Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-07

drca a thlack rose'' had been answered in
startling manner, for there before them was Ger
tainlv the blacklist rose ever seen. 1t was large
and globular in form, and each curved Petai
about the outer margin was edged WIN VVlu
carmiue deepening to ruby and deepest ma
room willie the heart of the flower was velvety
black, which seemed nevertheless agiow with
flame tints. "a. Ill, 49,
lung" !'oh, never imagined anything, could be so
beautiful exclaimed Hope, with one deep
at is matchless.' declared the doctor,
scarcely less excited than she. But where did
you get it Hope? Out with your secret!
s'T bred it mvself," replied the young girl
| proudly. az didn't tell anybody what l was
irving, for fear they'd laugh at me, and Il the
| others turned out SO commonplace
Laugh at you!" repeated Dr.; John. MY
littie girl 1 believe you have achieved very
rare distinction-one of which many foreigners
| of rank would feel proud of, and which would
be regarded as important by people who make ;,o,
business of breeding flowers. But what are you
doipgP Why, Hope, how could your?
For the young girl had raised her scissors,
and with one quick movement the se'ereu
flower lay in her outstretched hand
FEATHER must see it while it is fresh. The
! ground is 90 wet for him to come here"
This little act of daughterly devotion touched
ranch. The best of everything was carried to
father lust as all the little worries and d1scour-
agements were scrupulousiy kept from him:
| StHope' said DIR. John one day IN July,
! "have YOU ever done anything about that won
| derful black rose OF yours!
! az took a hundred slips from it in the spring.
| and the most of them are nicely rooted. |
| thought there might be sale for plants, and
| should like to make something out OF the roses
| to make up for-that time, you know. haven
let it bloom much, but it is the hardest thing to
| stop it. 1t does seem as if L am plnching of
| buds all the time. -
"a very valuable quality remarked DR.:
! John seriously, ''Al the dark roses can find
| any record of are among the hybrid perpe uals,
! blooming at the most but twice year But to
have it properly introduced you ought to put 1t
| in the hands of some leading florist.
| II might send it to the firm ordered the
most plants from. But shouldn't know how
to go about it. - frankly confessed Hope.
.FLet me manage the correspondence for
| you - proposed the doctor, taking out notebook
and pencil. Now give me the name and adj
1T isn't firm. 1t is just one man" returned
| Hope. ''It is Robert L. Marshall, of Philadel-
| phia.''
Robert L. Marshallr'
| Dr. Johns face blanched. Martin. who was
near, saw his hand shake like leaf:
''Robert L. Marshall. And of Philadelphia?
| Are YOU sure9' he asked Hope, and there was a
| note of shrinking cowardice in his voice that
made the boy recoll.
| dragged its black shadow over his life and
| made him terrified at the mere sound of q name!
| oh, If the doctor would only have the courake-
the manliness-to face it. Martin watched him
| with sickening sense of shame at his weakness
%Robert L. Marshall, I am sure" replied
she added quickly. 1T is selfish to tax you
| when you have so much to do
| Hope thought him tired and nervous.
mo, no. L will write. as proposed in
| sisted DR.. John, who was himself again. But
| It had better go in your name. 1 will make 0
rough draught OF what think ought to be said
| and You can copy it out in your own hand
| Tine next day Dr.. John handed Hope the prom
| ised model for her letter, repeating in a very
| emphatic way his desire that she should copy
| It out in her own hand.
Hope at once sat down and made a copy OF che
| letter When she had finished her copy she
| compared it with the doctor's, and smiled &C the
contrast. He had called his trough draught, -
! vet how finished and scholarly it was beside hel
own. What beautiful, distinctive hand the
| doctor wrote. What peculiar twists and turns
he gave certain letters, yet how elegant the page
| looked
With willful little nod she folded up DR.,
| Johns letter, enclosed it in an envelope
sealed and directed it, and gave it to Martin &c
| mail.
On the twelfth day after the letter was mailed
she ran down to look at the Tosebush and foulC
| DR.. John there before her.
''Oh, DR.. john" she cried. do you thinl
he will trust the description, or viii / have Il
send rose OF a plant 70 him? And il he SHOULD
make it one of the novelties OF the season But
doctorI Who Are those gentlemen coming VI
the path? See. The taller one looks like