Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-09
WHAT A BOUQUET DID.

See mother. I've finished my
bouquet. Isn't 1t beautiful y
Yes, yes, it is very pretty. But,
dear me, child, cannot help think
ing how lily We can spare so much
for such useless thing. Almost
as much as You can make in day
it has cost.
Don't say useless, mother. 1t
will express to Edward ourappreci.
alton of his exertions and our re-
CARDS. How he has struggled to
obtain a profession. ] only wish |
could cover the platform with
bouquets wien he receives his di.
plOma.'
"Well, lift will DO any good, !
shall not mind the expense"
Mrs. Grey had been widowed
when her two little girls were ID
their infancy. 1t had been a hal d
struggle for the mother to raise her
children. Constant toll, prlvation
and anxiety had worn heavily on
her naturally delicate constitution,
until she had become a confirmed
invalid. But there was no longer
a necessity for her toiling. Katy,
the elder daughter, vas married,
and Aunie could now return the
mothers long and loving care.
Katy's husband held a position
under the Government, recei clng
sufficient for the necessities Of the
present. lie was ambitious of do
ing better for himself as well as his
family. SO be employed every spare
hour 10 studying medicine, and it
was the night that he was to re-
ceive lis diploma that my little
story begins.
The exercises ofthe evening were
concluded. Edward Roberts came
down the aisle where his wife and
Annie were seated, bearing his
fowers-an elegant basket taste
fully arranged and a beautiful bou-
quet. But 1t needed only a quick
glance for Anuie to see it was not
her bouquet. Although the flow
ers were fragrant and rare, they
were not so carefully selected or
we'll chosen.
"Wby, where is my bouquet ? /
do not see it," asked Annie, a look
of disappointment on her face.
Yours? | do not know. Did
you send me one :" returned her
brother.in-law,
WndeeG l did. ! suppose 1t is
the stupidity of the young man in
whose hands l placed it. l told
him plain enough it was for you
and your name, with mine, was on
the card,7 said Aunie.
"WelE, do not fret little sister,
am lust as much obliged and per
chance some poor fellow not so for
tunate as I may have recelyed it,
said Annie.
All that night, until she was los
10 sleep, did she constantly repeat
II wonder who has got :"
She had failed to observe on th'
list of graduates the name Of Edga
Roberts, from Ohio, or she nigh
have had an idea into whose hand
ber bouquet had fallen.
Elgar Roberts sat in bis room
that night, after his return from tn
distribution of diplomas, holding Il
his hand Annie's bouquet. An eS
preston of qualification was on hl
face.
"Annie Grey! Sweet Ami
Grey ! / never dreamed of any on
in this place knowing or earn
enough for me to send such
tribute
And Edgar Roberts fell aslee
70 dream of Annie Grey aud awOE
in the morning whispering the la'
words of the night before:
"Sweet Aunie Grey p
During the day be found 1t guiI
impossible to fix his mind on b
work; mind and heart were Dol
occupied with thoughts of Ann
B Grey. And so it continued to
until Edgar Roberts was really
love with girl he knew not, n'
had ever seen. To find her was b
fixed determination. But how
90 about iti He could not ma
inquiry among bis gentlemen a
Qusintance without speculation
arising, and a name sacr'
to him then passed from o
to another, lightly spoken p'
l. haps. Then he Oethought hi