Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-07-30

without any trouble or wi.hou. any OF
the train hands noticin' you. "a ,hey
would II q station, aud you kin 20 into
u keer aud sleep ali the rest OF the night.
When you wake up in the morning you'll
be At MesilIa, seventy five mile, from
here. That's two big days journey for
q man travelin' afoos"
1t was worth trying.
When will the train be alongl'f
sin bout an hour
"Thauk you"
"Ssy, aud the voice grew kindly,
saint you pretty blame coldi Come
inlide awhile aud warm up"
He folio we'd the man into the house.
There was q bar there, an some men
were before it, drinking. His new
friend led him up to the bar.
This wonld not do. There was his re-
solve to consider. Well, he Was Oh his
way back home-tha. much was settled.
And as for drinking, there would be JUS.
this one glass. TO warm him ne lie wa.
AS it WAS to be just one anl the last, it
was we'll that it should be a
large, warming drauyht. 50 he poure
the glass uearly full He felt the fire o {
1t rs it went down. Yes, it did warmE
one-tha, was certain. He had eaten 50
little that the no, liquid swiftly Sc: up
its reign in his tired brain. aud when his
new comrade urged another aud still
another upon him, he could not refuse
"Now, | reckon you better gi. up the
track if YOU re goiu t. git that free Pull
man pass 0 yourn from Toano to Mesilia.
with no change o kegs" remarked his
entertainer. glancing at the clock.
He started up. "Good -hyc,' he said !;
"Gou bleth you"
His tongue was thick, thou "a his gait
was fairly steady He could walk very
fast now, and soon he was up the grade
and at the curve. How strong his nerves
were No longer did the night weigh
upon him. What a ditfere 1T mau he was
from the creature who had limped along
1890 three tifths, aud in 1880 four fifth
of this excess was comprised in the
North Atlantic division.
The average number of persons in
family for the United States as a whole
has steadily decreased since 1850. At
that census there were on the average
5.55 persons to a family; in 1860 there
were 5.2S persons, in 1870, 500 per-
sons; in 1890, 5.04 persons, and in 1890,
4.93 persons.
A fall from 5.O4 to 4 90 as the average
size Of family does not seem much, and
the ties a few hours ago. How much
tirmer of purpose.
The;light from an oncomin. locomo-
tive sho. up the track The iron giant
coughed, wheeze1 AMI pln,el. 1t was
truly harl pull up tne Toano grade
He stood by the siie Of the track as the
dazzling Lead light glare upon him for
he would have tre n)el had soae there
Embraced for the ordeal He did not
,rt nbl- now 1t was long
tram. The cars, with their dull
il i,htS, passed slowly IL tfst. but they
gathered speed ~ they went along. He
aoul not wait fo. tac las, for that was
the .li,ose IN IN it WAS the Goa luc.or
" Nn4, ,p-ei the train had gathered
>tld il vas not "oin, very fss., he
thoa .ht Nov was the time. II woult
/ oe two -day> To-. Journey nearer 10 her.
He would soon u y, houc
lie gra>p.i 4 4lui rail. liftel one foo
up. mi>-e / the step. aud was thro Et
with reieasle., force und.r the wheels.
| There was wild cry. crunchina
sound, and the train had passed leavin.
the light dust il had stirred up 70 SEX
down again upon the sa2ebr rush leaves.
say. Bill. heard some one vel
/ II was srainInan who spoke. and
| vas the head brakeman who heari hsu
| 50 did lit was under the car. An
other tramp gone 10 Kingdom Come.
ave ough, TO stop-hadnt We an
Sc about it9,'
Stop on the Toaao grade How vi
! you talk Yoa must have been drlL (
ing. g.'-Saa Francisco Ars sonau'.
Bee: in Bellows.
/ Thomas Eye. o. The Jo4nson nei9
borhood. lear Warentoa, Ga. tel.
quite s strange freak among IL. i Is