The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-05-19
A sroRY. WITH A MORAL.
WHAT THE CARRYING OF A BooUEr TO rHn
wRoSo EousR FFFEorEp.

said 10 me--he was iu wine--,Johnny.
| will take youf best bouquet---that big
que ou tray, it to be th. bridaI bed II
Eve-ifyou will carry it TO this addresa.'
CAN right boss. was my response, as
l took his $40 bill, and observed a rath.
er devilish light in his eye, while he wrote
name ON card. Itwas beam Of tho
light that shone in the eye Of Cain ~
the discriminating flame Of heaven shot
past his Offering and blaSed on Abele
alter However, was net particular
about what WAS going on iu his mind.
and he slipreo the card in the bouquet,
and started of to deliver it. stopping
close by TO eat bit OF lunch aud chance
my note, good many people gathered
near the great prize bouquet aud began
to talk about aud smell it, and 80, wheth-
er some jealous rival stole that card, or
whether had dropped it on the street,
the card was missing when / took up the
great salver Of flowers again.
hasteDcd backsto the place where,T
had met the gentleman. He had eono
away in carriage told my trouble
to the hotel clerk. the genial Gills, and
he said, "PshawI take it to his wife. Hc
is no sporting man."
Now, that gentleman knew. by an ac-
cident Of passing his house. and 1 had Of
ten admired the iuHexible, the solitary,
the lofty and self-reliant quality in him.
He was kind to his interiors. manly to
his equals, haughty 10 bis superiors.
About once or twice year he showed
liquor 10 his eyes, as II Cain bad bred ON
Abel's stock, aud a little liquor brought
out the consanguinity. said to myself:
"These flowers will withel for which I
have been paid. believe he meant to
send them to his wife, and | will take
them there.
l rang the door bell Of his house and
asked for the lady. Shown into the pnr-
lor, saw my buyers picture over tho
mantel. The house was expeusively fur
nished, Int looked like the abodeof per
severance IL some moderately compensa-
ting profession aud slow but gaining con
qnest on half fortune. A lady eutered
the pnrlor aud beheld the flowers. She
turned to me and said; "Who arc these
for ?"
''For you, madnm."
"For me n Her face, flushed. Who
has dared TO send me flowers 2
! saw l was in for IL somewhere, and
that there WAS no safety save in consist
ent lying. Your husband sent them 10
Mrs. --." 1heard bis name, ard felt
that this was his wife.
| My husband q Her voice faltewd.
Glow came he to send me flowers ?
Have you not made some mistaken
No madam. He has. never bought
flowers from me before. he is not cns
tomerof galIantry, There is no mistake
about it,.
She seemed all fluttered like widow
told that her dead husband had returned
TO life Looking now at the flowers again
at his portrait, her eyes dilated and her
temples flushed She walked TO me like
woman OF authority. under soms high
mental excitement Looking into my
eyes. she said:
VIVA. did my husband ssy 2
He said, madam, / have not made q
present to my dear wife for years. Basi
ness and care have arisen between as.
Take herthese flowers. that their bios
SONS may dispel the winter from our
hearts and make us young agsip.
She turneil to the bouquet and rained
tears npon il. An orange bud she took,
all blinded 80. aud bid it in her bosom.
She sank upon her knees. and laid her
head among the flowers to let the oeol-
ness refresh her parched neglected heart.
and sobbed the joy Of love aud confidence
again. stole away like a citizen Of tho
world.
As went mp the street aud stopped at
the same hotel, the husband was there.
"Jonny, said he, did you deliver tho
bouquet?'
yes, took II to yonr wife.
TO my wife p
Yes, boss, you are too good man 10
wander as you wished TO. The ice is bro
ken. Your wife is full Of gratitude.
Saved by mistake, embrace the blessed
Opening made for you both; plant those
rich bIossoml on the grave Of your ss-
arrangement. and in the words Of the
great good Book. 'clipg b, the wife Of thy
youth.'
He staggered a moment. looked as IL
be onght to knock me down, and ruahed
fsom the place,
Next day mat her upon his arm.