THE EMIGRANT DAISY. 95 



THE EMIGRANT DAISY. 



ONCE, from its home in England s * soil, 



A daisy s root I drew, 

 Amid whose moistened crown of leaves 



A healthful bud crept through, 

 And whispered in its infant ear 



That it should cross the sea, 

 A cherished emigrant, and share 



A western home with me. 



Methought it shrank, at first, and paled ; 



But when on ocean s tide 

 Strong waves arid awful icebergs frowned. 



And manly courage died, 

 It calmly reared its crested head 



And smiled amid the storm, 

 As if old Magna Charta s soul 



Inspired its fragile form. 



* This daisy was taken from the spot, often visited by trav 

 ellers, where King John signed the Magna Charta in 1215. 



