Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-15
YELLOW ROSES.
A Beautiful Resurrection Of Youth.
full Love.

This yellow rose tree brings stor,
to my mind.
One evening two years ago went I,
spend few hours with an old lady
amiablc, witty, and kind, who lives neaI
me. She is passionately fond Of flowers
and you could not conceive the deliph
take in making beautiful bouquets fol
her, orhow happy am in her surpris,
when take her flower that she doe,
not know or which is not common In the
country.
Yesterday when went In found nm
Old gentleman with her who came into
our nCdghborhood year ago to take
possession Of large estate which was
ieit him by adistant relative on condi-
ton that he should take with the prom
erty the name Of its former owner. He
Is called, accordingly. NJ. Descoudraies,
lie sought an introduction to nv old
Trend, and | soon had reason 10 be ieal-
Gus OF his attentions TO her; they formed
a friendship for each other, and spent
almost all their earnings together play
ing trictrac.
saluted them quietly In order not 10
interrupt their game, and then, when
II was ended, ! offered Nine. Lorgerel n
bouquet Of yellow ruses which / had
bought. "N
My roses were very beautiful al.
though the excessive rains Of that year
had caused the yellow roses to bloom
imperfectlyi mine, sheltered by the pro.
)ection OF n roof, were perhaps the only
perfectly expanded ones in the NEIGH.
borhood. Nine. Lorgerel uttered ak.
clamations OF delight over the beautiful
bouquet.
NJ. Descoudrales said nothing, but an.
peared preoccupied. I remarked Ills
with surprise, not understanding the
mysterious Influence Of my yellow roses,
but Nine, Lorgerel soon spoke of some.
thing eise, and ! thought must have
been mistaken.
As for NJ Descoudraies, he began IN
laugh. and snid:
Would you believe that this bououet
has recalled, as by an operation Of mag.
ic, whole epoch Of my youthp
Daring the last i've minutes have
been but twenty years old; within five
minutes have fallen in love anew with
n woman who must now bs sixty wears
old, II she Is still living. must tell
You this story; II concerned clrcum-
stance that has had great influence
over my whole life, and whose memory.
even TO day, when my blood has only
Just warmth enough to continue life and
play trictrac, does not tail TO move me
In IN extraordinary manner.
II was twenty years old little more
than forty years ago. | had only lust
come from college, where young men
spent more time then than In these days.
Alter having ripely considered for me
and without my aid the choice of yo-
cation, my father announced to me one
morning that he had obtained for me A
Lieutenanoy In the regiment of -,
9uartered In a city Of Auvergne, and
bade me hold myself In readiness 10 set
out on the third day.
II was somewhat disturbed for sew.
eral reasons. In the first place | did
not like military life, but that would
have been an objection easily overcome;
the sight OF itch uniform, a few am
bilious phrases, little music would
easily have made Of me al Achilles or
q Caesar.
But was In love.
II would not for anything In the
world have ventured to mention this to
my father His sole response to such
would have been an order
10 depart that worry night. But had
nm uncle. Such an unclel
"lie was man then OF my present
lge; but he had remained Young. NOT
toward himself, indeed, for never did an
Did man renounce with a better grace
Satan, his pomps and his deeds, but to.
ward others. He loved young people;
ne understood them without being ieal.
'us OF them. He did not believe that
lis iniirmities were progress nor his old
lge necessarily wisdom. Through his
iindness of heart and his reason he lived
n the happiness of others. | went to
lin and | said to him; 'Uncle, | am
1uapPy.
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Ia' am lieutenant In the regiment