Washington telegraph., 1847-01-27
THE NEW YEARS NIGHT OF AN
UNHAPPY ONE.

despair up 10 the unchangng, eYerhloom.
in sky, aud down upon tho sill. pure,
snowy earth, on which now M enc was
So betea Of JOY and sleep, as he. Fnr his
gave stood close before him. II was
covered only BY the snow Of age, nol by
the yordure OF youth, and he took nohing
with tim from this whnle, rich lile-no
thing but ergor5, sins aad disease, NJ ema.
eialad holy, a desolale sall-his bas1m
full Of poison and an old az I'LL af re-
pen,Rnce. Tho beautiful days oi his youth
were changed today into ghusia, and trans.
ported hin back 10 Iha, bright morning,
where his la'h,r had iirs, placed lin on
fhe crossroads Of lie, which II The right,
upan the sunny road Of virtue, leads into a
vie, peaceful land, illl OF light and iharyesi
aal angels, and which on The iei drag
daAn into the mJ,e.hiIls ol wee, into
b.aek cave, tall Of dropping puizan. full Of
kissing snakes and black, hot sapafs.---
Alas. tie sarPen,s clung around lis breast.
mi laa drops Of pnisoa were upon he
tongue and he knew naH Shefe he vas.
NHesnsg.Ous, Aai with iaekpfessib.a
gel aa lifted up his hands towards heaven.
anl exclaimed: "Oh, give mo bae. ny
!uulhl Oh, iathcr place, place me once
more upon the Crossroads. lhat | may
choose Otherwise" BW hls iaihef anl
his youth had long passed away. lie saw
ignas ia.ui dancing upon swanps an ek.
uugaished IN church yafds, aBd hs sal.
Tiny are my days oi foil lie saw a
slaf ilY from heaven, II galefad n lis tai
an vanished on the earth. s5Iaat L T.
I'D uIs bleeding head, aHd 1he serpent
leeIh buried themselves deeper ialp his
wounds.
lis glowing Imagination showed him
sieailhy sircp.wa.Aels on the rp5lsi aul
The Wlnlmiii lifted up it. arms. fsaay 10
cum hin, and SAUL in the empty eharnei
hoase 10y degrees assln=i hia features.
IN The mids, ul tbs canyulsion lhs Sew
Tears music suddenly ia4ieI daWn if0m
TIE sleepe, ike distant church sangs.
lis emotions became more lender; he
Inused around the horizon ani over the
WIDE earth, and he thought upon Tue friends
oi lis youth, who now happier anl heller
lbaa L., were fathers uf happy children
aud blessed mrn, All hc said. Alas, TOO
might Ike you have been sleeping with
fearless eyes through this New 1rat's
night. d / had chosen. Alas. might have
been bappH dear raIcals, II had iui.
iacl .ous Sow Years wishes aai ad
muHt.uBs.'
la ilo ievcrish recollection ol his youth,
. appeared ,D him az . Toe skull wIA his
features was arising 10 lac ehamel house;
Auaily, through the 'uprrsii,iou, which in
The New Years nignl beholds spirits and
iulurIiy, il was converted iuio living
yoEh, Ike the 1saIliiui yoni o. the capi.
loI, extracting ,hum igJm his ,ooi, and
bitterly bic fancy shovel him L.s booming
figure.
lie cJu.l view i no moro; be covered
his elrs--a thousand ho; tears vanished in
the snow; d,sc0nsoiale and jespaifing be
sighed IowIy--"Rrium, Ol, youth, ,e;um!''
Ani il diI Tciufa, tor be had unly di,am.
ol 81 horribly ia tho New Years night
be Was ell. a yoHa--h.3 sias alone had
not been dream; bm hs thanked Col
thai be, still young, had ,iye, ia bis power
tu withdraw from The hllhy ways VI ,.ce,
aud To return to the sunny path While leads
TO tho pure lani ol havrsls.
Iun back wiih him, young rcaIer, ID
you are Standing on tho palh Vi eHOh
this horrible dream sill b and b. become
your jndsci but il you should ones Guy oas
10 misery, "fclln, beautiful you'll it
would never rrlln.
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This sla'Ja Is preserved on the capitol
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