Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-08-18

At table until all the company have
finished their meal. Each may rise
when he is satisfied, saying, praise
be II God wash his hands in the
ever which the servant holds for him
before an1 after meals, dry them on
the embroidered towel and retire from
the company.
AMI SO, as soon - he dared, Ibin
lid this, aud saying thai he wished
once more to zee the garden and pom
egranate trees under which he had
played IN childhood, left the room.
Out into the garden he went and
staining where he co1ld see the lat
slcel windows above, began to sing q
little rhyme that children sing when
they play together, beating time with
his palms. What more nAtura ally when
memories of youth returned with the
sight o. the arden where before Fat
Meh hal been able to walk alone. he
hat led her by her tiny hand-wnst
more natural than Stat he should re-
mem Der the rhyme and sing It again.
All while he sang another voice,
soft and low. took up the strain Some
one was singing behind the lattice of
the window. He knew it was Fat
Meh. A little later and he SAW that
the lattice was pushed softly open. A
vellel face peeped forth, hand WAS
extended for moment and rose
dropped. Above the veil he saw great
eyes, like stars, bordered with kohl.
Then, as if by accident, the veil
dropped, and he saw his cousin Fat
Meh's face-the baby face become a
woman's, and beautiful exceedingly.
1t vanished Tho window was
closed. He. picked up the rose an |
hid 1t in his bosom and returnel to
the house
Before he left his uncle's abode,
however, he had asked some questions
| and learned that Fat Meh was already
promised in marriage and that the
| meeting of relatives, to settle thc
question Of dowry, would occur very
soon.
1t is not often that 4 young Eyyp-
tian sees a. girls face, and this one
glimpse of his cousins face rem zine |
| in Ibin's heart as q kiss might in that
| of an Englishman. He was dreamln,
| Of her as man entered the tent III
| haste and voice called: Captain :
my captain!" and he looked up IN |
saw soldier beside him.
"Captain," this man said, salutinc
him, "a boy, who appearsto be dying,
see him?"
Ibin sprang to his feet AMI followc.
the man iAto the open ar. There,
supported by two other men. A:oo I
| beautiful. beardless boy, who llfte
| his ewes and looked into IbIns fac,
implorlngly.
| Captain" he sAd, II have som
thing to tell you-somethin. wnlra
no one must hear. Take me 10 yol;
tent-take me quickly"
Without word, the captain OF n
and, lifting it, bore it into mis- tens.
| The soldiers did not dare to folio 8,
and, seeing they we're not waAtel, re-
| tired.
Softly as n mother basrs he- chill |,
Ibln laid mis- bur len dosn upon III
rugs spread IN its sha low an kn j.
down beside 1t.
His neart was beating willy. IL
trembled from head tofoo.- His eyes
the eyes Of a lover, against wntcl
no woman ever vet disguised har-..
had recognized his cousin Fat VI q
on the instant Why she thus mas ile
radeI be did not know; but sne Ia
asked for him, ani wild fancles fill.
his mimi Now, as be knelt ;Aars, !
whispered:
Il know You! knew Won, Fat
Meh! Tell me quickly wnas It is taa
ails vou,'
"Oh, Cousin hin. It a voua /.
the glrl gaspel 'Here n nv arlni
came with the new soldiers vno cam
today. Two OF them 1narreiel o.
struck at the other. He .pran; Il
hind me, AMI the bIata entered n,
arm an dylnst Ani. oh. a. VA
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