New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-10
jrpw vnnx NAVY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1863

where else on earth oppression and degradation
wrought,out such goodness Of character
In another column OF the same paper we see
whole paragraphs of evidence to prove the exslayes
as body dishonest, stupid set. Which Is n8ht,
and which wrong Both"
GLOW can that be % Nothing more simple.
Before my door is a Secesh garden. Look out upon
it this LIST of February morning. and you will see an
awful tangle, cOngomerate mass OF what You
can't M There are green be of
Look closer. As you live, there ID cluster OF JON
ouis. white as the driven snow. Look Those
ionals trace out half circles, diamonds, serpenllne
paths; and see, it is plain-there are roseoushes
under that swamp of weeds and brers. LOOK
look look! What is that pink blush that comes
creenne no into sight, like the first smile Of babe
in It's mothers facet
"Let us go and see."
at q not worth the trouble"
But it is worth the trouble. What II IND
splendid southern rose in midwinter blooming, mag
uiGcently under such mass OF disadvantagesf
+" You will find one rose for your pains
20 down among the weeds. My dress is torn by
strong brambe, stiff branch tears oil the braid NJ
the extremity Of my skirt, sand burS fasten thenl-
selves In my cloth CATERS and pierce my ieet Span
ish needles sete by thousands on the fnges o. my
shawl: what dreadful place it is, such worthless,
wasted. wretched garden. But the rose Is II q
rose With my two hands part the msan, worth
less parasitic vines and shrubs that nave orep over
every plant, that made the garden ihe oriers
sting my hands till the blood starts, and tue pam
brings tears to nv eyee soop TO gather my wlsned
for PRICE a long bongh covered with thorns catches
me around the neck spring back but II clihgs ias
ana my weight drags it away from my Dsauliiui
rose which seems to open its heart deeper In sympa
thy for my sufferings.
rush on, wan, wounded, but succeed. bring
TO light a rose-a beautiful fresh, blooming rose.
Finding it, l have found more. There ID great
deep root and long PROSTATE branches, when, IL
cleared of the broom grass, greentnorn, tanslng
creepers, and poison vines, OF the purs anu
needless and lifted up, and tDled, ana tr'n,nieu'
will make the garden radiant with their beau.
~. l find more. There are many roses here
and there, all hid away. japonlca, too, and
ns | iiyei germs Of geranium, and veioehh'
Aye, snd white lily. There are awful weeds, TER
rble bries stubborn sprouts al apou. Tue ,r;oSt
fully with my beautiful rose. But do l hot knom
that though they, the wicked and worthless' oyer
TON now time and patience will conquer them
atl that the hedgerows Of Parsena as tue iesiyoo
call III, with its STRANDS OF coiIGa" oII," lid
trimmedl that the splendid EDg'lsh h9ty n.u
wholly under that mass may be eXhuneo us
orange trees made to hang with golden gio1es
those woodbines and jasmlnes rehcSed vi ,n.i'
troublesome neighbors, which utter neglect nio o.,
lowed to Cypress and aimost 10 d {,oarance
Qardon be made place OF flowers ana fragrance
I know too, that when we put the noe, the rlaae
the knife, and the fire TO these nterlopers, !1tlI
linking neighbors the snakes and llIrus, spiuere
and hornets, will depart with them, ana the purs
shaI cease TO prick me at each step, aud stras
Vines to tear NY hair and thorDs " make ny ha,u'
bleed.
lcry out in my Joy, and take in the whole idea at
glance, and shout 10 my friend, " Eureka" ltrp
nv rose, il is perfect thing. know II one grew
there. others can he made TO grow. write al &c.
connt of nv garden, tell oil tho beautiful things Oh
possibilities prophesied Of, beneath these noxious
briers and thorns. But in my enthusiasm l forget
the weeds. am not untrue but do not tell all
Ny friend stands upon the piazza ana wHlcnes my
struggles Tor roses. lie nothing about roses
he would not scratch bis hands 10 pick one ont OF
that'rubbish; not he. lie sees that hedge, thorny,
unsightly and overgrown he notes the Dr'eis,
hears the hiss OF the viper, aud the rattle OF the
snake and lodges the sting OF the hornet even lhe
oranges that he tastes are bitter and he canno! sec
that sweet ones may be grated on their vigorous
stems. AN TO his eye is unwholesome, unclean-yy,
and borrowing an army phrase, demoralized
and if il should 80 chance that each write an ae-
describe tho weeds, burs and brambles, and forget
tho rosas: aud remember the roses, geraniums
and snowy ionquis, and forget the weeds.
Dear reader, please strike the balance between
ng aud be assured there both weeds and flowers
in Tour garden the one TO be destroyed, the
other TO cultivate. =. D. O. .
Z. SAIL is not quit at Hilton Head. Sixty
vessels are visible in the harbor. Heavy artillery
has been heard every day for four days from the
southerly direction probably in the direction OF Ma
vaunah. Oh may we be spared the agony OF an
other Galveston. D. d. o.