Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-02
ARRlEH,S ADDRESS.
TO THE PATRONS or THE BURLINGTON HAwK-HYR.
JANUARY 1, 1855.

Time is fleeing as we sing,
OF joys departed, sorrows gone,
Hopes we've cherished, labors done, -
All with time have quickly fed,
Friends have mingled with the dead.
Noted Era, hallowed morn, i vi
When the Son Of God was born.
Time is feeting, and to-day,
Another year has passed away,
Full Of events, quickly done,
Battles fought, and victories won,
Nations, so the ssgreat" one saith,
Fighting all for the true faith;
Millions at the bugles call,
Shout for victory, one and ell,
Needless, thoughtless Of the right,
Rushing headlong to the fight,
Turk and Christian, heather all,
Mingling, fighting, bleeding, fall.
Hail Columbia! we are blest,
From war and carnage we have ceased,
And liberty dear boon Of blood,
The choicest heritage of God,
With pinions plumed, our country DER,
Spreads out her wings from shore to shore,
Nations catch the anthem-Rise, a
Let the echo reach the skies.
To politics, must descend, e,ga4uf
But bear with me my gentle friend. IS sap
l but descend to rise, again, lspsNana-
To higher, statelier, loftier strain.
find no subject here for song,
And will net here my stay prolong.
To Burlington I'll wend my wav,
For her Pll tune my varied lay, a
On Mississippi's billowy shore,
When pearly waters gently roar,
Where mermaids watchful vigils keep
O'er treasures hid--lie in the deep,
And Maids chaunt the midnight song,
In ripling muttering strains and long,
Sits proudly in the Autumn sun,
The growing city Burlington.
The savage war-whoop lately heard,
Mingled with notes of Hooting bird,
The providing VOLTS distracting howl,
The piercing shrek of screaming owl,
The crouching panthers, girlish wall,
Frightening the timid and the frail, -.
The serpent's hiss, the Adders sting,
The notes of Ravens loudly ring.
All with US have passed away, ssa s.
And we are civilized to-day. g .'1.s.'ias.,...
Her sons are proud. her daughters fair,
And golden locks these naiads wear.
And now this hallowed morn to greet,
They haste with pretty pearly feet.
Our institutions great and high,
With apis towering reach the sky,
An many learned ones, tie said,
In Alma matters deeply read, #
And pupils. gracious! what throng,
Learn alpha, Beta, like song. . 9 y
Tier lawyers too, It's said are wise,
And make the natives ope their eyes.
They trim the midnight lamp alops,,u
O'er Kent, and Story and blackstone. ia
When they from earth have gone and fed,
Ills sad all wisdom will be dead.
She has physicians bout score, sooa
And soon welook for many more, f' a-4 I
With full supplies we do expect,
OF slobelia' and sepicac,'
With feeling sense they will divine, 8
And then administer strychnine,
Disease they says great offence,
Andpurge it from our city hence, {
With them all plaques we do defy, Il
And people 60 from hence to de-
Her clergy too are learned and great, p !
And deeply read in book of fate; q
They plainly mark the narrow way,
That leads from Earth and sin away.
And oft with weeping streaming eyes, t.s
They point poor sinners to the skies.
They soethe the stricksn-balm impart,
And gently heal the broken heart,
The low are raised, the poor are clad, R
And p,llowed is the lowly head;
They chids the wayward up and down,
And-koot the devil from the town.
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So let US join.the general throng, sssag&
In chorus with henaiads song. $50
On noble deeds to-day rely,
'Tis said tomorrow we must die.
You with news have been supplied,
All too cherish city pride;
Your morning toilets scarcely Ger, " eoa
Before the newsboy's at your door.
Go prosper early, prosper late, a
Despising not our humber fate,
Go mingle..in the general joy, s
But don't forget the
CARRIER BOY.
We noticed the other day an additional
evidence Of our progress as city. We saw
'ome one hundred and fifty workmen, direct
y in front of our Office, who were engaged