Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-08-18

home as fast as ms feet eou!l care me
% took fresh grip On all my bundles.
and was Just ~trdlng al D. with nv
most EhIabeth han like strides. when thai
most exasperatlng shoe Of nne came un
tied OF course. | would have on those
thln, low things. That was IN the plot,
you see was going mildly along break
ing my heart thinking how muddy my
skirts and the tassel~ tse7e eettiag you
Know these are my g and s.Ate occasion
shoes, she remarks looking aiespatngiy
a. them when somebody came dash
ing frantcally along, with an umbrella
Tar over his head. and knocked slap up
against me, and down went that precious
flask and WAS shivered into sixteen
million r Gees" she erie jumping up
and striking tragic attitude.
by, what va, the rlatter With the
man Where We're his eyts< Janet
asks, GROSSLY, sitting VI. very straight
ooh, he had them with him, nv dear,
and nQy, who do yon suppose it was.
Well. it was the original of that mega:
tive that I've been raving over al day"
and having announced this piece of news
with telling force. Cleo folds her arms
and looks across at Janet
Is that SO? Well. well, After that the
Deluge' By the way. you were IN one
at the time am amazed 1t was fatea
nv dear-it was written. ell and
60 on-what did he do, and what did
you say2' jamie questions IN a most
tluttering state of interest.
Say? If you'll believe me, | never
said anything IcoLl'ln't! and sha' be
ashamed of myself for ever and day
and you'll blush for d ne, know. when |
tell you that | actually stood there and
began to whimper Yes, positively, |
did, and couldn't help II either. And
what did he do? Well, the, fist thing
was that he stepped little, nearer, and
held his nice big umbrella over me, then
he lifted his hat, in the most graceful
manner imaginable, and he said: My
dear young lady / beg ten thousand
pardons, and am more than sorry to
have heen 50 avk ward as to cause this
accident What was in the task : he
asked, giancing down. | told him. and
then he fairly insisted on going and get
ti"g another one filed for me: but OF
cour-e | could not permit that. 50 when
he saw how much in earnest | was he
did not urge me further hut said
We'll, at least You'll let me relieve YOU
Of some OF Your packages, and allow me
the pleasure OF seeing you safely home,
or some one else may g even further
than | did and knock all your packages
out of your arms.
''Well, he very polite and
charming about it all, and did look SC
] handsome and distinguished at the time
i1n. ~ I 1ftli Il
that naturally gave my-conscnt And
/ all:' Cleo demands. rpu~in- to take
/ elaborate flourish "Nr Julian ar
Ness, at your lad shin's service
why why, Cleo, you don't really
! mean that he is the Julian Nan ) ess that
used 10 live at nncle's, and that ",
romped and played together with?"qute
! breathlcss
81 he same malam, With overwhclm.
ing dignity
why, Cleo" And after tn, eacu
| lation the young lady seems to subslde
into blank and profound amazenent
and Cleo, quite elated with the eft Get she
la produced, continues
y es, It i, the very slme youth. nidn t
J. i keep telling Won how familiar his eyes
seemed Well, he still makes un les
hou his home. and he has gone into
business for himself, and he has lust re
turned from Europe been there SIN
months and /, immensely wealthy. how
h. ever kept from laughing IN my tace
when was 50 utterly crushed about that
vine ! cant think. That some ody At
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