And when the lovely eve 
With silent footsteps should come stealing on, 
I’d watch the stars come peeping one by one. 
And sweetest fancies weave. 
Signification .. Perfect good will. 
Emblem .Sweet scented Tussilage. 
Sentiment .... Justice shall he done you. 
The humble floweret of the vale, 
Whose fragrant breath perfumes the gale, 
Is often passed unheeded by, 
While gaudier flowers attract the eye. 
And varied dyes, and colors bright. 
Are sought and cherished with delight. 
Thus with our humble Geraldine, 
Tew know her moral worth, I ween ; 
Amidst home scenes her virtues shine, 
And serve to brighten and refine; 
No showy flower is Geraldine,— 
Of modest ones, she reigns a queen. 
