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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12

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might contribute some little sketch He
promised more than that. He would
superintend the erection of her stall
and decorate it himself. She wondered
at his enthusiasm. When he refused
payment for the work she was embar-
rassed. This had not been what she
intended Nor did she realize till long
afterward that busy artist could not
spend two days overseeing the erec-
ton and decoration of the most beauti-
full booth in the bazaar without some
pecuniary loss.
She was charmed with his work and
unbent to be gracious, although she
had first cast q startled glance at the
distinguished looking man in evening
clothes who approached her when
Wyndham became purchaser at her
stall.
Because he read her thought SO well
he made but small purchase there, a
tribe decorated by her own hands. She
saw him spend freely at another booth.
After that Wyndham removed to a
better studio. He would try to forget
her, he told himself. He did not sue
ceed. Every frou-frou Of silken skirts
upon his stairs made hts heart pound
expectantly. One day she came.
He hoped she had not noticed his
pallor and nervousness when he vel
coined her. He feared she had. for a
sort of wondering Interrogation flashed
over her mobile features.
She wanted to have an engagement
made for some work, she said
His hands still trembled as he pulled
out his little book and turned over its
pages. From between them ere fiut-
tered n rose geranium leaf A flood of
crimson rushed to his forehead. His
eyes of guilty consciousness betrayed
all the story of his love to her glance
of swift inquiry and comprehension.
He saw that she recognized the leaf,
but he could not conceal e tenderness
with which he picked it up.
at was such a pretty leaf-so Won
derfully formed he Stammered apol-
ogetically.
She looked at him bravely, flush
fading from her own cheeks, and eX-
planned her errand as though the Incl
dent of the leaf had meant nothing To
her. But as he wrote down a date
there suddenly rushed over her the re.
membrance of his faithfulness. his
proud dignity in poverty, his modesty
in hard won success.
She paused upon the threshold and
held out her hand.
won't you come to see me?" she
asked simply. Her eyes were filled
with light he had never seen in them
before In their depths he read sur.
render.
"Come soon," she added tremulously
withdrawing her hand. "for | have
long wanted to say this"
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isSScSSSSSSSScS>SS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSa
ms frienqs declared that Herbert
Wyndham would one day be recog-
nized as II great artist. Genius will
out" they insisted, grieving secretly
over the undisguisable poverty which
clung TO man and studio.
They were jubilant In this deciara-
ton when Miss Ruth Greville sat to
him for a portrait She was the first
butterfly who had drifted from the
gilded realms of society into the OBJ
scure studio TN Herkimer street. With
her came breath of luxury from q
world which had long become stran-
ger to Wyndham.
Her parents arranged with the artist
for her sittings. Now and then all
three turned and looked at her. settling
between them the pose I'm which she
was TO be painted. The girl herself
said little. She appeared sweetly anx-
ious to have the portrait painted ex-
actly as her parents pleased. OF per-
sonal vanity she seemed to have none.
Wyndham stirred with keen pleasure
as he noticed her appreciative scrutiny
of his pictures. She evidently under
stood something of art. Wyndham
saw behind the roses and lilies of her
face in its frame of curling hair a
mind to be explored. He was eager
to begin the portrait.
When he did his hand was unsteady
To the excitement of a first profitable
order of the kind he had longed for
was added the excitement of painting
a face whose kindling beauty bafiled
while 1t enchanted him.
Some Uniformed idea of delightful
chats about art had fingered in his
mind. to be brushed aside like a cob
web ut her first sitting. She was cold,
with a calm serenity which held him
aloof as effectually as some impossible
barrier. Nothing of haughtiness tinged
her manner. 1t seemed merely not to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
THE PERFECT LIKENESS.
A Snuffbox, Portrait and a Sur
prised Monarch

1t Is related of Frederick H., king OF
Prussia, that he one day made a pres
ent of a golden snuffbox to one of his
lid he found the picture of an ass
painted upon the underside of It,
Though he scarcely relished the kings
joke. he said nothing at the time but
as soon as he quilted the kings pres
ence he sent one of his Wallets with the
snuffbox TO the city and gave him in
structions that the picture of the ass
was to be painted out and a portrait
of the king put in its place.
A few days later a distinguished
company dined with the king. The
count was one of the guests, and after
a time he produced his snuffbox and
pretended TO examine It with the air
of man who was proud to have re-
ceived such a gift from the king The
latter, wishing to enjoy n little amuse-
ment at the counts expense. mention
ed TO the Duchess of Brunswick that
he had made a present of the box to
the count on the preceding day. She
desired to inspect 1t, and when the
box was handed to her she opened
the lid and, looking inside. cried In
raptures: Perfect The likeness is
charming! 1t is one of the best por.
traits of you that have ever Scent
She handed the box to the person
next to her, who was equally charmed
with the likeness From one to anoth-
er the box was passed. and all testi-
fed to the excellent resemblance which
the picture bore to the king. The king.
thinking that the ass head was still
to be seen on the snuffbox, felt exceed
ingly embarrassed and scarcely knew
what to make OF the incident. but at
last the snuffbox. having made the
tour of the table, came to his hands,
and the first glance showed him how
cleverly the count had anticipated his
little joke and turned it ag inst him.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Left Handed Praise.

