Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-01-04
CARRIERS ADDRESS
TO THE PATRONS OF THE
Glasgow Weekly Times"
JANUARY /, 1856.

To all the readers Of .'rHE GLASGOW TINES"
The CARRIER sends his string of annual rhymes;
And tho not pearls Oh silken tissue strung
Nor gems more bright than e'er by bards were
sung;
Nor Thoughts that breathe and words that burn"
perchance,
May not be found at each enquiring glance;
Nor deeper tinged by that poetic strain
The world NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. applauds again;
That long ago, TO SCIENCE aud to FAME,
Has wove those laurels for some hallow'd name
Not so because yoirhumble servant, |,
Makes few attempts at weaving Poetry
HOVER, 'tis not aIniss, by custom long.
To greet the New YEARS dawn with merry song!
Another year on menory's page appears
passing dream-and midst the wreck Of years
Its varied scenes-its loys--ts woes, at last
Seem shadow like--ali fading with the past.
Oblivion! oblivion! how soon may not
Thy veil be drawn, and all those scenes forgot,
As shadows lengthen with the close of day
And seem at twilight hour TO fade away,
And wrap'd in gloom and lost to keenCSt sight
When darkness comes-the herald of midnight?
Thus all those scenes must soon disappear,
And numbered be amongst the things that were.'
IT'S thus, Time like the tide its motion keeps
And onward, Life's frail bark forever sweeps.
Friends! would not start the unbiddcn tear,
Thus to lament, in vain, the buried year;
But let us with that loud huZza arise
That sends an echo 10 the upper skies,
And thank our stars that we are yet alive.
To hail the New Years dawn of FIFTY FIVE!
Hope, like beacon on some distant shore,
Fills every heart, and points forryerrnore.
To blissful hours, and days of sweet repose;
10 strife Understandings by gloomy woes;
To rainbow scenes--those sweets of life combn'd
That cheer each heart, and gladden. every mind;
To days when little debts will all be paid,
And times when little fortunes may be made;
When merchants bills, and all such plaques as this
And duns, will not be mingled with our Bliss
No broken banks--no sinking stocks to deal upon,
But lively trade,-and so forth, and so on
OH could our 'fOndest prayrs avail on high.
Mine would not be lost in air. but sure am T.
The new year, with joys like this, devoid Of strife
Would scatter roses on the path of life.
EXPERIENCE has ever taught, It's said, See
The best learned lessons Of the heart or head;
And Wisdom teaches us the past 10 scan,
And Judge therefrom the future il we can.
Since last We met full many an item
Have noted in the book of memory
of changing scenes, and varied events rare,
Good luck and bad together minglng there:
Of CheQuered scenes, both State and National
Some Ia regret, some to applaud as we'll
Occurrences that well the world might cause
TO stand amazed. or shout with wild applause
And thus scene follows scene, and disappears,
As wave after wave the Oceans bosom bears.
However, our country is thu country vet,
And on it still my last loved dime I'd bet:
Tho some few banks have broke, and brokers cute
Have shillings made by keeping the right chute;
And we have seen how wondrOus is the nIuSS
Deprecated paper makes with US.
DrI tredther, too, has been the theme of chat:
No crops-and all in consequence of that
Short nubbins-perchaice no corn at all;
Potatoes good--but oh! how few and small
BOUNDS, how bad we see il at glance,
Springs all gone md rivers run by chance:
Bat still, cold Howard'' is the land for me,
(Tho' waters scarce in times like this may be,)
For here's the soil, and here's the Farmers too,
Who understand Just how TO 'put things through:;
And here III be found the farest Of the fair
Among ten thousand that might be gathered rare;
Here, too, has Science reared her lofty dome,
And Genius claims il as her future home;
Soon Art will beautify this favored land,
And spread her ornaments on every hand
So here's the place! would the world could know,
Then perhaps all would not to Kansas 60
Though proud we are-and surely we are blessed
With sister States fast growing on the West.
The Nebraska star, just risen 10 our view,
Tho dimmed by clouds perhaps twill soon peep
through,
For northern Yankees, with their tricks Of trade,
Will soon find out how Western folks are made,
And il prophet might claim TO be,
I'd venture then 10 say that we would see
The Abolition movement blowed 'cean through
And 'nigSeTs' found all over Kansas, too.
OF one more event would like to tell
Before bid my Patrons all farewell!
The "TIMEs," you know, has eyer been the guide
OF sound WING doctrines, and our eountry'S pride,
Then have we seen with rich and rare delight,
Our glorious triumphs in our recent fight.
IIHpLEY, the gallant leader OF our cause,
To Congress gone, midst thunders of aPPiausei
And FLouRNoY, that valiant LocofocO knight,
Completely foored and left clean out of sghtl
Huzza for US! and show we apples SWIM"
When DAVIS, and such honest men as him,
Are seated in our legislative halls,
To answer there our common cOuntry's calls.
In vain, 10 vain, that little faction known
AZ S.gtss' Risht Hh.gs--s faction Of its OWL