Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-06

Swiftly hew the moments, lghtS were brought
in, and still, at the request of her friends, Eu-
lOeen sang and played, till, at last, her father
drew her away from the instrument saying
" That will do, Eulie, you will be ill to-mor-
row, if we keep you up any longer"
And soon after, bidding them q kind good
night, she sought her room, and there kneeling
down, she offered tho simple orison Of n loving
and grateful heart, then sleep, " the sweet re-
storer, )" speedily closed her weary eyelids
Bright and joyous were the days that follow
ed. If it rained, EuIoeen played and sang, or
her father Or Rupert read from some lavorito
volume, and when the weosher was fine, there
was splendid black pony which had taken the
place of the bay one he used to ride, at her
command, and accompanied by her father and
Rupert, but oftener by Rupert only, she visited
all her old familiar haunts. Many, 0 many
we're the pleasant hours which fed away i'll
those few weeks, and often she felt that she
chased the shadow from her fathers brow.
To tell the pleasure which Rupert enjoyed,
would be impossible. The best Of brothers or
the fondest lover could not have been moro at
tentve. And as he saw every day how the
sweet child, who had been SO fair even in child
hood, was expanding into the still more lovely
girl, his admiration grew yet deeper, and stron-
ger became the resolution to win her. Yet
there are resolutions made sometimes that are
never accomplished, and Rupert began to think
perhaps his might be one of those, at the close
of a conversation they had one day, as the va
cation was drawing to IN end.
She had been 50 frank and contding all
along, his hopes had strengthened, not dream
ing that this same frankness originated from the
sisterly affection she had for him. She had al
ways turned the subject whTever he had hint
ed, even the most dstant 1t the probability
of their union, but this ahs had replied
Rupert, wish you not ever say or
think any thing about - ing agai4, be-
,,avso do not think it be-
Why do you think sc{ {Eulio? " he quickly
asked.
" Because do not think | shall ever love
you we'll enough, l have not wish or thought
that you should ever be anything more to me
than the same dear brother you always have
been, and | have been thinking if I never
should have any other feeling about it, was do
ing wrong not to tell you. Forgive Inc, dear
Rupert, if, from thoughtlcssness, have already
done wrong, did not intend to do so.'
He did not reply for some moments and
then be looked again on her sweet face, sadden-
ed with the thought that she was giving him
pain, and said
" Eulie, phy do you think you cannot love
me well enough, you are young yet, and may
learn to love me, and will willingly wait"
mo, Rupert, it would not be best, for if
should not, then it would bo worse for you"
" Not worse than it is now, ard am willing
to run the risk, you ,ci2 like INC better, Eulie,
will make you love me, if you will let me
hope"
" fear not, as you would wish me to love
YOU"
g But tchy not, Eulie there is some reason
that you do not tell, perhaps you have already
seen some one you like better at RI, is i
SOP" he anxiously asked.
"No, Rupert, no, it is not So"
" Then If you love me best of any one, oh,
do you wish me to bansE the thought of oul
union =?
i" Because it is only sisters love have fol
you, and surely, Rupert, you ought to be salts
fed, and convinced it is better you should hope
for nothing more Say that you rW not, bu
let us be the same dear brother and sister W,
have been, looking forward to nothing far
ther -
&" No, Eulie," he said angrily, 81 must b.
all or nothing, will not accept a sisters Low,
from you"
90 say not 50, replied Euloecn, in dis
tressed tone.
~ rW say it, he quickly added, more an
grlly L" because ,oiH net accept it, nay no
your friendship either, if you will not love me
| ask nothing"
90, Rupert, my brother, you
" Hush" he interrupted, quickly, " Shal
hate you if you call me SO, | will not be you
brother, remember what say"
" shall not remember it, Rupert, becaus
you are angry, and you know not what yo'
say, and you will think differently when yor
are calm"
. am calm now MSS Merlyn and you vii
see that shall remain So But do not car
to say, Or hear more
And tho rest of their ride both remained 81
lent, and when they reached home, he alowe