Il don't seem to hear so many COM
pliments on my last poem." said the
poetess, "as on its illustration. You
just ought to see it" they exclaim. 1T
is so beautifulv
Its the same way with me-" put in
the artist They come and stand be-
fore my pictures and sigh and say.
oh. what lovely frames you haver"-
The Surprised Miser.
"a certain old miser, though a mil
lionaire," said Washington man, ''in-
sisted ON wearing the shabbiest kind Of
clothes. An old family friend endeav-
ored one day to persuade the niser to
dress better.
AZ am surprised he said. that, you
should let yourself become SO shabby
"'But I am not shabby said the
miser.
"'Oh. but you are said the family
friend. Remember your father. He
was always neatly, even elegantly.
dressed. His clothes were very hand
some
'The miser gave loud laugh.
"'Why.' he shouted triumphantly,
these clothes I've got on were IA
thers!"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Tho Music Critic.

At the risk of making this nm a. >logy
as well as confession | venture to
express the hope that may some day
have the means to enjoy the best mu-
sic without need of telling three hun
dred thousand or more readers why;
whether Carubonci had tears in his
voice; how Nine. Sembrich- Eames look
ed and acted; whether the second so
prano was off key; the basso depend
ent upon the prompter; the conductor
too fast or too slow, according to ac-
tual stop watch and metronome: how
the lights were managed; whether the
audience was large and appreciative or
otherwise and whether the music was
good, bad, Indifferent and why.-At-
lantic
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occur to her that any social intercourse
could exist between an aristocrat of
Elmwood avenue and a dweller in this
small studio at the top of three flights
of dingy stairs. Her very youth took
off the sting of this nsolence of
wealth, she was SO entirely uncon-
scious of 1t.
Perhaps this impalpable barrier of
reserve might have been brushed aside
TO some extent had Wyndham been
less sensitive to 1t. He met her unre
sponsiveness with like reserve, her un-
communicativeness with silence.
But as he painted in the lines of her
graceful figure and the bloom of her
face grew under his hand upon the
canvas he was acutely conscious of
every lovely contour and tint, madly
rebellious that this girl. with her wide
intellectual brow and soft. sympathetic
eyes, never vouchsafed him single
unnecessary word. never looked his
way with an even momentary sym
pathy.
Your hair battles me- he declared
IL.
Something in his tone startled her
Are artists always so intense?" she
asked herself.
She raised her hand to the ripples of
her pale brown hair, where golden
lights shifted and changed with q
warm glow as alluring as it was i'm.
possible to express. Her violet eyes
W1Qenvu.
"Shall change my position?' she
asked.
He rushed into an explanation of the
difficulty of painting light in hair. She
looked interested, but made no COM
ment
Wyndham saw what her observant
eyes noted every makeshift in the
studio. 1t hurt him to feel that she
comprehended every particle of the
poverty of his life. This hurt the more
when, toward the last, he thought that
he surprised look of pity in her eyes.
He hardly expected her to tell him
at parting that she meant to send all
her friends to him to be painted be-
cause he did ii so beautifully. But
she did, and she kept her word. Wynd-
hams friends said that luck had come
to him in golden spoon.
To Wyndham, sitting alone in his
studio poring over a delicate sketch of
a beautiful girl with eyes of tenderest
sympathy and golden lights in her
curling hair, luck seemed to have de-
parted. All that was left to those
weeks of poignant emotion was this
secret sketch of girl whose soft eyes
looked into his with an expression
which the living eyes had never worn,
this and a leaf of rose geranium which
she had dropped upon the floor. She
had missed 1t when she left, for he
saw her glance at her dress and then
about her, as though seeking some
thing. In little memorandum book
In an inside pocket he kept it, where
he could peep at 1t whenever he jotted
in date or looked up a reference.
One day the glory of life seemed to
food his world again. for Ruth Gre
vile came to his studio. A charity ba-
zaar was to be held. and she had
charge of the art table. She wanted a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
SIidhtIy Mixed.

