| Show A Legend of The Passion Flower By ly Dell There Thero III fallen B From the pulon r nt fit Tennon upon n II Unit many your 1110 there lived a 1 maillen who became tired longed 1 fur for rent She beheld nature Ion don nhi thi th sober tint of the leave and lower were wel dl and with fl II of the maiden fell Klu II she wn Will R 1 vine Ine crow crowing row ing IlIg among other oilIer In III the heart of ofa a dim far t nut Hut Hie he wn WAI u 0 frail could coul l not grow rapidly h with her brother and Rill mid therefore IMS I came from her family and relit crept humbly upon the ground Jo round For IraI soma Bomo time h lingered near the parent villas vinos aa as though loth to be from thoe thole to whom he was related 1 hut they were all alln o buty Growing crowing they had no time to thu little vine ville whom they looked upon ullOn a aa III a Il The little vine Ille any nn of ot her relative Her IIer leave leaett were different in III Contour from thoe of Ihn other vine Ille there wai a light Kilt ter to them which the other had not The larger vine climbed sturdily over OVel broken tree looked with con can contempt tempt upon their light Mater who not no but was content to creep creel upon the ground to the chirp of ot tho the lull of at atthe the of the brook brool und lol the delicate tints of the thi sky of ot which the he caught a I glimpse the overhanging of ot tho traps her Anel the vine vir iu w lIt van S to climb with willI dark green family nho h had llallI grown In a n different direction and tier h r I w wura re III KI of backward u II rough foot Coot troll trod OVal her little body llO hut but the ulI brought forth furth H 1 from the Iha vine Ine which would c u the er II to In regretfully behold the work he hud done Once n a who had hillI vine il ft tho little thing It Willi n rare Ilire Iee men lIen df would have hll 8 valued If II highly hll hl Hut the tho to remo It II for fOI fear train would end lt 1111 Hiom Blom brief and he hll n AId ld tho Poor Ioor little thing It IB Is but It will live 1111 The vine Ine heard many similar I remarks her lieI frailty her doubt doubtful ful growth etc Itc and sliu gho longed for a friend In whom nhe he could find lion and sympathy A robin perched on 1111 the branch of at a n pine nang her hel n A ong of ot cheer one took and ern II ell Now No It hap hlll happened that thai an OAk tr l grew trew In thin Hume near the little vino villo Ht Ite HW her for existence and pit led her hol for tor he recognized that she WR WRone win winone one of Floras choicest nature In one ulle of ot her strange frenkl hud left In the wrong place Illace The vine vino admired tile the o olk k with It broad branch branchen branche en e und protecting leave and looked Upon him an all the king of ot the Day lIRY liner day n A mutual sprung UP 1111 between them Como to tome tome me little exclaimed the o oak k kone one day creep up liP my m strong trunk trun and I will you from being fur further further ther bruited by h a feet teet no o longas long as life mildly Gladly the vine turned to the friend friendly ly h voice olee and they both two to so different as they the should i i understand 1 carh other ether FO o well N frailly eR mo with willI witha willII a I strong d Ire to protect you ou ex the tho oak und ha ho his hie 1 leave In till the pausing It I III your OUI Ihl vine Ine which m me with rev for you ou and he twined twilled her herlit lit lie arm around great ouk body bod Ilko Ilk a tired chili who Meek comfort In III the of If It mother nt lit twilight Th rh oak tree Uee wa AI very ery learned he hehn hud hn I in the many lRI and Imd seen non ninny w WAI Hille to 10 to 10 the little lilt II vine broader knowledge rot gather from her hn refined tiute culture for tor hi world worn mind They talked on all RII The Illa different Insect iff If the the pebble In III hallow brook the 1111 flowers and the Thu their we n 1 source of 1110 ur to hath both the oak oa k and all 1 the vine when the vine rd the oak with h r hI would nay 11 Oh my m lovely loel there Is I magic In your our touch I have tell felt M 0 young I J have hae known you You are a 1 In III my m old oM age II lilt and time Um to me meI I II but one olle endle day of nt Many 1 all people 1 who td I through thA forest were tempted to take the vuu 1110 nun but when they the saw how hol cloudy she he Imd crown rown to the oak trunk they would 1 pa It by and not It Hut on day dR a swept Iw pt over overlie the lie for t in ltd 1111 fury truck the kingly oak to the lh ground yet It In III dying he WI able to breathe hi hll ble upon till the vine vloe whoM who I hope It y for tor In her grief and The wind with hr hn blowing her ten tendrils drill drils back lIek and forth until out of at ex exhaustion he fell on Oil the ground grieved for him who had loved her o 0 dearly Thi birds loit their joy jO ou OUI note to 10 her and aliI th am which through tha tree Iree lost ther and WH away AIa with longing for tor her har One d dllY y a remarkable thing hiP hap happened penell A German brought a R clai dat In to forest to gather specimen for their They like bot i from the delicate nen mone to If the pal violet Iolet laughing In nn of ot joy jo to he fret fre from the school room wall Suddenly on CIne of ur the student saw IlL the ex examining H I vine which was II lying pros prot trute by the oak tIk tree trel and they I all drew to IJ V hr r what hn h was say 81 I nir for hi h WI i larn i Mv My i I 1 ivi un h hf s f I k I I 1 lia h f i fi f carD tl c ii k of or the leaf leot on till vine und the many 1111 leate vein It groth has hUK been 1 ln red on ou account of the wrung environ environment ment for tor flow r feel and are Hensl tIe However 1 am Rill convinced that once placed In the th proper atmosphere with th wilier water and x pure un to it it will 1111 rare and of the be A tit I Ifill fill passion which grew at the toot foot of tile the crow rOM on Mt lit Calvary The vine felt from tho forest and placed In a 1 home of lIf and warmth Amid the love loe and admi admiration ration which surrounded her Hh pro produced the legendary leMenI flowers which the Ih professor had predicted hn would do 10 doand and Will wan PY for hav having ht ing given to l olence lence a 1 new for her wreath The nI soul Moul and sho Rho show w AI s conscious nt fir a noble feeling which only come comell to heart that hired ble It was now spring The church h bell were ringing their luter sa 1111 sacred cred erell again adorned lIl I unit rail of dim cathedrals In III their apical a 1 pos wd the woman to 1 and with the lower anti and In her moment she Rho always remembered I the dream of ot the vine Ine and the oak and Its It lenon was the Baiter note of new awakening of or hlo faith mid consecration to 10 service for tor the helpless and Ind hopeless o 01 God earth to I |
