Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-01-05
ADDRESS OF THE
Carrier of the ThibOdaux Minerva
TO HIS PATRONS.

!. 0"a -1 TO HIS PATRONS.
New Years Morning, 1856.
aAnother Fear Our brief hours travel post,
Each with it's thought or deed, its WHY or HOW ;
But know each parting hour gives up ghost
To dwell within thee an eternal now"
Muse of black face and paper cap,
Doom'd by some strange and sad mishap,
By Inks dark stream for aye to dwell
And reign Ger realms of sdoggerel."
Thou who dost hold thy annual revels ..
'Mong lanky, inky Printers Devils,
Make clean thy face, and for while
Turn hitherward thy lightcst smile;
Guide then our pen, while we shall say
How sped the by-gone year away;
Grant us song Of blithest cheer
To greet the young and glad New Year,
And, for thy tribute VIC will pay
Our VOWS to thee next New Years day.
Patrons where e'er our footsteps range
We view the works of time and change:
Time, with his budget at his back ...
Sweeps swiftly Ger our Egis' track;
Unheeding all our prayers and tears ="
He robs us Of our precious years,
To realms of shadows bears away . ..
The young, the beautiful, the gay;
Sprinkles the old mans locks with snow s.
And steals from chilihoods cheek the glow,
Scatters in air the gladstone schemes,
Built by our boyhood's fondest dreams;
And leaves us in their stead, the strife
And rough, stern tolls of busy life.
Yet time is good, for with each hour
He yields the good priceless dover
OF golden thoughts, and duties fair,
And joys that age cannot impair;b
Aud kindly. doth he deign to ope
The way to sunny fields of Hope,
Whose waving harvest, cleaning fair,
Offer reward for years of care. A. T
CHANGE, full brother of old Time,
Ranges at will through every cline,
Upsetting thrones, discrowning kings,
And, dropping from his noiseless wings
Blessings and curses, i5oys and woes,
Makes foes of friends, of friends makes foes;
Change leads the months, as swift they go
From Springs gay green to Winters snow;
Change doth the Happy New Year" bring,
And change is good, for change me sing.
Raise high the cup! give fancy to her wing !!
Sound out my harp. while Time himself shall sing.
The Eastern winds bear to our land s-.,....
The sounds of war from Europes strand,
Harshly the notes Of slaughter sound
From the rock-bound coast Of Russia round !;
To join this kingly game Of life ~, z
Nations forget all former strife, 1.
And stranger tongues, that but Of late
Could only handy words Of hate,
Prate largely of their g ancient loves"
And g bill and COO like gentle doves"
Content to live like bees in clover, ain,
Until the great " Bear-hunt is over;
Then If they cant straightway decide s M
Which takes the tallow," which the hide,
Right about face!'' ssup sleevesl'' 'tof coats!"
And then they'll cut each others throats- 4
That's if they catch him-if they fail
The event may tell dif'rent tale.
A war of unclean birds and brutes, i @
{How well the act the actor suits)
The Russian Bear is trying whether
He may or may not stretch his tether;
The "Turkey, 3 g Bull" and Frog " beset him
Alike determined not to let him 6f
And now to aid the aTurkey gander"
Crawls up the Austrian "Gerrymander." /"
> Well let them ight-we're like the wife
Who saw "ould John = in deadly strife . 3
With huge cuba grizzly one st.sA
Well should . Bit to see the fun..s I es
Meanwhile, good sooth, We ss dinna care y
Which icks--the {. baste or |. Johnny dare !"
But other themes invite our song; Il is
A shout 10 swelling loud and long | aaa
From North to South, from East to West fa
That nutises ruling rule the best;la4 eg
That foreign power, whose subtle art
Controls the will, corrupts the heast,
Whose only rule, the fearful one Of might,
The law Of power usurps the law Of right
Mast elsewhere seek q home to find
More suited tosits tyrant mind.
From patriot hearts with joy elate,
Sam is echoed through the State;
AA(6 EnOioo nt that ohnut fvsyr1