Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-01
wI,.L :ruE NEW WEAR ro,IE TO-
AlGlIT, M.AmMAi
lY COR NJ. FAGEH,


| Willtle New Ycar coue tonight. mnuinaS
Nm uicu oi Mi,iting 50.
My ,ncNints hung ny ll'e chimney side fflliVllFrc
long days ago;
! nnt 10 pccpMithm The door by morning 's-oarly
light.
"l's empty still oil, say, mamma. mill the Ncw
\ Year come Tonight >
! Willthe New Nea, come ,e, hight, n,amm, ,he
snow isson the hill.
/ Md liz Ice must be two inches thic, upon the
heard y"n,e' papa l,.s' night, hi9'son mus,
l(l didn't mean Ia hear nulu,nt.J aida par al
skates you said.
prayed for Just these things, mamma, o. I shall
| be full of glce,
And the orphan boys in The village school viii al!
he cnvyineme
But give them toys and lend them hooks aud
make their New icargad
For tod, yuu say ,t;tkts back his gifts when iiii,
folks are:b:IJ
And won't YOU lei Inc 20, mamma. upon The New
Years uay,
Aud cnlTY something nice and warm to poor old
Ill lcavs. the basket near the door. within The
Will the New Year come night, mammass II,
seems so long to wait.
Tho. New year comes tonight, mamma, saw ii
- III my sleep,
My stocking, hung so full. / thought mamma.
what makes you weep?
Hnt II .emly held a little shroud-a slTemA7 an,
And an open coffin, made for me- was standing
OH the floor!
1t seemed ,ns So ey strange Indeed to lind such
ofall ln1 1hs sit toys wished 50 ucl''e story book
But ,,t11 While ,oay,' Wonaered What it mca, you came
And said, "Thon find the New YearG,st God
caleth thee, my boy J"
1t i, not all dream, mamma i knows, must be
true
But have have been SO bad y boy God ,aketlA Inc
from you? y
fcon wtt papa -wiii-,su ssir,,i ,,,, a.,it,z
And you will have no Willie's head to fold upon
your breast.
The New Year comes to- night. mamma your
. cold hand on my cheek,
hard to Ospcak
You=ner'sn't sAll my stocking fcan,,ot 60
and peep,
Before the the 'norrow's sun is up I'll he so sound
siail AIN, not wv want the skates, mamma; I'll never
hurt me sea ON hsf the head9 .f@ o0'" 10 hake who
lie te lsed to hide my books away and tear the
But nov he'll know that forgive, as then tried
10 40.
And Iads II you anp please mamma, ia like the story
10 go t !" or Frank, the drunkards boy, you wouldn't
And, & dear = W% mamma, yo'l won't forget. upon tile
The basket fun of Something nice for poor old
Widow Gray.
The New Year comes tonight, ,mammu lit seems
sOvcry soon
think (,Otl djdn 4 hnnr mo oc fn, ;,,., ~.
/ know I've been a -thoughtlcss boy, and made
you too much care,
And 1t may be for your sake l,;,mn,;,. He doscn't
hearmy prayer.
There's res, one ne th.Ing,morc; HIM my pretty pets, the
Oh, keep for You and dear papa, and teach them
Til. Kr'l garden C rake, md them
Upon the garrct, floor. mamma, the place where
last Played
thought to need them Aotl, so much, when
=, summer comes again,
10 make my garden by the brook that irickies
through the glen;
thought to gather flowers, TOO beside the forest
walk,
And sit beneath the apre-trce. where once VIC
II tc;.,inot- -bc-b,,t yO,1- wifi keep Tie summer
flowers green
And plant a fcw-don'l cry, lnamm;,--a very few
mean,
Where IN asleep; I'D sleep so sweet beneath
-. the applctrcc
Where YOU and robin in the morn. may come
and sing TO me.
The New Year comes. Good night. manning
lay me down to sleep.
pray the Lord'-tell poor papa-'my soul to
keep;
1f'-,how cold it seems how. dark kiss me, j
can not see,
Tie New Year comes to night, mamma the Old
Year dies With me.