Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-03-09
HARE AND HOUNDS.

The rosary at Gardenhurst was the
fairest spot in all that fair demesne
Over arch and lattice and trellis the
heavy headed blooms rioted in a bewil-
derment of pink and white, crimson and
cream, forming glorious canopy above
the severely trimmed rosebushes that
glowed like gigantic bouquets on either
side of the winding paths.
But Enid Fitz Roy saw neither the
flowers about her, nor the surrounding
woods, nor the clear summer sky above
all Tall and slender, she stood like
statue among the roses, with the folds
of her muslin frock falling straightly
about her, and her fair face somber and
troubled beneath the wide brim of her
garden hat She was very pretty girl
and should have been a very happy one,
for happiness ought to be the natural
sequence of beauty and wealth.
The oval of her face, that should have
been wreathed in smiles, was pale and
drawn. The small, curved mouth was
pressed together in an effort to suppress
childish desire to cry. The sweet eyes
were hidden by the white, lowered lids
in either sorrow or indifference, while
the full throated birds sang on and the
CAV roses swung like perfumed censers
in the light air.
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or flowers, when her whole heart was
away in the dim library of the old man
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