Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-11
From the N. Y Sunday Mercury.
SHORT P.4TENF SER.MO v.
BY DOW. Jun.

My welfare TO tell,
Wea send thee a token,
necipher it well
In my desolate hours
Ny solace shall be.
II the language Of flowers
10 whisper to thee.
NV faithful hearers--l 'snose vol
Know we'll enough that there are more
languages on the face vi the globe thai
you can shake a stick at, OF cyyher up
on Slate in dogs age. There are al
kinds Of sibberaso, from Cherokee up Il
TO Chaldee-but consider the old Eng
lish the best Of any going because it is
Just as plain as A, B. Csc plain that
he that runs may read, and know exactly
what it means. Every other language is
mere geese Cabling jabber, jabber, goo
gle-goosle. These that talk it, can't
make each other Understand, without
wriggling about, and bobbing UP and
down of heads, Just as he geese do. But
they contrive to get along, some how or
other-so, they may talk Turkey, Tonga
wan-ga, or low Dutch, for what | care,
Between you and me, and the lamp post,
friends, tongues are not always neces-
sary to express and convey ideas. There
is Il language in almost every thing in
the Heavens above, the earth beneath,
and the place down housekeeping in
nell.fsh and saw-dust buildings. The
birds, beasts, and insects all understand
each other like bed-feIiows. The Maids
pratte in the brooks--old Neptune
grunb!es ou the ocean Diana sings in
the woods land Flora. the fair mistress
Of flowers, teaches her blooming children
to converse with nan in any mysterious
,anguage. but plain enough to be under
stood BY those who will lend an ear to
1hair silent eloquence. Yes, my hearers
every flower mas d sentiment to impart,
and if YOU'LL keep awake long enough I'll
perticularize little. The rose speaks Of
beauty-it is called the Queen of Flow
ers (aot Qaeeu Vlctoria-she's pond i'll
ly surrounded by bul!-frogs and water-Iiz-
ards)-it blooms ard looks lovely but for
a short time-its blushlns petals soon
fade, and the rous winds scatter them
abroad; telling that beauty is evanescent,
and won't stant! the scrubbish Of time.
1t is guarded BY thorns, the same as
some girls are all stuck round with pins
-cautioning the embracers OF beauty to
look wild, or they may get scratched a
few. The myrtle is always full Of hope
and expectation it keeps green, and
never turns pale with disappointment -
When a Young man sends myrtle to his
sweet heart. she has right to expect a
visit from him instanter because the We
getable can't lie. The jessamine is a
pretty little flower, and hope my'yourg
female hearers will heed its moral. 1t is
an emblem Of simplicity; aud shows that
a girls heart is free from gule-not too
fond Of setting traps-it is the corner
stone OF beauty. 1t braves the storm of
winter, as All artless heart does the storms
and blasts of adversely aud i'll luck. The
hollyhock is ambition itsef-its blossoms
seem to strive for the ascendency on the
parent stem; and those nearest the top
have the toughest time oft in gale
People generally don't know how cold
tits on the top OF Mount Ambition. The
yellow day lilly represents coquetry-
because lis flowers don't last over day.
So it is with all coquets-they have their
day. as well as dogs and the dogs of it
is, they arn't worth tinker's dog when
they are in full blossom.
The taip is the posie for lovers. Ii is
always as d declaration of Affection
When (irst saw my wife. THAT was) |
did'nt like to tell her right out that
loved her So sent her tulip, and |
did the thing just like kuife-- She knew
what it meant. Nader, my friends. is
a tue emblem, of caIumny-its leaves
make a stain that won't wash out with
soap suds and potash. advise You t.
talk with this flower, and never back bite
your neighbors--for the marks left, where
their backs are bitten. wilt always re.
main. The lilac means forsaken. Wher
beau don't mean to let his affections
hang on any longer. he should send his
girl lilac, and she'll know directly that
he means to he o-p.h. like pot-lid.
must call tie attention of some of nv
hearers to one particular fower--and
that's the sun flower. Ii is picture oil
hrassRaceitiveness. can Look at the sun
without biushiag. and stare the moon out
Of countenancc--lt carries its head al to.
sether too high, and has nothing under
heaven to recommend it, but the black
seeds Of lmpudence could tell you
more about the language of flowers but
pay attention to what ! have given--con.
verse with them often, aud compare their
sentiments with those that have taken
root in your hearts. Let no madden,
snn-Hower, night-shade, pis-weed, and
such like vegetables, find genial soil in
your bos,ms--lf they already have, hoe
them out immediately. for they will ov.
errun the whole mo. al garden. and pre-
vent fair Virtues flowers from puttino
forth single bud. There is little flow
or called the violet, that young ladies'
should profit by. 1t indicates modesty,
and to my notion, is the prettiest child of
the whole floral family. To see it lying
IN its grassy cradle, looking up 50 lovely,
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