Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-04
THE GAZETTE.
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY /, 1888.
TIE NEW YEAR

We have by PERMISSION oi Providence,
entered upon amt CT year. This IS @h
appropriate period to balance accounts re-
new energies, form new resolutions ana
determine, by learning lessons from the past,
to Improve the future and make the oe't OF IT,
The past year was peculiarly marSeo l"r
it's financial disasters. |" tins respect II has
scarcely an equal in the past score OF annual
revolutions. 4 tornado, paray2ng tusI'
ness, enervatiug trade, and deranking none,
taary affairs, has swert over the w"rId,
spIe tding devas,ai n. Tauusa ds wh were
rs the sturdy OAK, pare ltv deep'roo
ed and strong IN their possessions. quail
ed before the blast, aud now lie lrostratc
amid the general wreck. Oilers were bent
and Yearly broken. yet they weathered the
storm. Ii would seem that the accumulated
follies and extravagances Il twenty years
had eliminated into few brief months; an1'
of a sudden, like the heavy thunder cloud
broke, causing disastrous Good, whose
track is YET visible. 1t came suddenly al
must az a "thief n the night" and very ma
nv whose ark Of safety had been neglected.
found themselves either overwhelmed. or
drifted into some hazardous moorlng. mus
conditioned they still exist 20 rumluate upon
mast events, and, If possible, draw lessons Of
wisdon therefrom.. This should be esteemed
fortunate privilege, and if turned to good
account, may prove valuable capital in sbaT-
ing out a new and more prudent course for
the future.
Tue past is past and Let the dead past
bury its dead" That which Is swallowed up
in the revolutions Of time cannot be recalled,
except to memory, serving only As teacher
in the school Of iuturity. Nothing lS gained
BY broOding over mistortunes. CID nissan
thropy and melancholy may spring from
such CONCENTRATIONS, destroying energy aud
ambition, uniting those who thus indulge
for usefulness either to themselves or others
Pick your flint and try 1t again" Or don't
give up the ship" are tritc, truthful azloms
of encOura cement. Let oil who have been
unsuccessful, or shared in recent financial
disasters, take good cheer--'et them draw
contrasts, aud see how much more unfOrtu-
nate they might have been than they really
are. IL life and health ere spared, these
q lone are blessings worthy of all thankful.
ness. They who possess them hold the rich
inheritance of happiness. Riches take
wings. and gold can satisfy neither hunger
without this all earthly possessions are as
dross We say again let the past be forgot
ten, except for its wholesome lessons.
The commencement of a new year seems
best suited to make good resolves for the tu-
ture. If extravaganza, pride, imprudent
speculatons, fast living, inattention to bust
ness, or whatever may have, in the whole cat
alogue Of evils, tended towards present mis-
fortunes, abandon them, and resolve upon a
more prudent Course, beginning with the ad-
vent of the present new year. Bid the past
adieu under such circumstances and such de
terminatious and the chances are ten to one
in favor of future prosperity. If persons
were obedient to but the one sir gle dictate OF
practical common sense, viz:-neVer live be-
yOnd their incomes there would be lever
complaints of hard times, and less necessity
for economical resolutions. To think OF this
soberly on New Years day. and determine TO
put il INTO practice henceiorward, will do no
harm.-B0H. Patriot.