Caps and belles [serial] . a white primrose,Each a sunbeam in the world of woes. Therere roses too, both red and whiteThe bride is Hilda—a shining light;American beautys the floral nameOf Annie, tall and stately—alwavs the same. Then bloomed the hyacinth, Roman—white,To all the flowers it brought delight,Twas Hattie, as hopeful and as pure,Tho a life of suffering was hers to endure. And this is Alice whom we greetAnd shes the violet—as gentle and as sweet;When troubles cover her like the snow,Shes braver than all the flowers that blow. We heartily greet this dainty flowerWhich always comes at
Caps and belles [serial] . a white primrose,Each a sunbeam in the world of woes. Therere roses too, both red and whiteThe bride is Hilda—a shining light;American beautys the floral nameOf Annie, tall and stately—alwavs the same. Then bloomed the hyacinth, Roman—white,To all the flowers it brought delight,Twas Hattie, as hopeful and as pure,Tho a life of suffering was hers to endure. And this is Alice whom we greetAnd shes the violet—as gentle and as sweet;When troubles cover her like the snow,Shes braver than all the flowers that blow. We heartily greet this dainty flowerWhich always comes at a prosy hour;It warms the heart of the passer byAnd it oft has power to remove a sigh. When summer is past and the roses are gone,When Nature is robbed of her beautiful gown,Then comes the violet clothed in blue,The nodding violet, so loyal and true. The pansy is Mabel—the dearest flowerThat sheds its lustre in the bower;A sympathetic smile it always wearsAnd makes a rainbow out of tears. —E. Beecher Croom. 21.
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