THE HONEYSUCKLE. her are passed the greater number of hours in infancy and childhood in that time, under her influence and teaching, our character is formed,—some escape the effects of an injudicious mother's treatment; others throw off for a time the salutary control of a wise and good mother's teaching,—but the ties of love are not broken; they remain strong as ever though relaxed. Wordsworth writes of Emily, in "The White Doe of Rylstone: "Ere she hath reached yon rustic shed, Hung with late-flowering Woodbine, spread The fragrance of the breathing flowers And mysteries above her years." There are Bonds of Love, so called, which produce injurious effects to the young maiden. Mrs. Laurence, addressing Cupid, says: "Cruel boy! Woodbine all untwined, Wanders here forlorn and free; Who has placed her trust in thee." and for young men, they often work most disastrously. Hear Cowper: "So Love, that clings around the noblest minds, But the Bonds of Love, which have their origin in esteem for the highest form of mental endowments and moral worth, are pure and holy, beneficial in time and beyond it; and to these Bonds, Miss Twamley seems to refer, when she says: "The Honeysuckle give to Kate, so kindly and caressing; Whoever wins her for a mate, will win both wealth and blessing.” THE HOP (Humulus Lupulus).—INJUSTICE. THE Hop-gardens of England present a beautiful appearance when the flowers are ready to be gathered, and are, perhaps, still more pleasing at the time of "hop-picking," when the scene is animated by the presence of men, women, and children, engaged in the operation. The specific name Lupulus is said to be a contraction of Lupulus Salictarius, by which name Pliny says it was known, since growing among willows it twined around them, and was as destructive to them as a wolf to a flock of sheep: hence it appropriately represents Injustice. |