Washington sentinel., 1855-06-26
From the Home Journal.
Flowers Resem bling Amin n Is.

There is species of the orchis, where nature
has formed a bee, 10 all appearance if feeding
in the breast OF flower, with so much exact
ness that il is almost impossible al small dis
tance 10 detect the imposition. Hence the plant
derives its name and is called the Bee-Flow.r
Langhorne thus elegantly alludes 10 it:
"See, on that fowret's velvet breast,
How close the busy vagrant hes!
Ills thin-wrought plume, his downy breast,
The ambrosial gold that swells his thighs.
perhaps his fragrant load may bind
His limbs we'll sci the captive free.
sought the LIVING BEE 10 find
And found the PICTURE of a BEE"
What a charming picture Of domestic love has
Croly drawn in the following inimitabe stanzas
Domestic love! not in proud palace halls
Is often seen thy beauty 10 abide
Thy dwelling is in lowly cottage walls,
That in the thckels Of the woodbine hide
With hum Of bees around, and from the spring,
Shining along tbro' banks with harebelis dyed;
And many bird 10 warble on the wing,
When morn her robe DER heaven and earth doth
fling
o! love OF loves!-to thy white hand is given
or earthly happiness the golden key!
Thine are the joyous hours of winters even,
When the babes cling around their fathers knee;
And thine The voice that the midnight sea-
Melts the rude mariner with thoughts Of home
ItOpiuE SlUOH WIN hit ne longs 10 see.
Spirit! I've built shrine and thou hast come !;
And on its altar closed-forever closed thy plume
"Gits OF rings by lovers" says Charles Ed
wards, in his History and Poetry of Finger Rings
shave always been common but the intimate re-
lation between husband aud wife brings tolls du
ties. and sacrifices which generally charm of love
tokens. II is comforting, however. when the
husband can look 10 the past, TO the present, and
TO the future with sentiments like those embraced
in he falaxuinu hanu fu lines in
The gift OF ring. Their authorshipis not known
"Tbee, Mary, with this ring wed'-
So, sixteen years ago, ] said
Behold another rng-for what!
To wed thee DER again! WHY not?
With that first ring married youth,
Grace, beauty, innocence, and truth
Taste long admired, sense long revered,
And all my Mary then appeared
Ii she, by merit since disclosed,
Proved twice The woman supposed,
plead that double merit now,
To justify q double vow.
Here, then, today, with faith as sure.
With ardor as intense and pure,
As when amidst the rites divine
took thy troth and plighted mine)
To thee, sweet girl, my second ring
token and pledge bring
With this wed, till death us part
Thy ripper virtues 10 my heart;
Those virtues which, before untried
The wife has added to the bride
Those virtues, whose progressive claim,
Endearng wedlock's very name,
My soul enjoys, my song approves,
For conscience sake, as well as loves.
For why y?-They show me hour by hour
Honor's high thought, affections power,
Dscretion's deed, sound Judgments Sc, tence'
And teach me all things but repentance"
There is charm and gentleness about the fol-
lowing lines which DR.. brennan addressed TO his
wife, with gift Of ring
Emblem of happiness not bought nor sold
Accept this modest ring Of virgin gold
Love, IN this small, but perfect, circle trace
And duty, in its soft but strict embrace.
Plain, precious, pure, as best becomes the wife
Yet firm TO bear the frequent rubs of life.
Connubial life disdains fragile toy,
Which rust can tarnish and a touch DESTROY;
| Nor much admires what courts the general gaze
| The dazzling diamonds meretricious blaze,
That hides, with glare, the anguish OF the heart
| BY nature hard, but polished bright by art,
| More To my taste the ornament that shows
| Domestic bliss, and without glaring glows,
| Whose gentle pressure serves TO keep The mind
| To all correct 10 one dlscreetly kind
| or simple elegance the unconscious charm
| The holy amulet TO keep from harm.
/ To guard, AT once, and consecrate this shrine
Take this dear pledge il makes and keeps thee
i nine"