66 FLORA’S ALBUM. 
Linden Tree. 
MATKIMONT. 
Oh t tahe her, but be faithful still, 
And may the bridal tow 
Be sacred held in after years, 
And ■warmly breathed as now ; 
Eemember’t is no common tie 
That binds her youthful heart; 
’T is one that only truth should weave, 
And only death can part. 
The joys of childhood’s happy hour. 
The home of riper years; 
The treasured scenes of early youth. 
In sunshine and in tears ; 
The purest hopes her bosom knew. 
When her young heart was free, — 
All these and more she now resigns. 
To brave the world ■with thee. 
* * * * 
Then fake her, and may fleeting time 
Mark only joys increase ; 
And may your days glide sweetly on 
In happiness and peace. 
Charles Jeffreys. 
