Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-09


dren "no hao been watching outside
rushed into the house exclsiming, Here
ne is here ne Is,
s-Who IS it. asked the others.
Lncle Bruno, Of course :" answered
cheery voice. and there appeared in the
doorway an Old bearded sailor, holding in
one hand / small bundle and on his other
wrist green parrot, while on his shoulder
pelched a monkey The Younger chill
dlen, IN alright ran behind their grand
mothers chair. and the grown persons
-tzcd at the newcomer in silence.
lon nf.d notbe afraid Of nv men
agerlc, said the sailor laughing Come
and kiss me, children, for I have trav-
eled three thousand leagues to have that
pleasure.
Martin Mauvaire was the first to recov-
q. himself sufficiently to greet his re1a.
non, then Clemcnce, her mother and the
eldest Of tho children followed his exam
,Ie, but nothing could induce the thres
little one, 10 stir.
Wv faith | thought / would never b,
here. said the uncle. ii is long walk
from Dleppe
His nephew glanced down and saw
that the travellers boots were covered with
mud.
DO YOU mean to say that you walked
oI the wasf' be cried
Indeed | did. Do you think could
Kali across the ields7'
But your baggage7'
have my baggage on me-
i beg your pardon. Uncle but w
thought from your letter that you
That ! would come in a three deck,
4, my hoy1'
No, replied Martin, forcing laugh,
but with yonr trunks, for long stay
Me Trunks,
yes. YOU said Won would bring all
Your goods :
And have brought them-my par
rot and my monkey
,I~ that all7'
"All excepting my bundle and there is
nothing Is this, but some heel-less socks
/
as long - ones conscience and digestion
are good Come, Rochambcau. say how
do - Your relations.
He raadc sign to the monkey. who
lcapcd from his shoulder and turned three
Somcrsault> across the room. then sat up,
grinning and s,r:tehing his head His
master then seated himself at the table
and with a glance at the half open pan
try declared that he was nearly famshed
While h" was eating and drinking the
traveller gave his relations an account of
his life al sea and ended hy declaring
that he had saved nothing. his pay always
In less than an hour the Mauvaire
family wer6 aware tha: the uncle from
Whom they had expected much. pos
>s,scel no other wealth than cheerful
] disposition and az excellent appetite
and their di>appointmcnt was 50 keen
that Il soon became apparent to him.
/ Martin grew thoughtful and silent
! C'emence sadly lef1 the room. and their
mother 81 seeing that the Youngest grand
| hid Wa~ II terror Of the monkey. in
sisted on hani-hing il To the garden At
last the uncle found himself alone with
/ his nephew. and having drained his
glass he threw himself hack n his chair.
Nhls'led softly for a minute snd then
tiNlnc his eyes on the young man, sad
slowly
! 1t seems to me. nv bov. that the
wind ! blowing from the northeast in
! this hau>" Yousare like icicles to your
fathers brother But never mind. Won
viii All be sorry for i,
He took up knife and began cutting
4 fresh Slice of bread, and lis hearer
struck hy h,s confident air wondered
whether ,rieA were heinc played He
wants to try Us. thought Martin he
nevcr would he 50 jolly and conten,el if