The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07
do W. Grow Tired of Flower!

do VIZ Gr0w Tired of f1swers!
Have you noticed that YOU never
grow tired II iowcrsp' ask. "a writer.
Flowers are beautiful Even the hum.
Ill. blossoms at the ruadsid. are pretty
u rests one To look nj flowers. They are
lOyeliucss perfected. There IL no flaw
In their beauty. Ia gracefulncss dclica.
cy. co.oring, fragrance, flowers are the
masterpiece ~ natures haDdiwork
However plain may be the furnishing
of n home " u IL pro,i led with flowers
" - nm attractive spot. Flower. refin.
him who c%ultiyatcs them, and gladden.
NIL who come In contact with them.
They cost but little. Yet how much the,
improve aud beautify u place. Aud
when they come Ia the spring time, NJ.
ter the frU-ts aud SHOWS, how they re-
yiyc and delight the bcholdcr. Aud Ia
have them In the house through the
winter. their bright colors aud growing
green Ia such contrast Ia the bleak out
doors. II a we'll spring ofjoy,
And set there is something very sad
dening about llowcrs. They deck tn.
bride aud smil" amid the festiyitie, ~
life. bu, they al-r cover the dead. Then
they have Ia bc got in the fall. Women
ARE more attached to flowers than are
men. To them the blossoms speak in
n language We Cnnnu comprehend.
Between flowers and women there IL "A
mysterious sympathy, There is some
thing very beautiful Ia this. 10 a wo.
men u Hover is symbolic OF purity.
tenderness. d%olicncy. To a man "A flower
II suggestive Ut papers, sheets, over.
coats and even bits 81 carpet. Men
would love flowers more, would better
appreciate their delightful lessons. II
they did not have Ia get out Ut night
aud cover them up. II Is a melancholy
performance, covering up flowers Ia
keep them from the frost. One has Ia
take OH his slippers aud put on his
roots Ia 10 II. lie has 10 give up in.
tcrrsting reading To attend tn IL. than
IL is very dark out doors. aud he steps
into unlocked for holes. aud walks
plump against unexpected objects. IL
u I'm operation that sorcly ,ric. his
temper. because If the DELAYS; the diff
fcrcnccs Of opinion In regard to the
plants which should Ice covered anLthc
size OF the article to be used In cover.
ing; the losing of pins; and the unccr-
tainty of the extent of the work, No
man knows when ho commences the
task the amount that II to bc done, and
II Is this undccision aud delay and
changing about while the keen air cuts
into hIs unprotected frame that IL wurs,
Of all. Sometimes he will get into the
house four or five times under the i'm
preston that the work IL done, only Ia
he cal, ii out again Ia attend Ia a new
plant, and to be rcproachcd for his haste
Ia shirk duty.
The seeds Of long, and many times
fatal, illness are sown on these occa-
sions; for n man generally miscalcul-
atos the time required Ia cover u lot IT
plants, aud in the vcNation that Is upon
him. hurrics out doors in his shirt
sleeves, and perhaps barc.hcadcd. This
j. caused both by desperation and To
make the work brief hy creating the
Impression that h" expects II tO he So.
IL h. went out comfortably bundled up
his wife would take that as An earnest
invitation Ia keep him bnbbing Around
In the dark aud frosty air half the
night. and would DO it, without doubt.
\ man cannot he too circumspect on
such III occasion.
There are many Irritating %yariances
ot opinions in the matter uf covering up
,owcrs, There are plants III such a
hardy nature ~ "a need no covering
during the first fruSts IT the season. but
II pains us Ia say that woman is no,
aware of IL. Then u man and his wife
differ - Ia the strength II the frost.
lie knows that IL there Is Ia ne n frost
At all, and it, coming il very doubtful
II will he So light ~ to do ne harm
whatever, hut she. on the contrary.
declares that IL will be- so heavy ~ to
Kill every plant and seriously meuancc
the fr 1t trees, Her obstinacy auscs
much unhappiness.
Pretty soon the time comes for carry
ing in the plants, The Operation is
cal ,ed carrying them in. but iug0iHg is
n much more pertinent term. Night is
the popular time for doing IL, because
in the dark, aud with his face full IL
foliage, the man who does the Juggling
knows no more where he is going than
II he were hlind-folded In a strange
cemetery and is far more likely Ia crack
his shins than In ave them.
After a man has chilled his yitsls In
covering mp plants, and strained his
spine in Juggling them Into the house. il
Is very cheering to hear his wife declare
tina, she is sick nj heart Ut all the mus,
and IL is the last time she shall ever
bother with the plaguey things.
And he viii hear t. II is Just as GER
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