Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1897 — The Note in the Flowers. [ARTICLE]

The Note in the Flowers.

A .young gentleman whose gallantry was largely In excess of his pecuniary means sought to remedy this defect and save the money requfted for the purchase of expensive flowers by arranging with a,gnrdener to let him have a bouquet from time to time lu return for his caoVcff clotiwe. It thus happened one day that he received a bunch of the most beautiful roses, which he at once sent oIT to Ills lady love* In sure anticipation of a friendly welcome, he called at the house of the lady the same evening, and was not a little surprised at the frosty reception he met with. “You sent me a note to-day," the young lady remarked after a pause, In the most frigid tones. “I—a note?" he Inquired, In blank astonishment. “Certainly, along with the nosegay." “To be sure, I sent you a nosegay.” “And there was a note Inside—do you still mean to deny it?” With these words she handed the dumfounded swain a scrap of paper, on which the following words were written: “Don't forget the old trousers you promised me the other day.” The Queen of Spain Is said to be most simple and domestic In her tnstes. She and her daughters are ad: irable needlewomen, and embroider and make lace beautifully, the little king playlug beside them while they work. The Queen teaches her children German herself. She has but one vice—if vice it be. She smokes, and the little king delights In making cigarettes for her. Glass eyes are now made for horses, cats and dogs, as well as for human beings. These animals use a larger eye than man and several are ordered for them at the same time, as a new one is necessary about once' In six months. The edges become roughened and produce irritation from the acids of the secretions affecting the enamel.

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