The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-11-24

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wrong to risht see IT. for take II that
you did not encourage him 10 think you cared
for him. And now. my dear, let me advise you
to choose your friends very carefully, espsc-
tally your boy friends. and then conduct
yourself in such a manner that 1t leaves no
room for doubt In their minds a. TO how they
must conduct themselves while with you
Dear Miss BROOKS -
| have been very interested in your corner.
Between You and Me-" have a few questions
I would like TO ask you ~ VIII you please
give the history of the Forget-me-not and
the Pond Lily. (2) There is a crowd of young
girls that have just Joined the beehive swarm
VIII you give us a name and its mean
in 7 hope you will have success in answering
my question
SWEETHEART. Mink Creek. Ida.
An Indian legend of how the Water or
Pond Lily become known and named. sp-
peared in your paper a few weeks ago. 1 viii
reprint it here for you:
The Indians believed that the stars were the
7omes OF those who had walked across the
Starry Bridge of Souls, and one night they
'aw star leave the sky and come half way
toward the earth. That night young brave
dreamed that the star came and told him to
ask his wise men what shape she might take
nat she could dwell with the red people, whom
ne io"-t. forever Inc wise men said for her
20 choose for herself. So at first she came to
i've in the heart OF white rose on the noun
tain side. but she very lonely. SO she next
took up her dwelling In prairie flower. but
great herds Of buffalo went laundering by and
he was frightened. So she again set forth
to find resting place. and as she foated over
great blue lake. she her shadow In the
water. and sank down to rest on its cool bosom.
The next morning the lake was covered with
great. ali MI nth
hearts. The Indians said the White Star had
called her sisters TO live among them They
called them 'Wahbegwannee. the White Star
Flowers"
The following is an interesting little history
of the Forget-me-not:
IL Is related that young couple. the eve
of their marriage. were walking along tho
banks Of a river and cluster of Forget
sn--not floating the stream The bride-to-be
admired the beauty Of the flower and lamented
its destiny. The lover plunged into the water
to rescue Il but having caught it, found
himself sinking. He made final effort and
threw IT at the feet of his betrothed, ex-
claiming as he did so, "forget-me-notf r. Since
that event this flower has been made emblemst-
ical of the sentiment forget-me-not
How would the White Star Swarm Be for
a name, emblematic of purity. and the Pond
Lily as the symbol Or the Indian name
20 wa issa.' meaning bluebird and have III,
bluebird as your symbol.
a
Dear Miss Brooks.
am reader of your interesting corner, and
seeing how many others you have helped.
now enter your corner to ask for help VIII
you please publish In the Mount Pleasant
Pyramid paper, the words to the song<>@Dovn
BY the Weeping Wiow"7 Hoping you can
ind 1t somewhere. with my best wishes, I
hank you.
PAULINE. Moroni. Utah
Very sorry Pauline to have to report / am
Unable to locate your song Are you quit,
ure this Is the right titIe7 You see / have
o have the correct title or the first line of thu
ong before l can successfully find IT, II you
an remember these and are sure one or both
re correct will be very happy to try again
o locate it for you
lear Miss Brooks:
This Is the first ! have ever written to Won
have two questions would like to ask. q,
What Is the Red Ris IT named after7 (2) Where
It located? Thanking you in advance l am
BLUE EYES, Idaho.
DO not and from what source the Red
ivers tof which there are two) derived their
ames' Inc Red River of the North Is
ver OF the United States and Canada This
ver rises in the west-central part of MIN
esota. and after describing small curve to
re south and west. ii turns northward at =
'ahpcton. North Dakota, and for about 200
iles forms the boundary between Minnesota
nd North Dakota, and eventually empties
ITO Lake Winnipeg. The principal tributaries
nus river are the She~enne and Pembina
N. D., and the Assiniboine in Manitoba,
ne other Red River Is the southernmost
the more important tributaries of the
ississirpi. and has its source in several head
reams OF Northern Texas This stream
flows nm eastery course between Texas and
klahoma. enters Arkansas. and cutting off the
'uthwestern corner Of the state. flows south
steriy through louisiana until it reaches the
ississippi.