The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-03
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sALUTA AToRY.
Another new year hatA Abeen graciously sent,
1t is welcom'd with put and with revel;
Midst The joy universe we herewith presen,
The kindest regards pf-the Devil.
Hail, Patrons, all hail! may the hopes Of the
past
In blissful fruilion beended,
May The shadows which Fate o'er your path
way has cast,
No more with your tmshine ts blended.
May your treasures increase, OF your lives
may the lease
Be lengihen'd 10 three score and ten,
May you never ''sing snall'' when the car
rier doth call,
But always be "men amongst men,"
SEASoNA8LE.
Old Winters come with gleesome sports
His broad, bright fires, and cheerful hearth,
His blthesome days, and lingering nights
OF undisturbed and genial mirlh.
The keen, clear air, the splendid sight,
We waken 10 world Of ice;
Where all things are ensbrined in light,
AS BY some genie's quaint device.
'Tis winter's jubilee-ihis day
His stores their countless treasures yield,
See how The diamond glances play
Ia ceaseless blaze from tree and field.
Anon the sable iurs are brought,
The notes of jangling bells resound;
The bright plateau of ice is sought,
And skaters whirl in giddy round.
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The whizzing snowfall aies ills way,
The young with anxious glee retire,
The older marshal for the fray.
Then strip lads and 10 ii, tho sharp he the
weather, ..t..
And if by mischance you should happen 10
fall,
There are worse slips in life than slip Of the
leather,
And life is itself but game at SNOWFALL
And when ii is over we'll drink bilhe meas
To each gent and each lady thai witnessed
our fun,
And 10 every blhe heart that took part in our
pleasure,
To the lads that have stood, and tie lads
that have run.
PATRIOTIC.
The hopes and the fears Of six thousand years
Had kept all the world 10 commotion,
Wbel ''the States" in their youth developed
the truth
That freedoms q great Yankee notion.
We live 10 enjoy the rich boon of our sires,
And monarch's gilt irappings disdain;
While churches and school.houses send up
their spires
On mountain, on prairie and plain.
Freedom, freedom, whaI treasure |!
Yankee doodle, glorions measure
Thirty millions sing the song, fc.
Millions yearly join the throng,
Seas are crossed, and forests fall,
Here Is a freeman's home for all!
Our artists are masters, our farmers are thrifty,
Our preachers are piQns, our lawyers are shifty,
Our statesmen are patriots truej
They work for the nation
In beaute'ous rotation,
=. And never, oh never, get blue!
They never contend for the spoils, oh no!
They never contend for the spoils;
They never engage in broils, oh no!
They never engage in broils.
MISCELLANEoUsLY, METAPHYSICAL
LY, AND SUCCESSFULLY DESCRlP-
TIVE AND HISTORICAL. ls bss
Alas, and alack, and what shall say
On topics SO gIibly discussed every day7
The war in the Crimea-~no Speaker elected
The last filchins banker so snugly detected
The legaIized jug with IFS handle SO handy,
That old fashioned water gives place 10 bad
brandy .,, "a ases
The spirits departed, that take on such airs,
That tables and bedsieads 90 tum'bling down
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The blood that in Kansas 50 horribly flows,
lAlbeiiHhe >Ted food fipds its source in the
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The effort now made 10 promote true sobri
ETY. .ete2
By the introduction of the New York-Baby
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And then for tho smaller affairs Of the town
How boarding goes up, as provisions come
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