Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-01
A NEW CENTURY.

hour, sweet and sacred by its tender
remembrance, and hallowed by thu
ancient legends of divine suffering
The isthmus between two years-tht
climax of one, the verge of the othel
and as it turned with its resistlesG
waves towards the shores of eternity
it engulfed another bark that had
sailed brief twelve months over it,
passion-tossed bosom. Its strands
are strewed with the fragments Of
the wreck; the old burrows have
vanished, and fresh ones follow in
the wake of the new ship which
springs from the depths of that i'm
penetrable sea, whose human bound
aries are marked by the first faint
cry of the newborn and the last
gasp on the death-bed. What enter
prises of pith and moment have been
swampeda What high and vaulting
ambitions have been furled with its
sails9 What fond hopes, dear to the
heart, chung to the anchor, and have
passed from sight with this ship
wreck2 None can guess, but the de-
jected look, the sigh, the tear, tell
better than words can express the
sorrow which follows the loss of OBJ
jects dear. But all must suffer, and
time, the harsh wizard, is often
cruel in his transformations, and with
relentless hand dispels our cher.
ishel illusions; but he weaves an
other woof, and so deeply is the gold
and silver threads interviewer that
the past is forgotten and the future
again bright. Time tries all hearts
it is the crucible of life, and from its
purifying heat we either emerge pure
and triumphant or pass away as
dross. There is nothing so exalting
OF so divine as brave and fearless
spirit working out its mission through
utter Enthusiastically defying the
phantoms which crowd around it,
wrestling with the mighty allure
ments and rejecting the syren voice
Of temptation; sacrificing no duty,
resisting all sin, and, amid every
humiliation, battling on towards the
goal which love and ambition have
sighted afar. Such souls misfor-
tunes paralyzing blight only makes
more noble. To him the distant
chimes, slowly and mournfully toll
ing the death of century, may
bring regrets, but never dispair. One
may we'll imagine they hear in the
echo of these bells, coming distinctly
through the clear night air, the echo
of the first shot of the backwoods
patriot; Of the defiant tones of the
liberty bells, softened with the age
of a hundred years. But the past is
shrouded in glory, and the new ship
of 1876 starts forth on her voyage
mid the firing of guns, the illumi-
nation of the heavens with fireworks,
and the meeting Of palms in happy
greetings and prosperous wishes. 1t
is freighted with every passion of
the heart. Some look for its return
ing cycles to crown their brow with
the laurel of fame; some that gold
will bless their store; some cherish
dark-browed revenge, and some pray
that the rosy God may win to their
arms the idol Of their heart. The
light which guides its prov over
trouble-crestled waves and cheers
every soul not lost to dispair, is the
beacon light of Hope. The greatest
event of our nation, the rarest victory
ever recorded for liberty, will be
written upon this, the hundredth
scroll of our existence. The eyes Of
all Christendom will be directed
hither. Here from all quarters Of
the globe men will gather to tend
the personitication Of peace, born in
discord. The highest type of in,
dustry, nurtured by the campfire
and guarded by the musket; Gov
eminent the glory of the world, and
to those who have never felt its
divine blessings can We say; Be
hold what time and freedom can do
for man: Rise while yet it is time,
and follow the example before you.
Pluck the scales from the hand of
fraud; the sword from the hand of
violence. They are the ancient at
tributes Of justice; restore them to
her again. Let this be your high
task; this the consummation of your
ends. and you will gain a greater
victory than those Of the Casars--
victory over yourselyes--and achieved
greatness like ours, for the mercy
OF God will smile upon you." Toall |
we send our greeting, with warm
wishes Tor prosperity. To the weary
and sad-hearted we say, never dis
pair, for Hope, phoenix like, ever
arises from the whi.sasd ashes o
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