Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-06-16

!e" words o, corilal greeting iell
from Leslie Tvrrel.s lips as he bent
and kissed the sweet yonny month
upturned to his and soon light and
happiness began to creep back into the
little wanderers heart.
Not SO ba after ALL" was Leslie's
inward comment NO danger Of
noi-y intruder, n least, = as dav after
day passed. aud the child moved silent.
ly about tlc house Ike some .o,nIer
clad fairy
Now and tnep. a. rare intervals,
would be heard siivery laugh like the
tlnkle Of far-off bells or snatch OF
song, as she grew reconciled to her
home, where all seemed SO kind and
thoughtful Of her comfort. Yet it
was after al, without regret that Les
ne learned he would still for O few
years have his home as Of old. that
Violet for So the young mother hod
named her when snc first looked into
tho wonderful baby eyes which bore
the vioiet's nueJ was to be sent to
boarding school and only to spend her
vacations with them. But when she
had fairly gone he missed her and
often thought of the sweet, childish
face and voice. Then all was forxot-
ten IN n womnn's smiIe-a smlle A.
iaise AS 1t was fair-a smile wnici:
taught the Young man for the first
time that women. alas. were not all
true, which caused him for season to
.o4a faith and hoNe. to swear all false,
| save L,r VINO had given him life, and
| with trouble for the first time enter
| ing his soul, he bade farewell to ole
scenes and places and went abroad.
1t WIS evening. A lovely day in
June had drawn t. its close, as Mrs.
Tvrrel, with some few gray hairs
| sprlnkling the brown, sat by al open
~lut'H. At ilti Itot, III loNCiS hA
| conscious grace, sits the girls, to whose
| coming she had looked forward almost
with dread Six years ago she came
to them child; and now, in all the
| glory Of her eighteen summers and
| her fresh, peerless beauty, she has
grown to be as daughter to her at
whose feet she sits.
eff could only keep YOU with me,
she SAWS, stroking the fair Young head :;
"but, ah, Violet. | see already many
are eager to pluck nv little flower. |
fear my garden soon Will be desolate.
.Not SO, mamma for so the young
be SO happy As with you. When Les
lie comes back, | suppose | shall be
so suddenly, and why does he stay
away SO many years."
"A great grief, Violet, gave him q
spirit of unrest, but | trust soon be
may come back to his mother side. |
have not heard from him for many
weeks and am growing anxious.
But even as she spoke was heard a
quick, eager peal of the bell, hustle
in the hall. tall figure was seen
darkening the threshold, and in an
other moment Mrs Tvr-el vas clasped
III her son arms in long, close en-
brace When sh. raised her head
from his breast Violet had gone. She
eyes.
"Ncver mind the child the voun2
man said lmpatiently. lie, me oni,
look at YOU, my beautiful mother,
whom | have deserted SO long II ha.
been my loss. darling. bat | an ZONE
now for aye.
Alone IN her own room Violet Fan
Is on her knees. pouring ont he
! tlbuhSSINlUS 10 hod oUe TianCt a
the handsome face had shown her til
same bright glance which had fallen p
sunshine on her childish heart 81,
years ago. when she had eushr.nai III
image there and held il sacred sine
but that same glance has shown he
tina. she has been forgotten. sDi sn
has stolen away IL mingled .oy AT
, SORROW
Violet. her aunt calls. ami rising
she quickly bathed the flushed cneeA
and hsstened down \ start o: amaze
nent ne cannot rep-ess surprises Le
lie from his indifference he has Ill
gotten the years have made tie cal.
e woman and thinks .. the ~ .c.e> ].
his trrnk with hall smile as lntenie
for the charming Girl who comes IL,