Daily Republican., 1883-08-18
MYRTLE AND RO T.
BY CHARLoTTEM NJ. sTANLEY.McKESNA

gate one sweet MI 70 ira wac sinSihB, ioHS
af er his merry mates had gone to rooh and
rest, and thought, MS listenea u his soit,
clear NOTES, ,Eat my heart ng,thoush H-
lently-iar lnUru Joyous than DID n.
| gathered two roses IA red and white now
or. and pinned them in my brea I; kept my
head belt down, for l felt that Edgar's merry
|bue e, es were ON me- and knew that II my
own should meet them my foolish lace wouid
rival the hue of tn cri u son flower. And why?
1t was SO silly For he lad never yet told me
la words, that he loved the, although know
oh, knew. -,
| He knew, TOO. guess. He must have felt
pretty sure Of me or he would not have leased
inc 50. But some Instinct tol me,that wheh
/ hs TO Lowell me dow u the gate that evening,
| he would ask me t. be his wife.
| Oh, If he had uniy arKtd ne III so many
plain words. but sven nov. wnou ho raw tho
confusion that strive To hide tunless, III,
deed, he WAS too much confused hiihseil
| to notice it) even Low, he must needs torh III
me.
knew he was smi!n and watchihg me, ,thoush
| | never raised my eyes. " ut IL the slgnin-
| cation, pray of II red and white rose y "A
yOulg lady 30 learned rs ynur>elfunder taHu
ing and speaking the French and ltaiian IAN
guages, mus surely un0ersl M II. iahguaee
VI flowers Then tell me wat tn Sc lao sweet
| roses mean?"
Learned or not, did understand THE
Language Of tirwers II all.
| l had read 1t 0ve-, and had heard tho girls
vt school talk about an Thought IL IAN
cifui and pootical and pretty bat nat Wasaii.
Now. however, ! began to ',eI desperately
ashamed OF my ignorance.
l determined not to GO ufess /. to him.
IL know little Oft, )" said !, blushtng, as
} remembers. how little. IL haven't the III
eral Specification at my tongues end just
now, but, in a general way, think the roses
are the emblems of-l0ve.'
Il And l heartily envied my pretty cousin
Kate. whose golden head could see at my
bedroom window, where she Eat sewing anu
watching me, and who knew the whole Ian
guage Of flowers by heart as well as did my
French grammar
II will ask youa question by means of tn.
flowers" he said "a serious question, hi md.
And he broke Oft branch from the myrtle
by which we were standing, and put it into
my hand.
1t is but to give me leaf from one ofyuur
roses and shall have my answer
i He grew serious all at once ms he spoke
the G words, and suddenly threw his arms
around me.
1t seems light way to ask such grave
question" he said, "hlt 1t is done now. You
know what the branch OF myrtle says.my dar
ling Which rose will you give me to wear. .
| II was 50 ag tated star led, confused, that
was on the point OF confess ny my Ignorance
!
when suddenly and eagerly my cousin called
minnie Minnie" she cried from the win
dow, "come-oh. come here at once. :"
broke from Edgars arms. Here was way
to save my credit. wonid ASK Kate what
myrtle and the roses meant, and lenln how
ought to answer.
!I.et me go,' cried. "Ihere Is something
the matter. As for your answer, give me
, | moment to think"
caught an expression ofsurprise upon his
face as daIted away.
al Evidently lie had not thought any heslta-
tion possible.
II ran into Kate's room. She was sitting AT
! the window still, rs pale ~ death
~ fear l have interrupted love scen
p she said, as entered, " but l ain sick and
faint
! And, to my surprise, she burst into pas
1T is nothing" she said. somewhat impa
tiently, after awhile. THE heat has mad'
I me sick. What was Edgar saying to y"u
v lust now? saw him throw his arms around
. you.'
- ! fslt myself grow crimson at the reminder
What does the branch OF myrtle mennf
Z | asked her, land how can ! answer by tn
, rose?'
She grew paler than ever as she answered
f line.
