Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-01-01
"a Happy New Year"

"a Happy New Year.
Again we are permitted to wish oul
friends Happy New Year. Time, il
its annual round, has added another yea
to the well-stocked past, and brought Vi
another step nearer to the end to which
we are fastening. Some, who started
with us on the opening of the year tina
has Just closed, have tainted by the way
and gone fefore to the long rest VIZ
NAV look back to their resting places
and sigh that they are no longer with US
but then. we look ahead and see othel
resting places that may be our own, ano
we conclude it matters but little who liei
down first, since those who keep on have
only little longer to toll on.
But perhaps we should not indulge II
reflections too moody and sombre for the
season which we hail to-day as the grea'
BEGINNING of our Planets annual course.
1t really is not time for sighs and sor-
rowings. The broad bosom of our com
mon mother, Earth, is bountifully cloth
ed with her vestal garment of snow, and
the cold white sun shines in vain to melt
her chilly vestments, and thaw out her
fricid chastity The tintinabulatlng mu-
sic of Poe's " bells, bells, bells" are sum-
moning us all to the merry sleigh ride,
the invigorating dance, and the wine
spread table in scot and Ha'." The
merry twinkling eyes of the riders and
the callers glance on us triumphant
challenge to the thousand sports Of the
newborn infant of our Father Time.
But, alas! we are but poor, busy edl-
tor, who wears shocking bad hat, and
must send forth his never failing issoo to
his gentle readers. The sorry being who
sits from day to day, from week to week
and from year to year, and clips and
writes, and writes and clips to make a
dainty feast for ever kind patrons. And
we qroalld really take leetle sleigh ride
to day, if the spirit were not upon US.
But we cannot do it, in view Of the man
fold blessings of Providence for the last
wear. How few of old friends have
gone from amongst us! How few are or
have been laid up with severe sickness
and disease! How few have been I'M
fortunate in business, and disappeared
from our commercial lists! In fact,
how few have suffered in mind, body or
estate for the past year! And as com
plement to these thoughts, how have we
not prospered in our public and private
interests. We mean you, and /, and all
Of us, in this our comfortable city and
county of Kenosha. Have we not pros
pcrcd? Listen to the putting, and whist
ling, and whizzing, and kissing, and
rumbling and tumbling of our magniti-
cent locomotives on Our Railroad: Our
Railroad? Yes Kenosha can say at
last " Nv husbands Railroad" with
many another fair wife Of a Railroad
Conductor, or Engineer, or Track In
spector. Is this all? No. Look at
on. Harbor, filed with shipping and
grooming with the weight of the i'm
provements in its fair face. Is this all :?
No. Look at orr splendid erection, the
Park city Hall, now giving credit to
its architects, and honor to its liberal
owners. Weneed not enumerate. We
can bear our prosperity without boast
ing, but we take a silent comfort rs we
sit with our feet on the fender and our
faithful old goose quill behind our ear,
and our eyes wandering over the ceiling
thinking, meditating, bordering on the
good things which the year 1856 has
wrought. Good and worthy readers,
think of these blessings, and be thank
full for them, and let your gratitude be
as heartfelt and as untcigned as is ours,
while We wish you a Happy New Year /!
The Senatorial Question.
ri, D,o;ro Advocate SOooE;ncr Of