Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

this time on a. the lawyer wished to
give the position to his nephew.
For the first time since his NOR.
riage Clinton Weldon went home with
heavy heart, but he bravely tried tc
hide his trouble from his wife. There
was nothing at all new in this expert.
ence. but thef experience of others
never avails with ourselves. Poverty
is never lightened BY the conscious
oeos that there are others quite as poor
as we are. The craving for food cen-
not be appeased by the knowledge OF
another mans hunger
Mrs. Weldon had what the nurse
called 'tset- back, and the doctor re-
sumed his daily visits. Clinton's
| fsther was as poor as himself. SO tnat
there was no hope from that quar,er.
Every morning at tie same hour the
| young man went out 20 look for work,
and returned without success at the
same time every evening. the bettax
TO keep up the impression ;nat he had
been at the Office.
Furnishing the fiat. such pleasure
at tie time, had prevented his getting
any money ahead, indeed, he had less
than five dollars that he could count
on, after he left his place, and most
of this went for medicine The poorer
the patient the more numerous and
expensive the prescriptions the doc
tors write out.
Although it was still early spring
and the weather raw, Clinton wen
without an overcoat; he left that enc
his dress suit with his "uncle," as Sc
curitv for ten dollars. His watch
given him by his aunt on his twenty
first birthday, and tho little opal pin.
presented him by Edna the week aftel
their engagement, went to the sam'
accommodating relative, but still he
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/ rent and his landlord was terror.
':You amt got no place, and thec.
don't appear to be no chance Of you,
gettin' one" said Harding, the land.
lord when Clinton brought an excuse
instead Of the expected rent. Now,
young man. I'm not in this business
for my health, SO if you don't pay thu
months rent and the next month:
according to contract at haif-past
three on the first day of next month,
YOU must vacate the fiat, and I'll take
measures to get what you owe ne
that's all.
Clinton told Of the many places he
was promised, but Harding had often
heard such stol les before. Seeing the
failure of this line of argument, tbs
young man spoke OF his wlfe's prop.
erty, into the possession Of which she
would shortly come, when he, Chm,
ton, would buy a house Of his OWL,
and he would thank Mr.. Harding il
he kept his eyes open for bargain
This last argument seemed to sur
prise the old real estate man, and as
we shall see presently, the lnforma-
ton saved Clinton in a way he ned
never dreamed Of.
Time crawls when money is expect
ed; his wings move with electric
auicKness when money has to be paid.
The month few past. finding Hhe
Young wife still far from strong. the
baby vigorous and vociferous, particu-
larly at night the money secured
from the paun-shop ex hausted and the
chances of getting place worse thar
ever.
''If you don't raise money By grv-
ing a cnattel mortgage on your be-
longings, said a young, impecunious
legal friend, to whom Clinton made
known his poverty, -"Harding will
dispossess vou and s~oop down on thu
stuff can get you eighty dollars q:
, forty per cent. for six months on your
eood1 and that will pay your rent
and help you out
But il cant pay vhen its due
} urged Clinton.
"Well. you'll be dead broke, that
all. and you're pretty near that now.
said mis- friend.
: The only trouble abou: that ];
that ] want 70 keep the true state Q
STAIRS from Edna. Why, she doesp
know In ou. o: work. couldt
, fnd il IL nv ae.rt % tell hex, cal
Clinton
But wnat aas tnat to DO With th
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