An Australian travelling in Japan fell
into mixed company In which were
an English girl and an American wo-
man. He made himself agreeable to
the American at the start, she relates
in her account of "A Woman Alone In
the Heart of Japan" by remembering
that Americans are accustomed to ride
over Niagara falls in tubs. Then he
switched to the war of the Revolution,
'The whole thing was" he said, "that
the colonies refused to send England
troops to aid her in foreign war, so
the motherland resolved to subdue her
naughty children
II guess you have confused it with
the war in Africa" said the American.
THE Boer war has been so long drawn
out you thought it was the same as the
American Revolution"
The little English girl saw there was
n misunderstanding somewhere.
There was something about stamps
in it." she suggested meekly, that
caused some of the trouble"
Something about stamps cause q
revolution?' demanded the Australian.
do you mean a stampede or merely
postage stamps? Did the rage for col
lecting exist in those days?"
But no one enlightened him on this
and he was left to assort history to
suit himself
Home.
Home! How deep spell that little
word contains! 1t is the circle In
which our purest, best affections move
and consecrats themselves. the hive in
which. like the industrious bee, youth
gamers the sweets and memories of
life for age to mediate and feed uponi
IT. is childhood's temple and man
hoods shrine--the ark OF the past and
the future.-Uhland.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12

Il Copyrighted, 1907, by Jessie Morgan. 2
+s.*..+ = !: /
In the palm room of the big hotel
there We're just two couples. one at the
little table near the fountain. the 9th
er in the corner under the musicians
balcony.
There was no music now, for 1t was
between lunch time and dinner, and
the couple at the table by the fountain
were having tea.
The couple under the balcony had
ordered n more substantial repast, lob
ster and a bird and salad, and they ate
with an appetite that showed that they
had missed their midday meal.
81 don't think l was ever so hungry
In all my life" said the girl at the Ia.
BILE under the balcony.
I'D be ashamed to have such an ap
petite" the man opposite her teased
Your grandmother would have been
satisfied with the wing of a chicken,
Marta"
We'll, I'm not my grandmother,
and Marta made a little face at him.
Besides, my grandmother used to sit
on u CUSHION ana sew lhe seam
and l have been whizzing through
miles of country. And I'm ravenous,
Archie"
THAT girl over there" said Archie
"is satisfied with a toasted muffin and
tea. She's a pretty little thing
Marta twisted around so that she
could get a good view. "She's a beau.
ty," she declared heartily. That red
gold hair is stunning. And that brown
veil brings out the lights. oh, you
ought to paint her, Archie"'
Il don't know her." Archie said
''and l don't know the man"
why, it's Billy Butler" Marta said
as she took another look Il couldn't
mistake Billy's back There's that
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12

hunch of his shoulders and that light
shock of hair. But the idea of Billy
drinking teaw
"A man @ouldnt drink anything but
tea with that girl" Archie told her
''She wouldn't stand for anything
else"
u never let you have anything but
coffee" Marta said
Good old girlr' was Arches affec
tionate commentator. Marta, you're
a wonder And I'll bless you as my
fairy godmother if you will get me an
Introduction to that girl
I'm afraid | can't" Marta said
doubtfully. Billy Butler and 1 quar-.
relied dreadfully the last time he came
TO see me, and we don't speak"
Marta" Archie fixed her with a re.
proachful eye. I'm bet you refused
him again"
We'll, if l did" Marta contended,
evidently corsoed."
She's a pretty girl all right"
Archie enthused
'She won't make Billy half as good
a wife as l would" Marta declared.
Il was cut out for Billy"
why didn't you marry him then %
Archie asked.
Because he's so jealous" Marta
confided ''He didn't like my letting
you paint my picture, Archie. He said
we were together too much and that
girls always liked artists and that he
didn't stand any chance because he
was in business and all that tommy
rot. So l told him he could go and
not come back. But now he will mar
ry the wrong girl. And l shall be an
old maid"
mot if l can help it," Archie stat
ed valiantly. I'VE may be cousins,
Marta, but if the worst comes to
worst we can save each other from
single blessedness."
Il don't want to be saved" Marta
informed him succinctly 81 always
said that If | didn't marry Billy
Shouldn't marry anv one Rut ~
course ! expected Billy TO come DacK.'
"Of course" sympathized Archie, IA
man ought never to take a girls no
in earnest"
a 'Well, Billy has" and Marta ap-
piled herself to the salad in anything
but !ovelorn manner. "and | feel It
in my bones that l shall have to send
teaspoons to that red haired girl"
Her hair isn't red. It's gold with
red lights in it."
ut isn't" Marta contradicted.
"It is"
IT'S red" said Marta.
IT'S gold" said Archie.
There's Only one way to settle ~
Marta said. 'I1l go over and ask
Billy"
But I thought Billy wouldn't speak
to you"
Hell have to-" Marta declared,
''and while we are waiting for our
parfait I'll ask the question"
Before Archie could stop her she was
out Of her chair and halfway across
the room.
Billy" she said as she came up to
the other table, and Butler turned half
around in his seat and stared at her.
Marta" he calculated. Where did
you come from?" And he was on his
feet in an instant.
II am at tho other table" Marta ex.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Rarhario Sunarstitinn.

