The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-05

Contemplates the embryo ffow'r.
"Ofspring most dear!" she fondly said.
"Part of myself! beneath my shade.
Safe shalt thou rise, whilst happyI,
Transported with maternal Joy,
Shall sec thy little buds appear,
Unfold and bloom in beauty here
What though the lily, or jonquil,
Or Hyacinth, no longer fill
The space around me--oN shall be
Abundsntly made up in Mee-
What though my present charms decay,
And passing strangers no more say
Of me, "sreet .fotor!"-yet tho1l shalt raise
Thy blooming head and gain the praise;
And this rcverberated pleasure,
Shall be to me world of treasure.
Cheerful part with former merit,
That it my darling may inherit;
Haste then the hours which bid thee bloom
And fill the zcphyrs with perfume!"
Thus had the rose-tree scarcely spoken,
Ere the sweet cup of bliss was broken
The Gardiner came, and with one stroke
He from the root the offspring took
Took from the soil where in it grew,
And hid it from the parents view;
Judge yr, who know mothers cares,
For the dear tender babe she bears,
The parents anguish--ye alone
Such sad vcsstudes have known,
Deep was the wound, nor slight the pain
Which made the rose-trec thus complain
"Dear little darling! art thou gone
Thy charms scarce to thy mother known!
Remov'd so soon!--so suddenly,
Snatch'd d from my fond maternal eye!
What hast thou done' dear offspring! say.
So early to be snatched away!
What! gone for erey!-seen no n,ore!--
For eper thy loss deplore:
Yc dews descend, with tears supply
My now forever fearful eye;
Or rather come some northern blast
Disodge my yielding roots in haste,-.
0phirhrinds arise--my branches tear,
And to some distant region bear,
Far from this spot, wretched mother,
Whose fruits and joys are gone together"
sthus the anguish'd rose-tree cry'd,
Her owner near her she espy'd;
Who in these gentle terms rcprov'd
A plant, though nurmuring, still belov'dt--
sfCease, beauteous how'r, these useless cries,
And let my lessons make thee wise.
Art thou not minei Did not INV hand
Transplant thee from the barren sand,
Where once mean unsightly plant.
Expos'd to injury and want,
Unknown and unadmird found,
And brought thee to this fertile ground;
With studious art improv'd thy form,
Secur'd thee fromsth' inclement storm.
And through the seasons of the year,
Made thee my unabating care'
Hast thou not best thy happy lot,
In such an owncr-such spot,
But now. because thy shoot I've taken,
Thy best of friends must be forsal1en,
Know, flow'r, belov'd, ev'n this affliction,
Shall prove to thee benediction:
Had not the young plant remov'd,
(Sofondly by thy heart belov'd,)
Ofme thy heart would scarce have thought
With gratitude no more be fraught:
Wealthy own beauty be at stake;
SURRENDERED for thy offsprng's sake.
Nor think, that hidden from thine eyes,
The infant plant neglected lies,
No-I'vc another garden, where,
In richer soil and purer air,
Its now transplanted, there to shine
In beauties falrer far than thine.
Nor shall thou always be apart
From the dear darling of thy heart;
For 'ts my purpose thee to bear
In future time, and plant thee there,
Where now thy absent offset grows,
And blossoms a CELESTIAL RosE-
BE patient, then, till that set hour shall come,
When thou and thine shall in new beauti
bloom,
No more its absence shalt thou then dcplore,
Together grow, and ne'cr be parted more.
These words to silence hush'd the plailhiyero'
With deeper bushes reclining now she glows,
Submissive how'd her unrepining head,
Again her wonted, grateful fragrance shed,
Cry'd "Thou hast taken only what's thine ow
Therefore thy will, my Lord, not mine be done
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