The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-30

teapots or broken bowls, ornament The win.
dows OF dilapidated dwellings, saying to the
passers by, that this universal passion for
flowers will burst Out, 10 spite Of povery and
toll.
:. :. A NEST able defence! Not gui lty ~
said the gentlencn
Z" Bot the second charge" continued her
cousin, is still more serious one. have
to accuse you Of tho base act Of giving away
u present."
T" | did not think Of that, said Lucy. with
heightened color, :" suppose It was dishon.
orable; nut WIS 50 glad had lowers 10
give, that forgot they had been present.
7" We will exonera'e you, them. upon the
ground Of mo IN lice aforethoughs," said
Miss F-wI,o pitied her confusion
II wondor ifit was 50 very mem in me
10 sive away my flowers p thought Lucy, a.
she laid her innocent head upon the pillow
that night Gould she have fllowed her
bouquet 10 the place of It's destin zion, and
seen The sunshine it brought in that humble
abode she would have dismissed her ankle.
ties When the aged gran lmother first saw
she bouqnet, she stretched forth her with
cred hands to take It, with an exclamation
OF joy; but as soon us she saw how rare u
u one it was, she shook her head, SAYING.
All, Susan, you must have spent all your
earnings for this You should mott was
selfish in me to wish Tor flowers, but old pe,,.
pie are apt to he selfish; if We were only
in the c"un'ry again. we could have flowers
without leelin. the Cost Of them
ave need not feel this, grandmother,
for it was u present for you frnm the young
lady who is staying ut Mr.. F-'s.'
How very kind Of her /! Tell her I will
breathe a prayer for her over each bud and
flower Of her sweet present; und the old
woman turned he: boquet round and round,
admiring he colors and seeming cheersdand
refreshed by the odor.
She declared that they made her fee
twenty years younger, and that she cnuld
almost fancy herseI back again N The lit.
te white cottage, standing in the midst OF II
flower garden which she huG taken 50 much
pleasure 10 cultiratins.
There were no such roses within twenty
miles of u.s. she said and then she went
into full description OF each variety wha,
difficulty she had in obtairlng it how anx.
iously she had watched il. lesI 1t sheulj not
grow; and how proud she felt when her
neishbors stopped to admire the first roses
il boro
Meanwhile, Susan diligently piled her nee.
die, while grateful feeling stole over her,
that The usual pelulance of age and sickness
had been so pleasantly dispelIed.
The next morning, rs Mr.. Il. was pass.
ing along The street, his old friend DR.. NJ.
greeted him with, Where have you been
hiding yourself, young man! have been
wishing 10 meet you for the las, two weeks,
Come with me, aud lei Us have little chat
il you aIe not engaged.
Z Entirely a, your service, and mos, happy
10 have me, you
BY The way said the Doctor, Il have
a patient living in that alley-a poor old wo
man look in upon occasionally. Will you
step there with me? It will not delain us
above ten minules.'
Mr.. T. willingly assented, and they e..
tered neat room. On lille table cover.
ed with white cloth, stood an elegant bou.
qnei, which diffused an agreeable perfume
throughout The apartment.
ViIoo SuoulI, iShCu iIlC Uluut
physician, 'bow long have Jon been so ex.
lravaganl! Those flowers have cost no tri-
he.'
"a young lady sen, them TO grandmother,
sir, and think they did her more good than
all The medicine she took yesterday A
young LADY, ehl
My bouquet, as sure as fate,' thought Mr..
T.
Doctor, he asked, as soon rs they were
in the street again, III you had taken great
pains in selecting choice flowers 10 please a
young lady. what would yor think 10 see
her, give then away TO an old woman!
Think Why, that she considered the
gin loo bright one TO wilher among The
heariless scenes of fashionable life, and
wished 10 place il where il would awaken
sincere pleasure
A few days after, Mr.. T-lnanaged, as
ifby accident, 10 meet DR.. M-again, in
The vicinity of the house 10 which his cost
ly bouquet had been transferred. Follow
ing his old friend again TO the sick room.
he took from the lille table, as silly rs he
could, the wilnered flowers. and put some
fresh ones in their place. or course, il was
only in fiji Of abstraction that he conveyed
The faded ones 10 his pocket instead of,h'ow.
ing them away.
Some two years aller, when Mr.. and Mrs.
T-were packing up for n lrip 10 Europe,
the former took from his private drnwer
w.ihered bouquet, and said, There Lucy,
where do you think | found ihaiP
I'm sure cannot tell, was her laughing
reply. Tr :.
II stole from an old woman'S sick room,
he said. 'Your cousin offered to show
you how 10 preserve it but il seems you un.
dersland the art Of doing it better than she
thought .E =