The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-10-11
3 Short Story.
A BoQUIT OF ROSES.


Walking in my garden the other
day, | stopped before a tree cover
ed will yellw roses, and looking at
them reminded me Of tale, which
|. will relate.
Two years since, dropped in to
spend my evening with an old lady
who resides near my house. She
is a most charming person-ami-
able, clever, witty, and charitable
in all things. She is passionately
fond OF flowers; and you will scarce.
ly credit the coquetry and gallan
try | expend in making boqnets for
her, nor how much rejoiced al,
her surprise wien bring her II
flower of the name OF which she is
ignorant, or which is very uncom
mon in our part of the country.
One evening, when | arrived ut
her house. found her seated with
an old gentleman who had been
residing on his property more than
a year-a handsome estate in the
vicinity, which had been left him
by a distant relative. on condition
OF his taking the name of his bene
factor; consequently he was called
| Monsieur Descou'raies. lie had
obtained an introduction to my old
lady, and | had every reason to be
Jealous Of his assiduities. They
became warm friends, and passed
almost every evening together,
playing backgammon.
| bowed silently, on the evening
in question, as | entered, not to in.
terrnpt the game. When it was
finished, | presented Madame dc
Lorgerel a bouquet of yellow roses
which ! had brought for her.
My roses were very beautiful
and singularly 80, because the con,
tinued rains of the season had
blighted most Of those OF the neigh
boring gardens; but ] had taken
the precautior Of sheltering min,
by shed; and they were, perhaps
the only ones to be met with il
perfection. Madame de Lorgere
uttered an exclamation of delight
when she saw the beantiiu bouquet
Monsieur Descoudraies said moth
ling, bu. seemed pre- occupied.
looked at him with surprise, no
well able to comprehend the mys
terious influence of my yellow
! roses. Madame de Lorgerel short
ly sfterward spoke of something
else; and | thought had been mis-
taken.
A minute or two subsequent
Monsieur Dcscou,raies suddenl
burst out laughing, and said
Nv ould you believe that this bou
quet has evoked, as by magic, al
entire epoch Of my very youthful
daysl For five minutes | was only
imagination, twenty years Of age
or five minutes | became again il
love with a woman, who, ifshe ex
lists, must be at least sixty years o
age. must tell you this history
it is one which has had an immens
influence on my life, and OF whicl
the memory even now, moves IN
in an extraordinary manier-eVeI
!, now, when my blood has only jus
warmth enough to keep me alive
; and enable me to play backgan
mon. was twenty thatis NOR
than forty years slnce--l hal jus
quilted college, where young mel
: were kept a little longer than the.
are in the present day. After wei
weighing the matter-but withou
consulting me my father decide
on my iulure path in life, and al
nounced to me one morning { THAI b
had obtained a lieutenancy TOR III
in the-regiment, then in the gal
rison in Auvcrge and desired N
to be ready TO leave in three days
was not a little taken aback, fo
several reasons. In the first plac
| disIiked u military career; br
that objection the sight OF dasf
ing uniform would soon have owe
come; added TO it, a few ambition
hopes excited, and a little musi
would, all combined, have MAJ
either q Cesar or an Achilles
me. Butt was in love. Nothiu
in the world would have induct
me to utter wor OF this to N
father, whose only reply to such
confidential communication wou
have been to send me away. tn,
night. But ! had an nncle al
what an uncle! lie was then
man Of the same age as ! am nov
but he was still young-not i
, himself, for no old man ever :
. nonnced Satan and his pomps al
J, works better than he did amor
Others lie loved the young an
perfectly understood, without beir
, jealous OF them, and did not dee,
. the infirmities OF age Harmless
neither did he think length OF yol
sncessary to be wise. From e.
'cessive goodness and good sense