
) and yellow crockcrv ar>; there, tn
four horse break whi~kln- its load q
curious strangers over to taste the faeci
nations of Monte Gallo.
At the inst descent Of any lmportanc
) .Ieannot. the little 10y, inmp-i dowr
from tie box and applied a primitive
but effective drag to the wheeis--a pal
Of old shoes tied to stout ropes.
Il believed that young person WI
3 brought along solely for ornament,
sec now that | was IN staken, sad Mar
| gtrv, with a gay laugh At the shocking
| ly bad old shoes 1t was 50 easy t
laugh this brilliant. inyioorating morr
$ ing
After luncheon at Mentone. in a prett
! garden close TO the sea. they began tn
i homcWard tourney over the highest pal
/. If the road So appropriately named
| linring TO the serrated rock as a cornlc
: follows the irregularities OF a dentate
! roof. Alway, higher past the vlllae
# Eocca Bruna said t. have sl'ppe
iown ~ aaS from platea
$ above to its present position. Past Es@
with I, melancholy cluster e lie erte
: cottages. lIere and there the ruins OF
7 fortres, lerched proudly aloft as a
/. eagles nest. At a Turbie the towe
built ages AGO for the worship of Jnplte1
e Ieannot cambered down again, ano
s pulling Of his ca. loosening at the sam
5 time crop 4. glossy, dark curls. bad
the ladies GOOD night, Here. branc