The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-31
HIS LOVE WAS TRUE.

| IL was a September morning, clear and swec
and cool. | was leaning half way out of III,
parlor window nailingup some stray red rose
that had dropped with their own weight o
sweetness and beauty from the wall, so that
should high wind or heavy ram come up
they were in danger of being broken. | wa,
very careful OF my last late roses.
| Summer was over now--thesc queens of The
garden had not much longer to live;
could count the buds even now; there were
no more than dozen to open yet, ana it hat
always been my pride to have roses still II
bloom until quite far IN October
Why? Oh, well, | was lonely woman
with few tender human ties, and such a one
will always feed her heart on whlms and fan
cies. Wives have their husbands mothers
have their children, to take pride in. | was Il
lonely old mad you see; pet dog and few
sweet red roses sufliccd for me-
Was there no other reason why these roses
were SO dear? All, yes; though only my own
heart knew it, they represented the one sweet
delusiYe lovedream OF my life. For TO all
womanly women love will come; to such as
only as bright, unattainable dream; to others
happier, more favored hearts-as precious
and glorious reality.
Ned Hilton had planted this rose tree ten
years ago, on the night before he sailed away.
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