Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
rpF FLOWER PRINCESS.

IN bsng poor 10 uou J."
rgF FLOWER PRINCESS.
s.stbe wears that have come anC
~ -;rcs Menona lived and died. Th'
,as,bter of cazique, che was thu
If fond parents and beloved BY
o,e Love and Joy alone seemed
!. h, Young heart; her lustrous limp
!. - e,nresses only tender affection
.,asless face was sweet to look upon
y, nretty little hands and feet wee
he'd BIZ all who saw them.
4. cs,cleau waves of the Mexican gull
La Caribbean sea laved the shorss oil
s,bs,lapd; and when Menona was
bs biIlogy waters she never tired
,,,ipp at them. She loved all nature
!, qorshiping the beautiful flowers
goD As her jet black hair had grown
.nouph she every day coiled bright
.oms among the glossy tresses. Oh
~. TOO she wove her necklace and
.ssts Then when she sat in the sun
4 ,be birds would alight upon her
b,gbt buds wrethed about the pretty
appeared fresh and happy; the
100. could surely venturs SO the
(ssd breasted humming bird huttered
D, hen head, while the golden winged
say settled on her flower bracelet
p.essed the little maid. Joyous as
he would lift her voice and sing
these winged warblers that were
ng sweet lays among the green
ye
Because of her beauty and her great
for the flowers Menona was called
Slower Princess" When 10 years of
shs was sent to the seer that he might
1, into his crystal ball and there cues
iut1fity concerning the fate of the
1Quess lovely little daughter. 1t was
b a very serious affair that even the
Vss we're forgotten that day: though
she wished to do SO, Menona could
have vorn garlands on that occasion.
1O1ld have been contrary to regula-
d connected with the religious rites.
Long and fxedly the seer gazed at the
pal lying in the hollow of his hand,
lshe Flower Princess sat facing him,
tdeIing what he would have to say.
ace be was about TO speak, and thrice
checked himself Then the child said:
b seeris distressed. Does he think
D the daughter of a chief will be
adg
Bot the old man needed not her re-
ik'. only continued looking at the
saL and his c0ntenance was troubled.
Ia. be said
Daughter, l have seen. To thy parents
sll speak and advise them what is best
10y hspPinsss, Thou art TOO young to
o. what have TO tell"
Nay replied Menona. at is to me
Seer mast reveal the vision of the
'AL My heart is strong; am eager
lov.'
'asn the wise man no longer hesitated,
@d. The only daughter of our
" eazique will weep far from her
a'' house. Shewill never be pride.
tlemisswili pursue her even to death;
'as shal, be avenged"
i@atew days only Menoua was med
'e-1er sweet voice hushed. The
I, ana The flowers soon chased away
'aades of sadness from her brow.
outstanding her deep faith in the
Ylsc! Joy filed her heart; the future
W iaf %, Sc vague, and the present
a4 sunshine. No thorns had yet
~ u among the blossoms strewn by
y lalds along her life path.
s-i's man came from the far east
'al' Where MeuOna dwelt. Shs had
~ l'"urteen summers when a pale
'r'ei saw hetand said she was beau
He would take her to his own
~ place where she should serve his
's- A5' young infant. But the pro-
,s '-se'ta The cazique. Do what he
.Is "di'e man could not win his
WI Or consent. As for the Flower
60 'ae would not hear a word said
'.ssa''lg her home; least of all, to
'ls' Of stranger.
Poo' child! One evening she was
"a. never again would she rpioice
80. -. I'll aer fond parents. The white
49,, "ef 10 lonely place among
Zen ana the birds. Stealthilv
A.. NJ 'o's Dig threw blanket over
r.5 ~ .la stole her away. She was
4- while woman. VINO kept her
~. ..a q lev days TIL she and her
s- lar from the home of her
80 4F2yto Florida.
s-,...- ''lan =Ga glad to have
sst.t maid " take care of her
t.-.. Hn. the Flower Princess
.-sd for herself, much less
,1 LED Or others. So her heart
I'll n. ..l'' Der cartors, aud She SAID
q ro...-', Gaze of the white baby:
|as,l. ,r, s 'ott. am the daug.
'sid Der that she must learn
~. ~. again she refused, "a saying wing
'95 The strangersg Neyeriu
,e- g..,. = stamped her foot
T. Una us 1t no; enough that
s,.. ...n nae away from home
em heart broken: and
sap indignities upon
Nai'e woman was *
= MP the l1ttfa ta,,+ ~