The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-11-20

richest crimson IN the center lOlQ
of deep purple, replied his friend.
Particular directions being demand
ed and given, Mr.. Lee posted off to
Mapping, where he at once perceived
that the plant was new in this part of
world. He saw and admired
Entering the house, he said, MY
good woman, this is nice plant: l
should like to buy it.
'Ah, sir! l could not sell it for any
money; for it was brought from the
West Indies by my husband, who has
now left again, and | must keep it for
his sake.
But / must have it.
No sir
Here he cried, emptying his peck
cts, here are gold, silver, and "copper"
His stock was something more than
eight guineas.
Nv elI~a.day, but this is apower of
money, sure and sure
'Tis yours, and the plant is mine,
and, my good dame, you shall have
one Of the first young ones | rear, to
keep for your husbands sake
'Alack, alackp
You shall, / say by Jover
A coach was called, in which were
safely deposited our florist and his Sc
mingly~dear purchase. His first work
was to pull off and utterly destroy ey>
cry vestige of blossom and blossom
bud it was divided into cuttings,
which were forced in bark beds and
hot>beds, were re-divided and sub>di-
vided. Every effort was made to mul
tipIy the plant. By the commences
ment of the next Towering season, Mr..
Lee was the delighted possessor of
three hundred Fuchsia plants, all Civ
ing promise Of blossom. The two
which opened first were removed to
his show~house.
why, Mr.. Lee, ny dear Mr. Lee,
where did you get this charming flow
eT?' exclaimed lady customer.
Hem! IT'S a new thing, my lady !;
pretty, is it not?'
Pretty, It's lovely! It's price,
"A guinea, thank your ladyship, he
replied, as he received the money.
One of the two plants stood i'll her
ladyship's boudoir.
My dear Charlotte, where did you
get this hower?' said a visitor Of her
ladyship.
oh, It's a new thing; I saw it at
old Lees. Pretty, is it not?'
Pretty!' tbs beautiful! It's price,
a guinea. There was another left. ;
The visitors horses smoked off to
the suburb; third Towering plant
stood on the spot whence the first had
been taken. The second guinea was
paid, and the second chosen fuchsia
adorned the drawing room of her sees
ond ladyship. The scene was repeats
ed as new, corners saw and admired
the beauty of the plant. New chart
OTIS flew to the gates Of Old Lees nur-
sery ground. Two flchsias, young.
graceful, and bursting into healthy
flowers, were constantly seen in the
same spot in his repository
He neglected not to gladden. the
faithful sailors wife by the promised
gift; but ere the flower season closed.
three hundred golden guineas chinked.
in his purse, the produce of single
shrub Of the widow Of Mapping; the
reward of the taste, decision, skill, land
perseverance of old Mr.. Lee.
L1QUID FIRE,-Somo experiments
were recently tried at the Washing
ton Navy Yard with an apparatus for
the election of liquid fire, which to all
intents aud purposes, as the famed
Greek fire revived, the secret of which
has been lost The chemical cOmpo-
sition of this fire may not be the same,
but Its effects are as terrible as those
attributed to the inextinguishable fire
of the Greeks. The composition and
the apparatus for ejecting it are the
inventions of Prof B. T. Greenough. |
of Boston, who, though for many Yea
nearly blind, has pursued his on.,q..a.
lnyo~ cations with undated l.al.Q0-
til he has produced wha. promise, b. /
be a terrible auxiliary in warfare.
The experiments were made unl,
the direction pi "a u.asi. a,r..,-t.,..r --
Capt. G Y roz Assistant Sarre.ar,
OF the Navy, Capt. Dahlgreu. Cant
Wainwrlgh5, ant Lieut.. Baduar 4
target was erected upon a plaf(oru
fifty feet long by thirty widr,th tarret
being made Of solid oak timber three
feet in thickness. The fluid Wa, ciec-
ted, in an inert state, from pipe three
siXteenths Of an inch in diameter and
was thrownsome thirty fifty yards
before II reached the target. At =
distance of several feet from the muz.
zle the fluid ignited, expanding 10 4
diameter Of two feet, with al immense
combustion, which covered he taroat
and platform with liquid fire The fire
was apparently Neutrality-suspicious., burn.
ing rapidly on be water ana .ousum-
ing the target L emitted tunes Of
smoke which darkenei the atmosphere, h
and would have sufocated any human It
being who had come within j., inHn, Il
ence. The experiment was quite snc.
eesstul i
We understand that experiments
have also been made with shells filed f.,
with liquid, and with great success. II
The composition, the secret of which
is known only to the inventor, promis-
es to be very etfec i've auxiliary of
war.
said an inquisitiye little /
lady OF some six summers, what
makes the sea so hot in a Storm" Shot /