The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-05-29
The Rose the Thistle ana the sham.
rock
Chmaber's Journal gives the origin Of
the national emblems a. follows:
THE ROSE OF ENGLAND.

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ChmabeT's Journal gives the origin Of
the national emblems a. follows:
THE ROSE OF ENGLAND.
In the early part Of The reign of Henry
vi, about the year 1850, few nob.emen
and gentlemen were discussing who were
the riEhtful heirs 70 the English crown. AL
tern while they adjourned to the Temn'e
Gardens, thinking they were more free from
interruption. Scarcely, however, bad tbey
entered when they perceived Richard Plan.
taganet approaching. Unwilling to continue
the conversation III his presence, a great
silence ensued. He, however, asked thorD
what they had been so auxi0usv taking
about when he Joined them, and whetaer
they espoGsed tie cause of bis party or thai
0f the us1rper Henry Lancaster, Who had
filled the throne. A false and absurd polite
ness preventing their making any reply, be
added
"Since Won are SO reluctant to tell vour
opinion by words, tell me BY signs, and LEI
him that il an adhcrent Of the House III York
pull white rose, as d."
Then said the earl of Somerset.
LET bin who hates fatterers, and dares
to maintain our rightful King in the pres
enee Of his enemies, pull a red rose with
me-"
When Henry VII, married Elizabeth OF
York, the rival houses were blended, and The
rose became the emblem Of England.
THISTLE or SCOTLAND.
In the reign OF Maleom r., in the wear
iOlO, Scotland was invaded BY the Danes.
who made decent on Aberdeenshire. Ia.
tending to take BY storm StAines Castle. a
fortress Of Importance. The still hour Of
midnight was selected az the time or com
mencing the attack. When all was ready
and there was reasonable hope that the
inmates OF the castle were asleep. thev com
mence6 their march. They advanced eau
tiously, taking of their shoes to prevent
their footsteps being heard. They ap-
proaehe ed the lofty tower, their hearts beat
ing IN joyous anticipation OF victory. Not a
sound il heard within. Thev can scarcely .
refrain from exclamation Of delight, for
they have but to swim across the moat.
pace scaling ladders, and .ss place is theirsl
But in q moment q cry from themselves
rouses the inmates to q sense of their dan
ger, the guards Fly to their posts, and pur
sue the now trembling Danes, who now fly
before them. Whence arouse this very aud
den change Of afairsY From a very simpie
cause. Il appears that the moat. instead Of
being filed with water, was id reality dried
up and Overgrown with thistles which
pierced the unprotected feet Of the assaiI-
ants, ~bo, tortured with pain, forgot their
cautious silence, and uttered the cry which
mad alarmed the inmates Of the castle.
SHAMROCK OF IRELAND.
One day 81. Patrick was preaching Al
Tara. He was anxious TO explain the doc
trine OF the Holy Trinity. The people fail.
ed 70 understand and refused to believe
that there could by three Persons and We,
bat one God. The holy man paused A mo-
ment, absorbed in thought, and seeing q
shamrock peeping through The green turf be
exclaimed:
sDo you see this simple little. flower, hoz
three leaves are united in one stalk -
His audience understood without difficuI.
~ this simple yet striking illustration. u IN
inexpressible delight Of st. Patrick. From
that day the shamrock became the nationa
emblem of Ireland.