Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-17

''Of course all YOU tall flowers think
Won arc more beautiful and of more i'm
portance in the garden than We flowers
that grow near the ground. said the
pansics but where. will you tell me. do
you find such gorgeous colors rs III our
family
THAT is true. my dear Pansy. said
the Sage Lily, but you have not
gown III Your whole family that can
compare with those We wear Why, from
one of my kinsfok the butterflies get their
wings | am told
IF YOU speak Of your kinsfolk why
not mention all of them asked the
Pansy There is on, Of whom | feel
sure YOU are not proud, and that Is the
Carrlon Flower.
I'VE all have kinsfolk OF whom VIC
do not care to speak, SAID the Sage
Lily, but one of my knsfolk IS the
Lily of the Valley, and If you wish to
look us up read about the Mariposa
Tulip and you will learn our history
I've are of family by ourselves,
said the Pansv Our beauty belongs
to no one, and for all YOU say no one IN
this garden can compare with US for
beauty or variety OF colors.
The Sunhowers and the ltollyhocks
were so surprised 10 hear the soft. pretty
PanSy talking IN such bold manner
that they quite forgot themselves and
said no more. but the Pool All the time saw
what was happening "a Trumpet Vine
who had said nothing was steadily climb
ing and twining itself around the Holly
hook and SunfoweIs.
One morning the tall flowers awoke
10 find the Trumpet Vine had climbed
far above their heads and was IN the
branches of a tree nearby.
Good morning, everybody, II said,
looking down on the garden. w hie
all you flowers have been Dragging about
your color and your families have been
climbing Now, what Is the use OF beauty
or kinsfolk if II gets YOU nowhere III the
world You have never heard word from
me about my family but here ] am high
~ in the world, while YOU all are at my
feet
The Pansies and the Sage Lily raised
their pretty heads and looked at the
Trumpet Vine and sighed, for they knew
All il SAID was quite true he was far above
them
Now everybody be friends, said
the Trumpet Vine What Is the use
OF all this talk OF being important
Why, the modest Violet is related to the
Pansy. they are of the same family, 50
why brag
Ire Pansies turned their heads and
looked at the little kiolets growing
around them. 1T cannot be true!2 they
said.
But the Niolets lifted their Leads and
said: 1T Is true, cousins. We knew 1t all
the tune but we were afraid YOU We're too
proud to notice us, so we kept our secret!
The Sage Lily nodded to tie Pansles,
! as if 10 say, You see, we all have kins
| folk Of whom we do not speak
IF We are really related 10 YOU. sad
| the Pansles, we must be on speaking
! terms, and after this We shall always say
| good morning tn YOU. But rs YOU are our
| kinsfolk, We beg OF YOU have nothing to
| say to that Trumpet Vine 1t is really
! quite vulgar, and has only reached its
/ high place in the garden by climbing over
| the heads of the Sunflowers and the
| IoIIyhocks in a very rude manner, and
should not be noticed 10y flowers OF refine
ment like US
Just a you say, cousins, SAID the
| Nlolets proud to be noticed al last by the
| naughty Pansics
The Trumpet Vine leaned over from
the branch OF the tree, where II twIned
and looked INTO the Pool Il am up YOU
see, it SAID 10 the Pool All YOU need In
this world is a little push and while
Others are talking, just climb up over their
heads Before they know it YOU are the
biggest one IN the garden