Daily globe., 1878-09-15
The Story OF the Lilies.

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scout among the reeds, close by bank
! OF alders, lived family of Pond Lilies.
In the rich, soft mud at the bottom of
the pond, Mother Pond Lily sat at her
home. Not desirable place you and a
would think, but just the place for l
Pond Lily; and Mrs. P-was in the
habit of remarking that she was thankful
to be rooted in so pleasant spoe she was
sure she could never exist in such soil as
her cousin did, who lived in sandbank
across the channel, very much crowded
upon by the plebian yellow Dog Lily.
''It will be impossible for her to raise
such promising family as mine prom
ises to be-"
They were promising family; and
though as yet only buds they grew day
by day, breathed the air, felt the warm
sunlight, and hoated round and round as
far as their stems would LET them.
They couldswing around quite circle,
for Mrs. Pond Lily was good humored
mother, and tied her children to her side
with a good long apron string; but she
kept very firm hold of one end.
This family might have been among
the happiest, but as usual some Of its
members were discontented.
| One Of them, Bold Bud, was grum-
bier, and when the wind blew, raising
little waves, and making the Lily chill
| dren dance right merrily, instead of
laughing and dancing with the rest he
growled Out that his brothers iostled him,
that be wanted to be quiet.
| A,,I +lo bo
planned that it was $50 stupid" When
the sun shone it scorched him, and he
dove under the water in pet; and when
it was cloudy his complaint took still
more dismal tone.
On one point, however, Bold Bud had
always the same mind-the mind to float
off independently, and see the world on
his own hook.
ono, my child" said his mother, ':thls
is the place for you. God placed you
here to grow into beautiful flower; thai
is your mission. When you are ole
enough you can open your eyes and see
the wonderful sky and green earth--un
til then be patient
But Bold Bud was conceited and wilful
He thought to himself "I guess l know
what wish" So one night he cOaxed 6
mischievous tad-pole to gnaw off the
stem which held MIN, and away he foa,eC
into the channel.
| Oh! but it was delightful, sailing Sc
fast with the current, faster and faster
See how smart am thought this Bolc
Bud, "Others may stay in miserable
mud-hole all their lives if they choose
not In' But soon it began to go too fast
for comfort; Bold Bud was whirled rounG
and round until dizzy; there was terrible
which seemed to make the waters trem
BILE; in vain: Bold Bud tried to catch at
cliff; he was swept over the dam ano
broken on the rocks below That was
the end of -Bold Bud
The tiny bud of the family always
laid close ander the bank She only 90
the sun on one side and that made he1
grow out Of shape, but she seemed al
the more sweet tempered for her misfor
tune and the Lily Mother loved her bes
of all and taied to make her strong anc
comelv.
"Shall I never be handsome?n sighed
Tiny Bud.
'sYou shall smell very, very sweet,
said the mother. And Tiny Bud was sat
isdeei, Cor she the4eh+, s' ahall DO loved
for my fragrance if not Tor my beauty
! will be as happy and cheerful as | can
that may grow sweefer and sweeter"
But the lilly Children that I wished
especially TO introduce to you grew side
by side in the broad sunlight, and every
evening found them grown a Ettle larger
when shall open?" said one of them
Silly Bud by name. 81 do wish to see
II yself in white and gold
''Have patience" said the mother owe,
and over again. the longer you wait the
mere beautiful you'll be-" ut-silly Bud
would not be patient, she tried to futtel
her petals open more and more every day
S:1ou will repent it, said the smother
'sThe half-grown bud makes a miserable
flower. Laugh and dance and grow witt
therrest; will be sure to tell youswhen i,
it is time to OPEN
But the constant cry Of Silly Bud was
/ 'Lets sme, please let,me, be flower to
/ day!"
4 At last, quite worn out, Mrs P. sale
size might be a flower if she would, i
,only to be Il warning to her brothers anc
sisters.
It was chilly morning when Sill,
Bud began TO open her. outer leaves.
| She burst them rudely, for they we,s
not yet ready to unclose, and the edge O.
one was torn. AT last, oEe by one. he.
parats slowly spread, but when Silly BuC
, looked in the water To see herself these
were not so white as she had expected
nor was her heart so yellow. The sky she
had loagedto see was not so beautiful
being leaden iustead OF blue, the trees
were not 80 green, the birds only twitteced
and, worse than all. keen wind swept
over the water, making the timid young
Silly Bud shiver in her white dress.
"This is most miserable world" she
sobbed. 81 haze been deceived.''
4 The mother felt too sorry for her fool
| ish child to say, "I told you so.'' All day
long she shivered and repined, and at the
hrst approach Of night was glad to shut
up her leaves and wearily sink so sleep
never, never to wake again
| But the last Lilly Child had trusted
that Mother Lilyls wiser than her Buds,
end SO waited eheerfMlly, until one morn
ing, just as the sun rose over the waite,
her glossy outer leaves parted, showing
plnk edges like lips Of shells-then the