Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-11
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Flowers IN the Sweet Spring nms

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Flowers IN the Sweet Spring Tins
~ CEDhK, 81 THE soLTH.
THE bowling Winters gone and y..,
The smiling seasons come At last
Behold the rosy Spring"
We always admire the many and prl,,,
rious beauties of the eyer-r-turning .su,.r.
because, like Mohamm-d's teigned an
every one speaks out with seventy thou,.nt
tongues-"lie maketh everything besur,,'
In his season.
but never yet, by night or day.
In dew Of Spring OF Summer. ray
Did the sweet hslds shine 50 Kay
As now they shine"
"The Winter is past, the rain is over s,l
gone, the flowers appear on III. earth ~.
time of the sing ing of the birds IL com. an,
the voice of the turtle is heard in IN. Isnt
The fg-tree puttsth forth her green Sp, an.
the vines with the tender grapes give a or.,
smell" Now We 90 out with ioy, sp5s,
led forth in peace; the mountains BURSTING -,
song. and the valleys ripe with MUSIC brr,E
forth before us into singing, aud the trees Of
the field, drsped in changetul blush, elan
their glad hands, and all,
with n song Of praise, 70 up
To the eternal banquet"
The brooks and rivers are scintillatnr
with sunbeams the meadows are rosea,e
and woven in natures looms: the ma,u
choirs don their tarest feathers. and warbI.
their richest notes. while along the broad
ways of the world, the green isles of nature
and the narrow paths of lite, the glad gras
SEES come creeping, creeping. EVERYTHING
felicitates the advent of the sweet Spring.
What an obvious want of beauty, and no,
apparently imperfect would have been our
world, had there been No. flowers The.-
are among the good and perfect gifts" OF
the Creator, and nothing could have taken
their place. The mountains are ornate with
wild blossoms, the valleys are smiling with
vioets and variegated beauties. and the lt
tie vines and honeysuckles are leaning along
the fences, embroidering the sidewalks and
stretching their anxious and precious ten.
drills on every bush and tree. That we might
have miniature picture of the better land"
God hath robed the globe with glory, set it
in golden frame, and hitched il on the
crook Of time, so the pilgrims journeyins
thitherward may know the land when they
reach it.
Flowers-sweet flowers Who does not
love to see, to talk, and even to write about
flowers. Flowers are the jewelry grazing
the garments of Spring, As she comes forth
beautifully arrayed in her full welcome dress.
greeted by admiring millions. Everywhere.
and at all times, the heart of man besse.
flowers He looks upon them with an 81
miriug eye. gathers them with soft hand,
and presses them rs creatures that he loves.
lie delights to walk forth in the soft gusk Of
beautiful May morning, aud sac the prim.
rose and sweet-williams, the tulips and al
mond trees, the willows and wall-fowers,
peach trees and peaI trees, the daisy and
dandelions, the japonicas and geraniums, all
bursting forth into bloom and beauty. Let
Us remember,
"There IL lesson IN each flower,
A story il each stream and bower;
On every herb on which We tread
Are written words, which, rightly read
Will lead us from earth's fragrant sod.
To hope, and holiness, and God"
To foreshsdow the beauties Of the Chris.
tian religion. flowers were inwrought on the
seven branches of the golden candlestick.
the cedar beams of the temple and the brim
of the hrazen sea.
Flowers are sacred and sanctifed for every
occasion. They ara wreathed around tho
cradle of childhood, as symbols of innocence
and beauty; they hang in rich garlands
around the hymenial altar, ~ types Of u
future life of innocence and Joy; and they
grow on the graves Of the departed, as apt
emblems of the resurrection bodies -'rGised
in power."
The Persian in his scarlet robes of royalty.
the Brahmin Of the distant East. and the
rude Arab in his desert home. delight ia
their beauty and fragrance and. like Esau.
lay their garments up, and embalm their te,
tive robes in the smell of a field And
even the Aborigines OF the far West will
clasp their hands in glee rs they gather the
abundant blossoms from the pictorial pages
of the book of nature
The Cupid Of the ancient llindoos tipped
his arrows with flowers; and even in our
day. bouquets. orange buds. and bridal
crowns, are tokens Of the tondest affection
Flowers garlanded the shrine of the Egyp.
tian Priest, and the proudest Greek. and
hang in yotiye wreaths around the Chris.
tians throne of grace" With Horace
Smith, may truly say
Were |, o. God. in churchlsss lands remaining,
Far from the voice Of teachers or dyines,
My soul would 6nd. in flower. VI thy orisining,
Priests, sermons, shrines"