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


at the ioNelur stables, in reply 20 Mr..
Meals strong language when he found
his plan defeated 1 would not nc sur
prised { the padrone sent out Old Brix
with q fare after ali.
''N no the deuce IS OLD Brix1'
The best driscr in the whole Mari
time lps region bl, hc i getting pretty
old now. lie hi. driven over tn road
between Nice and Ment9ne for q matter
of forty years o. more and knows every
inch Of the way a, well a he knows the
inside Of his snuff box II, i still safe
as church. but there i, a Kind OF
prejudice against him because since the
past FIVE Years he has been stone blind
Rather a draw back n Iehu. particu-
larlv if his horses happened to be
friskv."
women, continued Mr.. To4gery, with
myself with old BriA, I'll nd tyes and all,
tells pack of lie, ab ut the locality, ana
goes to -leep on the homestretch but
YOU cant make hose old women think
so
"No, fancy not as,en.ed Mr.. Neal
If YOU want good horse, s.r, YOU
are sure to find ore at Martory 90 there
by tram, ride across th" valley and up
over the Col du Tiofc-its a pretty bit
of country
Il might meet her or the way home,
thought Mr.. Neal. Is he took leave Of
Nlr. Tog-ery and the remise.
Il wish there were not so many holes
and caves in the rocks, said Margery;
they are such convenient hiding places
for bri- andS.
Try to think and talk of something
liitlc more cheering, my dear said Slrs
Lee, whose mantle of tludigy seemed to
have fallen ON Nargery, shoulders.
At that moment there waS a sudden
roar like thunder, and huge piece Of
rock, di>lodgcd from the mountain
| above, came crashing down upon the
road. 1t stoppe not fifty yards ahead
OF the carriage, max ng a Formidable
barrier where the space was too narrow
to turn back with safety.
The ladies screamed. the frightened
/ horses hung back trembling and rest We,
! while the old man urged them forwards
1 close upon the great block Of stone.
'.Mar4erv IS the old fellow nai1 He
seems to be trying deliberately to upset
u.s." said Mrs. Lee, half under her
breath.
stop, stop not step further, or
| you will have us all over the precipice !"
cried Margery, seizing the coachmahs
/ arm.
Never till the day Of their death will
those two women forge the horritiel eN-
preston of thabwhite haired old man as
he turned his face toward them, and
said, in awestruck tones:
"Ma1ame, for Gods sake tell me what
to do; | am stone blind, and | cannot
see the danger before us. The good
Lord forgive me for risking your lives. >
1t was indeed trying situation; "a
ad Nance was impossible, aud to turn back
great danger for blind man and two
frightened women. No human being nor
/ habitation was in sight: darkness was
descending, and help hardly possible
I from other carriages at 50 late an hour.
''Oh, that | had been willing to stay
quietly at home during carnival week
cried Nar-cry. dolcfulIy.
''IOw dared You run such great risk
in undertaking to drive. us down the
!
before your face asked Mrs cc, in
dignantly, Of the now abiect old man.
I.ady, earnestly beg your pardon
undeservlnc though am. The fault i
all mine. Monsieur .!olicnur is not &c
blame Ny grandson, paolo, was Il
have driven YOU over to Mentone. bu
last night gentleman offered hin
twenty francs to 20 to Cannes, instead
Iaolo had a dream last week that No
SOB would win the prize in the Mar~ae
lottery; twenty francs was eeded to bu,
the series containing No BOB. Haolo 12
himself be tempted but I'm worse thai
he-I, with my white hairs, who ough
to b., telling my beads in corner. IN
stead Of driving over the hills rs | uSef
to long ago But Signora mia the de
light of feeling the leins IN my hand
: again and the fresh wind. blowl~., i
: my face.
t so Won let Paolo 20 10 Cannes an
YOU rsked our lives for paFtry twent
: francs-for one Of those inlqu}tou, lot
teries. too exclaimed Mrs. Lee.
: Yes. madame I'm a very wicked ol
man. Pao'o drove away ftfn II
/ ,EoIicner rem,sn this morning. with thl
carrage on thewav 10 your hotell too
his place with litt}e Ieannot TO guild
+. me The road after Ia Turblc Is usnall
! safe and quiet a. colptry lane. 20
r let .Ieannot of there, as hls mother s
in a cott sgc near bv Thcse hsSs es an
have >tetdy heats and arr az horae Q
{ / these roads All. me old Brl. the KIN
: of drivers on the ,yicr.A has lost b
\ crown now. and l.6vei hir~e!. an o