Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-06
UNKNOWN 10 HISTORY.
The stpry Of Secluded Grave whcr
tho Daisies Grow In rrofusion.

tho Dai,ic. Grow In rrofuslon.
Thcywaro boy and girl together. Like
flowers that grow side by side without
asking why or wherefore, these two had
always been together. laughed aud wcpt
together all through the dream lapse q
their childhood. ono day they dallicd
in field whcro.daisios grow.
(which H. your fayoritc flower, Mar
gioy asked the boy.
"Why, Harry, don't sou know The
daisy and sho picked one as sho an
sWOrcd.
And whyy' he quericd further.
"Bcciuso they have heart, Of gold
she said, (which means that they are
true and faithful" Aud then Che, ;ell,cd
Of other things, while overhead the new
moon silvorcd in the Sky aud colorci
evening clmc. soon after from the H.
Ito cottage on the hill Margaret hcird
the calling Of her namc, and then the
children slid good night aud wont &c
dreams which only children know.
The years rolled on aud brought .hcii
changes. Tho boy and girl were InaL
and woman. Tho country was ut war
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.rsnnonadc on Sumter, in which ominous
peal Of iron thunder every man who's,
blood ran young aud strong had heard
tho calling Of his name. Harry had
heard his ana answered "licro" aud
Margaret approved. They were engaged
and yet she babe him go. The wedding
day was fixed, and yet sho babe hiin 90
oh, woman! how sublime thou art a.
moments such ns those. Which blood
Iwouicr, viii DO thought most sacred
on the reckoning day-thc rcd blood Of
men shed amid the glory and the din Of
battle or womnn's tonrs-thosc colorlcs,
blood drops Of tho hcar,-shcd unsocr
amid the common places Of existence
Which, wonder, will bo doomed the
hero, he who gives his life and dies OF
she who gives her life and lives?
Tho night before he went Harry can't
TO say goodby. II was soft aud baluy
nd the moon was full. Margaret met
him at tho cottage door, and they strollod
together In thomeadow whore the daisie,
grow. She picked aud gave him one
Take this" she said, "and wear II
Harry. Let II be the Mizpah OF ON
separation-this little flower which we
have loved together since our childhood
Let 1t be our emblem IN tho fnco Of
dcath-it death needs be--true to tn,
last, golden hearted TO our country ana
to one another, May God be mcrciful,'
she prayed and rested her head OF
Hnrry's shoulder.
lIo took the flower. but could moi
speak. What else they said, what olst
they did, Is secret Of the vngrtnt cloud,
and Blended trcotops. All that we know
IN that they parted ON that Silly night
Yet no one saw the moon grow pale.
nor heard tho woodlands shudder, MOI
the night wind moan; not oven sob,
were hcard-so noiseless Is tho breal,inq
Of a human heart, ms noiseless and nm
needed rs tie falling leaf in autumn.
The days-those days which seem q,
years-cropt on and brought thci,
changes. Harry was dead and Margaret
slowly dying. At first he wrotcN eacE
day, and then less often, and then foi
weeks there came no word at all. AT
last u letter came, aud az sho opened Il
a withcrcd daisy fell upon her lap. She
read rs follows;
ut is the owe " battle; tomorrow We
fight our iirst great fight. shall place
the daisy which you gavo mo In this let
ter when completed, and wear tho lettoi
next my heart. II DO of those wlic
stay upon tho field some friendly hand
know, will speed this letter on A. way
but if
She read no more. IIor hands dropped
listlossly at her sidcsi tho letter dropped.
Motionlcss she gnzod, like ono On
truncod, through tho open window
whore she sati sho saw tho fold where
they had picked tho daisies In theli
childhood-tho teld where they had said
goodhy-tho field whore thoy should
never meet again; chen suddenly dark.
ness, as Of moonlcss night, fell ON hei
vision and sho swooncd away. Then
came Tie sicl,bod, then tho days of hope
of despair, aud then gYget death.
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Her grave is IN the little churchysrl
of the village and bears these words:
DIED roR MIA Country.
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