Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1847-1861, 1857-06-03

III preserve thy beauties yot,
Nor for the givers sake will forget.
SECOND MAID OF HONOR.
MISS MARY DIXoN.
What gifts of mine illistrious head.
Can prove my loyalty and lOvei
Already glows above thy brow,
The diadem our hands have wove.
And in thine own already shine
The emblem of thy graceful sway,
Septre and crown already given,
What can l.brihg, Oh Queen Of Mayl
may not roam DER burning sand
Tile diamond brilliant gem to find,
Or plunge into the wave to seek
The pearl to oceans bed consi snGd
BIT I-La4c sought ii flower whose. breast
Is studied wiiA tnf diamond dew,
And there, no pearl in oceans wave
Is faircr than the lilly's hue.
And never yet did British Queen
A cham of lovelicr texture wear,
Than this whose braiding leaves unite
To form garland rich and rare.
The garland It's lovely name,
Tis redOlent Of joy and youth,
1t breathes of poetry and song,
Of beauty, innocence and truth.
Then wilt thou deign. Oh Maiden Queen,
To bend thy fair imperial neck,
Aud let thine honored hand maid thus
Its SHOWS with wrcathing blossoms dccki
Hail to our Queen, our own loved Queen
Queen of this happy, joyous day
Queen of this beauteous month oil flowers
Queen Of rejoicing, glorious May.
THIRD MAID OF HONOR.
MISS MARY A. JORDAN.
Presents the Lutte aud sgs-
give thee all, can no more,
Though poor the Offering Ge
Ny heart and lutte are all The store,
That can bring TO thee.
a lutte whose gentle song reveals
The soul Of love full well,
And better far, a heart that feels
Mucl, more than lutte could tell.
give thee all, can no more,
Though poor the offering be,
Ny heart and Lutte are all the store,
That eau bring 10 thee.
FOURTH MAID OF HONOR,
Miss EMMA LONG.
wed Queen of our choice, in thy reign We re
joicc,
nd hail il the omen of pleasure and love;
~ hand maids have crowned thee, pure hOnors
surround thee,
i fair j. thy court III this beautiful grove.
hat canopy raIc, can in beauty compare,
it'll the curtain Of blue that is arehed Ger thy
head.
hat necklace of pearl, TO the petals that curl
the breezeS Of spring, aHd sweet rcdoencc shed.
! empress Of May, one boon let me pray,
t q royal pathway Ia learning hr made;
is liresome and chill to climb up hill,
here the footsteps So oft have u wcariness stray.
ed.
is hard 'miL The bloom and balmy perfume
spring, I" he bound down TO study and books,
4 our books be the flowers, cur school room the
flowers,
rr music the voice Of The slvcr.ioucI brooks.
ne loug holiday Of thy grace let us pray,
nd give Me,aphysic 10 grave learned men,
too, with lis garments of blue,
nv 60 to The walls Of the college again.
t Us live mid the flow cr- AMI ht sunny hour,
nd iwinc us fresh ,arlands the SUMMER long day,
,cre the birds on tn wing not more joyously
sing.
nd life shall be one smiling May Day."
len hail 10 the Queen Of this fairy bright scene,
nd Joy to these maidcns 80 hlnoming AMI gay
I'VE care 10 The gale, let glalncss prevail,
is the banquet Of ip.turc-'tis sweet, sunny Nay.
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