ON HIS WAY TO HIS OFFICE ONE MORNING, A YOUNG MAN REMEMBERED THAT IT WAS HIS FINANCEE´S BIRTHDAY. THEREFORE, HE STOPPED IN AT A FLORIST FROM WHOM HE BOUGHT FREQUENTLY AND WRITING ON HIS CARD THE WORDS:
"DARLING, I´M SENDING YOU A ROSE FOR EACH YEAR OF YOUR SWEET LIFE". "HE MANDED IT TO THE FLORIST WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO SEND 24 ROSES TO THE ADDRESS WRITTEN ON THE CARD. THE FLORIST, KNOWING HE WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER, DECIDED TO BE GENEROUS AND INSTEAD OF 24 ROSES HE SENT 36. IT WAS SOME MONTHS LATER BEFORE THE YOUNG MAN LEARNED WHY HIS RING WAS RETURNED TO HIM THAT EVENING.