The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-01-31
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thing and another" the chime of sleigh
bells, little and big, come swectly to
our ear through the snowy air.
Their sounds are mcmonic-they
are the sweet bells Of the past, and in
the time Of . single note, we are back
again into the vanished years, in q
winters night, the moon at the full,
somebody very near, and the merry
bells ringing as they ring now. How
silvery were the laughs that issued then
from beneath the dosny mufflers and
quilted hoods How bright were the
eyes that glitterod through green wells
then, like stars through leafy wood.
Bells !! There have been KNELLs since
then, and those who make no new
friends must journey alone. You who
vaunt upan life and station, and the
fpermanence Of things earthly, return to
the scenes of your youthful days of
wiuters night. And the "turn out =
let it be as Of old, and call here and
there, where dwelt the companions of a
brighter time. Here the stranger, there
the estranged, and there-echo answers
to your impatient rap.
The horses are at the gate, eager to
be gone, and shake music from the bells
at every toss Of the head. But it is not
music to you, and turning slowly home
ward, you pass, in the moonlight, a field
furrowed with many a drifted heap. 1t
is Goods Field, and many who were
your companions on just such d night,
lie silent there.
Ay, muffle the bells for Memory,
and pass on, q sadder but wiser man.
-Bonnets were entirely superseded,
some time since, by diminutive ssapol-
ogy' for that article Of head-gear, and
now the apology is disappearing, and
a .'red something, adopted as a sue
cedaneum.
A fellow who misrepresents Green
briel county in the West Virginia Leg
islature, is exceedingly anxious to have
that aagast Body pass some kind Of a
test-oath especially for editors. lie is
evidently crazy, and his friends should
take immediate steps to secure him a
place in some Lunatic Asylum.
Judge Hall has ordered special
term Of the Circuit Court for this coun-
ty, to commence to-day, for criminal
cases only.
Next Saturday will be Ground
hogs day. By many it is believed to
rule the weather for the following six
weeks.
Rev. DR.. Stiles has accepted a
call to labor the present year as an
Evangelist in the churches of Missouri.
"A fierce wind storm visited Staun-
ton and vicinity on the 10th, and did
considerable damage.
A contemporary suggests, as the
quickest way to make fortune, is mar
rying a fashionable young lady and
selling her clothes,
The Staunton 'sValley Virginian"
learns from farmers that the wheat
crop in that county is looking well, and
that reports from all parts Of the Val
ley are encouraging.
The citizens Of Wheeling might
save money by making a contract with the
Radical members of the Legislature to
supply their city with gas during the
session. They have large supply.
"A son of VIM. Rutherford, ESQ.,,
of Rockingham county, Va, was bitten
by rabid dog, on the 18th inst, in
the right wrist. The bitten portion of
the flesh was cut away by DR.. Gordon,
and no apprehension of serious results
are entertained,
Remember the Base Ball Supper
for the benefit of the poor, this even
ing, in the rooms over B. Honnet' 8
store.
MIR. Peter Cookus, who formerly
for many years resided at North Noun