The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-01-08

failures-thesc blishted hopes. The
man who has lived the most successful
life, who has been crowned by the world
with its highes, honors may, and often
does, die withoot having consnmmated
MS dearest wishes.
1872 is in tue past. The deeds OF men
and the acts Of nations performed in 1872
have become historical. II 1tbecomes each
Of US then as rational creatures 20 exam
inc closely our conduct and thoughts
during the year Just gone, and by the
light it furnishes mend our ways In the
future. If we have withheld that which
is Justly due our neighbor if we have
spoken harshly without a Just cause-l'
We have been uncharitable-if we have
wronged any man, it is eninently proper
that we should correct the errors and
wrongs, as far as our ability will allow,
anG having formed new and better reso
lutions at the beginning of the new year,
endeavor so to live up to them, that We
may bid adieu to 1873 without regret.
Each one should live and act in such
manner that society and the world will
be better for his having lived, and, as
the circle of life is but meagre at most,
one has no time to idle. We must work
while the daylight lasts, for the night
soon comes. Look at the number OF
distinguished men in the arts and scien-
ces, in religion and literature, who ceased
their work in 1872, because the night
came:
Charles Levet--author Of Charles o.
Malley-will give US no more rich de-
lineations Of Irish character. The Fern
Leaves" must now wither, for Fanny"
is not here to tend them. D'Aubigne IS
no more. .., ...
Horace Greeley, James Gordon Ben
nett, Edward A. Pollard, DR.. Converse,
Gen. Wright, and many others in this
and other countries, have been lost to
journalism during the year just ended.
Science has lost Bobinet, DR.. Lieber,
Morse, Fennerback and Mrs. Summer
vile.
Many distinguished 'livines have gone
10 their reckoning. Among whom may
be mentioned Archbishop Spalding, Bish'
op McGill, Peter Cartwright and Dr..
MalVey.
The Stage has lost Forrest, Miss o.
Neill, Buchanan, Hackett, and score Of
others.
Among foreign celebrities We find on
the death roll, President Juarez. Of Mexi-
co, the Due de Persigny, Don Angel
Iturbide, Sir Henry Bulwer, Charles
XV. of Sweden.
The roll is too long to call all the
names. Is it not pertinent to ask who
will take their places and carry out the
work begun by these men? We may
console ourselves with the pleasant re-
Election that we are not intended to oc.
cupy so conspicuous position among
the. great ones Of the world, but does
this reflection shield US from the respon-
sibility under which we rest, of perform
ing we'll the task set before Us? We
think not. It is our duty to work--:o
put our hands to the plough and not
look back, and then if We fail we need
attach no blame to ourselves. Let US all
then, while the year is yet young while
as yet no crimes, no dishonest deeds
blot and blur his fair face, resolve to do
our whole duty to ourselves, society and
our God.
Entering upon a new year and another
volume, with prospects which happily
brighten as each day adds 10 the age Of
the year, we feel constrained to tender
our hearty Acknowledgements to the many
readers of the HERALD, for the friendship
and good will manifested toward US so
long, and 10 every one, man, woman and
child, who have been interested IN the
success of the paper, and our personal
we'll being, we tender the compliments
Of the season, and the sincere and earnest
wish that the year 1873, may indeed and
in truth prove Happy New Year.
1t shall be our ain, as it is our deter
mina,ion, in turning new leaf OF the
HERALD, TO make its columns ard pages
as bright and neat as the "Art PreServa-
tive Of all Arts" and our typographical
experience can make them, and the mat
ter with which they shall be weekly fill
ed, so interesting and instructive as wlll
render the paper acceptable to all condi-
tons and classes. In furtherance of this
object We shall get such intelligent as.
sistarce, as our finances will admit, and
all we ask is, that the long continued
friendship and patronage Of our readers
be still given US, and kind influence be
exerted in gaining US other readers, for
the more We gain in names on our sub
scrip.ion books the better able will we
be to improve the appearance as vel! as
filing of the HERALD.
With renewed kind wishes for every
reader, and that we may all continue to