Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-01-08
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KIND PArRoSs, Coon MoRsIsG: \ HAPPY New yEARl
With peace health plenty, each hous hod to cheer
Light hearts smiling faces, full baskets TO each,
And all he graces Dominies preach,
Had all the blessings Of Heaven and,
On you them with liberal hand.
None should want unhappy feel pain be distressed
But all live contened, beng graeiously blessed
But alas. such powers to the ID given
Though he often solicits of nd Heaven
Yet You have his bestw wishes for ALL you desire
That's virtuous, 0 pleasant heart admire.
The year just past with good and evil fraught,
To some bright joys, others brought
A bounteous harvest fills the farmers store,
Few asked richer-none expected more
Health peace and plenty crowns the festive board
To hone toll rich and just reward
Yet some have felt the pans Of grief and pain,
For death has many lovely victim slain;
But such il Hfs-an mixed with joy and woe,
And man must yield though painful It's to know
That while some smile with health and plenty bles,
Others ara sad and mourn for dearon lost
Let's leave thos. subjects frought with grief and JOY
While other awhile ry pen employ;
The year just passed with politics rife,
Filling land with heated party strife
Four noted nae= put upon the track
Saddled wh Platforms, and with friends to back
The prize to win-the nations big White House,
They tried their speed around the Union
JONI BREcK1NRDGE a son Of old kentuek,
Whose speed was tried in harness with old Buck,
His friends placed upon the course again
In harness with a nag the people called 10 LAER
Another bloolcd nag-he BELL of Tennessee
With EVERETT by his side-from nearly free,
Was placed upon track by both proud and brave,
hoped BY winning the Union they could
Then came DUc, that hailed from Illinois,
Well among all sporsnen, the Little Giant boy,
With JOHNSON by his side, placed upon the track,
squatter Sovereign harness. and wind for any tack
Another nag from illinois, entered for she race,
BY mee well for run, pace.
Old well known ofod Kentucky breed
relied upon wind and upon hi. speed
With HAAIIs he harnessed, and started his way,
His many friends believing that he would win the day
Thus ready for conflict November sixth round,
And all chosen chargers appear upon the ground
The race though much contested by ease
glorious shouts Of victory heard in every breeze
But other matters claim a passing word,
For since Election We have often heard
The South claimed rights Of which she's been bereft,
And South Carolina is said has left
This glorious Union which 50 lon- has stood
he pride Of all, the wi=e the great, the good
Like ruant bow a loss Of whip top
She's lost her rights and government stop
onward till she : satisfied
OR other states will me assuredy slide
Anl VII thse . all this great complaint?
The answer is the People President
Don't her taste nd she's done before
She threatens now o live with ne more
Old Beck looks Wild and prays for Heavenly grace
To help him out Of an unpleasant place;
But there he sits, inactive rs a mummy,
And plays the part Of a consunmate dummy
Oh for HukoRY j or hay,
To hang, scare crow. in Old Charleston Bay,
To call the rebels to good more,
And teach lesson that they learned yoro
cut Fourth Of March i rolling round aface,
When JIM BrcuASA viii give up his place.
And ABRAHAM IScoLS take the Chair of State,
For which with patience, let all await
We know LINCOLN. Liberty's son.
Noble sefreliant calm he is one
OF chieitains whose majestic mien
To be admired needs bat to be
lis love Of right. hi. justice points the way
To peace and quiet whose triumphant sway
May all unite and welcome o shore
To be disturbed by threats ana more
MtSERAL ToIST, january Is 1861