Show TRADITION OF THE ROSE pretty legend current among north american indians the north american indians 0 the western coast have a tradition that roses were created without thorns so talland fair they grew that all creatures were attracted by their beauty and grace animals that browse upon grass and green herbage soon discover the tender the roses abundant foliage and then every rose tree holding its flowers aloft but attracted attention and drew destruction to itself every part of the earth had ben given its glory of roses but in every place there were animals which sought the bushes to devour them and and tribes of roses were in dan ger of becoming extinct in their ex tremley they held a council for in that faraway morning of tha dolid plants as well as animals had powel to speak to the council all the roses came and each had a tale to tell of suffering and disaster at length it was decided to send for help to the godman 01 the tribes the hiawatha of the west delegates were chosen from among those who were maimed and torn and had suf feied most oth ers also were sent who were tall and fair and graceful ise this coun ell discerned that should justice be denied the tribes beauty might pre tail in their cause the conference was long and grave at its close an armory of thorns was given to aery rose and thus were the tribes of roses delivered from the en amies circle magazine |