Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-01-05
CARRIERS ADDRESS
. TO THE PATRONS CT THE
MARSHALL co. REPUBLICAN.
A WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR.

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And we welcome thee with hearty cheer 90
To every household band e ..s,s.
Which, to Times great rol-call answers "here"'
Throughout this goodly land. ,r .s,
And we bid thee come, nor shrink
From the newly balanced scale;
But be merry once, ere ye have to think
The thoughts that make men pale;
For thou stand'st, New Year, on an unknown
brink
Where the otoutest heart might quail
Thou art launched on a wide, wide sea,
With the f,rthe- shore unknown,
And though the waves dash merrily f
Thou must guide the helm alone,
Let the stars laugh out, like child in siee,
Or the wild winds Ike their moan. ..if
II may be that thy sire, =
From his cold reluctant grave,
viii bid thee liurl lance of fire
Our "fore-docmed" land to save;
Or, from the depths his unquenched ire)
Wars flag DER our homes to wave.
But hold. thou bright Young Year,
Thou art yet unstained with blood,
And the orphans sob and the widows tear :.
Would pour on thy brow food,
Which would make thee through all time, appear
The Cain of thy brotherhood.
II is true that son each life
Some rain must surely fail,
Yet the sun is still with bright beam1 rife,
And it shineth over all;
And constant struggle and constan' strife
On the bravest heart will pail.
Then take my kind advice,
For I'm older, far, than thee;
Let us have this year, time so nice,
Peace, peace on land and sea;
And the Northern maize and the Southern rice
Let it grew abundantly.
And for the party strife
Which taints this bcautcous land.
When we dread the sacrifcial knife,
Or the touch Of a Judas hand,
Flee, flee from it all for thy very life,
AS from burning brand!
And another, deeper dye,
Causes even our hills to blush
As they hear the lash and the wailing cry.
While the glorious sunsets flush.
Grows still more deep; and more furiously
The mountain torrents rush.
For Natures free, wild power
In every living thing
Showcth lis elf The Summer shower
Falls free from its sky-born spring; hour
The flowers spring free, and. at morn's bright
The birds their free notes sing.
Then keep those hands Of thine
Free, free from this cursed thing.
Dash it far away like poisoned wine,
Or the adder, whose venomed sting
Causes instant death. Then thy name win shine
An unforgottcn thing.
But bah! we arc growing sad,
And no wonder, with such theme;
But for thy young sake we should al be glad,
And sing and dance and scream,
Till our neighbors should think We were growing
Or were getting up the "steam."
So come. will you tread tonight,
A measure, thou brave young Ycar7
Let US gaze upon nothing but what is bright
Let us quell each rising fear;
Let our thoughts be free and our hearts be light
And let Sorrow not enter here.
And for once, let us dream our dreams,
That the brightness will not fade,-
Thatour hopes are not all golden CLEANS,
Soon to be lost in shade:
That where they tell as all is "seems,'
Some real gems are laid.
For fall is but dream
1t is best to have it bright
And flight is but transient gleam
We must prize the passing light.
And I'm sure that one unfading beam
Falls on my heart tonight.
So on! thou brave New Year;
Thy mission must be done, at
And though for me there's an added tear
In each hour thou hast begun.
will stand and gaze without fear
On the race which thou must run.
For what is the use of sighs7
And what is the use of fcarsi
And what is the use to blind our eyes
With showers OF heart t-wrung tears7
Forwe soon must yield each hard-carncd prize
And sink meath the weight ofyears
Then let US sing our songs,
Aud let US dream our dreams; fE
Andlet US gather what-e'er belongs
life Of olruJ- J-cl, cod hoo,ns.
Let us turn our back upon all its wrongs
And dtreasure its sunny gleams.n
Now, though loud winds rave and beating rains
Dash wildly against your window panes,
Though the snow falls down in binding shower,
The CARRIER comes, at an early hour;
He comes to your door through the long, long year,
Nor sunshine nor storms doth he ever fear;
But brings to your hearth stones the weekly news,
That tells where to get your coats and shoes
GAS cheap as the cheapest" ;-where hats are made
A la Ledger,-and all that pertains to trade.
And which tells Of Napoleon in Italic,
OF the trembling temple ofPopery,
Of the Russian Gar. of the Spanish Queen,
And of all the ferment which has stirred. ween,
Old Europe's nations; that all doth glide
To our greedy ears Ger the ocean tide.
And here, in our own broad, bright countrie
Where all the great men disagree; r.
Where the spirit of Progress dasles on sf
With lightning speed from dawn to dawn,
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