The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-01-07
TWO RED ROSES.


amid clouds of purple and red, and its
last rays fingered on the clustering nut
brown hair of Eunice Dalton as she
leaned against the rustic gate that led
to the old farm house, where her child
hood had been spent.
She was very pretty, this slender,
girlish Eunice, with her deep gray eyes,
her classical features, creamy COM
plexion and curving, crimson.
And beside her, his pale face and
grave dark eyes drinking in every
change of her lovely face, Guy Winters
stood and pleaded for her love.
Eunice," he said, laying his hand on
hers, "why must you leave usP Are
you not happy hereP Have we failed to
make you contentedW
The gray eyes were raised to his face,
the pretty white hands clasped his.
ooh, Guy! not happy-not content!
How could be otherwise with the love
you all lavished on meme who had nc
claim on you, save that our mothers
were friends in girlhood. But, Guy,
want to go, l want to earn my own liv'
ing
He interrupted her with a low, pas.
sionate cry.
"Eunice, Eunice, darling, do moi
leave us. Oh! my love, l cannot let yor
go. Stay with me and be my wife, Eu
nicew
They had been like brother and sister
so long that Eunice never dreamed O
the possibility of Guy loving her, save
as brother.
"Guy, you cannot mean this" sh,
said. Tell me you don't mean it?"
"Mean itp Oh, my darling! | hav,
loved you for years, but I am afraid tt
speak. / know am not worthy of yol
but will learn to be. Give me SOM
hope, Eunice, and l will wait"
The girls face grew pale at tn
thought of the pain she must give hi
loyal heart, but she knew it was kin'
to speak plainly at once.
"Guy, DEAR" she said, gently, {"
thank you for the love you offer me
but-but-Oh, Guy! II love"
"You love Wilson Audrey?" he said
A scarlet flush swept over her face
and her gray eyes dropped till tnei
long lashes rested on her rounde
cheeks.
II might have known it," he sale
"for he is all girl could wish fo
a lover; but Eunice l have loved you a
a woman is seldom loved"
Near to them bloomed bush of swet
+ red roses, and the girl put out her sler
der hand and broke off one brilliar
flower.
Keep this, Guy, in memory OF me-
she said
"Give me the rose at your breast, )" /
said, "and / will keep it while Iii
lasts"
! She loosed the rose, and as she gay
1t him he bent and kissed her.
"We have been as brother and sist,
} in the past, Eunice," he said, "and
the future we will be the same," al
then he turned away, and Eunice lookt
after him with tender, wistful eyes.
Looked after him till Wilson Au
rey's voice fell on her ears, and 81
turned to him with glad, welcomii
: and throbbing heart, completely forge
ting Guy Winters and his love.
Wilson Audrey had won Eunice Da
toms heart, and to do him justice,
believed he. loved her when he WOO
her, for her rare beauty pleased /
/, senses; her shy, girlish manner appeal
to his heart.
He was handsome, with his Apo
. face and handsome form, with his graz
" full, indolent, yet authoritative mann
re that the girl whose first love he b
s won idealized him into hero, a
q almost worshiped him never doubt
his love, even when she saw the chan
that passed over his face when she tc
him she was going to earn her own L
ing.