The Ottawa free trader., 1850-10-26

""ss PeoP'c nave yet 70 ieu1h the true cnIov.
ment OF life; II Is not fine dresses or large haisis.
IL s.. ssI %.ls oms a.ols Ssrp, ., I'1 R..t Rs's,t
wealth cannot purchase pleasure Of 4 hivh.r sor,.
these depend not on nios,ey, or mvucys esrth. X
Is the heart, and taste, and intellect whch ,leisr
mine the happiness of men: which give tie ne.
ing eye and the sentient nature, and wjshoos
which man 10 little better than kind u walk,n,,
clothes-horse.
A snug and clean hume, no mItter how tinv
1t Re, so that it be wholesome: win,iows inio
which the sun can shine cleesy; few cunl
looks, (ahd who netd bc without n few v,ud
books in these days Of universal chcapness sI--no
duns at the door. and the cupboard well supplied,
and with flower in your room - and there "a
none SO poor as nut to have about lin the oe.
ments Of pleasure.
Hark! there is II child passing our window
cn'ing wniihowersP We must have a bunch
hrthwlthi It - uhiy penny a shower has
just ialien t''c pcatly drops are still hansing up
on the petals, and they sparkle in the sun which
has again comc out in his byauty How deli.
ciously the flower smells If country and nature,
1t Is like summer coming into our room 10 greet
U.S. lhe wallflowers are from Kent, and only
last night were looking up 10 the stars from their
native stems they are full Of bud. vet with Their
promise of fresh beauty. Betty bring glas,
Of clear water 10 put these Il, wcrs I'M" and 20
we set to, arranging and displaying cur pcnpy.
worth to the best advantage.
But what do you say 10 necgAy ofrosces
-iteee you have nsrecinen Of the most b. a,tifcl
Of the smiles of Nature! Who, that louks on o,,c
Of these bright full Lown Beauties will say that
she Is sad, or sour, or puritaniali Mature tells
US to be happy, to be glad, for she decks herself
with roses, and the fields, the skies. the hedge,
rows, the thckets, the green lanes, the ic!l. tho
mountains, the morning and evening pky; are rob.
ea IN lo'ellness. The "laughlng.howers," ex-
Claims the poet but there il more than gayc,y
il the bluuning flower though il takes. wise man
to see Its full signifcHnce- il the beauty.
the lore. and the adaptation. of which, II /, fuii
Few Of Us, however see any lnoie ,i,.ply in MI,
respect than did Peter Bell:
"a primrose by rivers bin,
yrllowpriinrose was 10 him,
And il was nothing more"
What would We think or pay of one who hal
invented hewcrs-supposing that. before linn,
flowers were things Unknown would il not b.
the paradise of a new delight should We not hail
tue inventor as a genius. as a god And vet
these lovely of'prings of the earth have been
speaking to man from the first dawn of his exist.
ence TIL now, telling lin of the goodness ard
{ ~ VIZ N'N"'hs hpNVi, NutH UNtIc u
earth bring forth, not only TINT which wns u-ef,l
rs food, but also flowers the bright consumr,ate
flowers, to clothc it in beauty and ov!
See that graceful fuchsa, its bluod-red prt,l..
aud calyx OF blush purple, uore exquisite in col.
or and form than any haiil eyes Nv matt-r how
weil skilled and trained, can iniiat, We can
manufacture no co'ors to equal thrss Of a. flow
ers in their bright brlliancy--such, for instance.
ns the Scarlet Lychna, the Brow.,ia, or even the
Common Poppy. Then see the dxquisite blue
Of the humble Spcedwell, and the dazzling white
of the Star of Bethlehem that shines ever, IN the
dark. Bring one Of even Our common field flow.
ers INTO roon, pace 1t your table or chimney
piece, and you seem to have brought nrny Of sun.
SHINE into the place. There il ever cbeerfulnrss
about flowers; what delight nre they 70 the
dropping invalid the very sight OF them is cicer-
ing; they are like sweet draught Of fresh bliss.
coming as messengers from the country without.
ard seeming TO say Come and see the place
where We grow, md let thy heart be glad IN cur
presence
what can be more innocCn than flowers Are
they not like children .undimmcd bv ,inl They
are emb ems Of purity and truth. always new
9 urce Of d 'ligh, to the pure and nn,c mt. Tho
heart that does not love flowers or the voice of a
payiil child, Is one that We should not like to
ctnsort with. II WAS beautiful conceit that in
vented a language Of flowers, bv which lovers nrc
enabled to express the feeling that they dared not
openly speak. But flowers lave voice to ALL
10 old and young, to rich and poor, If they would
bu: listen, and try to interpret their meaning
"To me- says Wordsworth,
The meancs flower ,ha, blow. cnr give
| Thoughts that do o.,en lie too deep for tears"
Have n flower in your room then, bv MI means.
IL VIII cost you only yenny; if your amli,i II j.
moderate; and the era.ificatiun i, will give YOU
Will be beyond all price. II you can have flow
or for your window, so much the better What
can be more delicious than tho sun's liht stream.
ms through hOwers--through The midst of Grim.
son iuchsias or scarlet grranums Then 10 look
out into the light through flowcrs-is bot that rc.
ctryi And to break the force Of the .unbcnIns
by The tender Resistance Of green I,avcs' IF .ou
can tram nasturlum round the window, or some
sweet pensI then you have the most beautiful
frame you can invent fr the picture without,
whether 1t be the busy crowd, or distant land
scape, or trees with their lights and shades, or
the changes Of the passing clouds Any one NAV
thus look through flower, for tho rice II an old
song And what pure taste and refinement
does It not Indicate on the part cf the culnva.or
Hover III your window sweetcns the mir,
makes your room hook srneeful, gi,c- the suns
light new charm, fejulccs Your eve nni links
yon to nature and beauty. You really cannut le
altogether nloie, II YOU have u sweet ilowcr to
look upon and II Is companion which will novcr
utter cross thing to any body. but alwavs !ouk
beautiful nnd smiling. Do not despisc i. because
1t Is cheap and every body may have the luxury
AS well asyou Common things are cheap, and
common things are invariably the most valuable.
Cou'd We only have fresh air or tnshine By r,,,-
nu vhutl tl 4 Al