Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-15
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TINES LAST vIslr.-By ME, If,rr.
re i Pet'iu letrnd, gcpcscntus rime beio,e
) "New Years thght,' warning those who 10 die
, coming srssoI OF their iury itohlr tt'o.)
Tho nj ;ht a cold and stormy unc,
And tho year was tunains low,
whoa Time throw his travelling mantle on,
A. lao were about to go;
And hc cast on his glass "A ruciul look
"rho saals will bc Out" hc said
(seiEinc his memorandum book ,
"And the visits must be made:
Hut II does httO g9ui the fools To
| almost lose ty uluurs,
They think the last visit { make TO ihom
Is always mcaet Too ttair neighbours.
Last year my deity was faithful, douo-
luayofscd TINS city though,
Revealing tocyary devoted oni
had como for q iuii tdiCu,
Why, th"y treated my Wlruiug as Nicholas uclt,
The groWis OF .h5 dying Poles
Or thought twas to save hos this oyarice cheats j.
Their money aud not thcir souls,
That my hin, oi speedy departure was given,
Though bNie them farewell Like "a losur;
And how few thrru WrTp who prepared iUl huayou!
can easily rctNuI them over.
And first TO Bankers house | hiod,
Though know lac was often Suily,
But those Rolhsclills-olo must honour their pride,
SO ! hasten'd To warn him early
Hound him Within at a sumptuous feast,
An Apcian before him.
And it, Hay0G' lac praised TO each smiling guest
49, Us Dee"'-thus my waning came Ger him.
Oh, how his eye sared as hc b,de mo Hoe!
wus oil like "A twinkle OF light,
And he alto at that Dinner enough for three,
And he died Of &c spasm that night.
And next tapped at an Editors door
IL sounded so like lduu,
That he scaltcwdhis papers about the floor,
As he made motion to run;
But at length he resumed hi- Iabors again,
When hc found mo sheriff drew nigh,
Searching old books Tor New YEARS. strain
whispcrod-Thc Year to De-
Hn stated" All, Ills lucky thought,
And l'll rhymo 1t OUT said ke,
"hy patrons may fear that Death Is near,
And repent otthcir debts to me-
hurried away To n Doctor, them
Though know might spare my pnins,
That no thought oi disease ms tho end of men,
Ana et dealh rs the doctors gains
"Aly patient must die % he was Numbering Oh,
As he glance a eo bill DER,
"And hI7 money will 50 % his gracolcss SON
My bill might Doe somcwhlt more;
For the youth will u-' cr take the trouble to note
That I've charged five visits day"
so ho Inquired away while laughed ~ his car,
Remember my rtsts % pau!
told an Old Man it was time ho should TO-
Aud no was too deat,o hoar-
called at tho play on da5ils Beau,
And ho was too gay to foar,
paused in Merchants counting room,
Aud a Ounce was To stop,
Scarce would h, havo heoIcl tho crash OF doom,
While reckoning his ledger up.
7hcyc IS ORs dmdti Il began TO say
Ho burst with hurled breath,
"Show ms your bill, Two tho cash 20 pay
| loft him TO settle with death!
stopped Poor Mans humble she'd
Aud thought woull deligh him so,
Tor knew he had ohon wished he was dead
But lao tlitly refused tn 20:
And o, the wild agony OF bis eve,
As ho begged mo ono year TO give!
Saying, twas too bad for a man to die
Who had struggled 80 hard to live
That has wife might beg md his children staryo-
He raised his eye with look of despair
"'Iis broken roei - sighed he.
l had Jared so IN with tho lords of the earth
OF the earth they had proved, indeed,
That turned to tho sex OF gentlcr birth,
Hoping more kindly speed
On beautiful b no made a CALL
A millincT's girl stood by
She brought new drcss Tor tho New Years ball
lbl9othod scPuchn sigh:
And tho rich red towers looked CHASTITY white,
How oddly cried the beauty, in sorrow,
These do not become me ut Hll tonight,
But bring mo some gayor tomorrow"
And thon-but why co1tiuIe tho list
So iraught with chagrn to me:
VINO likes to remember the times he has missed,
When recountins his archery;
1eIlod, IN iino, on the Old and tho young,
Fair, ugly, and sober, and gay,
Tho chorus the same the tuuo they all sang
Ihey would not he hurried away!
Ihero were many who h4tod the world TO DO sure,
And called limo an Old yillainous cheat,
But heaven was so distant, bright, and so puro
Ihey had no inclination to sect.
Horns IF ti0 dust murmurod in wrath
rs entered a stately dome,
and, following the clue ofmy iaoi path,
Repaired to the nursery room,
Iho children were sleeping like nostlod birds
And sh6, the sweet mother dove,
Win face too happy to paint by words,
- was choosing her gi;ts oflovo
For tho New Yoar's morn touch'd her cheek
She knew the deadly th.u
And raising her eyes Nth a smile so mock
My Father, II thy will"
Yes, 6onan should always be ready to 60,
She has nothing % cHith hut Tore,
dowry that hears little valno below
But tits priceless Transferred uboya;
. lavish II not on my brightest Joys,
lis folly, 'tis worse than vain
never hcstow thcm except as toys
l moan to resume again;
Even now shall gaticra thousand fair things
gavo when "a. year was now,
And the hopes for ID, Hcr that shake rIon my ,yipo,
VIII prove as dcccitful too.
But why should preach? Who'll tho visor be,
Tho youn9 ara cu- iged with pleasure,
Inc aged have cut all acquaintance with mo-
And nobody os, is at c,suroi
Ihey mas lcarn they will thOug! thoir data il. bri.f
Some monitor ever nigh,
IherG' 3 tho fading flower the falling leaf
And the year about die:
Those spouk 10 the hearts OF tho humble and inst
For the earthly and obstinate,
Why, nay visit tn such would he ahour lost