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back. Botli the omission and commission of every¬ 
thing; of which we could hear or read we have tried, 
all to nearly no effect. And so it happened that at 
this time our plants were void of bloom. 
“ But I’ll make this wilderness bloom like a full¬ 
blown rose,” said Sunnie, slightly misquoting Scrip¬ 
ture. 
BY IIARRIETTE WOOD. 
We were to entertain the Sociable a few days hence, 
and the house must look its very best. 
Accordingly books, brackets, pictures, 
, and all the pretty things were 
ged to show off to the greatest 
titage. I am proud to add that 
orrowing was done; but we did J 
descend to some other false pretences, J|f| 
less reprehensible, to make confession J pp i 
of which is the object of this sketch. jESsS 
Some days previous to that of the Jmilsimm 
gathering we were considering whether jsSi pBM 
we might, could, would, or should J|lgj|j|||§ 
squander a very little in the purchase jEHSaHs 
vases. 
variously demonstrated. The entliu- 
ga siastic Mrs. A., the sharp Mrs. B., 
illlh the calm, unruffled Quaker lady Mrs. 
ISIIfe, C., with Farmer D., Attorney E., and 
llJllllit Dr. F., were all alike victimized by 
ggHSSk the gay deceivers, as they stood in 
|§|l|||||||fe silent, graceful dignity adorned with 
ppillplS jR borrowed holiness. Pastor G. was es- 
pecially partial to the Rose. “ It was 
a Bible flower,” he said, and bent down 
t° inhale its fragrance, but, having a 
bad cold, was unable to perceive any. 
But as the evening began to wane, 
and our friends to talk of retiring, S.un- 
nie stole up to the good Reverend and 
i * 1 ^ er own irresistible way said : 
“ Pastor, I am like Mark Twain, not 
BF like George Washington—I could tell 
W a lie, but I won’t. Please to inform 
these friends that every one of our 
flowers is a sham, nothing but a de¬ 
ception in paint and wax.” 
This lie did, adding: <! I am not, 
however, altogether prepared to pro¬ 
nounce an artifice by which we have 
been so completely cheated a sham. I hope that 
Sunnie, and all of us for whom she has prepared this 
seat of beauty, may be able to attain unto as great 
perfection in the imitation not only of the Creator’s 
works but of himself, in all those things wherein he 
has commanded us to be conformed unto his own 
glorious image.” 
Lamp-Mat in Feather Embroidery, 
For several days the child shut herself up in her 
room and kept busy at work. Finally she appeared 
one morning, bearing upon a huge band-box cover a 
quantity of most exquisite flowers which she had 
been constructing, of course of wax, but 
every one of which was as perfect, in out¬ 
ward appearance, as if nature alone had been 
concerned in its formation. And 
now indeed the wilderness did 
begin to bloom, even as she had 
promised. For both varieties of 
Mvk the Fuchsia she had made a pro- 
gfOBk per quantity of the lovely jewel IPvJtt ^ 
—Wi'fl ^ ossoms which they bear, and 
®jl||Sr these she proceeded to attach at HBjglif 
||| those points upon the branches l|js||p§j 
v where the natural flowers should l||H|f|j 
have appeared. This was easily EHpIp 
_ t done by means of twining the BpBaill! 
to delicate wire stems around those 
of the plant, whose abundant 
foliage concealed the work of 
bjvn joining most effectually. In the 
same way 1113 ,' Bridal rosebush 
was put in blooming order, and 
my Tree Carnation covered with 
buds, and a single full-blown choice Pink pre¬ 
maturely opened (?). M 3 * two Cacti next flashed 
into a flame of scarlet bloom, and lastly my r lovely 
Wax-plant—though “ the time of flowers is not 
Shawl or Travelling Case. 
Siiopping-Bag, 
Worms in Pots. —Bake fine-cut tobacco, spread 
a thin layer of the earth around the plant when the 
earth is dry, then water freel]'; repeat if needed and 
first application is not thorough. 
always look remarkably healthy and thrifty in win¬ 
ter, we do not succeed often in obtaining flowers 
from them. We have pinched' off, and we haven’t 
pinched off; we have cut back, and let alone cutting 
