Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-11-25
From Woods Household Magazine.l
YIGiLS.

YIGiLS.
One hour past midnight, aud the sky is dark ;
No CLEAN OF moon or stars their rays are all
Obscured by curtains dense; no streak Of light
In all the Sky The cold severe, and winds
Their worst seem doing A wal,a Shrek, then
Deep, Wild moans, as il the s,orm-iend'
Held high carnival anon sigh, like child
When grieved aud sobbing then again hush,
And silence reigns.
Who comes abroad in such night, with face
So white, with lips compressed, ard trembling
form,
With murmur wild and anxious Why does she
So quickly read the darkeued rivers bank,
And ,urn her wistful gaze on its deep bed:
Why backward turn, with almost flying steps,
And haste DER bridge Of narrow plank, with gaze
Still downward Why bend, d,and look beneath
that
Tall, dark, structure where in the light of day,
So many no sy wheels keep time TO busy
Hands What seek. this lral young girl, with
only
The faint light Of lckering lamp
Has she her jewels lost,
Or keepsake precious ; or has some pet OF
Household strayed3 Alas! not these she
seeks one
Dearcr far-A FATHER, MAD WITH WINE
FATHER still. The hours 60 by, no trace Is
Found. Lost, LOST, aud where The bitter night
Is doing Low its work on the ldif glfi. Sic
Almost iaiuts; the feeble light within her hand
Still buns and BY its light traveller
Beated finds her in hi, path. lie sioop.,
AID lifts, and bears her 10 her home, for not
A stranger is she to his eyes. Too well
He knows the meanins Of this scene. The door
Scarce gained and hark! what means are 'hoSe'
Who treais
The floor, with steps that tell Oflrantic mood
A mothers step, mothers voice; ali what
4 watch !, hers One ray oI light comesto
Her now. Her child, hsr only one, brings com
fort,
AID now together their lone watch they keep
Aud who takes notes Of minutes when each
counts
An hour Or who can count the hours, with each
Breath lul Of agony
Oh wine, thou "mOcker!' Oh man, who
tempts
Thy fe,low-mcn what word Of mine can speak
The pAMxING. DREADFUL work thou doesE
,Io tI,. Of IIpqy
Souls. Thou bidest them roam without rest
lug
Place. Dire blackness in their path; no bright
NOPE
Oflisht Sad, comfortless, beTeit oil friends,
Perhaps a terror to themselves, blight
On Gods fair earth
Father above, how long shall man abuse
Thy blessings given; How long, by means Of
These, send mortals to tie pit OF woe'
On send-sweet peace, with doYc-like influence
To soo,he and comfort wounded hearts; aud
stay,
Oh! STAY the hand that deals destruction out !!
B.D~ TIE NEwsrArEE-No man who
has had any connection with the news
paper business will question the truth OF
tue following statement -
Newspapers credit wider and longer
get of,encr cheated, suffer more pecunl-
ary losses, are oftener the victims OF
misplaced confidence than any other
calling in the community. People pay
a printers bill with more reluctance than
any other. 1t goes harder with them
to cxpend dollar on valuable news
paper than ten on a gew-gaw yet ever
avails himself Of the editors pen and
printers ink How many professional
and political regulations and fortunes
have been made and sustained by the
friendly, though unrequited editor ?
How many embryo towns and cities
have been brought into notice and pull
ed into prosperity by the press How
many railroads, now in successful ope-
ration, would have foundered but for the
lever that moves the world In short,
what branch Of industry and activity
has not been promoted, stimulated, and
defended by the press
GERMAN IMMGRATIoS.-The Boston
Journal of the 4th instant says:
German cmigrants in Nngnla,to the
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