Mountain Democrat., 1858-01-02
CARRIERS ADDRESS.
Patrons OT the DEOu"tsIp Ds@seEat,
January lot, leee.

Our best bow-hat 70 hsnd.to eur patTe1a mes. dear.
We wish, with our heart, aI . Happy Nsv Year r.
Warm gratitude ever We feel foS the past,
And hope that your tavoVs The neSt year WI Lest.
Peace, plenty and happiness sisddss youF IOe-
May no: sorrow intFude to O'eFshaAoW your cot
May you ell, being blessed, b mere ready 70 bloas
And remember By giving you'.l never have lees;
But fear you will think the advice Of the Devil
Should SAVIOR Of something the world would eall evil
And 90 more modest In future will be,
And presume that a. much your own kindness win
zee.
We now dismiss brief compiment,
On weiEhtier malteTs far intent,
As all vast matters Of the State
The DEVIL does investIgate:
Some little matters We will tell,
In others keen our counsel we'll;
Some slight prophetic vision We
Future events foreShAdOwed see.
Would you destiny readP Who impatient will wait
To know the proud future Of this our Young StHtef
The mighty Pacific ID washing our shore,
And, "Ho WsStwardS" . cry We can never hear
But In the dim distant see vast mass
OF beings, all joyous and Jubilant. pass;
They crowd In the valleys-they press on the shore
They people the mountains 10 the submits so Loar;
All happy and buOyant, they're crcwdng along
TIL THEY join from the East full - gladsome
throng
Two elvmt nts mighty they mInRie In one,
All gently ~ OCEAN beneath tn. warm sun
sWsst cottage and La let, In dinRle ard dell,
Aud this city so vast can scarcely It tell:
Ten pies anu palacs' and sunny fanss rise,
TO greet and return the warm Riance Of the skies.
The Wild waving grain. like . b.llOWy sea,
The glimpse Of the sickle, and musical eiee,
Ahd orchards, like NofeRts Of eternal green,
Weighed d'wn with their golden fruits, everywhere
The vision grows dim, and wIthdraws fr"m my view.
But gentle voice whisper.-"ts truc--ever true I"
Our climate l-whcIl nE o. 1tslI.': 'Of' SKY,
Or nr her green MIbOTs v III lAn nguah or siRhf
Let them come to our State. Aa the Autumn RiVeA
TO the winters soft rain and the Fprps. s.n.. face;
And stroll through our wide fields Of myrtle and
thyme
Pad rden climate more lovely than ,hIs,
II we're IIeav n Inderd-'tweTe dt place for bliss.
aicky refinement Of mind we'll not boast;
Strength Of wlll-Srength Of pun pose, We ever love
m N;
The one ever weakens and ruins our kind
The ther the Nation III baEds Of strength bind.
through our valleys and mountains the hard hand
Of toll
Shall treasure and wealth bring from mine and from
soil,
We msniu'ly praise him whoso daily assets
III buy what he ne, de, aud p some on his debts.
present extravaganza ever will borrow,
Gaunt hunger and want for its mates the morrow;
And while In the East people hut ger for bread,
And sigh DER H. rprovdent lives they hsve le'-
Ora people with plerty and comfort are crowned,
And u" Happy New Year" circles round and around.
While dark clouds harE over the broad Eastern Skiss
In glorious sunlight m vide Western lies.
80 let US be joyouS, while joyous We may
Industrious, conten,ed. ard TRI oALLv gay:
Nor should we forEt l. while tht se blessings feel,
To thank the Great Giver with truth and with 9eal
Our gisdneEs and punsh.ne one shadow has eiouded-
Our friends and our brothers are swept from our
side,
And We cannot forget that ve hundred are shrOuded
by the wrath Of the Storm. King deep, deep In the
tidel
Eark !-lIst What 10 thatI-A rude crash and q
strain:
Wen may you grow pale you shall look ne'er again
On the homes that you long fOr-the friends whom
| you love,
| TIN you lock "a n spirit from regions abcve!
Que weird shrek wildly o'er tempest and blast,
You may never know more ! twas their last-'tWaI
their last
Down, down meath the billOw, down, down meath
the food
Their white bones shall bleaehen for many a rood.
Then while we are glad that The living are bessed
We will not forget our dear Brothers 1T rest.
But would not commlngle with pleasure tone -
That Shoul Sadden the heart on this festival day,
But let sorrow depart, with the year that IL goGe,
And enjoy the bright present the best that We may
Then with heart light air, and conscience A. clear.
Let's s:nd round the merry shout, "IIappy New
Year"