The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-01-19

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A. Ne sat In their midst that New
Years eve, the very life and spirit Of
that gathering NJ riotous Life and spirit,
his appearances was photographed on his
companions memories-ths fair, flushed
lace, ths bright rings Of damp hair, the
laughing blue eyes, the stslwsrt, young
form-each year, for many years tEeresL
ter, at the mystic hour when tho old
year meets the new, this picture rose like
q ghost before them.
ats deucedly hard TO cut the jolly
old life, and the jolly old chumsi"
Harry said With drunken hiccoughs;
"but it, got TO be done. This IL the
last time, boys, that I'll be with you,-
tie last time Of all, 10 Gil up the glasses
and well drink the old year out boysl
Well drink the new year in.'"
The little French clock wa on the
stroke Of twelve. They all rose simultr-
neously, except Harry, who had TO be
helped to his feet. t.
"Hsre's to the jolly, old year, and
the Jolly, old lifel" he hiccoughed a.
heheld the trimming glass in his unsteady
hand
There was a clash Of glasses, a gurg-
ling COMMISSIONS of sounds; then the
empty goblets were hastily reflled.
"Here's to the new year, and HATS
new lifep proposed n Of the young
men with . knowing wink.
The last clear, musical stroke OF the
silver bell was on the air. There was
an involuntary pause. The old year
was out and the new year was inl
Some two hours later the club broke
up. Harry had hidden all COED bye
| with drunken fervor and maudlin tears,
and continued to repeat the operation,
two of his more sober companions
trundled him UP in his overeoat and
wrappings, and set out with him for his
lodgings.
There's your house, Hal. Hurry
and Jump into bed. It's deucedly cold p
one of them said as they took leave Of
him at the corner.
1t was indeed cold. The stars twink.
led through the frosty atmosphere ;
| the pavements creaked beneath every
| football. 1t was not the clustering cold
that carries its own warning of danger
but the still, insidious cold, that silent
" numbs each watchful faculty, and
then lays its icy fingers upon the citadel
of life. -.
When Harry's two companions left
him, it was near three o'clccsse. III the
morning, and the great city was hushed
in profound silence. How long the
drunken youth fumbled about the door
of his lodging-house was never known.
EVIDENT he had lost his night-key, an
had finally gone around into the alley, tx
find an entrance at the side door. HI
had sat down on the step. The stupor'
of intoxication and of cold worked to
gether and secured their victim.
There they found him, when the morn
ing dawned, quite beyond all|humsn aid
as the hastily summoned physicians
gravely said.
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1t was the new year, bright and beau
tiful the sun coming UP in undimmet
splendor,'; the frosty air like "a mist o
pearls.
The glad new year, white and pur'
and rich in golden opportunities ant
possibilities for &c many /; but for this un
fortunate boy there was "no work, no
device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom"
His landlady had beheld many a woe
full scene Of disaster and sorrow durint
her long experience in letting cheal
lodgings; such things were not rare
but somehow she could new quite for
get the dumb despair of those parents
nor the white anguish Of q fair, girlisl
face that bent above his coffin.
His remains were taken by his friend
! to his rural home and laid in the simpl
woodland cemetery, where, years before
pretty Maud and he had wandered man,
a Sunday afternoon among the grass
grown graves, and spelled out the in
scriptions upon the headstoncs witt
childish awe and later they had strolle'
there together with the lovers raptur
in their hearts. They laid his bod,
|, there with bitter MORNINGS, and wit
earnest prayers they left his soul wit
, God.
There let II rest. God knows th
temptations-the full, strong tide {
. youth that carried the hapless boy on
into unknown seas-and God is mercifu
ali, well for us all that this is sol fl
j who alnoug us has not silenced his col
| science by some promise of future n
form I; and If that future time ever do'
: come for us, it too often sees but II
wreck of that promise. Surely IL
: angels must weep over the wrecks
. good resolutions and fair promises vii
which the early weeks Of every new ye'
Q are strewn.
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