The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-12

omnipntenee did not GO forth and purge the
world by IRE. grew sick AZ heart and hoped
the morrow would present faiTef scene --
The morrow came, but alas tho turmoil, and
aniaRonism of this upside down world
came also with a. ID seemed that the vast
mulutudes, that poured forth o. business OF
10 pleasure, we're without hart Asoeuden,
%, name, popularity IN life aud perhaps a
HOuadiRF epilaph, were the noble motives of
action, Gold gold gold, was Tho ofy aRd ufbH
wore out their bodies and bariaTed their H0uln,
tor few ounces Of gliiiering dust, not that
they might he hlessiug 10 their race, but
that the crowd might stare and gape, and shout
when their glitte'iug equppage passed by
poor and Piuful ambition The most start
Tag vice Hun hGnId pollution TOR q ttwr htf
Their heads, ,iof llka osls and bats, the night ls
their day, aud darkness suits best their hel'
lihh decide, bot II was only 10 reyel more mad
~ NJ night in the sinks Of sin, Hut what,
stTangeHt Of ALL fell on my startled ear was the
elAnk Of feiteTs aud the gToans Of slaves, which
from land 10 land and from the floating ISLES
Of the sea, arose AZ the e0ming Of uIe god of
day ~ be Tollad on his westward Hask ,lnd FOL
! lowed WhcTeYer bis beams were shed, one
! perpetual moan which made lllc hut a living
I death. could mol only see The outward man,
/ ard listen a. the audible voice Of the millions
J of earth hut was gifted with spirts ken and
could read thc heart, Talk not ot the pro-
gfosH Of The age, and the rapid strides which
the children II earth arc making towards prf'
feetian, The outside Of the cup and platter
may be- growing white, but within 10 irsteF1ag
corruption There the worm battenH on the
rank pollution Of sin fuund men 10 be- bat
whited scpuickfea full Of decay and death.
With all this startling, and unlocked for
wiukrdneas ~ world which I expected 10
dnd a paradise | still had hope fof the future.
Vain hope, empty and deluaivc az the mirage
Of the desert, oT the golden apples Of the PLAIN
WI, TJw JIcJ pJii0Es riisr i5J tr
record Of the yrat A. day after day wotc on,
aud the book that was given me, IN which 10
write, was fast filng up with only here and
there bright picture, Ike CLEAN ofsunlight
nthwnrt troubled sky, ] felt the chills of age
stealing fast upon ne Thus has passed my
earthly pilgfmage,and am nov near its close
Many an eye that brightly bcancd with truth
aud happ ness at my advent, " now dark and
rnylcss Many voice, that then fell like the
murnuf o.. singing s,ooss upon ;ac ear .
silent Ia the grave, Many step then elastic
with the buoyancy Of youth has gone down
into the DARK valley. The silver cord has been
IonH6d Ind the Epides bowl broken, ilc-to
the living, tho butterfly hope 10 atil, with lps
| Eaudy plumagc ,luttcfing Ia the DIN Giethncr
There have been turns aud oycrtutna among
nationa The feet of uc opprcssof has been plac
cd upon the neoks Of the crushed aud blred'
/ ing 3ons Of freedom, aud the IRON has been
driven into their souls hut, courage, cour'
age, We who worship at the shrine of the god.
drss Of liberty, for she shall yet comic from her
sunny home 60 dwell with you, From the
ashes Of your murdered brethren, hosts shall
arise 60 6ght your battlrs for you. From the
smouldering Grcs of the old fhGniE shall arse
more rcSplrndNXIcbitd, strong ~ the yiRof
of immortal youth.
The dark wing of the pcslilrnee has over.
| shndpwed the earth. The scourgc oth life, the
minister of death, has been abroad on hiH
] - .. -. bs IA
that boomcd IN his pathway have fallen, and
| IA his path have tprung mp the gloomy ehafnel
houses filled with food for the ohnkcting worm,
lUDcaire has failed " AMEN have gone 10
tho ir long home, and the mourncrs have gone
about the streets" Ashes TO ashes, dust 10
dust" lntcmpcrancc has swept of, with It's
J hood.tidc --------
Here tho voice Of the dame, growing every
moment cracked a. trcmulous, failed entirely,
| her eyes rolled wildly aud breath cnmc con.
vulsivcly, as in The thrors Of DISSOLUTION. !
was on tho point of sprnElng TO call assistance
when the door again opened and tall, Ruan'
7 UFTEdHarr7 -wTtiTT II hutt-h hrUri, una X wtITrr
! beard flowing down to his waist, with gar.
mrnts Get m the year g and Nth aEcytho
/ in his right hand, a Au hour glaEs IN his lrit,
Icntctcd, | recognized him at once as father
Time. lie caught his expiring daughter IA
his arms, and strodc hufricdly out OF the a.
pnttmrnt, but as he len, "a bright aud beautiful
IL
.4iuto the room, and with voice like the tone
J ,.f ~ .AsaF Trumpet aa ahe airc Wed her Hnwcrs
-l7------s 10 l..iaiAsi Ia u L Al cnnld
Ineyer be in tho presence oia lovely woman
and not feel some affected, and considerably
embarrassed. and usually IN such caac, make
n confoundcd bundcr that causes my cheeks
To crimson with shame for long time nler.-
My evil fortune did not desert me at this cri'
ais, FOR, as rose TO Offer my fair vsitnnt ohan
my feet caught in hole in the carpet, and AZ
n my proboscis came in contact with the Hoorl-
awoke, aud found my host twenklng my nos,
aud Yelling at the top OF his voice .iia, haPpy
ncw year" wh.lo the rcho of the old town
clock, ns il struck the hour Of midnight, wa
lust dying away far UP 10 the old bcfry --
/ had had dream. Byron once had dream
and other great men beside mysclfhave dream
and told their dreans. | determined to get
mine, and here you have IL, gentle reader
verbatim, 1T litcrptim, ct pune tuutlmi an'
tdoubtlesa somnitirous. ........-.............
Kind reader, gentle reader, Que and all,
wish a happy new year and advise you, If yo'
wish To make II SO, to subscribe at once for
newspaper and pay il, advance Nl
Bccrvyl Old Colony, Jan. l 1850.