Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-11

but the barren rose received the tender
est care It was as luxuriant as ever
but had ceased growing almost entirely,
while the roses children, the cuttings
Lucy had planted, TOOK vigorous root
and grew 50 rapidly that they babe fair
to outstrip tho mother-p
The autumn came at last and the
roses were again eltered In the house.
No promise Of buds was given, but the
lonely father and mother could not part
with their child rose.
One evening in the early summer Of
the next year the father said with
trembling lips: Look! there are buds
on our Lucy's rose! Slowly the buds
grew, and when at length the perfect
rose nnfolded what q glorious one it
was! Deep, dark-red, with leaves Of
richest velvet, and magnificent in size
and fragrance! Bud after bud per-
tected, until the rose-tree was covered
in radiant beauty, as il all the love and
care that had been bestowed on it had
turned into garland.
Mr.. Carter joyously cut some Of the
largest flowers to carry to DR.. Packard.
AS he Went with them q hard featured
man stopped him.
"Oh, say, Carter, said Mr.. Browne,
you'll have to pay the rest of that
mortgage soon. i think I've been pretty
patient--it must be seven years or more
that it's been running. Business is
business, you know, and I want the
money to use.''
The sight of the bunch OF roses was
now like a stab to the fathers heart.
How to raise the money he knew not.
Blinded and benumbed he stumbled into
DR.. Packard's door.
'Lucy's roses" he said, brokenly, and
sank into a chair and hid his face in his
hands.
''These roses grow here?'' demanded
hearty voice. .'rhey are magnificent!
Such color! Such form! Got any more
ike'm?'' Ess :.
eyes," absently answered Mr. Carter;
1.-The bush is covered with them" #
Good! must see them;'' and before
the amazed father knew it he was lead
ing the way home with DR.. Packard
and the stranger following. @
This is truly wonderful" said the
stranger, who was friend of DR.. Pack
ard and a city florist. II want to buy
it. How much will you take for it?'' Z
II can not sell my child's rose," an
swered the father.
eff our child were here and could
speak she would be eager to sell it,"
said the mother, who had stood silently
by. ''You know that her dearest wish
was that her rose should help US. We
love the rose for the blessed memories
it brings us, but those are always ours -
''You have several young plants of
this same rose?" asked the florist.
. eyes, about twenty" replied Mr.. Car
ter.
''Well. I'll give you fifteen hundred
dollars for those, and you send me all
the cuttings that you can make grow,
and you may keep this bush. But, I'M
derstand, you are not to give away or
sell single cutting. My right is ex-
clusive.''
So it was settled. Mr.. and Mrs. Car
ter still live in ''Rose Cottage as it is
called. Lucy's roses bloom everywhere
in the neat door-yard. The dark-red
flowers are freely given away, although
not cutting can be parted with; and
never a sick-room in the village but has
its bouquet, carried there by Lucy's
gentle mother.
DR.: Packard's garden still flourishes,
and he still frightens the ever-increas-
ing number of small boys with his old
energy; while on the florists counters
are seen large, glowing heaps of the
Lucy Rose, the favorite of the world of
fashion and wealth.-Agnes +. Ormsbee,
in NJ v Indanendanf