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the young man, as soon as he could be heard ; and, 
stooping carelessly, he plucked another, which 
proved even more of a surprise than the first, so 
vividly intense was its color. 
The first specimen was a dark pansy. The two 
usually deep purple upper petals now appeared of 
a deep velvety peacock blue. The remaining 
three petals were pale emerald - green, bordered 
with deeper green. In the second blossom the 
upper pair of petals were now transfigured in vivid 
emerald-green, the rest of the flower being of paler 
but almost equally dazzling brilliancy. 
The demoralization was more and more com- 
plete as another and another of the remarkable 
blossoms was rescued from its obscurity, always 
by the accommodating young man, and added to 
the growing bouquet. Neighbors on right and 
left were quickly acquainted with the remarkable 
discovery, and a gathering of excited natives soon 
assembled in the parlor to view the new floral 
sensation. The pansy-beds were soon the scene 
of busy commotion, but in the eager search for 
the rare blooms fortune seemed still to favor the 
young man, to the exasperation of several of the 
bright-eyed young ladies, who, of course, did not 
happen to know of the young man's occasional 
sly recourse to a certain tumbler concealed near 
by. 
But the secret soon leaked out, and the victim 
