PS t c ^1? cc cc cc cr cc CG cc cc cfe L!8RARY,0F CONGRESS, Shelf 3..S^<=^S' UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, > cccc c?Tf,-<(- cc (C , CC.C ^r t^ ^ CsL V c C 4^^^^^^ ^ ^ . the barren rocks deserve it all, si;?(nd they have ceased to frov/n. TKe cKarmirig SusqueKauRa [Three miles or more away] ^i:?(llured ixs forth by moonlight, ^*;?(s well as through the daq ; sj;?(nd the river, birds and flowers, ^With the hill where we stood to view "Five counties bathed in sunset, ^iT^re dear to memories true. ©ne lovely, bright, ^une morning, *"\Arc wandered o'er the ground 'Where ''Tpisgah's" lofty summit Surveys the country 'round ; Tpipsissewa, our forest pearl ©f flowers, blossomed there, ^nd as for Self 3{eal — truly, 'lATe breathed it in the air. The DytouRl became a Temple, ^s IKe Summer days went by — THe barren rocks, ihz natural v/alls, The only dome, IKe sky ; ^nd as we sang our praises, ©r knell in spirit there, The woods composed the sermon, 'Twas Self 3{eal everywhere. ^Yizn deep in thought we wandered Beneath the dear, old trees. The flowers sa\r us coming, ^nd nodded in the breese ; ^nd though we picked them often, ^nd bruised their tender stems, "por their simple love of learning They remained our constant friends. '3{aUowed be IKoa, Vervain ^(s Ihou gro^A^est oa IKe groand, "For in IKe 3/[ouRt of dalvarij There Ihcd fir£l was found ;" ^WilK suLcK associations, "VvTiik more than "Simpler's (^9*°^/' ©r "^iTirgil's praise, or Tpliriy's, 'W*e love IKm blossoms coy. ^<;?^a ^^nemone of the classics Tpeeped at us novv^ and then, "For in J.un.e their time is over Till Spring returns again. There is a (^rzek tradition "Ihat the tears v/hich fell to earth ^TQUi ^enus o'er ^^donis (paused this little flower's birth. TKen. the ©aisics ! ^{o'lr IKcy eyed us, ^(s IKougK IKey suffered still, "Frora Kavirig crossed the oceaR ^^gainst IKeir ov/n s^//eel will ; Bu.t this laad of IKeir adoption J^oves taera dearlij as hzr owr, j:;?^Rd ia every nook and corner TKey have made tKeraselves a horrie. Blacl<:=Eyed Susan, though, a native, (Xonies to us from the ^lATest, ^nd Bouncing Bet, from England, Suggests no thought of rest ; Ju>\xi though she wander ever She does her little part, ^^nd the world is all the better IFor Inzr lovino, generous heart. TKeri Si. John's 'Wort — ©K, IKe memories TKal cluster 'round Vruz name ! s^^ safeguard aoaiasl evil, ^£7^rid rnelaRcKolia's bane. The old tradition also, ^Kat the soul Kad power to leave The body of its pilgrimage, "prevailed on St. /j^onn's Eve. 'Po'Jver for one night only To visit the future place, *^\Arhere, the final parting coming, nyCan should end his earthly race. ^ care not, oh £ care not, 'Where £ lay this body down, So that whzR the strife is over ^ may obtain my crown. The (LotnniQa 3\/CiiUeirL, also, — jjes, it 'raost provokes a sraile, 'WKen wc read it is a aative ®f the very distant iJsle ©r TSeairisula of TKapsos ;^ So to Sicily we trace TKis plaat, for larap= wicks valued By the cultured SreciaR race. 'With suck a reputation, dombiried with I^^omaa use ©f the stalks for funeral torches, ^et us not this plant abuse ; ^or though we may not gather iJts leaves for " midnight oil," ®ur thoughts in strength are gainers IFor that early Srecian toil. "Thapsos was a town of .Sicily, on the eastern coast, not far to the north of Syracuse. It was situated on a peninsula which was sometimes called an island. The place probably obtained its name from the penin- sula producing the Thap.sos [Oa(J><)!;]—a sort of plant or shrub used for dyeing yellow." TKe ^^ewel ^^UTeed ! those gracefu.1 . ©aialy little gems, 3{anging Ir fragile beau-tij, ^ike peridaats froin their stems ; So rich ia nature's settirip, ®f goldeR=i]ello\v bloom, They filled our hearts with fragrance^ Though lacking all perfume. v^nd iJ could not help the longing ihat as the years went on, ©ur lives might grow in purity, ^i:?(nd shine forth as the sun ; That when the 3/Caster calls us To bring our ripe sheaves home, 'V^Hz may be among " 3{is jewels " ^s the ''I^ainbow 'round the Thron( TKe dardiaal flower ! ^UolKer pea 'W'ilK greater skill IKaa nriae 3{as wrliizR all IKal need be said iJa iKe following graceful line: '^i;?