The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-11-18

AS she uttered these words, Minna
scarcely raised her eyes from the
embroidery on which she was en-
guged
Rhenostor rose from his chair, took a
bottle of water from the sideboard, and
poured q portion Of its contents over
his garden. In fact, it was merely a
large trough, filed with mould, in
which, however, some Of the finest and
Iarest tulips in Harlem were growing.
Jenkyn was dumb; Rhenoster was
watering his tulips and did not speak;
Minna, too, was silent, though from
time to time o deep sigh escaped from
her heaviug breast.
Rhcnoster was an ingenus man,
and contriyed to make the watering
Of the tulips lust at least quarter Of
an hour At the expiration oil that pc
riod, Jenkyn felt that he was on the
point Of going mad If he does not
speak said Jenkyn to himself "os
soon he puts down the bottle l must ask
him again for an answer"
Rhenoster put down the bottle, but
did not evince the slightest intention
Of speaking.
"Master Rbenoster," said Jenkyu, at
length, IL have told you what L de-
sire more than anything in the world,
and you have given me no reply
Please say Yes or No"
mol" said Rhcnoster.
Then looking at his daughter and
Jenkyn who, instead Of being red,
were now perfectly white, he added:
81 believe you are an honest young
man, though decidedly weak minded
/ that, however, would not make YOU a
bit the worse husband. AS for Miuna,
she is good as she is beautiful and as
beautiful as she is good. Together
you would make a nice couple, but"
"But what. Master Rhenoster2' in
quired Jenkyn.
"Sinco you lciU have it, my children"
said the OLD man, "the fact Is, you hgve
not a single rix dollar between you,
and it is impossible to live on love
alone"
81 will work, >" said Jenkyn
But if the work is not to be found?
obiected the father. ITO tell the truth,
Jenkyn, you are not one of those lads
who will find something to do whatever
takes place. And then your education
has been somewhat neglected For in.
stance, you scarcely know one. kind Of
tulip from another"
"Whlt can tulips have to do with the
question: said Jenkyn, rather petu-
lontly.
Tulips, sir2 why, tulips are every
thing. Remember, sir, that the good
old gardeners used to say that those
who love not flowers love not virtue
And Of all flowers the most beautiful is
the tulip, and of all tulips the most
beautiful is the tuhpa gemerjana No,
young man! you must not sneer at tU-
lips, or no good will come Of it,
Il care nothing for tulips" said the
irreverent Jenkyn, who was getting
seriously annoyed,
Nothing for tulps2 What, not for
my beautiful white, pink, red and ycl,
low tulip, which, after Minna, is the
sole object of my thoughts? Go to the
window, sir, and look at them"
"Confouud tulips" exclaimed Jen-
kyn.
"Out upon you, blasphemerI shouted
the excited tulip-funcier. "Quit my
presence, and never more set foot with
in these wallsl'
Jenkyn picked up his cap from the
ground and disappeared.
Minna dropped her embroidery, and
her tears fell like rain upon the flowers
she had been working.
A week passed, and the despiser Of
tulips had not dared to reappcar at
] old Rhenoster's house. But he passed
the window some ten or twelve times
4 a day, and whenever he went by,
Miuna was sure to be sitting there.
Jenkyu noticed, a few days after.
# wards, that another person was in the
habit of watching the window quite
q as attentively as himself II was man
of about thirty years of age. tall, we'll
built, muscular, and apparently Of Eng.
- lish origin. "To judge Iy his mnguid-
cent watch-chain, his bunch Of large
O. cold seals; and, above all, by his com
placent, self-satisfed bearing, he must
be decidedly wealthy" thought Jenkyn;
land to Judge by the attention he pays
q to the window, he must be in love
= with Minua. [ wish he were far less
strong than he appears to be- would
give him the soundest thrashing man
d ever received
4 A few days afterwards Jenkyn hap
\ pened to pass the enchanted window
v when Minna, and Minna alone, was
seated there. Usually the futher was
4 present by her side or Immediately
behind her, so that the poor girl was
4 unable, even by the slightest sign, to
. testify to her lover chat she was sull
thinking of him. But this time there
= was no one to watch her actions. She
smiled benignly at Jenkyn, and press.
,- ed her fingers to her lips as token
a that she embraced him mentally.
The poor young man was so oveGoyet
h at this unexpected demonstration Of af
,, fection, that he remained as If tramixcC
n before The window, his eyes full of de-
d light, and his mouth wide open with as
j. constituent.
I- Up came the Englishman who ais,
n planted himself before the window
Jenkyn was not aware that th" STIR ng
d or was onywhere near him. be had quite
forgotten his existence. when suddenly