Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-20
Lovely SWeetpea Giggles-
Bushes and Is Kissed
by Sweet William

the little people. OF the garden, mel
il, tor me my right to be Gale
sweet pea.
Bcing Of a tender constitution. .
have crotchcty appetite and Iii
less my food is prepared for III,
'ja~t to my liking | viii die ,
hrnper.
old earth near the top will nevc
>rtisiy my tastes. ! like the So.
thal IS two feet deep. and | want
!1"3tly enriched, the richer the be
ter. With this king OF food an
Iii open sunny location, giving n
plenty OF lignt and fresh air. ] con
rDt stop growing, no matter no
mach | might be inclined TO
OF all the hower-folk of the ga
ia like TO live near best, it
Sweet William. | like him at n
lcct. because he grows low al
bu,hv, and bears such enormol
h, ads Of blossoms that spread o.
Ia. and wide. and cover up my leg
have always been ashamed
! my legs they are 50 sQuawny al
II shaped; AID my body too is vel
thin. My fingers are long al,
tapering and with them | hold ia
to all things and bind the things ,
love the best, around with tin
InEs.
Sometimes I stretch my neck :
far over the garden that am atra
it will break. am curious | W,
admit, but it is the curiosity OF Low
to see all the children who visit II
! garden. because | never want the
, to leave without coming over to St
me-
One day when I was stretchln
my neck to see who the little 81
VAS coming in the garden gat
! SNe et William bobbed up and kisse
me on the cheek blushed Grim
son and giggled, and tried so har
to hide my face, but could not, at
ever since then | have been Gale
Red Riding Hood, or the scarlcr
scented sweet pea.
| Sweet William has always hirte
/ desperately With me, and he says #
was a case Of love at first sight.
/ ] hope he does not think | try f
first with him, for my tip-toe att.
tude in the garden; but if you d."
MIR. Sweet William, you are ver
much mistaken.
But like Sweet William ver
much lie is rather a plain fellow
| | know, but so pert and independer
I that I cannot held but like him.
Oh. here comes old Bundle Be
| from the neighbor's garden. r.
: leases me to death for my hone
ana sucks all ] have. Often haye
duched my head when have see
him coming, but it is OF no use. for
my perfume ! cannot hide and b.
would find me even though live
in the clouds.
Mr.. Rumble Bee visits me Otter
With his big, yellow trunk, painte
round with black stripes, and h.
head cooked on one side, he fee
himself lord and master Of all b.
surveys. and nips honey, here AMI
| there, at will. He does not visit
the other flowers as much as he doe
us. lie loves me for my briiliart
color and my sister, Gaicty, for hcr
pink and white stripes; and the
cur exquisite perfume browns the
scent of all the other flowers.
This and Sweet Williams atten-
tons causes great deal Of JEALOUSY
in the garden. Our jealous friend
say that We paint red and white,
that we aim to shine in nosegays
and that We stretch our heads 50
corceitly far over our companions
that We might attract all gaze.
It is true we love to shine III nose
gays, for we are the queen Of flow
crs for nOseEays.
To be worn close to the heart q
someone, who really loves you; n
he fondled. caree>ed, and admire
there. what could give greater hap
pines~,
The aroma Of some STILES me- 50
that | quickly sicken and die, witt
/ others | can live for hours.
| do not want to die, but we must
all dc sometime, and. if 7 do not
live slong in nosegay, it is sweet In
die pressed 70 someone's heart w
1ove~~and to die Of love, of the love
that some one little girl hold
for YOU, makes our happiness grca'
er when we have passed on to the
spirit world.
For the last few days I have fcr'