Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-27
Cruel Things Are Said
About Poppy S Odor
and Opium
Poppy and White Lupine Have an Argument About
Poppys Snobbishness and Her "Good With
out and Bad Within
By MARGARET M'SHANE.

There was this morning, a great
deal OF argument in the garden, and
really was afraid, that Poppy and
! the White Lupine would clash. This
you know would be dreadful
tragedy. for their friendship is 50
beautiful and it has existed for SO
many many years, that -
Thus the Hummihg Bird, sitting
on top OF a cluster Of the Crimson
Rambler. chatted excitedly to the
Bundle Bee. He had just returned
from a tour OF the garden and was
giving the particulars Of his expert
encc.
u was flying by on my way to the
Honeysuckle vine for some honey
for my luncheon, when came to
The outside paths of the garden
abrtting on the fields. Poppy and
the White l-upine were deep in CON
Hcr>ation. At first thought it
Was but friendly chat, but as the
voices grew to higher pitch. and
took on rapid gait, I knew it was
more than idle conversation-it was
argument. indeed
The White lupine was scolding
Poppy for her naughty ways aud
Snobbiness among the flower, folk"
Well that does seem funny. grunt-
! ed Mr. Bundle Bee. | am quite
story | missed the squabble Buz-
zlng about the garden at all times
OF the day, it seems strange that
should miss ANYTHING. | will fly
over and see things for nlvselt."
So Mr.. Bundle Bee buzzed for
few seconds, and then darted away
in the direction Of the fields, for
q personal interview with the actors
OF the garden tragedy.
The Huming Bird, quite bewiIder-
ed and deep in thought, sank farther
INTO the clusters of the Crimson
Rambler with very lar away look
in his eyes
And it was all true Things were
as the Hunting Bird had said. The
Bundle Bee found Poppy and the
White Lupine with their heads bent
close together, arguing away re
CARELESS of who might hear.
Il do not blame YOU myself" con-
tinued the White Lupine. THE toss
Of your beautiful head and your
proud hauteur made YOU lovely to
me. But people do not understand
you as ! do, and consequently they
say so many hateful things about
you
My dear iupine care not what
they say. Always. always, for cen
turtles past, we have been ma1ioncd
and so misunderstood. Our natures
deep and sensitive would have hceh
crushed long ago, had not our SPIRIT
become bold and deiiaut.
Cruel Words for Poppy.
people say such cruel things oi
US. They call US insolent' and ou1
brilliant flaming color. the poppy's
red effontery. Others say we cause
headache from our sickly odor and
that we wear an angry look. Even
history has little in our praise: lair
without and foul Within is its YER
dict
Thus YOU see Lupine. we have
great deal to bear, With So much
untavorable comment and our .splen-
did traits passed by unnoticed, we
toss our heads proudly. high above
you all, and cover our sorrow within
tt.a lilo tho ,.i,
a tear in IT,
I'VE ilower~folk have friendships
and antipithiea just as we'll as hui
mans, and il we do not wish to grow
among some people, cannot see
why II should not be our own affair
Owing nothing to the creatures Of
earth, among whom we live. We grow
or not at will.
) This year | may choose to bloom
solely in one corner; next year !
may blaze up with all my ardent
colors, through the middle Of the
garden like a crimson sash; aud
again you may and me bobbing up.
quite alone in the pansy bed. or
may squeeze in and blossom up
uillqu'iS III tiie tiosS owl Vi tIiC
box border if 1t so suits my fancy.
Living without rule and growing
when and where the spirit moves Us
has made us seem queer, Maybe
we are queer; ii so. we are whirnSi-
cal too"
YES, Poppy. I understand all
this" eagerly broke in the White
1>upine. land love each one Of
these traits. 1t is just thi, queer
ness that makes you SO interesting
and mysterious. No one can make
you out, not even |. who have
grown by your side wear after year
and have watched VIM adnirjng
eyes your every caprice. | am fiat
tered most OF all that you choose TO
keep company with me, and to this
impulse of yours our site in the -xar-
den and in the field, is orc ~ tho
finest IN effect
And they say We have an anq~y
jook-an angry I.upiuc. how ridicu
lous'
What would VIC NC angry about.
~,th heaven giving IS such bcaut',
~ fayors a0d distinctions:
, Our blossoms are the most tra'e
o1-cr+ and delicate ~ al tho n t--