Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-28
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Three Roses.

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Long years ago ! pulled 4 rose,
a Persian rose of golden hue.
Ana then | laid it safe away
With joyous laugh as children do.
ANA late that night |. sleeping, dreamed
y spirit came ana WHISPERED me
"'rhc yellow rose u symbol is
or youth" and vanished quietly.
In after years Il crimson rose
Lay on my breast a whole day through,
And this one. too, | laid away,
Eut with soft signs, as lovers do.
And when that night |. dreaming. slept,
The spirit came 70 me once more
And said, Ped roses are Loves sign"
Then softly went as long before.
l plucked "A white rose yestermorn
AS sweet ana pure, dear love, As you,
And laid il on your folded hands
With binding tears. as mournerS do.
And when at last still night came on
| heard the spirit softly moan.
white roses are the flowers Of Death"
1t ceased. ana | was left alone.
Dorothy King in Eoston Transcript.
tainly I rouser.
The delegates came early and staid
late. and the proceedings throughout
We're characterized by harmony and
enthusiasm.
Was there ever a more delightful
commencement week than this?
Sanford is ready for congratulations.
It's To have a new opera house.
The "pcrsonar' columns in the State
papers show that the tide of summer
travel has set Maincward
Rockland is growing rapidly metro
politan. Its citizens have now become
50 accustomed to the whirr Of the
automobile that they no longer break
their nccks III 4 frantic rush for the
doors and windows to see it go by.
+ No more borrowing of cooking
recipes in Yarmouth. The Fortnightly
club has compiled a cook book con-
tanning the favorte recipes Of tn,
housewives of that town
The chimney being built for the In
ternational Paper Company at Rumford
Falls will have the distinction of being
1.-THE tallest in that section. 1t will be
200 feet high and "A feet across at the
base. and will contain about GOO 900
brick.
| A Rockfand miss is mourning the
a neighbours horse got loose in the
stable where the bicycle was kept, ant
after eating everything in sight, took
nap on the wheel. The bicycle looked
like a picture in Puck when dawn
came.
Should President Mckinley make q
visit to Poland Spring this summer il
it expected that he Will plan to spend
4 day in Portland In this event a
suite. of rooms will be especially fitted
up for him at the Falmouth hotel.
| Among the latest towns to fall il
line ana announce celebrations for the
glorious Fourth are Yarmouth, Phil.
lips, Gray. and Vinalhaven.
cheerful condition Of affairs. Not fOl
years has this town seen such prosper
Gus times as are on at present. Tn.
creamery is running in good shape anC
is making more butter than ever. Al
of the coat shops are running all tn,
time a nd have all of the orders that the,
can take care of. The SaWmill is run
ming and has a large number of log:
in the boom which will be sawed al
fast as the mill can take care of them
A number Of houses are also bein.
built.
According to all reports there ar
some young fellows at Basin Mills
Orono, who wish that they had ha,
nothing to do with the serenading of
certain couple last week. The man il
he case was prepared for the sere
nlding party with 4 gun loaded will
rock salt and discharged it in tn
center of the crowd. 1t took effect an,