Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-04-28
"What did you say, doctor, Not
n had Pint r,Iaiplv I on, Do3s-,

MAD, he said verv.drilv. "YourS
is most interesting case OF halluci-
nations of the optical nerves. Ge;
away for month"
Time went on. and with it nv dis
aase | still did my WORK. and the d;
rectors Of my bank even sen; me a
complimentary letter at the close Of
the year. ate and drank as usual.
but oil the same felt that I vas sink
ing deeper and deeper into the blac.,
abyss of insanity.
The first glance cast at people at
this time fell always involuntarily upon
their trousers In this way I noticed.
with great surprise, how very large
was the number of new trousers which
daily made their appearance in this
vale of tears Meanwhile | was be-
ginning to think of leaving my posi-.
and Of finding some work in Scotland
or Central Africa. where | understood
that there are no trousers, when one
day my old friend LOUIS was an
uonnced "Of course" | said al ond
to myself as he entered, for he was in.
deed wearing q new pair of trousers,
very wide at the top and tight below
he IL L
check. curious garment, rather
loud. but not without an air of dis
tlnctlon. His whole appearance wef
III harmony with them. He wore E
Jack and waistcoat of fine black cloth,
faultless linen, large bright colored
cravat, heavy gold watch chain, o
shiny new silk hat and stick with n
gold head. Perhaps it was not gold,
nni !. looked like it.
well, old felIow!" he called out
and stepped with youthful energy on
my corns. 81 have come 10 take leave
fyou. Thanks to the twenty shillings
you GENEROUSLY lent to me the other
day | have become a rich man, and
intend now to go back anil live at
home. | am going to buy small
house and live comfortably on my in:
come.
| was speecnless with aston .shment
He looked perfectly sane and steady
His hair and beard were fashionahl,
arranged and he gave one the impress
sion Of being pensIoned cavalry of
Ger or a circus director VINO, havinc
made his fortune, WAS about to retire
into his native town, there tc pose Il:
an honorel and honorable citizen.
"What the deuce have Won beci
doinc?' | asked "Have YOU mur
dereI Your old aunt" Have so,
robbed IL bank? Have vou won on th.
race course? Have You sto.en yai,.a
bic papers at a foreign Embassv?'
He shook with laughter. "No," he
saId. Il have only traded in trousers? 2,
Graded in trousers :" | roared. til
the windows shook, and l sank back
IN my chair.
'"-raGe0 II trousers. p" repeated,
yerv calmly. why sllould not trade
in trousers? Don't get excited
i am not excited. but | must con
Ia. tnat | was rather taken abs.k al
| the ;.-t i, onl.nt ny tne ielea ,nat YOU
| a former officer, should trade IN trous
| ers
"Well, !" he said. slightly annoyed
II know great many former officer:
| in America who are earning a living a
walters | fancv-a trouser merchan
is worth as much as they.
Certainly" interrupted. "Bu
| let me hear your story
He estretched himself full length upol
couch, Lit his cigar, and began -
few hours before ! asked you for tn
sovereign | was hungry. poor an
ragged the Rue Rlvoli / walk G
into large shop where 2 sale was go
| ing on. did this. not to buy any
thing, bu. 70 get little warm y
When / hal got warm. | listened me
chanlcallv 10 the crier and heard ma
on the following day 100. 900 pairs {
trousers, n lots of ten pair. were ,
be soltls There were very few peopl
in the shop; ! studied the trousers, q
they lay in lots .: ten pairs, aai sa
tbs. they were decen, results o. ii
,ailors AZ. good material and goo
wo-k. The oa.- ras sold 81 two shi
hnSc. bu. .ro1 lad . 'aAe .ea pa..s :
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Long experience nas taught =