The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-03
RA VIENNA OHIO:
wEDNEsDAY, Jan. .. 1855.
ADDREss 0P THE CARRIER.
- TO THE PATRONS OF THE
PORTAGE SENTINEL.

he changing seasons In their annual ronnA,
Have nsbered IN the morning Of tho year;
sprng, Summer, autumn, each In turn vss crowned,
And hoaTy Winter once ssain 10 hero.
umsln Ne seeaseless march forever on,
Bearing its millions 70 their silent home,
Hss madea record Of the year Just gono,
Apdfrom its pages We In timo 10 come.
Nay Wisdom learn, and clear instruction nnd,
70 cheer the heart, and elevate the mind.
s Change, change, 10 writ on all beneath the sun,
o'etland aud ses, death has its pinions spread;
The loved, Andlorely from our midst have gone,
And cherished friends are numbered with the dead
Hamourn not the departed; they arc vels
Tho chain that bound them to the earth IL riven,
Beyond the grave, in a fair land they dwell,
where milder skies adonn the arch Of Heaven.
: Thsn Istus wander where the Cypress waves,
And siFew our evsrgreens upon thcIr graves.
ne ocean cemet'ry has kadits share
I Of victims for the burial. Fsthoms deep
Below It's smiling surface, brave and fair
Lie pale and silent in their 1nal sleep.
/. Their oofin-bed is on the ocean floor,
Their resting place Sc with the "stormy muin,"
Theyoice ofjoy, shall waken them no more,
Nor sound Of gladness call 10 life again,
But Ger the wild waves Of the foamng surge,
Comes the solemn chant Of thvir funeral dirge.
Within the year, what scenes Of war AID death,
Have marked and marred beyond th' A tlantics food
Dark clouds and wild, attend the armies path,
And Europe's fairest fields arc red with blood.
France, England, Russia three strong nations meet
Their forces marshaled and the.war begun;
An, many grave shall grow beneath their feet,
Beferethe work Of carnage will be done;
And many heart with martial glory proud,
Shall pulseless lie within soldiers shroud,
Theyear gone by, has had Its hours Of mirIh,
Its scenes Of song, and revelry and gadness,
And Joy has rcgned around the fireside hearth,
Where not single heart was known to sadness.
Tho song, the dance, the banquet and tho wine,
Theiriendly greeting and the social glee,
Have whled away full many an hour Of time,
That bright In all our memories sha be.
o wild and glad those golden hours have been
Where loyeand beauty mingled In the scene!
Z Though bloody wars 10 many lands waged.
Though wealth has failed to crown the farmers toll,
! Tho pestiience has stalked abroad in rage,
Aod death has gathered in sbundant spoil,
Enl peace has blessed us with her genial smile,
: SIN plenty crowns us with suficieLt cheer,
The pestilence has stayed its march awhile
And health and gladness, close the dying year.
For fayoYs shown, letheartfelt praise be given
{ To Him who reigns on earth and rules In Heaven.
Our government, the noblest and the best
Thathuman wisdom ever yethas planned,
From the Atlantic to the growing West,
ofers shield to guard on every hand
Here in our land, on proud Columbia's shore,
TIE oppressed and exiled of the world, may come;
Oppressiou's arm shalltorture them no more,
/. Here, they may find shelter and home.
i, Yes, on the soil By pilgrim fathers trod
Freedom shall dwell-freedom TO worship G cd.
Though tyrantfactions now and then may rise,
Prescription It's black banner wide unfurl
And burning churcheal light the midnight skies,
And men grow wild amid the fearful whirl
OF maddening passions, shT above the storm
Bright a. the morning Of glorious day
Fair Liberty exalts her radiant form
And this strange Juror soon shall pass away
No Secret Order with proscriptive hand
Can triumph long in this, our native land.
"0uP native laRd!'' how many bosoms swell -,
With proud emotion at those thrilling words!
; The soils sacred where our fathers fell
And rich the blessings purchased with their swords
Then let ms pledge our honor and our lives
eHM 70 preserve the freedom which they gave,
No better land is known beneath the skies,
No prouder Gag floats o'er the ocean wave.
Long may the States that form our Union, be
Bound in q chain Of love and liberty.
Bat the Carrirs lay must close. Patrons and Friendi
May the Ee# Year whose morning brightly davns,
Be happy with you till its evening ends,
And bright the record Of each hour that's gone
And each glad day as ''time's eternal tide"
Bears you along upon its swelling food,
Peaceful and gently may It's waters glide
On 10 the land Of rest, your home and God.
NAY works Of virtue all your lives employ,
These are the wishes Of the
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