The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-05
SeIett Sturg.
WHEN ROSES FADE.

II shall lpye YOU al the more dearly
for tins proof Of your devotion. my besuti-
ful June ro>e
1t was bouny spring time. and Jack
and phillis were loiJeriac IN the flower
garden beneath 4 blue aud SUNNY ~Ay,
while old Virginia wooded hills stretch
ed away in green perspective as far A. the
eve could reach He called her his June
roSe. tins lover. and who oylld wonder,
fsr she wa, A. fresh and fair A. the morn
ia. with her pink and white complexion.
her sunny curi,. and ey,~ 81 pure forget.
a. nut blue yeilei iu yurlla. fringe "i
.s,ll,n bruwu. Her broad. whitr brsw
beneath its silky golden fringe vas fair
and lauocrnt a. baby :. her na>c wa
rcrf,z.t. her dimpl,- dl.,ractinE, 20 -ay
nothing Of her mouth, a, iall and a. red
A. a rosebud and guri,-I little az the
CORNERS with fascinating prJdc thar VA
the index to her uatuTe purr, proud aud
e5llful. set wiihal true and noble
Jack Etsg- wor~hipsi her .ni wa~
sbc laeAs-i and hAppio,3 lover Iu the
varld because be had vgu her pramF~"
,,, b, b., vbeu be ,haald have a csIy Hc.t
ready Grr h5- beautiful bard
They had t,-rn talking -eriall>iy together
i.r half an hour and then Jack ,nok his
-ueytheart IN hi. arms aud kissed her very
iaudly a- be murmurei
Il v,Il lav, yau 30 she an,rr dearly Cor
lhl, yr.oC vt your icy,Rlon. ny beautiful
june ms.
Then be vcut aaay. anl Ph,li5. raa IN
ta iell che news
Ny ws.iiipe Is p~tFoas,i. malnHiA.
jack Nant. ne to wait f1r hsm hvr YEAR
Rut uy dear child. gs-lp,sas,i sd
sI,ps brin., bad lack And 6re Years
ahy. shat !, ihe man thinking efs lou
gaunes usran ls
Ipdesl. yc>. MAMMA Jask j. uos
rieh. yaa knau and be = iao proud 'a
hye uu my money AnI h. .alaTY 4. too
small fsr "a, % marry on fog qaltr Wbilr
- JACK , anei, th,. silyerminr senator
vaa know has ufcrri hlm -pleniii
plagv in California a manager al @oHse
ihins ar ather that sill make him F,ch
ln ayc yrar- Then be wiB c,.ne back
for ne
.Ba, why u4 have tbc wedding a.
already planned and take yea wiih h'm
dear
/ offered a. ca, bul JACK say, min-
ing town + t... rsagh f,r hl~ hgslr june
r~.. Ard BE- ~ould have To be away
from home - much wlth hard riding Ia
d.. thai !, would nut SUIT But mamma
dear. With l.ryly blush he lose~ me
ever ~ murh more iss br,nc ragicut and
promising a. wau-
But a lrJwu .bJu1ej over the bros ol
the handsome widowed maibrr
Take hack youJ prpIni-- dear aud
f let Jack Esau- zu irrr Ph,ll1-- ! hayr
never quite approved of thu, match y"u
know. luye. aud nuw dislike ii more
than ever lie has shown hl, ,s-lh-hns-s
/ ~ asking you to wait hye year, whilr all
your youthiul rsr,-> fade
/ am oaly eighteen mamma aud
when Jack returns viii l., only tweuty
three Cau beauty fade ~ 500
.Yr- dear whcu ii Is washed by tear,
for an absent lusrr Think 1t the lan.
years Of waiting aud hoping dear Philli.
aud perhaps When Jack oomes back and
iels you not quite =, pretty, he will
prove tickle and false Who can tell
oh. how cruel and uuju,, YOU are "a
ry foor Jack But he viii be true
! know IT, Why. mamma. hos anHiou,
. you are TO get ni Of your pcor little
Philli,-wauting TO send lae Of TO Cab
fornia with Jack
NJ, child for | was sorry you gave
away Your heart 50 soon But love sou
very dearly. my pet, and grieye for the
trai before YOU For 1t viii be- a trial
the waiting. and hoping, and longing al
these beautiful years Of your early woman
hood Better one sharp, cruel wrench
than the lon. suspense and pain. Take
my advice. dearest, and break with Jack
for good aud all You have many lover
more eligible than Jack They will >oor
make you forget the one who loved ana
rode away.
Mamma, You are cold aud worldly
You hate Jack for his poverty, aud want
me to make 4 grand match | under
stand it all, but | could not be tickle a,
YOU would have me shall be as tru,
as steel to my poor Jack while he Is away.
Phillis, YOU know Miss Warrington
That horrid old maid ? always snap
ping at men? the most disgreeable old
woman Of my acquaintance, mamma 2?
when YOU call her an old woman.
PhilIis YOU rather wound my persona
vanity. We were girls together, as tn,
saying goes,
"Oh, impossible mamma. She look.
twenty years older than you, you hand
some darling.
In reality she Is few months young
er Shall tell you why the years hav,
been SO kind to me and 50 cruel TO pool
Dora Warrington
Yes, if you please, mamma.
Dora was handsome girl and was be
trothed to her chosen lover the same day
that married your papa. But her ease
was somewhat like yours, Philis. Hel
lover was too poor to marry, aud she could
not be spared from the side of an invalid
mother He accepted some lucrative sit.
uation abroad, and Dora waited-as you
are going to do, dear-until they could
marry. In two years the mother died,
and she was free to wed, but he could not
come for her then; so she went ON hoping,
and loving, and refusing better suitors fol