Although the Maoris of New Zealand
have made considerable strides In civil
lization in recent years, some Of their
barbaric superstitions survive. One of
the most persistent is belief In the
'tohunga.' or tribal medicine man.
His patients sometimes succumb to his
energetic methods of treatment The
latest case of that sort comes from
Waikato. A sick girl after having been
immersed in cold water for some hours
was beaten with sticks to drive the
evil spirits out the 'tohunga" after
ward gripping her throat to prevent
their re-entsring. She died next day.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
The Wisdom of the Bee.

We marvel at what we call the wis
dom of the hive bee, yet there is one
thing she never learns from expert
ence, and that is that she is storing
up honey for the use OF man. She
could not learn this. because such
knowledge Is not necessary to her own
well being. Neither does she ever
know when she has enough to carry
her through the winter This knowl-
edge, again, is not important Gather
and store honey as long as there is any
to be had is her motto. and In that
rule she Is safe.-John Burroughs in
Atlantic
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
At the Other
Table.
BY Virginia Blair.

Copyrighted, 1907, by Jessie Morgan. !
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Romance of a
Geranium Leaf.
BY MARY W. MOUNT.

Copyright. 1907, by E. c. PARCELS.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-09-19
GALE OF vALUABLE- REAL
ESTATE.

a No. - ~. n W. -I
On Saturday the 2eth day Of Sept.
1907, the undersigned will offer for sale
to the highest bidder On the premises
in Cedar Grove Township. Orange
County, N. g., the following tracts of
land in said Township:
One Tract known. as the Coleman
Burch Home Place bounded on the
north by the lands of James Warren,
on the east by the lands of Mrs. Mollie
Malone and others, on the sol tn by the
lands of S. T. Pittard. and on the west
by the Ian, s of Annie Sharp, contain
ing One Hundred and Forty Acres.
More or less.
One other Tract known as the Anni
Corn Tract, bounded on the north by
the lands Of Mrs.-N. C. Hester, on thu
east by the, lands OF Mrs. Lucretia
Cameron, on: the south by the lands OF
Mrs. Mollie Malone. and on the west by
the lands of DR.. J. T.: Hester, con-
tanning Forty Acres, more or, less.
Sale made by order of Superior
Court Of Orange. County, N. c., in
Special Proceeding entitled Hugh A.
| Burch, adhinistrator - of Coleman
Burch, deceased, against J. Scott
| Burch and others. to make assets to
pay debts.
Terms of sale : One. third cash and
balance in 6 and Ia months with inter.
est at 6 per cent on deferred payments
purchaser to have privilege Of ~antici
pating payments.
Sale to take place on the Home tract
This 22nd day OF August, 1907.
I: HUGH A. BURCH,
Administrator and Commissioner.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-09-19
OF r.

An Ice Cream Supper and Laws
Party will be given on the lawn 81
Mr.. ,, z. Forrest, at EAand, N. g
tor the benefit Of the Presbyterian
church.. on Saturday afternoon and
night, September 2i, beginning at 8
o'clock, the Committee Of Arrange,
ments being as follows:
Mrs. Robert D. Balm, Mrs. Dan.
E. Forrest, Misses Annie McCrsok-
en-, Novella Clark, Mary Thompson,
Ida Durham. Ella McAdams. Hattie
Hirkpatr ok, Annie Bell Pratt, Maad
Ehand, Sallie Eisnd, Pearl EAand,
Efand, n. c..
: Miss Maud Vaughn, Cedar Grove,
Misses Mabel lea and Mabel
Long, Burlington, n. C.. =
y Miss Cleo King. Winston Salem,
: Mis-. Ans,i. GORDON, Hhlsso,o,
N. q.
Opens at 3sp. m.
Closes at IL p. N.
All are cordislly invited to attend
CoMM1rTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-09-19
QUAKER OH.

