The Red Cloud chief., 1913-03-20

hue Seaborn Aphrodte in her happy wander
ings suddenly appeared before them wondrous'y
fair and bright and white as the foam OF inc
waves from which she sprang. The lilies trem'
h,ed before her beauty, and grew SO pale with
jealousy that ever after they blossomed wh'te'
First the goddess Juno chose 1t as her iaVorto
Aower and. then passing to the Virgin Mary II
was dedicated to the early Christian church
Resides being the chosen flower OF the church'
II ia also an imperial blossom. Away back In the
dav. n, 1o4s Garcius Nv. king OF Navarro. estab-
lished the Order Of the Knights OF St mary OF
the Lily. and another Order OF the LILY was
founded by Ferdinand Of Aragon Dundee carries
lilies argent on it's arms and beautiful Florence
claims the queeny flowers as Its emblem
"The sweet forget. me.not that blooms Tor nap
py lovers" has more beautiful LEGENDS cHhs'hs
to its name than any other flower .
According to one beautiful tale, the Lord calico
the plants in the Garden OF Eden before him 10
give them their names and color. AS he spoke
to one after another. a tiny flower tnought itseH
unnotced and fearful OF being quite overlooked,
1T timidly pleaded, Dear Lord. forget me not
The great Creator turned sternly toward the 1T
tie plant that had dared to interrupt him, then
seeing how sorely afraid 1t was he gently smiled
upon IT, gave It for its color the heavens own
blue, and called 1t Forgetme-not as reminder
that II had once been so foolish as to doubt him.
It Is the Persians who have fashioned beauti'
full legend to tell how It Is that these flowers are
scattered over the earth as the stars are spread
over the sky According to them, one morning
of glory when the world was new, an angel stood
weeping outside the closed gate OF Paradise he
had fallen, in that he had loved fair daughter
of Earth When his eyes had rested on her as
she sat on a rivers bank weaving forget-menots
in her hair heaven and his mission to earth were
alike forgotten. Now he might no more enter
IN until his beloved had sown all over the earth
the forgetme-not. He returned to her and hand
in hand they wandered, planting everywhere the
sweet azure flowers. When, at last there remain
ed on earth no spot barren OF these blossoms,
they turned again to the gate and found 1t open.
Together they entered In, for the angels great
love had lifted the woman to Paradise.
Some authorities there are who do not hark
back to the days OF the Garden of Eden, but tell
a pathetic tale OF the Danube the origin OF the
forget -menot's name The blue waves OF the
river washed the foundation walls OF brave
knights ancestral castle He had but just come
home from the wars and laid his honors at the
feet OF his lady love. His bride and he were
wandering along the rivers bank when he ex
claimed, Look yonder; there upon that islet;
see those starlike blossoms blue thine eyes,
Instantly he sprang into the river and swan
toward the flowers, In safety he reached the isle
and grasped the fragile prize, but when he tried
to return with them to the shore his heavy army
made him helpless in the current Tossing the
flowers to his frantic bride with the agonizins
cry "Forgstmenot" he sank from sight