The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-09-27

''language of 6owers?' People have ina
gined, for aees, that every flower says
something, orlexpresses az idea-the Ian.
guags Of the yellow day lilly is coquetry
and great many Of you are arrant CO
qucts, who would win two or three hearts
If you could, may be without wishing harm
either to tho hearts or the lawful owners
but just "for din." Well, if any one sus.
poets you ofrihng,a good way to hint j,
would be ID hand you day lillv. The
white lilly il purity and modesty." So to
get or give oae Of these is delicate com
pliment. Itappears natural to attach some
particular idea TO every flower; it makes
one feel more interested 10 the flowers
themselves, and know Of nothing better
calculated to refine and improve the man.
ners and feelings than the love of flowers.
am so anxious for your sakes, you should
love the beautiful, inanimate creation!--
This love Otter brings happiness-gleams
of sunshine-yhen the spring and early
summer Of life are past-when the storms
OF autumn have come.
Good folks say "religion" is the balm o!
every woe. Well no doubt il is, and this
love Of the beautiful things of nature is one
part Of religion which is not ap, to make
people quarrel. People will fight with
each other about what the Creator has re-
vea!ed in his book Of Revelation; but they
are apt to agree much better about His book
Of Nature. Every body but an Atheist,
believes rose is beautiful, and that it re.
quires Almighty power to fashiont. Jews,
Mahomedans. Pagans and Christians, Cath.
olics and Protes,an,s Of all classes can
agree in forest or flower garden; but the
smile of pence changes to scorn, the hand
Of friendship grasps the sword, the momen,
they enter ato the church. the pulpit and
the library. But did not want to preach
One Of the prettiest things there is now is
the green wheat heads. You should never
think CT making up bunch of flowers al
this season without wheat! The language
is "riches." The tops Of the blue grass
are very pretty in bouquet; and the Ian.
guage of all grass is submission" or "hu.
miity." 1t bears to be trodden on withou,
resentment, and only appears to think OF
being useful.
\ white rosebud is "a heart that has
never known love- A seed bud ..,he be.
ginning of love-" ! once knew n gent
who could say great many things with
the common June rose; bud presented
with the right hand, and its head held
downward said, 81 wish but fear to ask
your Friendships" if ii were taken and the
head reversed, the friendship was granted
If the head were allowed to remain down
ward, it was declined. The same manGu
yer, if the left hand were used spoke OF tho
timid beginning of love. When the henc
of the flower was held upward the overture
was more confident A full blown rost
presented with the left hand, and turnet
upward was formally "poppng the ques
ton" lfit were taken with the left han,
it was .yes," and if with the right il wa
slam your friend, sir, and nothing more.
Flowers have no universal language! Diff
ierent writers give them different meaning
so that every one has right to atacl
Whatever idea they please TO them; and i
onls necessary the person to whom they
aae given should understand it. Mignio
ne''e appears TO be interpreted by all alike
II means "you are be,tea than YOU look
or ''modest WORTH" May be YOU are Xix.
Mignlone'te, and may be again, you arc
lik the japan rose, and "beauty is your on
" attraction" If this is the case you
should wear a crown Of Columbine anc
that is 'folly;" and | send you broken
straw and you and are two.
CHRISTIAN EERoIsM-J. G. Whittier in
an article upon militia training, u,ters the