The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-01-01

rom the Office of TIE DAILY NEWS until Wednesday
morning
OLD YEAR crept out so quietly last night that we
5ere not appised of its departure till our CLOCK aroused
hv tonp the hour of one with sound so sonorous
and fresh that we Immediately felt new year had set
I'm and while we were happy at being allowed to greet
II again some reflections came across our mlnd AT part
ing with Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Five 1t met us
suffering under great deprivations induced by cruel
war and it has left peace and prospects OF that plenty
-hich ALWAYS follows in her silent path. When 1t came
mapy kindred and friends were separated from eacn
other hut have been again united before its departure
making their homes by their presence once more happy
and pleasant. It met many enduring the dreadful
ifor,es and wants incident to soldiers life but 1t
leaves them enjoying comforts. and looking 1or
ward to return of the good times they once parci'
mated in above ALL it has softened that poignant Grlei
which assails at the akng Of" OF ono dear 10 tnen
and which nothing assuaGc the violence o. SO wen
as time It was reflections like these that caused us 10
feel regret at its deparurefor we felt that like friend
il had left our people happier one than IL had met
them.
From the serious thoughts which had been melted in
our mind by the going away of the old year. We turned
peasurably to the coming in OF the new year. winch
had Just entered upon the earliest part of its e and'
with ardent desires and heightened hopes, We looked
forward to greatness of country, our STATE anu
CITY that they have known-a lnanimity and goou
will among the citizens of this Republic, that Will De an
EXAMPLE to the rest Of tke world, and prosperity and
plenty which will make the happiest nation IN exist
ence The indications to-day are, regardless Oh the
mouthine of men devoid of patriotism, that all these
blessings will descend upon glorious Union before
this year has made its revoluton and with this mpres
sion strongly fixed in mind, how can We do other-
wise than wish to every one in all sincerity, "a happy
New Year!"
WE HAVE had an unusually long wet spell OF weather
here the past few weeks The has been very chary
of his fsyors and the watery element has come down
on Us in about every shape and FORM The sky overcast
with black or colored Clouds the atmosphere
thick with the aqueous molecules fog, mist drizzle
or GOOD hard ran been the order OF the day. and
very often of the night likewise. Everything damp and
vscous in the house stores the Streets in their pre-
sent unpaved condition, universal slush; with Dig
puddles in the drains, and enterprisng amphibious
juveniles webfootng it in great gee These have b;en
Of the leading points in the water escape around
Us. Tha. umbrellas were at premum-shabby old
beavers looked glossy-and that ladies' dresses
highly .1ooped up." displaying liberal area of balmo
ra &C., &c. the admiring gaze mssters OF course
Old 65 seems reluctant to leave he is evidently In
ery bad temper and pouring out his walls Of wrath,
2 eR possible, to frighten his yorng successor.
But it won't do; the cycle is closed and at midnight
his knen was tolled.
% i" Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.