Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-08

y TWAS near that 'wifehing time of night
When spectres walk, and poets write; --
The play was out, the shops were closed,
And all the laboring world reposed;
The waning moon was vet asleep,
Or had not risen from the deep;
When. in my elbow-chair reclined,
Thy form, fair lady, Grossd my mind.
And I resolved to frame a lay,
Addressed TO you. on New Years day:
But strove in vain-for every Muse
Appeared determined TO refuse ...
TIE smallest favor could ask
And resignsd the hopeless task;
Sank backward in my easy chair.
The haggard picture of despair!
When, suddenly, my vision failed!
And such sound my ears assailed,
As filed nv heart with trembling dread.
And shook the rafters DER my head!
(.Tis trGe. just theft, can't deny,
-Four hackney coaches thundered by;)
Grimalkin gave dreadful scream!
(She might have had frighiful dreamy
And Pug emitted such groan. r--t
AS if some eur had stole his bone; ..a
felt my creeping blood recoili
The lamp burnt blue-(it wanted oil;-)
Ny bristling hair now stood erecti D,e
(For lack of combing, suspect;) .t-F
q certain sign that was scared!
ilisteAed. still, in breafhless dread. ai
.Tohear the slow and heavy tread Ed
OF some ascending footstep mean rn
Which fell like lead upon my ear! .-. ....
Nor listened 1ong-my garret door.
Which had been safely latched before. -A
Witheuta touch wide open Hewl i1- sa
And what spectre met my yievl g-r
An old decrepid sage appeared.
With hollow cheek and snowy b'ard;
A Awripkled forehead, soaring high
Above deeply sunken eye:
With head quite bald, except before.
Where one long silver lock he vote; ate
One arm ponderous scythe sustained. o..
One hand an hour-glass almost drained,
In which the sand was wasting fast
1.-The recent wear was almost past,) ..-
T was father TMEl-I knew him well,
And hailed him welcome to my cell: -,.,...-
1nfreatipg him awhile to stop,
To warm his hands, and take drop.
Time never stopslr he hoarsely cried, ,!
"For no one tarries time nor tide!
Though all abuse me as pass,
And strive to break my scythe and glass; So
Though all misuse and treat me ill, III. fg.
Yet keep jogging forward still =
But having ever met from yon - -r-- 60
That courtesy, to oldage due,
Which ycu are exercising now, 81 --i'i' .
(Ismiled, and made my prettiest bowl $3.50
/ felt inclined, in passing by, ~ -r-5
To LET you know the reason why.
1.-The Muses. came not at your call -
They're going TO the Empire balli inG hClf
And as, at such an hour, You know, r
T is requisite to have beau: . ,..
OF course, it naturally will follow
That their gallant is gay Apollo h -" r'lH
No wonder, then, that you In vain S .ft
Have summoned this Parnassian train;
For let the fair but scent ball,
And all but death may vainiy call.
"But fare you we'll! / cannot stay,
For ere these sands have run away.
The custom house of Heaven willie
An o,a-5ound shifp-the good Old Year;
And there's another one, l learn,
Belongine the same concern,
Full ffeighsed, just come out from sea, ,..t
lArrired 6Ior, consigned to me;
And ere the hour of twelve is TOLD,
He precious cargo must be sold;
Comprising minutes, hours and days,
And other goods above all praise; =. =.
Put up in lots. as each prefers,
To suit all sorts of purchasers,