

pY MISS III. r. GOULD.
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On plain rush hurdle silk worm lay,
When proud young princess came that way
The naughty child of human king.
Threw sidelong glance at the humble thing
That took, with silent gratitude.
From the mulberry leaf her simple food
Aud shrunk, half scorn and half dsgus'.
Away from her sister child of dust
Declaring she never yet could


WHY reptile form like this should be-
And that she was not made with nerves so firm,
AS calmly to stand By crawling worrnIn


With mute forbearance the silk worm took
The tauntins words and the spurning look
Alike stranger to self and pride,
She'd no disquiet from aught beside
And lived OF meekness and peace possessed
Which these debar from the human breast
She Only wished, for the harsh abuse
To find some way to become of use
To the naughty daughter of lordly man;
And thus did she lav noble plan,
To teach her WISDOM and make it plain,
That the humble vas not made in vain;
plan 50 generous, deep and high
That to carry it out she must even die


No more" said she, "will drink or eati
I'll spin and weave me winding sheet
To wrap me up from the suns clear light,
And hide my form from her wounded sight
In secret then, till my end draws nigh,
III toll for her; and when die,
I'll leave behind as a farewell boon.
To the proud young princess my whole cocoon,
To be reeled and wove to a shining lace,
And hung in a veil DER her scornfu facei
And when she can-caImly draw her breath
Through the very threads that have caused my death
When she finds. at length, she has nerves SO firm
AS TO wear the shroud Of crawling worm
May she bear in mind that she walks with pride
In the windng-sheet where the silk worm died ~