The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-25
FHE MAY~FL0WER PARTY
BY OUR REPORTER, JOHN QUILL,

u
WHO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH HI
RUSH NATURE, JUMPED RICH
INTO THE MIDDLE OF THINGS
QUITE OVERLOOKING THE AID
DRESSES, AND TAKING NOTE ON
LY OF THE LIGHT, AIRY EVENTS
AS THEY CAME TO HIS EYE AM
EAR.
It was q bright and beautiful
May-day in the "Wood's," where
the Flowers had assembled to en-
Joy the first picnic of the season
Little, blue-eyed Forget-me-not
tripped along, her eyes sparkling
and her face glowing with sun:
shine, as she bowed, chatted, and
laughed at every one for there
was quite gathering already in
the grove.
Mr.. Laurel and Widow Myrtle,
Miss Ancmone and her cousin
Hepatica, and Mr.. and Mrs. Pinxs-
ter, and Miss Spidcrwort, and lit
tie Daisy, were quite at home
there, and knew all the pretty,
grassy places, the mossy spots,
just where to deposit the baskets
Of goodies, the thrown-off scarfs
and shawls, and to arrange things
generally.
Miss Cactus, who sat up stiff
and prim, and seemed to think
herself called upon to do the hon.
ors Of the occasion, said it was
. *:really quite chilly there in the
woods; she thought ::thc sunshine
more inviting than the shade,"
and, with a shiver, she drew her
scarlet breakfast shawl about her.
Doctor Crowfoot looked over at
Poly Anthus, whom he had Just
carried safely through a fever, and
said it was ''quite too damp there
for an invalid" Poly's face at
this moment was the reflection of
her .bright-coIorcd dress; her mo-
ther bowed to tho Doctors re-
mark, adding, her daughter must
take the advice of her superiors,
and be more careful in future.
Here Master Ragged Robin shout
cd Us he came up, his hair frowzy
and uncombed, looking as if he
habitually slept in it, his clothes
soiled, rumpled and awry, II am
not going to stay here and freeze;
I'm going down in meadow to
play ball with my cousins, the
Capers." As he trottcd away,
Miss Primrose remarked to Mar
cissus in On undcrtone, Glow Mrs
Robin can !H; that child 50 il such
L deplorable, unkept state I can't
understand! That woman hasn't
the least idea ofneatncss and Or
der; and then to bring up fami-
ly Of children in that way is sad
enough" Miss Anemone, who
thrives in the shade, thinking the
case little desperate, venturcd to
say, she thought ''thc hot sun
would bring on a Jcucr-it always
gave her the headache, and so !
wilted her down that she would {
be good for nothing, for days af-|
ter. Now cousin Hepatica came '
to the support of Miss Anemone,
who was really trembling from /
head to foot with the effort Of
speaking before so maryland her a
breath came short and quick from a
fright. Mr.. Laurel shaded her i
from the gaze of the curious, till :
she could recover herself, while he c
remarked, at is a lovely place be- S
yond, on the hillside-the grass IS f
50 fresh and soft, and velvety, t.
while a little farther on spreads fl
the 3:ccn meadow, for the children e.
lnd their games, though should Il
snjoy the shade" locking round 7
1t Miss Anemone, who seemed q fl
little more reconciled to the sun il
low. "Yet it will not be hot, tt
evcrish, June sun by any means, la
think the warmth rather grste- al
ul." O,
Mr.. Pinxster talked with Mad la
me Pinxster, whose opinion it in
7as evident had weight with the az
ompany, they were such dressy, "A
howy people. Forget-me-nots said h;
be ''liked sunshine both inside so
nd out" and then she laughed, fe
nd it was such q merry, ripping, fu
little laugh, that all the l
eSt laughed, toe. So the removal Nc
the hillside was soon accom- ab
lished. 1t was indeed a lovely he
pot, this sunny hillside-the CT
eautiful green meadow stretching fel
1t, banded with its bright, silvery he
ream, the dark green grove in sh
&c back ground-the blue, sharp la,
led mountains in the distance far
Q air so full Of sunshine, and of
agrance, and song-and the clear, VIC
lc, cloudlcss sky above. "Yes," sh,
ey all said, "Mr. Laurel had an be-
c to the beautiful in selecting an,
is spot for the OCCASION" Miss dill
,ctus, in addressing Forget-me- Sp:
t, called her Miss Myosotis, she ha(
ought it sounded more dignifed ton
d company-like, but Forget-me- mu
laughed at the idea Of such ma
III sounding, foreign name, and wo
ming aside to Miss Hyacinth, tho