The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-08-26

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suddenly elected by the view of an un-
rivaled cluster of blossoms, Growing
many others, which rose or fell i'll MI
mute variety and with astonishing pro-
fusion. Why record the name Of this
plant? even It's color, or Inquire Of its count
less leaves?
| As we stopped, the gardner, who had
LEFT us to gather boquets for the party, re-
entered, and presenting each Of us with
some choice flowers, said,
81 would cut you some Of these beautl-
ful clusters, ladies', ftsFhing to the one
plant) bu. they would die directly in the
open air--you rOuM not Keep them ten
mi uteS."
fell half angry with the good nature
of our attendant. Cut them! Those!
Tie precious perishablcs! To doom
their short lives TO a yet shorter date--to
destroy their consuma,e symmciry-selze
their peerless beauty, and waste it on the
desert air! The idea Of it awohc terror.
1t seemed impetv. Ii was Ike shooting
nighlingalcs while in full! song, or clip
ping the wings ofhamming birds.
When he again quilted the Observable
ry, we pursued our tour Of admiration,
found numberless beauties We had mis-
scI, and presently returning, stood be-
fore the same specimen Of horticultural
perfection. And here the pen seems &C
tnally to burn between my fngers-my
very fingers as they guide it, blush.
Whether it was that the idea OF cutting
from its rich stem had been implanted III
the minds of my innocent and gentle
companions by him who had given breadth
10 it-or whether that spark Of doubtful
and conditional promise had fallen upon
an inAammable train Of wishes already ex-
istng in the mind, know not; but their
desires now appeared ell TO take the same
direction, they grew ungovernable; began
tc find vent not in coveting looms alone,
but in broken words and hall-repressed
eXclamatons.-united in one guless ard
enthusiastic love before, they seemed
United stiIl-bu,it was in one wish-one
ltar--noi fear OF sacrlege, but OF detec-
ton.
Would that Mrs. Gardiner had been
there.
Yes, fear Of humiliation and expo
surc!--not of proclamation and thelt, II
pluckiNg a forbidden treasure OF uneX-
ampIed delicacy, and trampling it in the
dust
Before ,cc passed orcr The threshold d
TINT conservatory, crery one Of the fee u
dies had saaiched slip
? As stepped into The fresh air, thu
breeze was not in the least degree cooie
! to my check than the atmosphere within
but in one instant ! lc!! my heart plunged
. into cold bath.
That things Of beauty is pang forever.
,, Oh! Ancient Mariner who shot the Al
balross! young hearts that never throbbet
on the far sea spirits tender and weak
that would trcmbln even in the calm, ant
= expire in the first breath Of tempest
may yet 90 as cruel and terrible things
calling them all Ihc while the deeds y
!, raptur ous love!
y Oh, Bardolph! who, having stolen th'
, Iady's Lutte. case, carried it eleven mile
and sold it for three halt-pence, a mostju
dicious thief wer. thou, compared will
r. purloiners, whose fragrant prize withe
p in the common all, and yield them roth
ing.
. Oh. lady, whom the great prose teach
er of memorable lessons in our compile!
= and erring humanity, has immorialize,
" without namng-you, who, prompted b,
your religious love, stole Tllotson's ser
;, mons from Your friend-look earthwar
!, wherever you are, and see wha: love c
10 flowers will prompt it votaries TO do!
~ Under what sacred robes do we pla
70 our tricks! What holy names we bes
~ tow upon our covetous desires! VIII;
ID thief, and spollation we commit,in.the ten
q pie of the purest affection, amidst tn
symbols and evidence of innocence! L.
, no one ever talk of the Sentiment of flow
i ers," who has not within him the hallov
ed principle, which ever guards him frol
r. the temptation Of stealing even the meal
.. est, violating truth at her very altar, al
~ nprooimg the shel'ering plant Of conf
-, dence.