Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-12-09

Aiu there sOmetnlng IN some OF them
| old books:'
/ teal not" sad the scholar, almost
sadi!, she was SO eager, so much in
earnest. The girl drew herself up in
her chair and said, abruptly:
I'm a honest girl. 1 am
THAT | am sure you are. and there
fore you need no love philters. Believe
me- you arc quite pretty and good
enoug to inspire love, an honest love,
without recours to magic The
scnolar spoke persuasiveIy, his voice
was very gentle and his manner court
Is. Inc girl winked her wide blue eyes
ana made a little swallowing motion
with her throat, then she cougned and
continued:
My fathers brought US Up strict. e
' r doan't old with swearin' for
women; and if we was light ed lay
the orse wip about our shoulders. e
would. 'E's clown in our show. e is"
Ihere was silence for a minute in the
Dig library, then the scholar said gent
~: Why do you want a love philter?
Is the-man you are engaged to fckle:"
Auho ditCl S1du tA1t A0OA~
ore, and | can't stand it, and l rates
lm, and e laughs at me, and I'm beast
ly miserable, l am"
The girls yoice broke. and great tears
rolled down her cheeks. The scholar
was much distressed. He was a very
learned man, and instructed in the best
wisdom Of many lands, but he had also
| StIldiaI dflinnrtIx- ~ Ioo1 @ -
quires no great erudition to understand.
out only what is quite as rare, q hum
bic heart. A certain saying in that
book which runs: But thou hast mer-
cy upon all, and winkes, at the sins of
men; because they should amend
came into his mind, and the trouble Of
this poor circus girl was very real to
him. She wiped her eyes With a gayly-
bordered pocket-handkerchief, and
said:
what would a Idly do:'
l The scholar pOndered for Il moment,
then said difidently, and With extreme
; shyness: Il think that she would not
I show that she minded. That she would
! try TO be always sweet and good-tem.
: pered and gracious, above all to Mad.
1 am What'S-her-name. Don't let him
think himself so precious. my child. We
1 all value what is hard to obtain. He'>
too sure Of you or he wouldn't tease
l you. If YOU are wise, and if he is
I worth having-if he's worthy Of yor
I and of your good father, you'll tint
that all this nonsense Will come to al
l end as a tale that is told"
> 1t was 3 long speech for The scholar
to make; he flushed a little as he made
it, and the circus girl gazed at him ad
u miringly, exclaiming:
, You are a KNOWN old coTe..'
The scholar shook his head and sal,
Z humbly: Il fear l am ignorant il
t these matters. l have only known tire
women intimately in my life-my moth
t er, my wife, and my daughter"
rs that what your daughter did
. the young Idly as is just married:' sh
7 asked eagerly.
II don't know what she did" answer
ed the scholar gently; and indeed it WA
:. true, for the engagement had come up
- on him as a bolt from the blue while h
:. was lllllhlIs VI L lS Ills as sun i Pima
= fores.
y WAS she very ard to please" PEI
sisted the girl.
Hah Phyllis been hard to please: til
y scholar asked himself. He did 1T
> know. It had not taken long to pleas
her, anyhow; so he said: Il don
- know if she was hard to please. but
know that whatever she did was righ
and sweet and womanly. and You ca
Il do all that yourself my dear
!, Il wish l was a lidy..' sighed the Gil
Gus girl: but father says as one ca
be as good a girl IN a troupe as if on
:. was a scripture reader. e do. | sc
. you're a sky pilot by yer choker. Wha
e dc you say
Il quite agree with your father; h
9 must be a most sensible and
=, wish l knew him. Believe me. a Gil
Gus lady can Je just as useful as an
- other if she viii only try, ana l al
20 sure you'll try
The girl rose from her seat. so Ii
= the scholar: she held out her hand t
! him and he took it. and the old ma
:. and the girl looked into each other
eyes.
"Good-bye," said the girl: I'm glad
came. though YOU are so ignorant abol
f. love pOShins.'
70 I'm very slad YOU came" said II
scholar heartily; and. believe me, 70
need no love ooShinS.' you are quit
charming enough without..' The q
~ flushed up to he roots of the furZ
:, brush. Then the scholar said: Won
!. YOU like some roses:' The girl sal,
x. Please. SIR in the shyest. smalle
~. voice. and the scholar held the dor
- open for her to pass out. Their he fc
lowed her across the hall and throue
- the open front doc He took his pru
ing-knife from his pocket and he G
a great bunch Of the roses that we
famed throughout the county, then
u walked down the drive with her. al
ne at the lodge gate he bade her cood-f,