Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-23

BY MRS. HARRIET toRR, srYcH.

[Rethanking Mrs. Horren for beautiful arti
ficial bouquet presented to the Ladies' Relic
Corps on February "a. 1901
handsome, symmetrical, lovely bouquet
To the corps dear sister presented one day
Through Mrs. NJ T.; and the thanks OF the corps
Were heartily given the donor-but more
The corps sisters voted, I'd make them rhyme
And read it in corps at the meeting next time
Re-thanks, with poem, its beauties to tell
Those flowers OF art and constructed so we'll
And very foolishly answered, Will.
Not knowing how hard 1t would be to fulfill
My duty In giving due praise for the gift;
And shonld / fall short let your judgment be
swift,
And speak OF my folly in thinking that
Could make poem worthy, the gift in reply
For talents and learning are requisite, quite,
To treat OF bouquet, so pleasing to sight.
But as I have taken upon me the task,
will your forbearance and leniency ask,
And state THAT the BoQuet should ever be found
A very fit symbol to rally around.
It's general beauty comes strikingy first,
And quite as refreshing as water in thirst;
Green spots in DESERT or shade from the sun,
And other rich comforts bestowed upon one.
Next then in its purity; oh, to be pure
In words, and in actions, like 1t, am sure,
We will not regret 1t when nearing the tomb,
When sooner or laterwe enter its gloom.
Let each of us, therefore, pure living demand,
Like the Boquet so beautiful, placed on the
stand,
An emblem OF pureness, within and without,
A type we can follow, with effort, no doubt.
But what OF its Scent, you might call me to
speak.
Well--its Scent is not strong, neither yet is it
weak;
A symbol again--let no OdoT arise
To cause bitter feelings-but let us be wise,
And follow this symbol-have beauty OF form,
Sufficient to Danish attempts of a storm,
Be courteous and mild In our actions and ways,
Which are truly .heart-melting like the SUMS
heating rays.
And what of It's colors there are many indeed,
Should they be symbol. whereby we take
heed
Most certainly, c)lors give contrast in line,
Each one In their own chosen beauty to shine,
Beholding the rainbow, with:different hues,
Showing the various work we can choose
or gaze at the stars in the Heavens, and see
They seemingly differ, in the main they agree.
Metaphorically speaking, this corps is UdSe
Where we like the boquet, are given place
To work in the sphere, which to us is assigned,
Some this and some that, with the bJ-latCS en-
twined
To hold us compactly-while we from the stem
Branch out in magnificent grandeur-ahem,
And show those about us the work which we do
In seeking the needy ones, helping them too.
The widows and orphans have on us claim
To succor and comfort them when in distress,
Invoking High-Heaven, our labors to bless,
And Others will also come under our care,
With whom we should mipgle, to lit from
despair
And help them while struggling to stand on
their feet.
Then here, or beyond, our reward Will be sweet.
Place people, as flowers in groups. side by side.
Where one has their fallings. the Others will
hide
Thus onward, and upward, our workings will
tend,
And flowers OF different colors viii blend
In sweetest OF harmony, gathered from earth
And placed in that kingdom, where all will have
birth
Who wish, and are bound about firmly with love,
AS Boquet, to bloom in that garden above.
THE :Boquet given in winter, when all was
black End dTeary.