The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-01-07

a part Of duration and called it Iimei
And brought lrom chaos tlts beautiful earth,
And ealrd sun, moon and stars into birth,
He, who gave TO each his station TO fll
And calls them forth at his glorious will,
'Tis His hand that governs nv circliog tide,
As haste me on to the busy tribe
or ages, who passed 10 SUMMER cline,
And trilrd to the notes FIRST sung in time,
The anthem, sung by ,he'musc oftho sphercs
Till lie echo rebounds through countless years.
II has come, has come the merry bcn
Sends the ringing peal, over bin and dclli
From the crested waves that so gently meet,
And pour their treasures Of wealth at your feet
To Che pillows that dash and wildly rise,
And, Babel-like, tower toward the skies;
Where Old Sol gave his Grst kiss Of delight,
To the ahore that CLEAN with his last good.
Luigm,
As he made his best bow 10 wind and wave,
And smiled alike on both freeman and slave.
Its coming is heard, on mountain and hin,
Tho echo rebounds o'Cr meadow and rill,
The old aud the young alike greet with joy
lis treasures ofblss, or gift Of toy
Il comes, and the twinkling stars ask It's name,
And WHITTIER it goes and from whence IT came,
And the creoking snow,as the sleigh glides by,
Cries cit comes not from earth, nor sea, nor
[sky"
And the frost.king SAYS that II hies away
On is onward march; that IL will not stay,
TO play with the sunbeams in idle glee,
Or with the lipples, That dance o'or the sea.
81 know It's name, and quiycring beam
Has stroy yCd from the sun, and hid is CLEAN
In the depths Of maidcn's sunny eye,
As she smiled and answered their reply.
Yes, know i;s name, and many tear
Has dropt, since we welcomd the last New
Year.
Some tears wcro for treasures long lost, but
lloundi
And some fell for those deep hid in the ground.
I come, Oh come! and the dying sigh
or tho old Year passed with a wailingbyj
As he crcrt to his tomb, a farewell tear
lie shed, for the past and coming year.
There eamo an Angel, with heav why wings.
Where the Old Y ear dies, and the New Year
lsprings
He gazcd at the dead ard living year,
And he took, with delight, the trckng tear;
And the Angel guarded the tear with care,
As miser treasures his jewels rare;
And he gave to the dead a winding sheet
or Tho drif,ins anaw, and the falling sleeti
And the gentle breeze a requiem sung
And the lamps Of heaven their luster flung
O'er the tomb Of tho deadi the Angel said,
IT'S well VIC have met, III weave for thyhead
A garland of beauty, precious and rare;
The gems were diamonds and emerald's fair,
Save one Which shone with an exquisite grace
The tinted light, which no pencil can trace.
This gem ofbeauty was sympathys tear,
That the Angel caught from the dying year,
And he set on my bead the fairy crown,
Aud waved his hand over hamlet and town,
As he babe me go my journey took,
And the first thing espied was a little nook,
That was nestled down in quiet spots
Tho storm passed by and they needed them not.
When Il harsh winds blew in angry wall,
The hillside to them was a coat of mail,
Methought, as passed, would peep withini
found peace and love, the inmates had been;
There shoue on each face halo Of joy,
Which spoke Of lile's bliss unmixed with alloy,
turned me away to a shady lawn;
Twas landscape natures pencilhad drawn,
And art beautiful villa had made,
Where the moons soft light o'cr the marble
[play'di
The moonbeams hid with a silvery screen
The palace Alladin saw in his dream,
For this must be surely the fairy spot,
Fhat Alladln beheld in the Mag's grot
Some gay little ones we're tripping along,
Who were shouting aloud their New Year song
God bless the little ones, merry and free,
For singing song Of welcome to me-
And thought within, as passed them by,
Can Il be, can It be, that such as
Have changed the fair locks TO silvery hair,
Aud stamped on the brow the impress of care
Aud went then into a garrett damp,
Where a student tolls by his midnight lampi
The problem he solved at a single glance,
And said, ''in the ratio as years advance,
In the same proportion the icy cold
Creeps into the heart, and the thirst for gold
Can only be quencaed in the waters where
The purest loves perish witt selfish care"
Thess we're the reasons, and this was the cause
heard offs some then, who were making laBsi
l walked in the halls with graceful tread,
Where bills aud amendments, are mode ard
Tread
And saw there gathered a nations pride,
Whose empire is bounded by other tide,
/ saw them gaze at a glorious bird,
His scream Of the free; was the naiou's word
They spoke of lion dauntless and free,
But surely the bird was an ! could see.
Next took a trip Ger the briny sea,
Along with "Jack tar" so hardy and freei
He gave me a welcome hearty and kind,
Warm from the heart, if twas not 90 refnd.
As the sea.Wecd clings 70 the ocean cave,
The sailor clings to his home on the wayei
Truo to his promise, be landed me where
Kings are the rulers and now It Is fair,
A glance / should have at the kngy throne,
A thing very strange to me must oSn.
Ientered the halls with a courtly bow,
ga Roman in Rome" you all " III allow
Is an excellent adage, thinking then
That kings and princes are nothing but men,
Who bow IN their turn to a higher One,
When the Angel shah cry that time is done.
Aud there came one there with a stately mic