Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-03-21

bno ce.horn Aphrodite in her happy wander
ings suddenly appeared before them Wonorousiy
fair and bright and white as the foam OF 'he
waves from which she sprang The lilies trenl'
b1ed before her beauty, and grew so pale WIFI
jealousy that ever after they blossomed "hi.e.
first tbe goddess Juno chose it as her favorlte
flower and then passing to the Virgin Mary IL
was dedicated to the early Christian church
Besides being the chosen flower of the churcn'
it is also an imperial blossom Away pacK IN Ine
days of 104s Garcius ~, king OF Navarro es'ao.
lished the Order of the Knights of St Mary OF
tha 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 queenly flowers as its emblem.
"Ihe sweet forgetmenot that blooms for hap
py lovers" has beautiful LEGENDS chnglng
to its name than any OTHER flower
According to one beautiful tale, the Loro cameo
the plants In the Garden of Eden before him 10
give them their names and color AS ne spoke
to one after another tiny flower thought ITSELF
unnoticed and fearful of being quite overlooked,
II tirlidy pleaded, Dear Lord, forget me not
The great Creator turned sternly toward the lit
lie plant that mad dared to interrupt him, then
seeing how sorely afraid it was, he gently smiled
upon it. gave 1t for its color the heavens own
blue and called it Forgetme-not as reminder
that it had once been foolish as to DOUBT him.
1t is the Persians who have fashioned beautl'
mi 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 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 rivers bank weaving forget-me-nots
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 forget-me-nct. 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 bark
back to the days of the Garden of Eden, but tell
a pathetic tale of the Danube as the origin of the
forget-me-not's name. The blue waves Of the
river washed the foundation walls Of a 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 thai islet;
see those startlike blossoms blue as 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 hts heavy army
made him helpless In the current Tossing thu
flowers to his frantic bride with the agonizins
cry .ForTetmenot" he sank from sizht