The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-11
THE GARDENER AND ROSE
TREE.

AZ AJLEa oRY
u sweet SPOT whieh wisdom chose.
6wB an unique and lovely isase;
ateer - falF was seldom borne
A B8s1 shines, w8holt a thorn
Esoh pss ag stranger stopped 20 view
A plsni possessing charms 20 new.
"Sscef gaWeT, ZACH ljp was heard 10 say,
Nar less the Owner pleased than they.
Roarei Is biz aand with constant care,
Aud planted "a his ch0iec rsrteFre,
0fal Big garden this tbe pride,
Ne fgwer 81 muci slmirei beside,
Nor asa ihe Rose uncln nsei6us bloom.
Nor feel uugraicfnl tor the boon;
on az her guardian came that way,
Whether at dawn, or eve uf day,
Expanded wde--her form unveiled
The double fragrance then exhaled.
As months rollel on the spring appeared,
lts genial rays the Rose matured-
Forth from rs root a shoot extends,
The parent R0se-uee downward bends,
And with ioy unknown before
Contemplaies the yet embryo flower
"0qspring most dear. She fondly said,
"Part Of myself-beneath my shade,
Safe shalt thou rise whilst happy |
Transported with maternal Joy,
Shall see Thy little buds appear,
Uufold and bloom in beauty here.
What though the lily or jonqul
Or hyaeiEth no longer FIJI
The space around me, all shall be
Abundantly made up 10 thee
What though my present charms decay
And passing strangers no more say
0fme, "5weet flower" Yet .hou shalt raise
Thy blooming head, oud gain the prize,
And this the reyerheratod pleasure
Shall be to me a world Of treasure.
Cheerful part with former merit
That it ms darling may inherit.
Haste then the hours which bid thee bloom,
Aud I'll the zephyrs with perfume"
Thus had Die Rose-tree scarcely spoken
Ere the sweet cup Of bliss was broken;
The Gardener came and with one stroke
He from the root the offspring took,
Took from the soil wherein it grew
And hid il from the parents view
Judge yewho know a mothers cares
For the dear tender bud she bears,
The parents angush--ye alone
Such sad Ficissi rides have known.
Deep was Die wounl nor slight tie pain
Which H.sac the R5re-tFce thus complain,
"Dsar little darling art thou gone,
THY charms scarce to Thy mother known
Removed so soon So suddenly
Snatehed from my fond maternal eye
What has thou done, dear offspring say,
50 early 70 be snatchcd away
What gone iorever--sceu no more
Foreger thy loss depore.
Yo deWs descend with tears supply
Ny apje forever fearful eye;
on rather come some northern blast
Disloige my yielding root. in haste;
NhitiWuds arise, my branches tear,
AnA % some distant region bear
Far ffom this spot, Wreichcd mother
Whose fruit ana Joys arc gone together
As thus the anguished Rose-tree cried,
Her owner near her she cspied
Who IN these gentle terms repr0ycd
4 plant though murmaTing stiil beloved
cease beauteoas flower these useless cries,
And let my lessons make thee wise.
Art thou not mine' Did not my hand
Transplant thee from the barren sand,
Where once a mean unsghtly plant
Exposed to injury and want,
Unknown and uuadmircd | found
And brought thee TO this fertile ground.
With studious art improved thy form,
Secured thee from the inclement Storm,
And through each season ol the year
Made bee ny uuabating care
Hast thou not bles, thy happy lot
In such an owner. such a spot,
But now because thy shoot I've taken
Thy bsst Of Friends must be iorsaken
NJ. flow a.. frf.~efl esan 8hfc efiirfipn
Shall prove 10 thee a benedicton.
Had not the young plant removed,
SO fondiy BY thy heart beloved,
OF me thy heart would scarce have thought,
With gratitude no more be fraught;
Yea thine cwn beauty be ut stake,
Surrendered for thy oispring's sake.
Nor think that hidden from thy eyes
The infant plant neglected lies,
No--l'ye another garden, where
In richer sod and purer air,
lis now trausplaDicd there to shine
In beauties f4irer fan than thine
Nor shalt thou always be apart
Prom ihe dear darling Of tliy heart,
For lis my purpose thee to bear
IN future time and plant thee there,
Where Thy now absent ofse, grows
Aud blossoms a Csieshai Rose
Be patient then till that set hour shall come
When thou and thine shall inn new teauties bloom
No more Is absence shalt thou then deplore.
Together grow, ami ne'eF be parted more"
These wouis 10 silence hushei the plaintiye rose
With deeper blushes red ming now She glows,
Submissive how'd her unrepiuiug head,
Again her wonted grateful fragrance shed
Crvtd nThou hast taken only what's thine own