Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-01-12

brought here at the risk OF al Egyptian
slaves life Eh, What do you think
Of that for a'rousing big le."
'sYou don't mean, Tom
"les. do, too. 1t was your piece OF
work, Sis. tiptoed close to the door
and peeped in, and there it was. hung
over the top an ebony easel. Didn't i,
look stunning, though I'll say that for
old Auzy-he knows a good piece of
work when he sees it,"
but, Tommy"
"Iisten-you haven't heard all. Miss
Ausdale was talking thirteen to the
cozen, and says she: Don't hint it to
your brother, dear Miss Thorneycroft,
It repzemher how devoted lts was to
relics of Eastern ancientry like this,
ands there is Il large piece Of en-
broidery on old Persian silk coming
papa says your brother shall have the first
refusal of it. sIt's over a hundred years
old, but the agent at Constantinople saws
it is in wonderful order. and much The
same pattern as this. 1t has hung for a
century in the Mosque of st. Sofia 1t
belonged to the widow Of Emin Bey,
and her descendants were induced to
part with it on condition no one should
know it had left the country. Three
yards long and in perfect preservat on
And papa will let Mr.. Thorneycroft have
it as a good favor for $500 One must
make sacrifices. YOU know, for ones
clergyman Oh, but | can't remember
the half of what she said" breathesslY
added Tommy. "And old Miss Thor
nevcroft kissed her and said she would
never forget her kindness, and might
she have it to surprise the parson with
as Christmas gift! And so they struck
the bargain. And don't you see Sis, this
piece Of yellow stuff You are working at
] $50 is to make $40G for old Auzy, be
| sides lot of credit for generosity and
artistic Judgment and all that sort of
| thing"
''It is cheating" cried out Cecilv.
That's the way it looks to me- said
Tommy
! Il will never let Miss Thorneycroft s
kind heart he imposed upon in that sort
of way.
81 don't see how you can help it
tRut Will help it , exclaimed Cecily,
her cheeks red her breath coming thicl>
and fast.
1t was three weeks afterward that
Miss Eudora Ausdale was ushered into
Miss Thorneycroft's sitting room at the
''Parsonage'' In her hand she carried a
parcel: on her face were smiles swcete1
than honey.
'Tve brought it, dear Miss Thorney-
croft" said she. ''Fapa said it was toe
precious to intrust it to menial hands. )
brought what?' bluntly asked Mis-.
Thorneycroft, who was maiden lady Of
an an uncertain age.
"The precious piece of old English
embroidery"
That belonged to Emin's Bey's great
grandmother"
Miss Ausdale looked little puzzled
''His widow" she sweetly explained
"Papa-"
II am much obliged to you" sale
Miss Thorneycroft, transfxing Eudor;
with her eye glas>ed orbs. But yo'
needn't take the trouble to undo tn
parcel. I've seen the needle work be
fore-'
But dear Miss Thorneycroft -
/ 'At the house where that dear littl
: Cecily Teller was embroldering It,
called there while it was on her frame
and she told me its history, Likewise tha
Of the Pasha's wifcs tapestry that IL
volsed such peril to tie Egyptian slave
But YOU needn't have taken the troubi
to invent that story about Emln bcy
widow, Eudora | DO not think llenr
: cares much for modern embroidery
he does, the young lady to whom he
eaga-cd -Cccily TeIler-wlil do al /
wants for him Good afternoon, | nee
take up no more Of your valuable TIM
The door, Rosscter," TO the scrsan
who answered the eilvcry click Of
hard bell.
1t Is needlcss to add that Tomm
Teller lost h 5 place, But that ma
tered the less, since his brother n la
s elect, the clergyman. vas how ready
. undertake the expenses Of his clue
ton. Mrs. Teller tolcd no more
Nine aselle's aud GAshie was a. hon
:, helping make her sisters modest 'rou
seau
But I've discovered one hing "a
Mr. Ausda!e. WHO had changed /
. family pew % another church - thcr'
: no u>e trying 10 do ANYTHING for q
.cnteel poor Tn : a-e - shocking