Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-10-13

are we TO do with this human pan
there's who jumps over the lower half
OF the colonial door instead Of opening
it, and laughs SO loud, and chews gum
like cash-giri?"
"The best We can," Mr.. Eldo1
promptly answered. ''She's an or.
phan, Cleo, and she's alone in the
world.
"Bat couldn't we get her some sort
of placer
"An untamed creature like this?
Why, it would be as cruel as ca8ing .
thrush! What could she do in A.
place."
Mamma" whispered Barbara, 'it's
dreadful! With our garden party to-
night, and Mr.. De Ravelle coming,
and the Biltervans, and oil those peo-
| ple Astrea is determined to be there.
It's impossible to put her off"
"But she has nothing to wear!"
gasped Mrs. Eldon.
'Elaine's maid is fixing her that old
heliotrope tulle with the crystal bead
! trimming" said Barbara elaine is
SO very peculiar about it. She de-
clares that Astrea is our cousin. and
should have every thing just the same
as ourselves.
elaine is goose! petulantly ut.
! tered tho matron. ''.She don't know
that business is getting worse and
worse every year. aud that our only
hope is in this summers campaign.
wish to goodness this girl had stayed
in the country. raising turkeys and
straining buttermi,k that's the way
they do iti But your father is differ.
ent from any one else, and when he
once gets his head set i'll any one di.
rection, sixteen yoke of oxen wouldn't
turn it -
SO Astrea stayed at Bar H'.rbor,
petite by one AMI all, when once the
| shock was over. Elaine and her maid
lmproyised toileites for her, and she
began to feel at home.
! Some people called her original; !;
others scorned her as a mere dairy
mud. But she WAS happy, i'll wild,
spirit-liae sort OF way, until one day
I suddenly changed the aspect o. every
thing.
J 'I can't help it," said Jack
love her' And l must nave her for
my wife,
'Jonn," demonstrated his mother.
"you ought to know
"I ,ulv know one thing" pers,ste
Jack, the i.npetuous love Astrea 1
The girl herself locke piieo1sIy up
IL Mrs. Eljons face.
"I'lI 60 away from here sail she.
'"if Jack Will really be ruined by
marrying me. IL don't want te
rnin .Jacn-not if drown ID vself first !
And she burst out Sobbing.
"Tou're the sweetest little darlin;
in the world, sail Jaca, "anl /,
like no better fun than to go out Wes
with you and settle on a ranch.
"Bu. ranches cost money" sal
Barbara.
s'Then Id hire out as a hand" sal
Jack, rebelliously. 'I'm good q
breaking horses.
"And I'd make the butter and fee
the chickens" said Astfea, joyfuily.
"You are two silly children" sal
Mrs Eldon
Yet sll Of sudden somethin
seemed to bring back to her the los
sweetness OF departed youth, an1 he
ewes were mome1tarily dimmed wit
tears.
"Manma," rlealel Elaine, ''is vii
hurt Jack if you oppose this thing
and As.rea loves him SO dearly :"
"But there's Gwendoline Ballerzby
with that great East Indian fortune
so5oed Mrs EldoD, torn by con1ic
ing emotions.
What's fortune" criei Lain.
"it love don't go with it.
"Well." said Mr. E.doa, -'.ien tn
matte; is set,lel I:J.,l goes Wes:
: We ail 90 Wes. 10 oyeihar. Fo. s.ac
Jennife- & Goldie's banking h,as. b.
] failed, we're all equally peaailess-"
"Hurrah." said Jack. fingins {
bis polo cap. Then il don't m.i
/ any difference whether marry I
helress or nos::'
j please, ny lady" said the so.en
= tootnar, there's gentleman b