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STAR OF BETHLEHEM. Class 6. Order i. An ex- 



Siberia, and the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Umbellatum is the only 

 American species. Roots bul- 

 bous. Flowers white. Six 

 petals no calyx. 



RECONCILIATION. 



Pale as the pensive cloistered nun, 

 The Bethlehem Star her face unveils, 

 When o'er the mountain peers the sun, 

 But shades it from the vesper gales. 



SENTIMENT. 



I trust the frown thy features wear, 



Ere long into a smile will turn; 

 I would not that a face as fair 



As thine, beloved, should look so stern; 

 The chain of ice that winter binds, 



Holds not for aye the sparkling rill; 

 It melts away when summer shines, 



And leaves the waters sparkling still: 

 Thus let thy cheek resume the smile 



That shed such sunny light before; 

 And though I left thee for a while, 



I '11 vow to leave thee love, no more. 



Wm. Leggett. 



