Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-29
VOL. 5...NO. 1926.
DAILY VlRGlNIM.


rr,s cuptsrxAsi OF what shall tho CARRfrA say
OF thee time -honored, venerated day,
With thy festivities for old and young s
That other Carriers have not said or sung
All Carriers have been poets in their time,
And deck'd thy brow with annu'l wreatns OF rny"si
No other Bards have equal promptness SHOWN
In wreathng thee in ehaplets of their own
l. too an humble Of the Nine.
Would fain aspire TO name thee In my line
But first of all must invoke my Muse
Her genial gifts more to circumfnse,
To let their kindng influence distil
Aud all her votrys soul with music f
Allhail thou beaut Gus Nymphl that 6rst dd'n hrs
Nv soul with song and all my powrs inspire
To weave one simple, truthful heartfelt lay
To her alas who long has pass'd away
q, come and let thy influence be nigh
q let me gaze into thy kindling eye
And feel my soul on fire q, teach my hand
To grasp the Tyre aud all its tones command,
To sadly stray among its trembling chords
Aud wake anew long unrememberd words,
So shall |, then, with Poets humble trust
Essay to waken n remembrance just
OF dear departed ones, Of Joys long fed
And chcrshd hopes mingng with tho dsadi
Hail thou great natal day hail CnRisrMAsi when
Angels sang, Peace on earth, good VIII 10 men'
| bid thee hail thy coming revere
And cherish all thy rccollcctions dear.
Thou ush'rest in time Of JOY to those
Who seize the present, reckless Of life's woes,
Who with the thoughtlcss epcure exclam
, To-day we live for life speeds on amainl'
But to the thoughtful, the sedate and wise,
Thy advent thronged with sained memories
OF other days when bliss had no alloy
And earth no sorrow that could mar their joy
When with the loving and the loved they spent
The live-long week in rounds of merriment
From house to house the feastng crowd went round
And still n pcn,eous welcome ever found;
For the good danes of those good olden days. -
With thoughts intent on hospitablc ways,
Had stored the pantry with the choicest fare,
The produce of whatever most rare.
The goodman viewed the whole with well-pleased eye
Nor lack'd his part in boarding the supply
O. aid me, Muse with command oil rhymes,
To sing of those good, hospable times
When, as I've heard them say, the dance, the song,
Did of the Christmas holidays prolong
When lads and lasses, in their best arrayd,
To grace the rural ballroom first essayd;
And found beneath the kindly neighbor's dome
The same parental care they left at home
Tho floor well wax'd, the walls with garands grsc'd,
The huge log fire and chairs in order PLACID
roretold the welcome and the pastime high
Which waited but the sound of melody
Salnbo brought in conducted to his place
Draws forth his fiddle from its time-worn case,
Rosins his bow to make the music loud,
And shows his v'ry to the impatient crowd
The couples now in order all arrange
And wait the "tune" and think delay Is strange.
Sambo clate, marks time with iron heel 4s
And strikes into nm old Virginia reel al
The sport begins the may dance goes round
Aud nought but mirh and jollity abound.
The old-folk smile approvingly to see
The happy vision of their youthful glee,
Or Joining in the old familiar dance,
Show how twas done when they were young, per-
chance.
When Age with Youth in mirthful gambols vies
What feelings thrill what deep emotions rise
Turn we aside to sean the youthful pair
Who steal apart and seek n vacant chair !
q, tell me why those modest bushes rise
Why is their converse interspersed with sighsi
All who shall tell how many hearts will date
From this sweet hour their matrimonial fate
q, for those days of innocence and mirth,
That shed tner lnstre round the humble hearth,
Ere Fashion, Folly, Wealth and Pride had cramp'd
The soul and all its finer feelings damp'd
o fer their mild return, their halcyon reign
And thou kind lleay n speedy answer deign.
To you, kind PATRONS if the Muse has touchd
One answ ring chord, which waking has avouch'd
The truth she has so briefly feebly sung,
She owns the Tyre has not been vainy strung.