The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29
Wayside Meditations
"OPTIMO."
"Floral Linguistic"
By "OPTIMO."


howers which the uncouh would rampe under the
cultured might ignore Fair madens and noble womanhood have
united their efforts
in the confines Of walls the intelligence that
still those who do not deem beneath their dignity
ing their standard morality of the eternal fitness of
things to follow in the iusrous footsteps the owly Gaean
who about doing good and who that az
have done the least of these it also unto
Our Chaplain voiced unspoken sentiments in his tribute
to you the representatives OF the noble the w c.
and in the lonely solitude prison Sunday
we lndle this euogy OF the linguistic ability of flowers
silent tribute thanks you your kindly eorsn our behalf
Flowers have been given significance which indvidu
ally collectively would silent language
of human emotions and elections SPECIE
long have spoken of consancy; they
OF the morbid coong have emotions
such envy, jealousy, hatred
To-day each individual flower helps comprise the
bouquet before has taken personality own but which
after all but reflex of that divine personality
entire universe And listen the different messages my
floral friends bring linguistic ability
has been developed in the scholastic divinity
Omnpotence has been their Alma Mater is power
seductive and that influences peoples all nations and
cme in scale degree of social life Omnpresence
mas been their tutor and able everywhere
speak in the language that the exgences of the
Have the human parental flowers budded brought forth after
their kind then the christening flowers sing an Angelic
anthem OF Innocence At the Hymena alter they sacred
symphony OF hearts affections When the tolls life
in the solemn queude of the chamber they speak
of hope hope such that which inspired of old to
the death bed his cannot return to me
but shall go to him. hope such the Messiah buded found
alton for in his last go away but whether 90
ye may ALSO"
Omnisience has handmaiden TEACHING them to
speak remain silent according the OCCASION the mood of
the individual We would wish that mortal friends
had a modicum of such trait or wisdom
Verify, friend flower thou dost youth
affections thou nge Of gallant coy maiden as thew in
the sprngme of their life begin think seriously mating and
homebudng And as they sit hand in hand carpet
of green beneath the sheerng shade tree
looks into that reflect soul morning
that the velvet rose and tells to
her the cid sweet story that's been told oft before What joy
Is his when ne hnds his affections returned in kind! All
to radate joy and happiness the
glory with the golden
ripping rs and pung murmur joyful cadence
the birds in the trees rll meodious
and friend flower with beautiful coong deity tinted
by the divine artist do give added beauty your
fragrant perfume doth the atmosphere
sweet incense of love and affection
beauty and their made vibrant your fra
there them nonsybic but
sandable language yours bearing commend
aory message from celestial regions.
But the dreams youth always realized
The call of the lark has lives been
bodng the Man the sparks
fly upward said job Many matrimonial barque
wrecked the conjugal Many glossy
shown silver threads among the gold" before their
time Many man. like modern Atlas, carrying world
of trouble his shoulders and looking
the OF fe and the hand writing the walls
of his record those addest of words might have BEEN
History informs that mankind presumed upon omnpoence
the tower of Babel that he dispersed that language
conounded that today. unless ingust we
those Of other nations talking like
jagon But thou friend speak universal
Thou hast political affiliations Thou hodest religious
prejudces Thou hast snobbsh social
has placed the dollar mark choice
floral family thus removing them from probable by
the poor and lowly.
hold fading Thy beauty gonel
Wilt thou alone? Thou whom 7 have
eulogzd and headed for thy consancy had thought
only hour of trouble But we
marvel at thy Decline for thou prison. so
fade and die when they have uthes removed from
their natural habitat. and compelled long
period of time imprisoned.
But thou hast good purpose flower thou
adorned the bosom Of mother earth the freedom;