Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . FOXYjHE story of Narcissus isfeomewhat known by most^people of our time, at least/the average person knowsteat he was the youth whosaw his own reflection in the water,pined away with love for it, and fromwhose remains the flower Narcissussprung up. Ethelbert Nevin knewsomething of the story and made hisname immortal by a rippling waterscene based on the myth. If you read the original story as itappears in Ovid you will find that thereare some moral lessons in it, as well asa pleasant little creation myth of theflower. If you have in mind t
Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . FOXYjHE story of Narcissus isfeomewhat known by most^people of our time, at least/the average person knowsteat he was the youth whosaw his own reflection in the water,pined away with love for it, and fromwhose remains the flower Narcissussprung up. Ethelbert Nevin knewsomething of the story and made hisname immortal by a rippling waterscene based on the myth. If you read the original story as itappears in Ovid you will find that thereare some moral lessons in it, as well asa pleasant little creation myth of theflower. If you have in mind the pretty part,-107-. as we might call it, of the flower, thepart that appeals most to us, of theorigin of the delicate white flower withthe yellow centre, I think you will per-haps find some of the same charm inthe little story of Foxy. Perhaps Ihad better begin by telling you the wayin which I happened to hear it. I was paying an afternoons visit tothe farm of a friend, the daughter of theOctogenerian. She and I had an in-terest in common, namely; landscapepainting, and I had driven eight or ninemiles across country to see her home. The Octogenerian was about fivefeet six or seven, rather slight in build,hardened by work in winter winds andsummer suns, a man with a noble brow,a strong, set mouth and a chin that in-dicated determination. He was a rare-108-
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