Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-02-10
nlisfellaneons.
THE ROSE AND THE VIOLET
A LESSON FOR THE MAIDEN.

Tn beautiful recess, formed by the inter
wreathed branches Of thick wood, there once
grew together a company of flowers. Al
though they were of several kinds they lived
in great friendship with each other, and, as
they had burst forth IN sylvan retreat III the
early spring, they were promised by The AGED
trees around, long and most happy existence.
Nothing could be more delightful than the
summer DAYS and nights which they spent in
each others society. There was no envy, no
jealousy. 40 pride--tl1ose tsea.Sal pasgues OF
The fair flowers OF the human race--and they
were luckily ignorant of any degrading luxu-
ny and wasting dissipation TO sap their young
strength. steal The finer hues from their fresh
and tender leaves, or to bend them out OF that
exquisite ease and graceful simplicity which
they inherited from nature. The lovellest
BELLE while she envied their wonderful beauty,
might have more justly euved their quiet re-
pose and cheerfulness. The breeze came TO
them with an equal love. and stirred them
gently; the dew fell silently from heaven, and
freshened their opening bloom; the sun ks
sed them and rpened every charming feature,
and the golden bee hunlmed around them IN
the mellow afternoons; and when the wind
and storm arose they remained sheltered by
! the strong arms ola giant vine. which they
/ had long cheered with their radiant gances.
/ and which, IN return, bent over, and guarded
them TO the full extent OF his power.
/ There is glory about flowers which al
ways touches me. They are types of grlish
innocence Every one who looks at them
feels that if they have any consciousness, they
must be happy. They bear upon them such
an unequivocal impress Of supernatural care
and love. They are so clearly natures pride
her tavorites the freshest-the sweetest
the most perfect of her creations. Who that
knows the worlds dark and awful tenn
pests--its gloomy calms--its fierceness-its
hatreds--its anguish---ts disease, who
would not be a hower-Ignorant of these
things. TO open and breathe grateful Joy, and
pass silently away under the glory oil a sum
mer sky ?
One day there came lord, and he paused
as he gazed on them. He admired all, but
mos, he admired tall and superb rose, that
spread out its half uncurling leaves with the
simple delight of health and youth
Il will have that flower" he said, "for my
self. Ii shall be forthwith transplaned il
will be the surprise and delight of the great
and the lovely. IL will excel every other."-
And so he went for his gardener.
The tall rose had listened with new feelings. !
Strange thoughts uemulous pleasure throng-
ed upon her She nodded her beaueous head
and reoiced.
Dear rose," said little blue violet that
peeped out beneath, "you had better be where
YOU are, IN my mind. | never knew any |
good TO come from transplanung such tender /
creatures as you from their natural homes"
''Saucy and dull violet" replied the queen !
OF the flowers, "thou mayst remain, but am |
inspired with new existence. | wonder |
never before knew what II was TO be admired
or how much excelled all Of you. Ii is
delicious sensalion--I am now the happiest of
flowers.
She was interrupted by the gardener, who
dug away the earth around her, and carried
her TO the palace oi her master.
For few hours she was intoxicated with
delight. Everybody praised her. She Won
dered that she had been SO long ignorant of
her merits, and how gratifying It's to be prals-
ed but in little time she was neglected.
her color faded--her fresh leaves grew dry
and withered-she hung her head-all her
charms disappeared. The lord took her and
cast her into the road, and, as she was leaving
her brief residence she met the gardener with
another rose all dripping with dew and blush
ing with pleasure.
"Alas," she said, as she was dying, "alas,
for my sweet and simple home. May all love
ly flowers take warning by me, and shrink
from the hand that would drag them from
their happy seeluson TO exhibit their beauties
in the glare of public notice, and leave them,
like me, afterwards TO perish uupi:ied."