Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-01-10

smiled.
''Yes-bx l don't mind it. Every.
body is so kind.
''Did you always live here'' he
asked.
81 was raised up in the Blue Ridge
under old Snow Bird Mountain. But
after mother died, brother Ned went off.
Then Uncle Solon come and took me
away.
The boy uttered groan.
I'm afraid you amt WELL, she said.
DO try and eat something"
''No, can't eat he replied in low
tone. $50 you had brother named
Ned
"Yes-I&was little then. Ned was
older, but he was such good brother"
She had turned her face, but he saw
tears in the gentle, unseelng eyes. He
muttered something and strove to rise.
but sank back again.
"What's that?" cried Mily Jane II
ast your pardon, but l thought
thought
"How-what do you mean?"
81 don't know. Talkin' of Ned set
me to fancyin things, reckon. I'm a.
ways lookin' for him back
end yet you cant see, said the lad
in broken voice.
''Therc's some things can look for
'thout bein' able to see," she returned,
in gently ,eproving tone.
"Do you reckon he'll ever comea'
t'l'm most sure on it. Uncle Solon
says not; but ever since was big enough
to know, I've ast God to send him, md
some time--hel be obleeged to
J come"
Tho young man. face sank still lower.
| At last he said:
"S'pose--when be do come-he-he
comes like me:'
:, "He won't be that way, she replied,
quietly. Ned mout be wild, but he
wouldn't do in no sech way" Then she
laid her hand upon his cloak. "Mebbe
YOU didn t eely-do-apythingt'
"No-no" he cried "rve been reck-
less, batI never did what they think l
did There was pause, then he asked :
IF your brother should ever come back,
what would you want him to do?'
I'm quite happy here, she said,
softly, ''but-~-I think-l'd like for Ned
nd me to be together again, always just
as we used to be. He's been gone a
master while. Sometimes wonder how
old he'll be when see him again"
The prisoner sighed 50 deeply as t.,
again draw her attention.
You're very porely. If you'd only
eat
Milly-Milly Jane" called Aun
Narsy from the kitchen. whats gone
with the child?''
II must 60" she said; but as she put
out her hands to return, be moved sud
denly, then restrained himself.
"Milly Jane he whispered, "don'
you forget your brother Ned. Don't y
stop lcokin for him. One of these day
he'll come back-he may need so
wuss you do him
I The constable and Uncle solon bustle
into the piazza, and Mil!y, with ,thes
words ringing in her ears, went into th
f house.
Better stay all night said the gate
' keeper.
e NO, must keep on to Danville. tc
a night. ALWAYS feel safer when I've g
!. man under lock nd key"
9 The buggy rolled away. The bin
e girl wondered at herself, that she ha
/, spoken so freely OF her brother to
a stranger
But somehow that pore boy u,at
;. me think Of Ned" she reflected. ''Gt
II .int hard hearted. He'll fetch 4
brother back-some time"
N II.
le At the little town Of Scooby. in Nor
Carolina, young man lay in Jail VA
st ing for his trial. He denied his gui
I, though he owned he had led a wild, u
settled life. He told a straight sto
-. about the horse he was charged Wi
a taking, but was no, believed, as the a,
~ NAL itself could not be found.
4 One day a stranger rode up TO
"A court house, went in aud asked for
sheriff. Taking that officer aside,
he said:
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