Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-01-05
Carrier Boys New-Year's Greeting
10 the Patrons Of the FayeIte
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Yours was the task to while away,
On each returning New Years Day,
An hour, which doubtless seems too long,
9 In listening to my Annual Song.
q One year has flown since last told
l. My rhyming story of the Old,
10 which we babe a glad adieu,
, While hoping better of the New.
And now again. at your request,
IIeeding as 'twere, your mild behest,
, I'll tell you since YOU wish to hear,
The story of ANOTHER year.
And yet no easy task twin be
TO tell Of 1910.
Full well know my verse would swell
To large proportions should tell
OF Ofcountlcss things both said and done,
While 1870 its circuit run
or earthquakes, giving cause for fear,
Since they are coming most too noar
OF Revolutions, hear and there
| might say everywhere:
0fSpain, round looking, found thing
That best will serve her for Kingi
OF Wars, quite CIVIL, to be sure,
Yet unpleasant to endure,
Ofaccidents from carelessness,
Producing manifold distress;
Ufdeath, which stalks from zone to zone,
And has all seasons for his own;
OF Home, now blest with smiling peace,
From Wars alarms Il sweet release;
Gian&slate Message, which makes known
His plans in language all his own;
or State elections which reveal
a general lack of party zcal
or State Affairs of County jars
Rail Road and Senatorial Wars;
or how the HERALD thrives although
THAT, for ITSELF, can speak, you know;
All this, and more, It's mine to tell,
II time and patience serves you we'll.
The world at large. Of which write,
Is in about the usual plight;
The Powers thatbe, with might and main,
Are struggling fcrcely to maintain
Through baseness, treachery and wrong.
While weary subjects, long oppressed,
Failing to get tlleir wrongs redressed,
At last are rising in their might,
And battling nobly for the Right.
For WOMAN Suffrage, which, no doubt,
Will he good deal talked about,
But let lis see what it will do,
If its approved for me and you.
And FIRST, twill vote the "Rummies" down
And drive bad whisky out of town.
NEXT, the Tax payers, EACH and ALL,
Win vote the Taxes large or small
ONCE MoRE-for must needs be brief
Twill be a very great relief,
On each election day, to find
Good order and fair play combined;-
Rudeness suppressed, proianenesS checked,
And ''Roughs" restrained by SELF respect;
The day all used in lawful strife
BY EvERYBopY-and his wife,
The HERALD, for itself, said. can speak,
And does so, fully, once week:
Discussing in its candid way
The various questions of the day.
Its noble mission, it pursues
Unwearied, while the latest news,
The freshest gloanings, choicest bits,
Selectest stories, happiost hits"
With Editorials, keen and sound,
And "locals" gathered all around
All serve to make u model sheet,
With wisdom, toll and news replete,
The HERALD still the place must hold
Which it has occupied of old,
And SO, dear Patrons, please renew
And ask your friends to take it, too.
Remit by letter. ifyou will,
Or, what is even better still,
just make IL eall-the place to find is plain
In the building new of d. MCLEAN.
The Editors doing things up in style;
Ready to meet you with smile;
And glad rare courtesy to use,
And to receive their friends-and dues.
Kind Friends and Patrons, have told
Another story of the Old
To which we now must bid adieu,
And wait eXpectant OH the New.
Old Seventy has passed away,
And All its doings grave or gay,
Its countless hopes, and joys, and fears,
Are numbered with the by-gone years
But as the Poet well hath said,
Well "let the dead past bury the dead"
The New is here and we to-day
Must enteron its untried way,
We cannot read like holy seer,
The record of the coming year;
And yet we know that God is good;
That all our wants are understoodi
And so we trust, whatser befall,
That He will kindly order ALL ....s..
And guide us, as the AIl-wise Friend,
Who, from beginning, knows the end
Still all are hoping tor the best, js
Hope springs eternal in each breast,
And keeps the future bright and dear,
Which otherwise were8lark and dlear- .+
And so, dear Patrons, you and
Are looking for brighter sky, 3
And timely breezes doubly fair,
That swiftly shall our good ships bear
safe into Port, and bring rich stores,