The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-03-21

nue. Seaborn Aphrodite in happy wander
ings suddenly appeared before them wondrously
fair and bright and white as the roam OF the
waves from which she sprang. The lilies trem
bled before her beauty, and grew so pale Win
jealousy that ever after they blossomed wh'te
Firsr the goddess Juno chose it her favorite
flower and then passing to the Virgin Mary, II
was dedicated to the early Christian church
Besides being the chosen flower OF the church
II ia also an imperial blossom. Away back in the
days OF 104S Garcius Nv. king OF Navarro, es'ab
Iished 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 queenly flowers as its emblem
THE sweet forget.me not that blooms for hap
py lovers has more beautiful LEGENDS ctnging
to it's 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
unnoticed and fearful OF being quite overlooked
II timdly pleaded. Dear Lord, forget me not
The great Creator turned sternly toward the lit
tie plant that had dared to interrupt him., then
seeing how sorely afraid IL was he gently smiled
upon It. gave II for it's color the heavens own
blue and called 1t Forget.menot, as a reminder
that IL had once been foolish as to doubt him.
it is the Persians who have fashioned a beauti.
full legend to tell how IL is that these flowers are
scattered over the earth the stars are spread
over the sky. According to them. one morning
OF glory when the world new angel stood
weeping outside the closed gate OF Paradise. lie
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-me nots
i'm her hair heaven and his mission to earth were
alike forgotten. Now he might no more enter
i'm until his beloved had sown all over the earth
the forgetmenot. 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 II open,
Together they entered in. for the angels great
love had lifted the woman to Paradise.
Some authorities there who do not bark
back to the days OF the Garden OF Eden but tell
n pathetic tale OF the Danube the origin of the
forget me-not's name. The blue waves OF the
river washed the foundation walls OF brave
knights ancestral castle. lie had but Just come
home from the 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 yoBder; there. upon that ~
see those star-like blossoms blue thrc' -
Instantly he sprang into the r"9 = f.islet
toward the flowers In safety he. g EMe eyes
and grasped the fragile prize. G, II and swan
to return with them TO the - yeached the isl
made him helpless in T. R,,,t when he trie
flowers to his frant's- ..a b,s heavy arm
CRY forse''m1 n ne current Toss nop,, e.
~NA a. bride with the ason'A'
- n, be sank from sisn@