Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-09-06


| iy-curved twoedged blades wers thrust
into short leather shea.hs. and the round
| handles OF ivory carved over with drag
ons. Afterwari. and certainly not with.
out mental reservation for the owners
own benefit, she offered Stephen twenty
tive dollars apiece for the two; bu,
! stephen, to our surprise, refused to sell
them, saying that his father had given
them to him and he would never part
with them. Eunice was at no pains to
! conceal her vexation
Meanwhile began to suspect that all
was not right with Mr.. Dlnstables own
financial affairs. He had always been the
unthrifty one of his family, with an un-
fortunate tendency toward 'spekilation.
| He was an old man now, and somewhat
broken down, 50 that the management Of
the place was left more aud more in the
hands Of Patty and Stephen. Patty, in
deed, was quite competent to assume the
| whole charge; but her father looked sc
anxious and worried that | guessed, as
fancy she did, that some bad news was
coming
At last the blow fell. OF the purse
which the brothers had made up to pay
for Eunice's schooling, one hundred dol
- l., ~
tion fees in the coming September. This
Mr. Dunstable had risked invested OF
what you will, and lost it.
Now to 60 in debt is to 90 branded, in
the eye of a Dunstable One resource,
however, remained for Eunice Mr.. Dun
stable had a colt, raised on the farm, and
dear as the apple of his eye because of q
fond belief which he entertained that il
was destined one day to develop sspee1 !"
1t was in truth a fine colt, though little
long in the legs and lean in the neck,
and given to sundry very lively tricks
and diversions
This colt Mr. Dunstable determined to
sell. He was young, recently broken,
and useless for heavy farm labor. Hav-
ing raised by the sale of this animal the
! formidable sum, Eunice's other expenses
would doubtless be gradually forthcom-
Ing. When kunlce protested. her 1ather
sternly sllenced her, declaring that the
money he had lost was given in trust for
her schooling.
Presently Mr. Chichester. farmer
from under the mountain who had long
= had covetous eye upon the colt, came
} up to Dunstablc Farms one bright after
| noon, He looked the animal over, GOT
Stephen to show off his PAGES how
pretty and docile ne was that day to be
sure.-examined his teeth and his hoofs,
! and partly concluded bargain He was
; to take him nome for Il Wees, a. me enc
of which time, il the animal proved
, sound and steady, he would pay down
the 800
Honest Mr.. Dunstablc made no objec-
: ton to such an arrangement. lie was as
} blind where the faults Of his lavorite
! were concerned as the most partial of pa
rents. Exit Mr., Chichester exit the
colt, quite sedate, at the tail Of his
e wagon
We all lived that week IN a vague at
j mosphere OF suspense | could not oui
! think it i'll Judged when, at the expira
ton of the time, Mr. Dunstabe announce
t his intention Of sending Stephen after tt
money, especially as ,ard him say, q
the lad was preparing to set off:
Now, if he should think We wa
7 askin' a leetle too much, If the colts be,
> up TO his games and he wants ye Shout
q knock bit off from the price, vouida
: stick out for a few dolars-aot fo~ fe>
$ dollars, stephen. We could make It i
sonehow-so seeye don't bring back III
d creatur
This was putting too much reSpons
y bility on such a young Lad |, for one
e' was greatly relieved when stephen :,
; turned at dusk, and much 10 h.s ow
At satisfaction AMI the general rej.,iein
& uurolled frem his wallet and placed
! his employers hands enc hundred do'
q lars. AIr Chichester. he said, va sati>
q fed with his bargain; he though, Il
= colt fine fellow. although frae'.p1.
times
Matters now seemed to settle back in,
e the old grooves, AMI Elaice o@-..a
4 make preparations tor seAo,. Z
u several days later she cane II from
round Of call; looking flushed ani u
as ,urbed. aud asked if her father eol.
ii lead horse the next day. After nuc
Il v-iukling Of eyebrows aai eoaa,.n,
le fingers the farmer concluded thai i