Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-15

love you az you do the l0wers"
THE stranger one is at the gate talking
TO her. said the father to his wife.
~ wonder II he will give her another
coin, she answered. Perhaps no wants
to buy her D."
"You are like one who looks at the
heavens from the bottom Of a we'll" ho
answered.
As ho spoke she went to the door
"Sho is bringing him in" sho said
sharply. ave shall DO disgraced"
Suen Mol entered with her basket. The
stranger followed. The old couple kneeled
and knocked their heads on the floor DO.
cause they could easily see that he was q
man OF rank.
~ have come to announce my bctrothal
to your daughter, he said. "You arc not
to send her to the market place to sell
flowers. You AFRO to find "A sin-shang, who
will teach those things which she ought 60
know"
flo took from his belt an embroidered
purse and laid 10 ON the table. Then he
went ont, while the old woman began
counting the coins.
Every day he came at sunrise and stood
at the gate, while Suen Moi plucked one
violet for him. One day she asked him:
" Where do you live, honorable slr?"
In tho Temple Of tho Seven GeniI. 8"
and he pointed toward Fuhchnn. NV
homo Ia In the tomple, but because Won
have asked me the question | must 20
away. When tho moon shines bright and
round again, will return.
Ho walked down the rond with the yio-
let in his hand, while Suon Moi walked
sorrowfully into the house
For three days sho griCyed. Tho flowers
which grew in tho garden turned their
faces toward the door, ms ii looking for her.
but she did not come to them.
The black monster had laid his hand
upon tho village. Tho curse OF snallpor
ragged 1t cropt like a thief through the
gate and up the path between tho flower
beds OF Suen Moi. 1t stole into her room,
ana laid Its hand upon her fair forehead
and chained her TO her couch. The fever
came into her face then the spots appeared
and, last of all, thu marks of the monsters
claws. The flowers in the garden knew and
hung their heads in sorrow.
In her delrium Suen Moi found her low
or. Ho Ind returned, and she was search
ing FOR flower to give him. But they all
dropped their heads. So she raved.
Raise up your heads. Don't you know
that-thnt"-
She did not know his name She turned
to him.
81 cannot cnll you 'ho,'" sho said.
"What Is your name'Y
The blush seemed to come over her faco
because she was bold, but it was only tho
fever
81 am called Wong a." he answered.
THAT is tho name of tho god of flow
ors, - she said.
81 am that one, " was the reply.
But tho memory of all this passed from
her.
The black monster has no mercy. II has
no soul, so 1t is continuously searching for
human ones. IL took the soul Of Suun Moi
and left the body for the parents to shed
their tears on. But as the soul passed down
the path to the cato tho flowers raised their
heads and demanded it, and it went to
them.
When the sun shono on them tho next
morning, young man stood at tho cato
waiting for Suen Moi He had returned
He waited until he saw the white cloth
ncross the door. Then terror came over
him. He walked up the path
Where is my betrotheds" he asked of
the old woman.
"Sho died Of the scourge last night. -
Exchange.