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the flower vase. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON. 
Gomphrena. Class 5. — Order 1. 
This is the pretty Globe Amaranth, with the round, red, 
unfading blossoms. Commonly cultivated. 
Hope in Misery. 
The cloud may be dark, but there’s sunshine be¬ 
yond it; 
The night may bh o’er us, but morning is near; 
The vale may be deep, but there’s music around it, 
And hope, mid our anguish, bright hope is still 
here. 
Still here, though the wing of dark sorrow is 
o’er us, 
Tho’ bitterness dregs every cup that we drink; 
With a smile in her eye, she glides ever before us 
To yield us support when we falter or sink. 
Blessed hope! like a star on the darkness of ocean, 
Still gleam o’er the track where our destinies 
tend; 
And guide our frail hearts from this sea of com¬ 
motion, 
To havens of peace where our sorrows will end. 
