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length married him. Demophoon was re¬ 
called to Athens by the death of his father; 
but promised to return to his beloved Phyllis 
at the expiration of a month, and fixed the 
day. The tender Phyllis counted every mi¬ 
nute during his absence, until the longed- 
for period arrived. Phyllis ran to the shore 
nine times; but, having lost all hope, she 
died of grief, and was changed into an al¬ 
mond tree. Demophoon returned three days 
afterwards in despair ; he offered a sacrifice 
on the sea-shore to appease the manes of 
his beloved. She appeared sensible of his 
repentance and his return, for the almond 
tree, which enclosed her in its bark, blos¬ 
somed instantaneously ; proving by this last 
effort that death had wrought no change in 
her affections. 
INFIDELITY. 
YELLOW ROSE. 
Lddovico Verthema tells us that, in the 
year 1503 he saw great quantities of yellow 
roses at Calicut, whence it is believed that 
both the single and double varieties were 
brought into Europe by the Turks, as Park¬ 
inson mentions that it was introduced into 
England by one Master Nicholas Lete, a 
