The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-05
MOSS.ROSE.
The Wedding Among the Flowers.
From the Courier Journal

The Wedding Among the flowerS.
From the Courier Journal.
Once upon time there was a great
stir among the flowers such fluttering
hadn't been for many day; such whis-
perings and 'Hputting on airs" for there
was to be wedding among them. Such
an event was not an uncommon occur
renee, but it was the great difference in
the social standing of the bride and
groom elect that gave rise to the excite
ment and occasioned the "talk." 1t
could scarcely be believed that Brown
Moss, of such low origin, with his rug
ged, dark features, so homely in appear.
ance, had really wooed and won the fair
and elegant White Rose. Yet it was
true, and the morning for the wedding
had come, bright morning on the last
day of June-the sweet month of roses.
The sun arose and sent its rays of golden
beauty over hilltop and valley to awake
the floral world from its sweet slumber.
The queenly Lily, with her lovely COM
panions, the verbenas and Petunias, the
graceful Ferns and tender Smilax resting
in their marble vases; the modest Myr.
tie blooms, the timid little Violets and
blue.eyed Forget-Me-Nots asleep under
hedges, or in the dewy grass, were alike
touched by the mild Sunshine and bade
to get ready and make haste to the we'd
ding. "Isn't this marriage the oldest
thing ?" whispered proud Scarlet Ger
anium to her nearest neighbor, a sweet
ly-perfumed Heliotrope, who answeded [;
II don't appreciate her taste, I'm sure"
while q Fucshia near by declared, "White
Rose need never be jealous, as it isn't
likely any of us will ever fall in love
with her chosen onep' "Nor with her,
either, as to that, for she is no beauty,
the colorless thing |" sneered a Yellow
Rose, whose heart was full of envy.
"But she is lovely and good, and ! think
is doing right to wed the one she loves"
spoke an Independent Gamma, while sha.
king the dew from his tall figure. "!
agree with you, Canna," said rich Red
Rose, whose warm heart was full of love
and kindness for all, while soft sigh of
assent came from the pretty Lilies of the
Valley, fragile little family, with hearts
as pure and white as the dress they wore.
"The sweetest and best of Heavens gifts
is love-" came in whispers from the Pan
sizes, whoes lives, devoted to peace max
ing, had won for them the title of
"Heartsease." A naughty Japan Lily
and Haunting Scarlet Sage, both very
vain of their spIendor and the admiration
they excited, gave their opinion that
"White Rose was doing an unwise thing
to wed one so much beneath her; she
should keep up the aristocratic standing
of her family, one of the oldest and best
in the floral world and then she was
setting bad example by her condescen-
sion; it would cause others of the lower
classes, like Brown Moss, to try and get
above thenselves"-ior you must know,
little reader, that flowers have their "up-
per and lower tons," their rich and poor,
their fashionable and questionable cir
cles and classes of society, like the rest
of the world. The flowers, whose kind
and unkind words we have repeated, be-
longed to the fashionable world, and it
was little trouble for them to get ready
for the wedding, with their rich and ell
egant apparel at hand. But not so easy
was it with the humber classes when the
generous Sunshine, who showed favors
to none, aToke and gave them invita-
tions to the wedding. They had no care
full atteI.da to look after their wants;
their old clothes, in the way of dry and
dead leaves and wilted blooms, were not
removed by the hand Of one employed to
nurse and encourage their well-being, as
the favored ones had, but had to care for
themselves, and live as they best could.
Those with 6iscontents and envy in their
hearts didn't like this, and when the
Zinnias, thouth an honest, good family,
looked over ut their neighbors, the Dab
lias, and saw them that morning arrayed
in the richest of velvet, in every shade
of cream and scarlet, their hearts were
filled with pain, because their dresses
weren't as SNOWY; so, after thinking
awhile, they concluded, like Flora Nc
Flimsey, that they chad nothing to
wear" so would stay at home. Not so
with the happy-hearted, jolly Holly
hooks, and their intimate friends the
Poppies, who made the best of everything,
thinking their lives too short to waste in
repining, preferring to laugh and dance
the happy hours away, being as conten-
ted living in fence corner or in the
outskirts of q poor mans garden as they
would have been in a ribbon bordered
bed on well-kept lawn. So to the Sum
shines call they nodded their heads in
merry answer, and without preparation
were ready for the wedding. The But
tercups aad Daisies, with the help of the
clever Red and White Clovers, spread
the breakfast table, but flowers have
dainty appetites, and the sweet nectar
furnished by the liberal Honeysuckle
was the only refreshment at the dainty
repast. Very lovely was White Rose on
her bridal morn, for when lifting her
fair face TO the Sunshine, so sweet was
her smile, so full of purity and truth,
that out Of love for her the Sunshine
quickly changed the dcw-drops that were
clinging to her face and form to spark
ling gems. No bride ever wore more
brilliant Jewels nor robe of such snowy
glistening sheen.
The beautiful Morning Glories, the
lovliest Of flowers, and the first to awake
and greet the morning, chimed the we'd
ding bells, sending merry peals out on
the fragrant air, while the Trumpet flow
er sweetly sounded notes of JOY and 6 lad
ness, the Canterbury bells and Columbine
Joining in the melody, until a gentle
Zephyr softly whispered-"hush )" then
he began the beautiful ceremony that
linked together the two loving hearts
White Rose inclined her graceful form
and bowed her head nearer to Brown
Moss-the faithful lover by her side
who had dwelt by her, and loved her all
her young life. The flowers held theil
breath to listen 10 the marriage VOWS
Brown Moss were uttered in tones heart
felt and true, firm and unfallering, while
the trembling White Roses were gentle
and loving. After the benediction, wher
the Zephyr had waited sweet prayer tc
heaven to bless the union, White Rose
bent her head little lower that sh'