Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-08-23

A. It's whitpeiings tells that the is gone
Or the sweeping plurnes of the Austral wind
8s be beck ons the LIQUIDS he has left behind
That moved that rich triumphant tone,
Like battle-trump at distance blown?
o. sprite OF nusc's witcheIv,
Rise from the silvery OF sound;
BIND thy spell my heart around
And away exultingly,
4 Something in Rhyme.
perhaps il may turn out sang,
Perhaps turn out sermon.
Written for the Festival of the Burns Club of Wash
ngton. commerorstiDg the One Hundredth Anniversa.
; OF Birth of RoAERr BURNS. January IS, 1853.
BENJAMIN d. FRENCH.
One hundred years ha' ta'en their fight
Since, upon Scottish earth,
son o song first the light
The Muses. hailed his birth.
In auid lang syne my DEAR
In aald lang syne.
His name, they ca 1 ROBBIE ii Burns,
In aud Ian. 81 ne.
h grew winzome youth and ssir,
An as Tine wagged alsng,
His cants mind, rich and rare,
Poured out itself in song
IN aul4 lang syne, my dear,
In auld lang syne,
sang glorious, gifted ROBBIE BCRSs,
II aUld lang syEe.
Hi- Kindly heart in ilka line
lie ever penned, wss seen
The sparkling gems s1cna that rich mine
o.t-slowed the diamonds sheen,
In auid lang sync, my dear,
In Suid lsuz svne
An we'il tax cup O kindness rou
For aud lans syne
The Iazse. Io'ei lis gallant vsr-.
All caanie bearIs he .ron.
And scotland a was IN a blaze
O glory in her son.
II 4uId .aas syEe, B..
His ala land could IA hold his fauae
u da-hed from shore u sa. re,
And RoBBsE's was houss hold uamo
The eho.c creation Ger
In sEld lang syae, &
Eyu here. IN ,tis cauid NorIaad clirae
Hearts melted az his lay,
or glee burst out and ca'd his rhyme
Tho funniest O the day,
Ia sull lang synN, &c.
- Nlry's dear departed shade
Tie ho.ie't thoughts were borne,
And a : fearful tribute paid
To &" Man made TO mourn"
In auld lang - ne, &c
Bat oh ; the wild ana merry .lee.
The laugh so brisk and bonnie,
That marked the mirth and reveiTis
o. Tom and Souter Johnny.
N auId lang syne, kc.
And where's the callan, far or near,
Wha did ma e,r bewail
The mischief 30 O'ShauteT's nare--
The loss Of her gray tall
IL aud lang syne, &c.
And lives there one who eve- read
The e" CotteT's Satur-e'en,"
But q throushou lis bluid there spread,
eligicn-s beau5eous sheen:
IA for lang sync, ny lear,
Ma for lang syae,
But for immortal bliss il Heaven,
When gone ia earth's lang syne,
When Scot. vha hae vi Wallace bled"
Sweeps Ger the Patriots Tyre.
The tones that Bruce to battle lei,
Set ilka heat fire,
As in lang syne, ny dear,
A in lang syne,
They did at glorious Bannockburn,
l. aald lang syac.
And as a hearts warm, fond due"
Falls sweetIy oo the ear,
The - fAvs red-the enlightened few
Give whA+ he asked-s.a tear"
For auis lang syne, ny dear,
For aud lang syne,
In memory of their Brother Burns,
Fer auld lang syne.
Fer, vithept tears within his eve
Blood ing;ing through his veins
whs; Brother of the Mystic Tie
Can sing those soul-born strains
or auld lang syne, my dear,
of sUld Lang syne,
Glowing from his fraternal heart,
In auli lang syne.
What friendship, oh 50 Ieal aad pure,
Speaks out in every line.
Of that braw lay ~hich must endure
While Heavens bright sun shall shine
lis . Aud Lang Syne.'' my dear,
lis 4" Aud Lang syns,"
And I've, till human memory dies,
shall "AaId Lang Syne :"
On ROBBIE was = true good man,
OF Natures purest mould;
out from his heart his feelings ran,
Like drops o molten gold.
In auld lang syne &c
Man has bs3ezed ~i.h many tear
The SOD his forIn inurns
and gentle souls vii cherish e'er
The memory OF BUKSs
Through all long Time, nv dear,
Through al 'ong Time
His memory shall e'er be green
TlEo-eh al long Time
e~ There are many men who try
perform the duties OF life as children whC
are ill-taagh, at school, giving the same
account to every word. Tie virtues Of
cleanliness and punctuality are by them
made equal with the virtues o. Justice anC
truth aud iove-and this is done by low.
ering the higher virtues, rather than b.
carrying up he little ones.-( Bccctcr.)