The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-21

on his big, good natured face. Have
nj / picked out enough
30, quite enough said |, aud Just
the right kind too, and just then the
proprietor came In, and the big man
from the west handed him $500 bill.
The flowers were sent up 10 the home
of dcbutuutc Of last season, in a
special wagon The announcement of
the engagement was made Il few days
later. Now, didn't he need a guard
ian2 Don't they all need guardians?
Goodness gracious me, do so pity
the poor things!" and the girl with
the wa,y chestnut hair again beiied
the pity she said she felt by her
smiles,
And what de- you think Of man
who sends flowers. and beautiful ones,
too. to his wife every day in the year.
Sundays and holidays included" she
went ON, matching Il hcliotruPe or
child with piece Of hcliotrope rib
bon well, we have such a custom
cr. lie first came In here a little over
a year ago and ordered an expensive
box of flowers to he sent 10 the home
Of a lady who lives across from the
park. and who had Mrs, prcfiNed to
her name. After that he dropped in.
rain, snow or shine. every day. and
selected beautiful lot Of flowers 10
be sent 10 the same Mrs Hc. Of
course, never had any occasion TO give
his own name, and, of course, none Of
US in the store dreamed that he was
sending the flowers TO his wife. so
hopclessly improbable, that, you
know, Ali Of Us girls decided that he
was n bachelor, or widower he wHs
y middle-agcd man cultiyatinR the
good graccs 81 an attractive widow
probably wealthy. and we wondered
u she were good looking and all that.
One day, after he had been sending
her flowers regularly for seven
months, he failed Ia come Ia, and ~
the proprietor sent up a handsome
basket 81 flowers 10 the address Of
Mrs. anyhow. The next day he came
in.
my wife was triae iudirposed
yesterday be said to the proprietor,
and. Of course, ! could not leave her.
thoroughly appreciate your sending
the flowers without my ordering
them. and ~ does my wife
"The proprietor looked at him In
rather q puzzled sort Of way,
Had | but known at the time Of
your wedding he began.
Wedding. said the regular Gus.
toner. I don't believe | quite
"'SurrlY, your marriage has been
quite recent? The proprietor snid
and then an exceedingly wrll-brch
chucklc came from our regular Gus.
toner.
"I'll give YOU the order 60 decor
crate our house when we celebrate
cur silver wedding early next year,
be- said, between very broad smiles
and then he went out. lie has been
in every day since with his orders for
flowers for his wife, and"
And, therefore, presumably stands
in need Of GUARDIAN"
"lIaye ] not just been telling You
that he Is married? And then the
poor sllirsI mean the young ones
in the before stage ngain-d'ye know
they really md truly believe the girls
when the girls tell EN- that they
press every flower you sen" me IN my
copy Of TennysonT Actually believe
every word Of IT, they do! They
never stop to think that no volume Of
Tcnuyson rs hig ~ the Dnomsdav
book has ever been published How'll
they press" il the question that lots
~ the poor, dcludcd things ask me
when they are picking out roses TO be
be sent 10 the onliest ones. o, a
easyl"-N. Y Sun