The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-03

And youth renews with lifc's declining age:
Each laughing grand child pratting by her knee ~
Strives for applause with conscious rivalry,
While she in turn extends q warm e:lbrace
And reads new pleasures in each smiling face.
And as the wing I'd electric spark trace
With unknown speed throughout the realms of space
Leaps from each heart more subtle and refined
power that each must feel and frmsr bind
Oh! blissfu friendship, offspring Of true love
Who deaf to nature would thy charms disprove2
Who to mere selfshness each act refer,
And every vantage for ones self prefer
Say, ia there aught on earth 80 sure test
Though born for sorrows all may not DO blest?
Best in the fact that honor, virtue, truth s-
Alike the attributes of age or youth ,t. s
If well directed never fail TO bring
Hopes best frutons as their Offering;
Raise from earths serfdom many willing slave
And guide to endless bliss beyond the grave.
0, ye who are on worldly goods intent. Z
And seek in fame or wealth your sole content,
Lives there no power your selfish hearts to reach
No sacred creed its kind precepIs to teach
No guide to point you 10 better way,
Or check the wrongs Of pride's imperous sway?
Arrest the course that envy would disovn
And starving, avarice would scarcely own
Go look abroad-the heavens and earth survey
Your nober thoughts and attributes obey;
Prize the just standard of your noble birth,
And leave 10 grosser minds the things ofearth.
Ope wide your heart expand your generous breast,
And natures promptngs will supply the rest
Teach you life's noblest duties to perform,
Alike TO elevate as well adorn.
That man though in the lowest scale may be,
Bears the broad seal of Immortality.
That none should claim or own howere they vie,
The blessings they to others would deny.
God, source of all, for He the primal cause,
Has left His impress on His perfect laws
While smiling fortune may have blest your store
And every hour but aggregate it more.
Scorn not the poor ye proud ones of the earth,
Nor mark their simpe wants, their lowly birth
For thee in sweat they hll the fruitful soil
For thee endure the day heats arduous toll
For thee their labor rich abundance yields
And smiling plenty crowns your cultured fields;
They wiod the axe the complex loom supply,
Each art improve with rare dexterity.
Beneath their hands the forests PROSTATE lilo
With we'll skll'd arts your numerous wants supply.
In peace or war their equal labors tend
To bless your homes well your homes defend.
Whence should the rich higher standard own
And uster claims in other men dsown2
Strange that sage should so forget himself
10 measure honor through ignoble pef-
All generous deeds, all honest worth deny,
All just esteem to hold in obloquy;
All that should prompt to deeds of noble worth,
Allied to mercy and to honored truth.
All proper deeds that dignity the man
And raise him up to natures primal plan.
Are these less valued, when they stand alone,
Or priced yet higher when with wealth they join?
Patrous, farewell-with generous, heartfelt cheer
My wish TO all merry, blest New Year
Joys for the present. may they still endure
And the bright future greater ones secure;
May health and wealth with every bliss combine
And generous promptings in each action shine;
May friendship true and firm your paths attend,
And only leave when life itself shall end
May every bach. some genial maiden find
Join hands and hearts (but not togo it blind)
Until each maid and bachelor shall own
There is no loveler place on earth than home.
May Santa Claus, as ever, still be kind
And every year the young still happier find
Crown them with blessings on each new born year.
And hold them then as now forever dear.
May one and all here parting with regret,
While they are best the CARRIER ne'er forget.