Or Forever Hold Your Peace
When Jessie finally awoke the next morning, I had already been up for several hours. I told her to sit on the edge of the bed. I wanted to show her something. I got down on one knee and presented her with a giant bird of paradise flower. She smiled and commented on how beautiful the flower was. With a wry smile on my face, I said, “Jessie, look into the center of the plant.” There she found a gold engagement ring.
She screamed out loud, tearful, and confidently said, “Yes, I’ll marry you!”
The next statement that emanated from her mouth was “I thought you would never ask, and I’d have to ask you, that I would have you know!”
The ring was entirely gold, as I knew that Jessie would never wear one made with diamonds. She would have been afraid that the diamonds
