The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-03-20

hue Seaborn Aphrodite In her happy wander
ines suddenly appeared before them wondrously
fair and bright and white as the foam OF the
waves from which she sprang. The lilies trem
bled before her beauty, and grew so pale with
jealousy that ever after they blossomed white.
First the goddess Juno chose it as her favorite
flower and then passing to the Virgin Mary it
was dedicated to the early Christian church.
Resides being the chosen flower Of the church,
it is also an imperial blossom. Away back In the
DAYS of 1O4S Garcius w. 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 its arms and beautiful Florence
claims the queenly flowers as its emblem.
THE sweet forgetme-not that blooms for hap
py lovers" has more beautiful legends clnging
to its name than any other flower.
According to one beautiful tale, the Lord called
the plants in the Garden OF Eden before him to
give them their names and color. AS he spoke
to one after another, tiny flower thought itself
unpoticed and fearful of being quite overlooked.
it timidly pleaded Dear Lord forget not"
The great Creator turned sternly toward the lit
tie plant that had dared to interrupt him. then
seeing how sorely afraid 1t was. he gently smiled
upon It. gave 1t for it's color the heavens own
blue and called 1t Forget-me-not. as reminder
that it had once been so foolish as to doubt him.
1t ia the Persians who have fashioned q 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 a fair daughter
of Earth. When his eyes had rested on her al
she sat on . rivers bank weaving forget-me-pots
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-menot 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 harl
back to the days of the Garden Of Eden, but tel
a pathetic tale Of the Danube the origin Of the
forget.me-not's name. The blue waves Of thu
river washed the foundation walls Of a brav.
knieht,a ancestral castle He had but Just come
home from the wars and laid his honors at thu
feet Of his lady love. His bride and he were
wandering along the rivers bank when he e1
claimed Look yonder; there. upon that islet
see those star-like blossoms blue as thine eyes
Instantly he sprang into the river and swan
towardsthe flowers. In safety he reached the isl,
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 th'
flowers to his frantic bride with the agonizinl
cry "rorget-me-not" he sank from sight