Wichita eagle., 1888-07-19
count was noble minded, Of unsulusd cnsrae

/ coveted & ,:O1et From distance
BerriDo's &C Eas again approaching.
| This time he occupied it alone, and papa
remarked tkat since the receipt Of the
| last basket he seems suddenly changed,
much gayer, brighter, more joyous, EVIL
IDENTIFY making little account of his uIishap.
| Certainly charming young mani A flush
/ Few into Giletta s face. Was it not possible
| to change the fat of the accidsnta She
! looked for another bouquet The basket was
empty; only the little bunch Of resedas with
, the flaming flower Lag therein little in
significant thing to come up by chance out OK
/ the great wealth Of flowers. Upon her brace
/ let hung a costly Jewel. heart shaped
precious stone. She tore it OF, fastened it to
the bouquet Of resedas and threw 1t with true
aim at the passing Bertino.
I The daughter of Gaboadio is out again ac-
( tive among her flowers. The Getto dei fore
( is over, yet a new fiesta Ike that Of yester-
! day, recalling the Floraiia ana RosahA Of the
+ Old omans, is appointed for to-day Upon
/ the Piazza del Popolo the SO called battle Of
( roses is to take place, and for this there Is
fresh necessity for heaping up the fragrant
ARTILLERY. The battle of the roses is q COM
bat between the young n,sidens Of rank and
the nobis youths Of the city. Upon the
piazza Is erected Of sllken bales an ait castle,
the walls OF which are coated with costly
carpets. The Claidens defend the fortress,
while the youths are 20 invest IL From the
castle there is fire Of almonds, apples and
nutnegs, while the return IRE must be
made with flowers only. Full many a
youth has Ii this conflict wen nls
bride. Berrino and the count are fast
friends They have talked over the occur
rences OF yesterdays Corso. and discovered
that they are jiAt as wise as before One
possesses the ring and the other the heart set
with rubies and emerads. Who is the
chosene They have represented til matter
frankly to the old Lamberto, and he has in
his fashion decided that the one who brings
his Giletta out of the castle shall be his SON
( in-law without fail Now comes the neces-
/ sity for providing himself with ammunition
Bertino knows here the best is to be found
| outside the Porto SAHARA at the pretty Re
! seda's, who, in truth, is loveiier than all the
finely dressed balcony beauties. though by
! fortune only a gardeners daughter. The
maiden urters cry as Bertino enters her
flower workshop. Bertino wears the little
ressda bouquet with the flaming flower in
his coat, upon the left side close to the heart
! Thus have the flowers found her husband
! Certainly not Reseda's hand was it that
winged them 10 him With quick interest
Bertino inquired the reason Of her sudden
alarm. 1t is nothing; she has only pricked
her finger with the wire. But how the
agitation becomes her and adds to
her charms! Fer cheeks color, her
bosom heaves, and all her destinations
are doubled Bertino cannot drink
in enough of the beautiful picture His
thoughts are in q whirl Tho colors mount
TO his head. Fhs blossoms buzz and hum
around him. ''Bertino, stupid Bertino, canss
waste thy love upon a marble statue, cold,
soulles, and hast no eyes for our beautiful
queen, where alone true love dwelis! Her
heart is not made of rubies and emeralds, but
is q well spring Of warm, living, fragrant,
breathing love| With difficulty can the
young nan make known his errand. He
wants 200 little bouquets for the flower battle
''Are they to be Of resedasr asks the maiden,
''reseda with red blossom, like that Of yours
which I made yesterdayf' ''What, you
made isf' cried Bert1no and be murmured
something about making 2,000, and as he con-
tinued talking with the girl the more hugely
swelled the order. AS he prepared to leave
he was near the fifteenth thousand What
who had been listening to the conversation.
''Qlite early, papa" answered the little Re
soda, quite es absent minded and then
through the flowers goes q strange Kissing
and tittering; they shake their cups and tiny
heads and whisper from calyx 10 caly1
''Hal quite ready, indeed, but the great thing
yet remains to De done, and that is our affair. "
The missiles whiz from above and below.
Ia hor in tai,-
! gentle arms, and many youth gets his eye
closed and his ear tingiing when a well d.
rected apple lands upon the side Of his head,
but he revenges himself as he huris bouquet
after bouquet in the combat. The scene is
almost obscured by the flying veil Of roses,
carnations, lilies and narcissrs Steadily
nearer moves the army Of besiesers. The
garrison defends itself desperately, and has
armed itself with enormous syringA and re-
ceives the storuers with whole salvos Of
rosewater. Ali in vain. The ladders are
placed against the walls, and now up, in
the teeth OF storm Of apples, nutmegs and
scented waters. Suddenly above the tuaault
is heard terrible cry, ''She is dying, she Is
| dying! Reseda, ResedaI" The beautiful
maiden was well known to all, beautiful
apparition She had been called TO take a
post at the castle, behind heap of earth, to
collect IN mass the flowers thrown in.
Here in damp, dingy place, euveloped in a
dense, sitting cloud Of odors, she had lost
consciousness One Of the first to bear the
cry for help is Betino. With few leaps be
is over the wall. down Ia the flower case
meut, back again with her into the open,
fresh air. BE sprinkies the sleeper with
water, speaks some loving words into heI
ear, tsezthes bis own breath between her
pale Lips At last she reviveS A carriage
is at hand Carefully and an1ousiy, as II
be were watchin. over his own lie, he bear
her bona
Giierta is standing upon the wall, and has
witnessed the whole scene. She has become
thoughtful, her pride is touched, unbends
a,d sac reflects that when we fr,i our obsti
rate purpose costing DE painful struggle We
may not very wisely perhaps be striving
against destiny. From the battle, which hsi
meanwhile been resumed, she has gained
scarcely anything. Suddenly garland d
roses IS flung over her head Ike loop; two
strung a-rls seize her, kiss burns upon hel
lips Count Aoro1ti has caught her capave
She r11st by force or favor surrender 70 him
On the wedding day Be-tino B-andaLi SEPT
ker magnificent bouquet Of canellias. Hid
zen beneath the flowers was found a heart Of
| rubies and eu,eraldS
A few years later-he had meanwhile gone
| TO live n FloreIce-hs also married. bis
bride was a maiden who came from Vienna,
where she had been excellensly educated II
one Of the seEniaa-ies ct tie Emperor Joseph
| L As to education, the highest ladies could
scarcely measure themselves with the Sig-1ora
| Brandam; IN beauty and grace she surpassed
them all Evil tongues whispered that she