KIDD'S LONDON JOURNAL. 



67 



Who can say Leigh Hunt is not a " Poet?" 

 The " fire" is contagious. Our pen can 

 hardly be tamed to its task. 



One more selection we must make room 

 for. It is the speech of Philaster, in one of 

 Beaumont and Fletcher's plays. He is de- 

 scribing a gentle boy, who made his story 

 known to the speaker in the " language of 

 Flowers." It is a charming morgeau — 



I have a boy, 

 Sent by the gods, I hope, to this intent, 

 Not yet seen in the court. Hunting the buck, 

 I found him sitting by a fountain's side, 

 Of which he borrowed some to quench his thirst, 

 And paid the nymph again as much in tears. 

 A garland lay him by, made by himself 

 Of many several flowers, bred in the bay, 

 Stuck in that mystic order, that the rareness 

 Delighted me. But ever when he turned 

 His tender eyes upon 'em, he would weep, 

 As if he meant to make 'em grow again. 

 Seeing such pretty helpless innocence 

 Dwell in his face, I asked him all his story. 

 He told me that his parents gentle died, 

 Leaving him to the mercy of the fields, 

 Which gave him roots, and of the crystal 



springs, 

 Which did not stop their courses; and the sun, 

 Which still, he thanked him, yielded him his 



light. 

 Then took he up his garland, and did show 

 What every flower, as country people hold, 

 Did signify; and how all, ordered thus, 

 Expressed his grief : And, to my thoughts, 



did read 

 The prettiest lecture of his country art 

 That could be wished. I gladly entertained 



him, 

 Who was as glad to follow, and have got 

 The trustiest, loving'st, and the gentlest boy, 

 That ever master kept. Him will I send 

 To wait on you, and bear our hidden love. 



The second little Book at the head of 

 this notice, is a nice, suitable companion for 

 the Story Garden, reviewed in No. 2 of the 

 London Journal; and it will range well 

 with that, and the Story without an End of 

 Sarah Austin. It is neatly embellished, and 

 poetically constructed for the perfect under- 

 standing of youth. The rising generation 

 are under obligations to Mr. Adams, which 

 they cannot better discharge than by circu- 

 lating his books. He is himself a large Con- 

 tributor, and we have before given proof of 

 his poetical powers. 



Indolence. — None so littie enjoy life, and are 

 such burdens to themselves, as those who have 

 nothing to do. The active only have the true 

 relish of life. He who knows nofc what it is to 

 labor, knows not what it is to enjoy. Recreation 

 is only valuable 'as it unbends us ; the idle know 

 nothing; of it. 



THE GARDEN. 



Succulent Plants. — No. 1. 



Being a great admirer of that very curious 

 and beautiful order of plants, the Cactus, the 

 Aloe, &c, &c, in all their extended varie- 

 ties ; and having devoted very much time 

 and study to their cultivation, I now, in a 

 series of articles, propose to lay before your 

 readers such information as may prove not 

 only interesting, but also instructive. And 

 as on the outset it is desirable that a good 

 understanding should exist between us, I 

 shall proceed to give an outline of what I 

 purpose doing. I shall not advance anything 

 as a settled principle, unless /have tried and 

 proved it to be such. That which is theo- 

 retical (as far as I am concerned), I shall 

 only describe as such ; while the practical 

 residts of experience will be firmly and boldly 

 held forth, fearless of opposition and con- 

 tradiction. 



Nothing will be " taken for granted," 

 nothing will be assumed ; everything stated 

 shall be, " to the letter," strictly correct, so 

 that should a difference of opinion now and 

 then exist between us, I trust none will be 

 uncourteous enough to impugn the veracity 

 of any assertions made ; but where such may 

 be the case — and which I am sure will not 

 be upon any essential principle — we may 

 still agree ("to^ differ"), having perhaps 

 travelled two different roads, which have in 

 the end led to the same point at last. 



To the experienced cultivator, I may per- 

 haps have nothing new to offer; yet Ave may 

 compare notes, and now and then offer 

 friendly and mutual suggestions to each 

 other : while to the unskilled amateur (for 

 whom these articles are intended), I may be 

 of service in guarding against many errors 

 he may have made, or have been led into : 

 thus saving him from loss, vexation, and 

 disappointment. What I propose is, then, 

 as follows : — 



1st. To shew their suitability for decorat- 

 ing windows ; how they ought to be tfeated 

 for such a purpose ; what to do and what to 

 avoid ; " what they will stand " and " what 

 they will not stand," in such situations. 

 2nd. How they may be propagated, and 

 greatly increased in this situation. 3rd. 

 Their general treatment in the store and 

 greenhouse, such as instructions in re-potting, 

 and in what manner water should be applied; 

 best manner of propagation ; hints as to tem- 

 perature, soil, &c, &c. 



These, therefore, are my objects in out- 

 line ; in my next communication, I shall 

 have something to say upon their ornamental 

 appearance for the " decoration of windows,'''' 

 and take the different subjects (as nearly as 



