Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-18
Red Irish Roses i;
cy SUSIE BOUCHELLE wrcur.


.4 was urged against me that
.ot . native Of this State, but
wa focf does not imply that I shall
tna ' its affairs less jealousy
ssan one Of her sons would have
tnan THE State of my adoption is
ooO0 Dm dear to me, it's welfare a
unSp +rust. The humblest blossom
ssIa -. broad prairies is as beautiful in
ewes as the richest rose OF my own
Florida ,,,r WHISTLE .,a
,nnff cut short the speech, and as the
s s-pin pulled out of the country sta
uan the newly elected Governor
.U r,oa and smiled with the inimitable
orsce that always caught the popular
slao He turned with a little boyish
l@inr that told Of youth and strength
"a Sanniuess, and as the little knot
Of of men filed from the rear platform
W. into the car, he looked down
:nto the eyes of the friend at his
.1hov with a quizzical look, which
soo,ned to say, Il don't take myself
so1f &c seriously as all this sounds"
Tho friendly reporters exchanged
,,o,eed glances, and those for the op-
position papers conided one to an
ptbnr that Perriton was playing to
tho Grand stand for all he was worth.
a tall. handsome woman, who had
cot looking out at the crowd about
rho train. smiled proudly up at him
&c he resumed his seat beside her;
ond the train sped on to the capital,
where the next day he would take
bis Mace as Chief Executive.
A little eager-faced old woman
stood gazing after the train, her eyes
Ginning and her cheeks flushed with
excitement.
"Oh, l like that great, big, fine
voung man, Hebby!" she exclaimed
10 the girl beside her. HE is the
first Governor I've ever set eyes upon,
and | wouldn't take anything for get
ting to see him to-day. My, that was
q pretty speech! Human nature will
poke out, Hobby, and it showed up
when he said what he did about the
Aowers-talking about humble
prairie blossoms and rich Florida
roses. I don't think one mite nor
grain the less of him for that, but I
do wish he could get one look at
some of my red Irish roses before he
talks about humble prairie blossoms
too much, don't you, Hebby?"
"Why,yes, 1 guess so, Miss Patty"
assented Hepzibah Hay, %absently.
You know my aunt planted the
first one of those bushes on the
prairie forty-five years ago, when we
were the only white people in the set
tlement, my dear"
Hobby managed adroitly to get the
Old woman started toward the dry
goods emporium, and heard the rest
OF that familiar story as they walked
Slowly in that direction. She had
been willing enough to crowd up for
one curious look at the Governor, but
ne and his speech and future career
were all alike of minor Importance
10 her, for Hebby had come to town
10 buy her wedding fnery, and her
thoughts were occupied with mental
calculations Of means anG measures.
MISS Patty's presence was a neces-
sIy upon this expedition, COR it was
aer wlry little fingers that were to
fashion the new frocks, and Hebby
wei knew that the sharp blue eyes
VI Inc little dressmaker were the ones
10 distinguish in a trice the bridal
sfays that would pink up" with
wear the blacks that would crock.
1Ae goods that would pull in the
seams, and fabrics that would fray
easily.
nepzloah was most eminently a
tcdi' ana IN view of certain ambitions
slat she held, as well as of the fact
.aat Rufus Ponder was a young man
Y, great promise, but small income.
sue meant to provide for her trous-
ssau such dresses as would "wear
come. o"1o ~
troubled look that she did not
on understand had clouded Ter
,it .7l ) eyes when she refused that
NIUE wedding trip that he had
Saanea' assuring him that if: would
Nv oetter for them not to incur that
dfn9 uul'ore' especially as the we'd
,oa ls was TO take place just at a crit
A. eiile OF the poultry season. when
s ~o. young chickens and turkeys she
moula be carrying to her new homo
stto oe Just at an age to need dailv
ti,o MIS-, i Patty surely makes me
evenina neooy confided to Rufus, the
know, oe1ore the wedding. You
pro-. We mad to be at her house =
ing NV since she has been max
ah1o NY dresses, and she hasn't been
cent ~ ak about a single thing ex-
thu me Governor since she saw him
evsr,, uay at Rumbleton. She reads
and "cfd the papers say about him
at bor l0U ner get me helpless and
she ta,,n msfcy while she fits me. aad
w wis 1t all over to me"
Ruins ne is a big man." said
vror@ II the cat doesn't jumn h.
Co., ls 70 make the cleanes+ .na ,-1