Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22
A SPRAY OF GOLDEN ROD


d ilaL DeeB saeh sull-y nDumlE-
-zsble day Ia the CLOSE sitting atrBoS-
pnere u the dingy Office Of Brown d
Co. where had toiIed AL tine i0ug
isUurs Bver the seemingly ints-minabis.
figures. reeaied by the eourse profanity
aal odipas smelling Gotsae=p o. s0Ege Of
fi4els ylaest customers VINO usually
came or The most uncomfortable Gays
Pure air amt freedom from issa1 AND
the dislsaeting turmoil d Ihe cIiy
MAS TIE cry Of my SOU as ! hurried
ttlyelgr the thrungsd s1-aeis - my
boslrl2ug piaee-
A. was an attic. side room. tine place
4 nos called hume, wiere innuInerzable
szais Of all slgss and more Diversity pF
hue than ! believed the species capable
o. made the srlt-y nights hideous. and
gave one time 70 muse. through the
N'ai.sful hours. upon the general de-
pszzFitg d yugnUUd. and. alas. brought
also 4 strong desire 70 repeat SOME %
is dlabOiIesI acBs. such a. attaching
certain appendages together win >
ciotissspil, as they squallee aud howl
% il & disIaal chorus in the drszry
back vst-6 beneath the one window u
m humble apartment. as vet al ina
NY limited means epuIr Gfiurl
But that attic ROOM although zp-
pearlng soEne nights - not Is . crema-
tery neeC to, wac MADE a. abrasive
pg scrlpaious neaGnsss, flowers, and
al uunas-iise comforts as my pleasant
could make r.
AnQ tU-ulgut. a. ] YEARLY c-usSsC
TIE sIuaa space 10 my dressing easa.
The fast iuaIhg daylight revealed az
addition 70 Us accessories, Einy eIu
glass rsase WITH jus. one spray Of piurny
golden rO5 il H. swsyiug gently IL the
Faint Dssese which mad come with Ghs
evening shade.
4 stood quite stiu looking down al Il.
a. memories crowded upon me EnicE
and fast Nearly overcome by q pscuI-
lar weakness. ! sat down and msefsan-
lcally took the flower from the vase,
and wac holding Il. looking Dlangly a
r. although mad answered tbe rap z.
ny door. when my Landlady stoo6 be-
fore me With . small tray Of led lem
ouade win the remark that il was 50
after ny lpng walk. and then
An, vgl 40 Ike the golden rod! ]
wac somehow quite sure you W0uld
although Stella laughed a4 me for Tx
iug i up here. We were out in the
suburbs, quite il the country. to-day
add Il was al IL bloom, s-plurpy and
golden think win presume upon
your goodness IN liking Il, as I said ROY
would and bring You Little pOsm 70
read
After thanking her for tine many
favOrs done me, the little lady left me
alone again with the piumy golden rod
aud a pair Of soft brown eyes looking
0p INTO nine, and swests low voice
saying:
And low, dear Dick, whenever you
sss the golden rod. even If you are Lar
away Or / am dead, think Of me, be-
Heve me ever tender and true. a. the
One IN TIE sweet song sou have sung
for Lne, and she plaesd 10 my hand
the golden rod mad asked for, which
she had worn 10 her eorsage.
Tender and trae.' Ere three months
had passed / ftad found her tsIse and
heartless. With q bitter sneer placed
the flower 10 the vase again. BIN viii,
= ~ esLEG1g AcsnE4aAc4AAiyl AzA6eIE5H =
gently stirred. just as ] had seen Il
sway 70 each puisatiOD Of her heart
And looking within my own hea-ts
i,ince brown eyes had once taken my
whole soul captive, / could not cutie
yield it, the thFaldOm u the mos be-
wltching blue ones ] had ever hooked
into. and yet alas. FOR the frzjity and
vanity Of the human heart. Macy
times even through this day Of ex-
IRENE discomfort. when the persistent
realization u ones Wrstched self was
80 predominant, the soft voice IN is
alLur5ng aattery had sounded is re-
frain in my heart the tempting blue
eyes had smiled al me from the ledger
pages, and had yearned for the antie-
dPsdeo bliss d the evening. ~ hour 10
the society Of my enehantrea.
Should q spray Of golden rod. the
memory Of false love. debar me fro -
such a pleasUre2 And yet, whittier
was II tending? Could life be complete
IN its fr1itiOn, or would 4 bring, that
most bitter Of unrest an unsztisae,d
heart? A. IL In answer, a. FASTENED
70 rake my toilet, my mothers words,
the last time ever held her dear hand
"a mine, repeated themselves. as they
had many times during tbs past month
70 me.
Under all circumstance. IN all
places. be true 70 yourself. 70 your
own nature 10 its purity, its most ten
der emotions. my dear boy. for, with
your sensitive temperament aud strong
personality. you can neither be happy
yourself nor make another happy IN
its denial or peryersion. strive as hard
Is you may, il will be felt. assert
Itself" Beneath this, as il seemed 10
15e. warning influence, sal down
again 10 think Il out and watch The
Bodding golden rod.
"And we think ourselves quite fortu-