Smyrna times., 1894-01-24


led to Miss S. V. Gardener of Liberty. Wester
Nd, in Oct. 1898. Presented to the Young counl
" thelr friend d. F. Lockerby, Philadelphia, P,
orange Blossom white and golden,
by your presence am holden;
On you in rapture as gaze.
Your beauty fills my heat with praise.
And as your presence holds me fast
Iask-what can with you contrast?
In whiteness why do you unfold
Around heart of purest gold?
In Whiteness why do we unfold
Arond heart of purest gold!
Because we are, we answer YOU.
Or purity an emblem true,
And are the symbols of more worth
Than all the other things on earth.
Inc highest standard is pure gold,
or value-in our hearts we hold:
therefore we dress in robes ofwhite
becoming hearts of gold so bright
What more appropriate could be
To decorate bride than we?
OF US the bridal crown to form
And thus the happy bride adOrn-
The blushing palpatating bride
Who is the glory, honor, pride
Of her gallant, hOnord groom
Symbols of her youthful bloom,
Other beauty and her worth
The purest sweetest things on earth;
What can so aptly these express
Than orange bl ossoms We confess.
With costume of purest whiteness
And with hearts so full of brightness
We are smybols of true love
Most valued gem from from Heaven above:
Ofpurity and value VIC
The highest symbols claim to be.
Twas on bright October day
When forests blazed in colors CAV.
When bright Yermillion tints were seen
Exchanged for Spring Time robes of green.
When DER the land from side to side.
Ger all the landscape far and WIDE,
The hills were clad in colOrs bright
Which held our hearts and chained our sight
For Autnmn's artist here had been
And painted everywhere the scene;-
Vermillion, purple, golden hue
In floods Of glory rose to view,
One blaze ofglory everywhere.
Amid the calm October air;
A Stiffness beautiful and sweet
Auu peaceful did our senses greet
Twas then saw one young and fair
With Orange Blossoms in her hair.
More beautiful than all beside
was this young, trusting, loving bride;
Ihan all OctOber's bright array
On her best, finest grandest day.
And as saw her, young and fair
With Orange Blossoms in her hair
Amid October's bright array
Upon that memorable day,
said She is OctOber's Queen
Inc brightest glory of the scence.
For natures art had giv'n hes grace
And elegance Of form and face;
Adorn'd fnll well this gentle maid
The only daughter be it said
And with an only brother, she
Bloom'd sweetly on the family-tree.
She seem'd to have double share
or natures most astistic care.
A queenly dignity combined
with sweetness both of heart and mind.
Commanding reverence from all.
Ana winning love from great and small.
And admiration warm and free, !
GOODWILL evoked from all did she;
And fairer tints were in her face
Than ever did the landscape grace
Or ever did the sky adorn
In sunset glory or at morn;
For here the rose and lily grew
ANA here were tints of matchless:
And IN her sparkling, speaking eve.
More glorious than October sky.
mere Deamd and streamed fairer Hgbt
Than that which fills October bright
And that is mellow, well we know
ana soft and brilliant in its glow
And did imparI TO everyone
Ehulgent glory as it shone.
ana then heard her gentle voice
Which said Il bid you all rejoice
10 make you happy am here
To fill your lives with sweeter cheer
Ny liie-work have come to do
The path of duty to pursue
And joyously my powers to share
win MIN. for whom these flowers l wear.
Wy iather, mother home leave
into my husband now to eleaye
nto his life-work fling my all
With him to rise, to stand, or fall
he one ambition Ofmy life
o be Pastors model wife
rusting in Jesus Christ our Lord
o preach and do his holy word"
spake the winsome bride SO fair
WIN orange Blossoms in her hair.
ITO DE COSTINUED.l