The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-14

pleasure, certainly, IN relgnlng ~ the
floral queen Of the neighbOrhOOd, even Il
it does cost something. i is no small
triumph thus TO receive the homage Of the
wealthy who admire and covet the floral
treasures with which you have surround
ed your home. The facts Of which you
complain are the result Of thoughtless-
ness, but primarily Of bad education.
Our country il new. A few years ago,
COMPARATIVELY, the log cabin stood where
now We see the busy streets and pleasant
homes. Then lheneighbors made bees "
and assisted each other to fell the trees,
build houses and harvest the grain. The
minister and d0ctoF received their pittance
in corn or wheat or pOtatoes-anything
they needed or the people could spare.
The shoemaker and tailor piled their pro-
iessions from house 70 k9use, Us their ser
vices were required and carried the pay
home on their bucks, in the shape OF meal,
Hour or pork. Plants and seeds were
freely distributed among neighbOrs. Gus
tom and necessity made, in q measure,
common property OF the necessarIcs and
conycniencies OF life. Circumstances
have very much changed, We now OBJ
tain designs Of architects, and pay build
ers to erect our houses The minister
and physician receive full COmpensa-
ton for services in lawful money,
but the last thing that people
learn il that there is value in lowers
Rich churches that send their ministers
on n summer vacation to Europe Will
beg flowers to decorate their puIpitS,
when at triiling cost they could contract
with any florist to supply them by the
year. Secret societies, and others, when
entertaining societies from abroad,
will pay for every thing they procure for
the entertainment Of their guests, except
flowers, and these they expect florists,
who grow flowers Tor a livelihood, to fur
nish Tor nothing. Persons who would
not take u pin without permission will
20 into the garden and pluck its choicest
treasures without the least conjunction.
For this state ofthings growers Of flowers
are responsible in part, at least. It Is
their business to teach the people that
flowers cost and are worth money. As u
rule, give no flowers. Ii church de-
sirCs flowers, furnish them at rs low u
price ~ you can possibly afford, for
flowers so used will increase the love for
these beautiful works Of the Creator. II
money il needed, subscribe literally, but
insist on payment for your labor and
skill. Ii societies wish flowers Of lis to
decorate tho reception hall or dining Ia
bic, We say to them, present your sub
scriptiOn paper and We will give literally.
YoH can then purchase flowers Of my
florist you please in q business like way.
-"'fhCy will take the money You give
for tho purpose Of purchasing flowers,
and spend ii for gin and cigars aud boxes
ut the theatre, and then beg the flowers
Of some one clse."-Wcll, well, We GER
tainly will not think thus III OF human
nature, though We have known some very
strange things to be done, somewhat in
this line. The experience Of our friend
il little extreme, and We fear It takes
all the sweetness Of the flowers md the
saving OdOr Of her delightful occupation
to keep her temper from becoming some
what soured. The people are becoming
wiser and better, thanks to the ministra.
ton of flowers. Let liz show no impa.
thence, but wait and watch aud work for
the good time coming. 1t was n pretty
hard Gaze, aud the euro will, of course, be
be ;low. The spiritual and floral milcn-
mum is approaching. The lion and the
lamb will Tic down together by.and.by.
We said in our haste, as Il rule, give
no flowers, and greater and better man
once made very harsh charge In the
same unguNrded mannerwhen he declared
all men regardless of truth. This remark
We designed for professional florists, but
even to these and to all we say, give to
the poor, the sick, to children and friends;
give rs you would give anything you
priced highly, but do not give rs though
your flowers cost nothing and were not
considered by you Of my particular
value, Do uOt give because unthinking
people ask, or mean people intimate that
Il refusal Of such trillG would be ex.
Ccedingly small. II you do, they will
despise alike the gtver and the gift