Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-06-03

Village.
Three years rolled away, years which
ha sadly changed the tenor OF Eunlce
Rays life Her loving father, stricken
suddenly down 10 the prime Of life, had
died, leaving his young daughter alone
in the wide world, aud not only alone,
but poor
After time she succeeded in obtain
ing employment through turning to use
her facility in the dainty art OF design
ing.
Her lovely refined face aud lady like
uEa3Sumlng ways soon attracted the
interested no:ice of her employer; and
what be learned upon enquiry concern
ing her only Increased that interest.
Mr.. Gray and his worthy wife lived
all alone in stately, cblllless home.
They were noted for their benevolent
eccentricities, and as such their step was
set down to be by their friends, when
they asked Eunic,. to make her hcme
with them.
-1S DC ouI AAioSO, VAC ioLNAJ b 4
accepted the cordial invitation extended
to her with breast swelling with graft
tude.
She had been with her kind friends
about year when one evening, Mr..
Grey said, as he rose from the dinner
table:
Wife, would like you and Miss Ray
to be ready in couple of hours to ac
company me to a lecture. l am acqualnt-
ed with the lecturer, and in him the de-
mon of intemperance has one of h1s
strongest alyersaries. took tickets,
knowing your sympathy with the cause,
and that you could not fail to be inter
csted
They went. The room was thronged.
At the time appointed the lecturer
made his appearance.
Eunice had expected to see gentle
man somewhat advanced III years; but
instead tall youthful figure stood upon
tie platform. With an uncomfortable
start the girl recognized in the lecturer,
whose rich eloquent tones were already
enchanting the attention of that large
cultivated audience, the lover who had
gone from her in anger four years ago.
A film came before her eyes and she
trcmbled in every limb; then stilling,
with great effort, the tumultuous
throbbing of her heart, she sat quietly
until the lecture was over, and then
mingled with the going throng. But
their seats had been far in the front and
some time elapsed before the door of
exit was reached.
Then Eunice found that though she
had not met his glance Claude had seen
and recognised her.
After a cordial hand-shake from Mr..
Grey and his wife, Claude turned to
their young companion, exclalming:
This is truly most delightful sur :
prise. l did not expect to meet an old
friend here tonight Miss Ray, if you
will permit me l would like to accom-
pany you home.
That evening Mr. Grey's parlor wit
mes sed q scene of happy re-urlon as, un
rebuked, Claude claspeti his recovered
treasure To lis heart
''Eunce, he said after while, "the
anger with which 1 left your presence
was short lived. When it calmed,
Thought over your words, and though
they wounded MY pride. [ could not
help but see that they were only just
and right l determined theu to do as
YOU had asked me-to pledge myself n
NV own heart to abstain from any fur
ther indulgence of the wine-cup. but
that until time had proved the reality o
nv reformation / would not return t.
tans city. l devoted my time and lny
means 70 seeking out and striving t. re
deem cases Of lntemperance. AS the
days went on, my love for my s,lf-im-
posed work grew upon me, and with s
feeling OF abhorrence towards the habit
which hitherto had looked on so leni
entity upon. When | returned to your
hcme to p'ead fer MY old POSITION II
your love and esteem. found you gone
where, | could not learn. But. my
darling. we will think of the past ne
longer, but of the bright future in whict
thanks to the kind Providence which
has reunited us. We may live and work
together.
Thus We vii. leave them-the man
strong against temptation. deyotins al
his noble talents TO fight against tht
powers of evil, and the gentle girl who
had saved him from himself.