(s if some wounded eagle's breast, Slow throbbing o'er the plain, 3{ad left its airy path impressed Sn drops of scarlet rain." "From the TJ arrow, by the roadside, ^here comes a breath from Troy, "^For tradition claims ^i:^chilles ""UTould oftentimes employ This little plant to cure the wounds ®f his faithful, gallant men, lAThen he led them forth in battle To bring 3{elen home again. TKcr IKe Bergaraoi, and DyColKcrwort, ^i;?(nd dairiti] ^ueen ^£:?(riRe's Jj^^ace cr Xhat drapes our fields in beauty ^WitK soft aad feathery grace ; TJellow (LloYer, Blue J^^obelia, ^*:7^ad Starry (LarapioR, white, That shoae frora the aeighboriag hillside ^ike a fairy satellite. ©ae lovely suraraer eveaiag ['^was growiag rather late] "VkC^ gathered aa Eveaiag Tpriinrose ©utside the little gate JJ^eadiag from Barrea Spriag S{ouse; ®ur Vesper flower ! fair 3n color, sweet as iacease, ilavoked a sileat prayer. IperKaps a brigKi-robed aagcl, ®R some earlKly raissian, sought This blossora for its beauty, ^*;^nd trie golden petals caught The reflection of his glory, 'lAThich left a halo there — 3/Cay our lives with deeds of mercy shine, Till " Evening shades appear." ©n the banks of the Susquelianna ['Twas early in ^Jjuly] '^UZ'e found a kind of Solden i^od .j^s yellow as the sky, ^When the flush of the summer sunset i]s deepening in the ^W*est, ©r the rich and gorgeous plumage That adorns the ©riole's breast. ""lATe Have " about cigKti] species" ©f Solden I^od alone, lATKilst England, rich in flora, (I^an call but one Ker own ; "^nd this genus, Solidago, So lovely to behold, iJs fraught with healing virtue OyCore dear than minted gold." '^hen the I^od is quite suggesti\^e — Dytay a 3{eavenli] "Father's hand Ever hold it tenderly, o'er us throughout this great, wide land. 3, forsaking 3{is righteous precepts, *"\AZ*e v/ander from our Sod, ^f we lose our truth and honesty 3/Cay we feel 2{is (5 olden I^od. - "For beaiiiij of forin and color, ^lATKal Ro'^zr doia more zRivnm 3iszU about our K2art=striri3s TKari the bright red (Lolvimh'mz ? Trie naiTie coraas from the ^atia, JyCeaairig (Lolomba, a ©oyc — ^i7^ veri] sacred symbol "For the Columbia that we love. 'What a world of thought lies f olden, iJa these plaats beaeath our feet ! ^^UThat a field for coatemplatioa Sn the aame of Bitter Sweet ! 'For every life worth liviag 2Kath its chasteaiags aad its v/oes, vf:?(ad should blossom ere its aooaday ^W*ith the sweetaess of the I^ose. There are plants for naoral healing, There are herbs for bodilij pain, ^iT^nd the Tansy and the Boneset 3{aYe made themselves a name ; "Far back in the middle ages The former h'eld its own, ^*;?(nd the latter cared a fever D\^RQwn South as the Breakbone. 'W'ild Senna and the T?artridge- T?ea ^re close allied in blood, siT^nd the leaves of the bright blue dhicory Formed part of 3{orace's food. Iirhilst the "large, pale, yellow blossoms' ®f False Fo^cglove, so fair, AAiaved in the summer sunshine ^ike butterflies ererKwherz. ©ne bright and Kappy raorriirig, I^eslirig ori log of pin,e, . 'We aaalijsed the OVCuslard Tplaat, IN*ear 3/Casoa and ©i2Cori's line ; ^hzrz is Rothiag ihzrz to raarlc the spot, So famous ia days of yore, Save perfect peace aad quietness, ^ contrast to the v/ar. IhTow the T?ye 'Weed, in '' raspberry tint," SKoots upward like a cane ; "From an iJndian called JJ.oe "Pye, 'tis said, TKis plant derives its name. (Lases of typhus fever iJn the I^feY/ Ertgland States he cured. ©h ^oe ! thy long=dov/n=trodden race 3{as suffered and endured ! TKe Turtle 3(eai, like its riaraesarCe fond, ^prefers tae quiet stream, ^rid the little, corrirriori ©ittany I^oves freely as a dream ; But 5no\r OR the ^/Countairi is so rare, si:?(rLd beautiful, as sKu, 'Twill dassle you some morning ^ike a snowflake from the sky. TKe dark=blue berries of Solomon's Seal, J{ow drooping beneath the stem, Suggest the genial springtime, '"UTKen these woods will resound again 'lAZ'ith the notes of the happy song=birds '"lATe have loved the summer through— The (Xat=bird, I^obin, 1?ewee, 'lATren, >i:?(nd the ^Wood ©ore's mournful coo. TKe ijroa ^Weed, loo, in. richest hues, '^J'prears its purplish stems, ^i;?(rid as for the Soldea ^^sters ^We loved them m-ore than gems. ^^iT^bout one hundred species " ©f ^d'^ster are our own, But the INfation's crowning glory, ils the (Scolden I^od alone. 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