The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

20 his admising xzse. Al unconscious Of
Ter beauty. III Lily hung her fair head -
the flowers bfeashed their veleomiugs.
unhee3ing the Vine ali a.one IN
the shadow. for. aizsi the Honey
ssckie bore no blossom to allure the
Riances OF the Lily. stafeiy and modest.
snd wrapped in her mantle Of purity. Al
the bright spring day the vine Vas dark
and gloomy. be resisted the efforts OF
Zephyr 70 froiic with his tendr5ls, and then
gave himself up 70 her vild caxesses- But
soon the sun kissed rosy goodnight on
each soft blossoms cheek, and, - 10th
TO leave them, slowly sank in the glowing
vest Then in the twilight the Honey
suckie thought Of his love for the LILY.
and. oh how he longed for . blossom on
his breast, that he might not appear 50
plain among springtime's chiIdren- Then
the Lily heard . sigh, 50 sad and soft that
her tender heart Was touched. and she
thought more gently of the rough, dark
vine. Darkness fell, and Dame Nature re-
freshed the dropping flowers with her
nectar OF dew: bat still the H0neysuckle
thought Of his love, and the Lily shone like
. white star in the moonlight Suddenly
the Vine stirred his leaves, and whispered
al bis love close beside the dropping head.
then be waited for the Lily 20 breathe an
answer. Somehow the Lily Queen must
have found . chord in her heart that
vinrated 10 the Vines soft breath for, from
deep down among her leaves. there came .
responsive sigh. and the Honeysuckle bent
above his ney-found treasure, and hid her
from the moons prying rays; and the Lily
slept in the great. dark shadow OF the Vine
Day by day the Vine grew closer. TIL at
last, with one great sweep he caught the
slender Lily and held her fast IN glad
embrace, while she nestled her pure head
against his breast.
But there came a day when the Lily
dropped lower her pretty head, and seemed
not to heed the soft touches OF the Vine,
then, seized with a vague dread, he caught
her closer in his circlIng clasp, and found
his Lily fading. Nearer she drew to her
lords protecting side, rs if she could not
leave him, and she tried not to heed Dame
Natures calling. But the voice must be
obeyed, and the Lily's life was drawing to
a close; till one night. with q little fiutter-
ing sigh, she let fall her faded head. and lay
lifeless In the Vines embrace.
And then through the silent night there
sounded wild. sad sigh as II flowers
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their sleep, and the tender violets hid lower
among their leaves to shut out the sound.
When the night was gone and the sun rose
in brilliant splendor. it shed its golden rays
upon the Honeysuckle. hiding among his
leaves with jealous care the frail body OF
the dead Lily. He seemed not TO heed the
warm sunlight, and refused to be stirred by
the merning breeze; but with dropping
leaves where the dewdrops hung like great
tears, he wound bis dead love closer in his
sad embrace, and brooded on his grief. Day
followed day. and rs the Vine dropped above
the dead Lily, all the flowers saw that he,
too. was dying
Soon dark clouds lowered, and the frail
flowers shuddered at the gusts of wind that
whistied through their leaves. Then the
Vine grasped the dead Lily with ali his dy-
ing strength, and was happy; for he knew
that ere the wind ceased and the sun shone
again, he would lie dead beside his love.
There came one great blast, the rain beat
In torrents upon the bowed flower heads.
and the Vine, still clasping the Lily close,
fell before the storm.
When the next sun rose, its rays fell
upon . mound of Honeysuckle. from
among whose scared leaves = dead Lily
reared her withered head.