Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-21
WHITE ROSES.
Their Agency In Making Two Low.
ing Hearts Happy.

Ing ftehTIb auppy'
"Something over year ago." says
New York florist, "a young man,
who was o stranger to me. came into
my store and asked for single white
rose. Hc wanted. he said. the finest
one had in the store. He was very
careful in selecting it, but finally found
one with long stem and few green
leaves that seemed to suit. He wanted
1t sent TO young lady on Murray Hill.
whose address he gave me. Well.
when he mentioned the name could
have given him the address. for her
folks were good customers Of mine.
lie told me that he wanted me to save
him II white rose, the finest could get.
every day until further orders. Well,
he used to come in every afternoon at
about five o'clock. rain or shine, call
Tor his rose, and see that 1t was prop
erly directed and sent of to the young
lady on Murray Hill. After awhile !
began to take an interest in the young
man, although for long time didn't
even know his name, for he never men.
toned it. nor did he ever send his card
with the rose. The young lady used
10 come into the store quite often with
her mother and sister. and / was at her
house frequently, for they entertained,
and always did the decorating, but
| never saw the young man there.
"Onc thing I began to notice after
awhile, and that was that the young
lady. whenever she went out OF an
evening. whether to party or to n
place OF amusement, always wore a
white rose, and it didn't take me very
long TO make up my mind, whenever ]
happened TO see her, that tho rose she
was wearing at that identical moment
had left my store at about five o'clock
tl,a. very afternoon. The. lir,S time. i
noticed this was ut the opera, where L
20 whenever can. She was in box
with her family. in full dress, but the
only Hover she wore was large white
rose. After awhile who should | dis
cover, sitting u little distance in adj.
vance OF me. but the sclf.same young
man whose face had become so familiar
to me rs my daily customer, who al
ways bought single white rose. Was
he listening to the musicp Was he
paying any attention to what was
transpiring on the stage' Not bit oi
II. He evidently didn't come there for
that purpose. He was looking all the
time at that white rose or the wearer,
probably the latter. 1 don't believe he
knew there was another person In the
house. And didn't blame him very
much, for she was picture. To my
eyes, and no doub, to his, she was the
handsomest girl in the house that night;
and that was saying a good deal. for
there were some of the best people In
New York present. The next day he
came into the store as usual, and ~ /
was waiting on him I ventured to say
that saw his rose the evening before
at the opera.
"'Did youT was all he said. He
never appeared stuck up, but still there
was something in his manner Of saying
Did youP that gave me to understand
that he did not care TO converse fur
thcr upon the subject. used to be at
the young lady's house, as l have said.
In a business way. but never saw him
there. nor up to that time had ever
seen them together One day who
should come in here at about five
o'clock but the young lady and her
mother. and they hadn't been In here
Eve minutes before the young man en-.
tered. He walked past them and came
up here by the desk. They both saw
him, but not word nor bow passed
between either of the three. 4 noticed
this, and was puzzled BY 1t. for, thinks
], Of course the young lady mast know
who sends her the roses, or shs
wouldn't wear them. But / saw some
thing very soon which set my mind AZ
rest OH that point. The mother and
daughter were buying white violets,
and the young lady picked one out Of
tho bunch and held 1t In her hand.
After completing their purchase. and
as she turned to follow her mother out,
the girl gave hasty glance In the di-
rec,ion Of the young man and dropped
the violet on tho floor. Then she went
out. It wasn't many seconds before
the young man had that violet care
fully tucked away In his pocket and
you would have thought he had Nund
a gold mine from the change which 1t
made In him. Why, You could see the
happiness stick right out Of his eyes.
Well, the next afternoon the young
lady came In alone ut q few minutes
before five o'clock. and the young man
followed directly after.
"There was no doubt about their be-
ing acquainted this time, for they at once
began TO talk In the most earnest man.
ner. couldn't help looking at them
occasionally, for. to tell the truth, I
was beginning to take quite lively In
terest In the young persons and their
love affair. The young man did most
Of the talking, and, from his manner,
I thought he seemed to be urging
something upon the young woman
which she was rather loath to aecsde
to. They talked all Of hall an hour,