Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-01-04

ljEMUtRiI ANI5 NhATINEL
JANUARY 1st 1850.
Each age has deemed the new born year,
The fttest time for festai chesr,
Little we heed the tempest drcar,
While music. mirth and social cheer.
Speed on tteir wings the passing year.
SCoTr.
The happiest day hath come of all the year,
And so dear friends, your carrier boy is here;
PRAY don't frown on him then with naughty +
scorn.
To 90 so would disgrace this happy morn,
When care and sorrow all their griefs forego
"And leap exuting like the bounding 9 roe"
The happiest brightest spot on earth is home;
The outcast wretch compelled by fate to roam
Through foreign lands, never forgets the spot.
Where stood the humble solitary cot.
Beneath whose lowiy roof the holy light,
OF heaven first burst upon his iniant sight;
Where first a mothers gentle love he knew.
Which fell upon him like the vernal dew.
That wake from death the bright and beautious
flowers,
Which with their smiles make glad the summer
hours;
1lIS SOiultf on Ileitl ol gore,
Dreams of the home that ne shall see no more,
The sailor hoy while rude winds of the North.
Fron their drear home in gloomy wrath come
forth,
In dreams revisits homes bright glowing hearth,
And fnis it still the happest spot "n earth;
But soon the spell > broke. the dream is DER
He wakes to weep and list the tempest'a roar.
But you are at your homes kind friends to day,
With those you love, cheerful and happy, gay,
No treacherous gossip's in your midst 20 spy,
Your faults and folhes with dull eDvy's eye
The storm without bat serves to make more
bright
The scene within. for the pure holy light,
OF fiiiai and parental love is there,
And quick dspels the gloom of grief and care.
The song is sung the cheerful jest Is told,
And ancient Margaret feels no longer old.
Though forty years have fitted Ger her head,
She feels to day she's young enough to wed;
The gentle Miss emerging from her teens,
Thinks Jack is SLOW, she don't know what he
means;
At all events to day she'll happy be,
Toms a: her side, and who's more fond than he
The Miss of thirteen thinks she ought to know
She's old enough to day to have beau.
And smiles Johnny lingering by her side.
Wondering meanwhile if e'er she'll be a bride
Friendship and love to day reign Ger the town
Fen politicians cease to talk of Brown;
Old Ncriecai comes forth to take nip,
And Da:nphool Joins him in a friendly sip.
They NIP and talk till reasons light is fed
When Bitters kindly takes them both to bed.
Old fifty nine hath bid the world farewell;
Upon his merits friends twere vain to dwell
War, pestiieDce and famine were his friends,
But for these faults ne more than made amends
While strife made desoiate fair Italy's plains,
Peace Ger the rest Of earth triumphant reigned
While on MaSentia's field the soldier died,
The lover kissed his long loved faithful bride,
While loudly pealed the ,lre:.dful cannon IS roa,
Old feuds We're healed and foes were foes TO NOR,
Even when gore made red the verdant sol.
The upright heart and pure returned to God.
And so my song is ended friends adieu.
WHAT'S this Hurrahl dollar, good for you;
May youthful sixty be Your constant friend,
And choicest blessings all your days attend;
To day a: least. you'll taste pure perfect 10Y,
You've promptly paid the faithful CARRIE
BOY.