The font was filled with a jeweled flame;
Glitter of gems dissolved in mist,
White of diamond, its changing light,
Ruby, emerald, amethyst,
And its christening robe was encrusted quite.
Nelly Hart Woodworth.
THE ROSE TANAGER.
(Pyranga aestiva.)
“Oh, if it might be that the roses
Be winged, and flying to thee,
Could bear thee a thousand greetings,—