160 THE FLOltAL TELEGRAPH. 
the most charming of all virtues. Be- 
hold that handsome youth — he has 
long pined in secret, long wished to 
declare his love, yet dares not. In 
the presence of the beloved one he is 
tongue-tied ; blushes, yet speaks not. 
How kind to come to his assistance, 
as Waller sings: 
o 
‘ Silence in love betrays more woe 
Than words, howe’er so witty ; 
The beggar that is dumb, you know, 
Deserves our double pity.’ 
“But, if he cannot speak, he can 
offer a bouquet—he tenders it humbly 
and retires; the next meeting is to 
decide his fate : but the beaming eyes 
of his mistress re-assure him ; and, 
having passed the Rubicon, he now 
