The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-03


Baby's Breath while l tell my
Sunflower about the dreadful
War of Flowers that occurred in
our World. Down in the little
country of Serbia a Johnnie
Jump-Up stepped on a Passion
Flower and Immediately a May
pop exploded and killed a Regal
Lily that belonged to Austria.
This made all the Schizanthus
Wisetemensia as mad as Snap
dragons, and started the Sweet
Williams trampling over the BUD
della of Belgium. Then the Tu-
lips spoke unkind words to the
Poppies of Flanders, and insulted
the flag of France.
To get La France rose flew de
lis over to our country, the Amer
lean Beauty rose, Spread Eagle,
and scared over to consult Eng
land. At once the Bulrushes out
armed the Hedgerows with Haw-
thorn, and the Irish with Sham
rocks, and they all sailed over to
France on the Water Lily. There
they found the Turks Cap al
ready thrown into the fray, and
the Sweet Sultan certainly q Red
Sage.
The Russian Johnquils their
Emperor. and armed with red hot
pokers rushed down in a flame
vine; Italy's Gaillardias bearing
poinsettias marched up allin ar
ray; the Mountain Laurel OF
Greece all ran ready to throw the
hibiscus; the Gardenias of Spain
with their Larkspur buckled on
and rape in hand stood at atten-
ton under the Bougainvilleas,
while above in the snow-on-the-
mountain the Swiss Chard assum-
ed the attitude of the Eidleweiss;
with their armor dripping with
snowdrops but ready at any mo-
ment to lombard with snowballs.
The straining point was reach
ed, a Hoilyhock shot out a limb
and knocked down a Touch-Me-
mot, a fire ball flew through the
air, a red bud burst, another
and another, all the Tiger Lilies
shot their pistils, the Cannas
bloomed out, the swords of the
Boston Fern clashed upon the
blades of Pampas Grass, Shell
flowers exploded in mid-air
throwing their shells in every di-
rection, seed pods cracked and
scattered shot like pellets all over
the ground, the Hedgerows be-
came a riot of color, there was
noise, and smoke and confusion
with every color of flag flying
when all at once a golden glow
cloud floated over the struggling
mass which proved to be the
poisonous pollen that stifled and
| choked and killed. A Chinese
Lily let fall a deadlyflu germ that
carried death and destruction in
it's wake.
In and out among the dead ana
dying went Elder Berry, while
here and there could be seen &
Nuns veil. The Mourning Bride
mingled her tears with Jobs tears
and those of the Weeping Willow
bleeding hearts were every where
and there just seemed to be ne
hearts ease anywhere.
Meanwhile over in Jerusalem
the Royal Poinciana of England
captured the land of the Rose O.
Sharon and gave it as an Easte,
Lily present to the Wandering
Jew.
Again the German Tulips spoK,
out this time they asked TO,
peace. Immediately Jack-in-the
Pulpit carried in an Olive bios
som, Love-in-a-puff blew up ant
showered love-in-a-mist all owe
ed. Then the Dandelions made ;
the Fluffie Ruffles fighting ceas
feast and invited all the old Rag
ged Robins, the Sweet Williams
and the Johnie-Jump-Ups to par
take of ambrosia and mint julii
which was the pink of perfection
Everything went we'll for ;
thyme.
Then all at once the japanese
irof was kindled against the vel
low of the Chinese Sacred Lily
They began to tear down theil
Wall Flowers, and burn up thu
Wool Flowers, again the Russian!
rushed down with their red-hot