The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-02
NEW YEARS ADDRESS.

NEW leaks ADDkESS.
| All hail! suspicious day,
| That ushers in the glad New Year;
We own thy pleasing sway
And spend thine hours with mirth and cheer.
Bestow thy smiles
| Let US forget the cares of life
Mid joys alluring wiles,
Nor have one thought of pain or strife.
The Old Years gone, it's well
He brought us many happy days
OF which fam would tell
In struggling verse and merry lays.
And if my rhyme should please,
Then happy will your carrier he,
And on his benrled knees
He'll take the largest kind of fee.
Let go back one year
And ponder DER the days gone by
Der buried hopes
Let fall, DER wasted time sigh
Let us for wisdom look
In our experience of the past;
1t is a won,lrous book
Its teachings good from first to last.
Have We done all we could
To benefit our fellow meE!
Have done would
That they should do to again!
If so then happy We,
And the future opens brig ltly-
IF not. our hearts must ne
To our inward gaze unsghty.
But You would have me tell
In poetical words suppose
Whate'cr perciianco bc.cl
From the first IF the year To its close.
And this I'll try TO 10,
Though difficult task it be:
But all 1 tell IL true
work on the TRIBUNE you see.
About one year ae,o-If l remember right
Occurred the Ocean Yacht racc-qute pretty sight
An Editor won the TIN and woke the English too;
In fact surprised the world what the Yanks could do
And war out on the Plains about that time made
Tn Indians ON TIL war path could other way be
stayed.
As State in the Union, Nebraska was brought in;
Andy tried to keep it out but surely failed 10 wiI
OF course on Reconstruc ton must have a word
Though shall but tell you what you before have heard
ld"Moscs wanted his way, but Congress said MOI MOI
The proud rebel you would pardon while his late slave
Although he tought for freedom, you do not seek
t save
From evils that surround and threaten him with
harm-
And in the heated talk both parties grew quite warm
The President thus said: 'rake my Policy or none
l. the great Ande-I. will veto by one
Every bill that Congress passes, he it good bad ~
But little satisfaction this foolish traitor had;
orCongress made wise laws. bya full two-tlir!s vote
AndGRANT, SHERIDAN Co. put them through by rotc.
To-day the land in peace goes grandy marching on
And tn future Yet will show the victry Congress Won
The Eight Hour law created something of :, stir,
But excitement soon off and things are as they
We're.
In April last bonght the snow banks of Russia :
When the people heard it, they WHISPERED many a
'-cuss ye
And that hound jeff Davis was set at large on bail
They should have hung shot him, left t'rot in
Jail.
M,ximili:n died for similar crirne:-
Let's swap Johnson for .Juarcx-wlro's got dime,
For Mexico will want something TO boot
Between A. J-ack,ss and a man that dare shoot
The great Pacific Railroad goes on very fast
And soon iron belt will be Der TIL mountains cast
We may then ride rail from ocean ocean
And to California go when take notion.
But I'll say few words about local affairs
A subiect-by the way-for which ev'ry one cares.
Our HARBoR is commenced and next year Will lie done:
Thank Congress for the Cash. thank those who lay
the stone,
For very nice work they certainly can make
Inspectors say The best there is upon the lake.
Several fine steamers have-herc been lately built
The Nof'ce1 beats each rival that darcs try tilt;
But the GeSt, You must see, from cvervhodys talk
Is the one not yet completed, the Clipper Nti,touoc
OF Vessels quite fleet have gone upon the lake
Others building now will soon follow in their wake.
Our manufactures too, are largely gaining ground,
And idle people here very seldom found
The Village has been EIcst with good degree health
And cap talists repaid by fair of wealth.
Our Railroad prospects tho, rather vague and
dim.
And for year to come chances may be SLIM
But are doing well without the Iron Horse
While who have that elephant fare great deal
We might Improve ways if we'd build good
dirt roas,
Over which our farmers could draw their heavy loads
Our ncichhorS to the west milking 11;tc fuss
Trynl, t get the farmers to go away from US;
But while We pay moro than their highest market
And sell each conner goods at New York price add
frci,hts,
Farmers here will bring their grain here will buy
supplies,
And leave country behind them in surprise
But your Patience tire
This glad and happy New Years day
Though warm and bright your fire.
now must trud9-o ,lonS my way.
Yet ere go. word:
For kindness to me in other days,
eve. would tc heard
To utter my most grateful lays.
The power of kindness
Who can tell? It's m Cntcr far
Than that great blindness,
cruel wild and wicked
1t encourages youth
1t strengthens man when in his prime,
And women. in her truth,
Is better made in every cline.
Then eI strive to act
With great kindness to each other;
For surely It's Il fact
Each should he to each brother:
And let us hope that day
Will arri-e with merry chccr:-
TIL then can but say.
wish you all Happy New Yc.,r
O.