Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19
A Moss Rose.
WAS IT A GHOST ?

The writer of this brief article is per-
sonally cognizant of the fact that the cell
ebrated Jules Janin has borne the highest
testimony to the astute- discrimination,
philosophical attainments and general ed
uoation of German lady now residing
in New York. "Astute discrimination"
and philosophical attainments" are en-
phasized here, or intended to be so, be
cause the story about to be related on the
authority of this lady, and in which she
appears to have played prominent part,
is so strange and incredible that it has
been deemed necessary to refer to her
clearness of perception and her logical
turn of mind to establish the respectable
ity of her evidence in the premises.
Before leaving Berlin, her native city,
about eight years ago, she became the in
innate friend and companion of a certain
Miss Alice G., very beautiful young
girl, who, among her other accomplish
ments, was noted for her music and en-
broidery. Circumstances so ordered it
that these two ladies travelled together
through the greater part of Germany,
France and Italy, with the mother of
Alice, who was wealthy invalid. While
soiourning in the vicinity of the Lake of
Como, Alice, at the instance of her friend,
began a piece of embroidery, intended to
represent a basket of flowers, the CEN
trail feature of which was to be a ''full-
blown moss rose, filled with Grim
SON." as Alexander Smith has it.
Gradually the canvass became almost
odorous, as bud after bud seemed to open
to the sunbeam of her needle, as it glinted
through the pink and pearly dawn of her
fingers. Already had punches of leaves
fallen with careless grace over the verge
of the exquisitely wrought wicker-work !;
some rich in that brown intellectual tinge
SO dear to Wouvermans, and others bright
with all the emerald lovelinees of spring.
During the progress of this delightful
bouuuet. and whenever the fair embroid-
erer sat down to it, che invariably began
to sing some portion of that uurivalled
cavatina, " Robert tot que Jaime"-a cir
cumstance to which her attention had
been called frequently, but which she as
constantly treated with light Laugh. In
this way matters sped until the whole
basket was filled, save vacant spot in the
midst of the clustering flowers yet to be
occupied by their flushed queen. At this
| iuncture the mother of Alice was sudden
| lY Call0u 10 06EIudhy anO, ootu tnS Id
dies accompanying her, the embroidery
needle was, of course, laid aside for the
time being, This was source of some
little disappointment to one of the party
at least, as the pieoe of needle-work was
intended as souvenir for the lady first
mentioned in this little history, md as she
was most DESTROYS of possessing it COM
pleted to the very last touch. Seeing that
some time could not but elapse, however,
before the work could be finished, she
took charge of the canvas, humorously
exacting promise from Alice that,
whether dead or alive, she should add the
central and browning flower of the group
! which promise was as loosely, but
quite explicitly given; and that, too, on
the very last day of December. 1850
Through some family complications, not
necessary to explain here, the party broke
/ up on arriving at Paris, Alice and her
friend meeting no more; the latter having
. shortly afterwards sailed for America,
reaching New York, where, as already
/ intimated, she now resides. .daA
From the moment Of her landing here