This wonderful and reliable house
hold reLnedy should be kept in. every
family for the use* Of old and young,
ard should be in instant reach for i'm
mediate use for many of the s'evils that
flesh is heir to-" Two years use, and
the observation OF it's beneficial. effect
in many troubles gives me leave to
speak highly ofthe virtues of QUAKER.
OIL. In sore throat. .earache. tooth.
ache, neuralgia headache, rheumatic
pains; cold in the head, with oppressed
breathing You put a drop or two in the
nose and breathe deeply-repeating as.
often as necessary. In five, and. ten
drop doses, taken at short intervals, it
has subdued the most severe attack o{
wind collie. Taken in two or three
drop doses always OF sugar,} for indi-'
gestion. it is invaluable.
Sold at 25c a vial by
E. NJ. CAMERON, -
: - ~ Agent.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-09-19
GALE Of LAND.

- -. = :..t ~ -. .A- .H~-Z - -
In Obedience to order, made in the
Special Proceedings of 3. W.sAndrews,
Administrator, against Annie Day and
Others heirsat-law OF Phoebe Ray, !
Will on Saturday, October II, 1907, at
the court honse coor in H1llsDoro, oher
forssaie a tract of land west of the
Town Of sHillsboro, beginning at a
point on the Mt. Willing road N. 80 W.
3.25 chains from Nash street, and run
ninssN.6 IL W. 3.25 chains to line o.
Lot No. %, then west with said line
1925 chains to H.. Days line, then with
his line S. 6 IL E. 3.25 chains to Mt.
Wiling road, then east 3.25 chains to
beginning, containing about One Acre;
Terms of sale : One-thild cash and
balance at 6 and II months with inter.
est from day Of sale, and with leave e
purchaser to pay all cash.
This 9th day OF August. 1907.
s. W. ANDREWS
Administi ator and Commissioner.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-09-19
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Bears the q The Kind You Have Always 8ougtd
s's. q ! &MZZM
TAXES
1907.

AAGSS H9o
I will attend ut the following
times and places to collect the
Taxes for 1907 3
University Station, Friday, Oct.
II, from $50 to 4 80 p. m.
Chapel Hill, Satur day, Oct. II,
from $50 q. m. to 4.30 q. m.
Hillsboro, Court week, Oct. IA to
l9, ga. N, to 6 p m.
Caldwell. Monday. Oct. 81, from
$50 a N. to 1890 p, IN.
Schley, Monday, Got. Fl, from 2.SO
p. "a. to 1870 p. m.
Cedar Grove, Wednesday, Oct
%, from $50 p. m. to 4.30 pm.
Carr, Wednesday, Oct. %, from
1000 q. N. 10 1890 p. N.
.Edand, Thursday, Oct. "a, from
2.30 p. "a. to 4 80 p. u.
Orange Grove, Friday, Oct. Is
from 10 90 a. N to 800 p. "a.
Cheeks Crossing, Thursday, Nov
IL, from 10.0G a. m to 100 p. m
White Cross, Friday, Nov. Is
from 200 p. N. to 4.30 p. N.
Chapel Hill, Saturday, Nov. 16
from 9.30a N TO 400 p. m.
sGatesaAf Store, Monday, Nov. II
from 10 90 a. a.. to 400 p. N.
Meredith, Tuesday. Nov IL, from
|H 900 a. IN. to 1890 .. N. e
Porterfeld's. Tuesday, Nov. Il
from 100 p. N. to 4 90 p. N. =
FRIENDS: !.
You all know the law, and / nee
mot tell you that it must b. eli
forced. Frankly / admit it will .
\ done. and I beg as many as can
meet me at the above places AL
pay this debt, and ESPECIALLY
Chapel, Hill on October 70. Cou'
convepes October 18th and mope
must BE- had to pay expenses. Aft,
building a new vault, and laying 9
all outstandiug orders s(so far as
know) the treasury is ENTITY. Plea
come and tell your neigbbors
meet me and get rid Of the del
! thal never fails 50 come, and nm
be paid. sThanking You all for II
! promttucss'o OF two years, / beg "
, for ~iheisasne, and it possible, q be
ter response.
Your servant,
% S. w.
4 St4tif Of Orange County.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-09-19
DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Having Qualified as Administrator of
the late Lizzie Haughawout, all persons
indebted to said estate are hereby noti-
fed to make immediate payment, and
all claims against the same must be ex-
hibited to the undersigned CD or before
the oath day OF Aug, 1908, or this nc
tice will be plead in bar Of their re-
covery. - .
ALBERT HAUGHAWGUT,
Administrator.