"It is an offer of marriage, "she said coldly
y snail You accept IL OF Teiure
,-l uttered a cry of delight and sprang uI
but she threw her arms around me and dc
u tained me.
Don't leave me am suffering. Oh. don
70. Call to him from the window. Say Al
l. sick, and he will excnseyou. II you desire
n give him for an answer yes, throw him
~ single leaf Of your white rose.'
s 1t was done in Il moment
Edgar" | called to him, 81 cant com
a down again lust now, but here is your al
- swer'
And down tiuttered white rose-.eaf, an
was caught in his open hand.
> | saw hl", start
~ ou know what you have thrown to me?
1t he asked eagerly. GU inean It, Minnie =?
= II do" / sa ii, hlushpg hotl!. The whit
) rose leafi your answer
V "Gyod night, then lie answered, sOmt
-. what sadly. thought, "and gOOd-bye.'
~ That started me.
5 Why did he say good bye?' mused. Vt
sha II see him again Tomorrow"
$ But Kat. said inpalicntly:
I "iie is veXyd tn It you do not come dow
There lovers are uurea -ouaDle mOrtals On
y NJ innic, do not go away, for AN sick VII
~ wretchcd -
% Her ~ !1en sickness puzzled me. 1t wa
a very provoking, too. coming Just to-nigf
a when / would glau'y have gone to my lover
" arms. | could only console myself ny pictu
e. lny he 10y and delight with viii he woul
,, Hrcet Inc on The morrow.
P' But alas. | looked for him in vain and a
II. hist papa said to Inc seeing me 80 often at til
No. window
SO Are yuu looking for Elgar, Minnie?
n forgot to tell you he has gone to New YORK
lett this morning
u. | fell quite stunned for moment. Con
~ without II Wur TO me " nat coulu IL meal
ran to Kate.
ty something is wrong"' l cried to her,
-, "Can yuu have inade Il mistake? Show Ii
W your book of III W1!s.
It Bat she mad given il away, she said, an
, then began to rcass !fe mo.
t. "lt would be Impossible for me to make
H. mi.taEe: know The language Of flowers
well aS know my own. If his question WI
II meunt III earneHt--
lin erruptud her Indignantly.
, "Ccrtainly it was neaut IN earnest. II
lie loves me- and | have knOwu 1t long
Id She looked at me with Jealous, angry eye
w "ECw long she asked. II t,Ougnt |
o. loved me--in town, tUur weeks ago; and h
o., r~aeon tu think 50. too
" And she swept ansrily out Of the room, lea
le Ing me stunned BY a sudden and startlln
a, | revelation.
b" Kate loved Edgar. or at least had aspire
in to nnrFy MIN. She was poor he was rich ar
ldurlng nrr season IN town, while | was a
Ut sent she had thought to win him. And ! ha
an ,rusl,0 h,T to teach me no " to answer him
her uncVHsclOus rival
-, ] 'rINtnllr1eV Ht" ru'luen CdlI. lHdt luLe
ii, ruIt Il ur, when S'God clusped in his am
! Lnuughl 0. her Paleness--her unaccountab b
NJ sickhrsr-.h.r passiopate tears; | recallt
- MS cu. er question and quick, sad ''goo
- bye, good Heavens what answer had give
is HIM?
.o But loved him with all my heart and
''' was MT gOiug to lose him. | sat down al
Id wrote to him inst .ntly:
You asked me a question last night In
ire strange ! nguage, w.ich ! was TO proud t
ps confess dil not understand. | ked ka
to teach me to answer you. III the insw
ef- was wrong let me change It, send you
an red and n white rose-l ,af-chUOse which WI
20 please you best
nd And next day he came back 10 me.
yu He looked a little pale and grave, but Il
oil , merry smile came back into his eyes a.
or flew to welcome and greet him
He placed an elegantly bound yOlume e
my hand-.-.t was The Language Of Flo
ers.n
81 was fool to ask 80 grave question
II strange tongue" said he. But ] nev
l. | - t,,, nj InLp Fnr