. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 49 A French Flower Girl. One of tlie prettiest girls I saw in France was selling (lowers on the grand balcony. Her beauty won her many buyers as well as admirers. Her liair was as dark as a raven's wing, her eyes flashed and softened by turns, her feat- ures weri- as clean as from a sculptor's chisel, her cheeks red roses. Ilciwevtr she might be .Hdrc^sed, she answered with a smile, a melodious laugh of pleas- ure foUowingif she were pleased, a frown clouding her face but adding to her
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 49 A French Flower Girl. One of tlie prettiest girls I saw in France was selling (lowers on the grand balcony. Her beauty won her many buyers as well as admirers. Her liair was as dark as a raven's wing, her eyes flashed and softened by turns, her feat- ures weri- as clean as from a sculptor's chisel, her cheeks red roses. Ilciwevtr she might be .Hdrc^sed, she answered with a smile, a melodious laugh of pleas- ure foUowingif she were pleased, a frown clouding her face but adding to her beaaty if she would reprove. Hut she did nut the evenness of her temper. " I do so want to sell all ze genteelmen II jwers," she would say in broken Ivig- lish, with a delii'ious French accent that stole right thriiugh the hearts and into the ])ocketbooks of some American gen- tlemen I knew, and to whom she of en turned during the evening, " but I want them to buy for their own goot, not mine. I love ze flowers. They are sweet flowers, lovely flowers;" and her faceran red with blushes like her roses. I gave up think- ing of her when I heard next morning that she had a husband whom she reg- ularly whipped twice a day.—/). A. Orr in C/tainbersburg I 'alley Spirit. A Gardener Causes a Strike. Strikes, or "walk-outs," as they are called, are becoming a feature of domes- tic life. The story goes that Mr. George Westinghouse sent for his gardener one day to do something. The reply came back that the gardener was busy and could not come. Subsequently it was discovered that the confining work upon which he was engaged was a game of poker in the stable. Thereupon the man of culture was summarily discharged. This action brought on a strike in the kitchen, and every servant threatened to (juit work unless the gardener was rein- stated. This crisis, so unexpected, brought on a compromise, and a truce wa,s proclaimed. But it is plain to see that there i
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