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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. c.,
July 8, T9.


As elections draw near, and Con-
gress is not in session to distract the
attention Of politicians, extraordinary
interest attaches 70 political complica.
tionsin several States. In Maine, for
instance, where the election takes place
in about two months. the democrats
and creenbackers have formed CON-
pact union on all except the Guberna.
torial ticket. The disaffection among
democrats from this cause is found to
be much less than was Anticipated.
Indeed, as It assures the lower House
of the Legislature to the combination,
many shifty nondescripts and stay at.
homes, who. whenever they have voted,
have voted the radical ticket. will now
vote with what they know to be the
strongest side. The revolt Of intelli
gent, active and consistent Kepubli-
cans from the Blaine and Hamlin serf-
dom will also certainly be more pro-
uounced this year than last. Of sub
staptial victory there is no doubt.
In Ohio, where the conditions are
different. there seems to be no good
reason for any Democrat to enter the
Grcenback party, and there are indi.
cations that the votes it will draw
from the Democratic party are much
less in number than was expected.
As to both States simply give what
is currently talked here, and what
comes in letters from people usually
reliable in political estimates.
There is much said Of Senator
Conkling's alleged declaration for
Wirdom as the Republican Presiden-
tial candidate. OF course, Senator
c. first choice is Grant, but he be-
leves that, next to Grant, WinGom
would create less animosities in the
party than any other man. However,
as Sherman is assessing his clerks
heavily, in his own Understanding
the money to Ohio to prepare. the way
for himself in 1SS0--Senator Conkling
and the other friends Of Senator Win
dom will have to do something more
than declare preference.
The papers here continue to assert
that the Administration will soon get
rid of all its democratic employees.
Mr.. Hayes, If left to himself, would
doubtless prefer 70 let merit have some
slight influence in the selection of Of
flee holders, and would allow deserv-
ing men, though not radicals, to re-
tain places they have acceptably filled.
The last year shows us, however, that
if any organized attempt is made to in
fuence him he will yield.
There would seem to be no valid OBJ
lection to the appointment of more or
less civilians to the thirty odd vacan.
cies in the grade of Second Lieutenant
in the Army. Neither would it seem
Just to refuse Gen. II. G. Drum, of the
Adjutant Generals Office, the position
of Adjutant General on the coming
of Gen. Townsend, Drum
being next in line of promotion and
the only objection to him being that
be vas not educated at West Point.
A great many more officers from civil
life would benefit the army.
DFy.
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MATES.

Austin Stage arrives at u O'Clock NJ; San
Antonio Stage arrives at IL O'Clock N. Both
Daily arrivals. Mails close ct ll:3OA NJ;
Luling. arrives Tuesdays and Fridays ut + p. NJ;
leaves at Z A. NJ. next morning.
a. yoM sTHIN, P. NJ.
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Why doMs heap huge mounds Of years
Before us and behind,
And scorn tho little days that pas
Lake angels on the wind! t,
Eich turning round . small sweet face
AS beau,lfai as near;
Because It is so small face, .t O..
We willnot see It clear. .s.. .....
We will not clasp Il ~ II fiies,.
And kiss ITS lips and trowr .t.
We will not bathe our wssried souls
In It's delicious Now.
And % itturnsirom US, and goes .t,....
Away in sad disdain. .....-
Though we would give our lives for II,
IL never comes again. '..ile
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BENJAMIN FrnnkIIn.- Iseilef.

During the latter years OF FrabklIn'J .
life some of the orthodox people Of
Yale college became uneasy as to his
Christianity, and accordingly question
ed him in reference to the matter.
whereupon the the philosopher, then
in his eighty fourth year, wrote "lieso
is my creed: | believe in one God.
the Creator Of the universe; that he
governs it by his providence that he
ought to be worshiped that the most
acceptable service We render 70 him Is
doing good TO his other children that
The soul Of man is immortal. and wi,
be treated with justice in another life
respecting is conduct in this"
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SUBSCRIBE for the yaEr Pass.
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The case Of James Currie. indicted
at Ma.shsll for the murder Of Porter
tie sctor, has been continued on sp.
r,',,-...rr ar.le Aefsnec.
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Thomss,Carlyle, in his old age, says
he reads the Lords prayer with inereas
ing pleasure. and adds What else
can We say ?"
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CHEAP JOE WORK IT TIE
FREE PRESS JOB Ro0NS
A. .LT TI-Ir.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

cosaHEs sNAS-8ru DISTINCT:
Hon. Columbus Epson, Of Bexar county.
sesAros -3isr DISTRICT:
Hon. l.. J. Storey, OF Caldwell Co.
/ RrpnxsESrArivEs-64rn DISTRICT:
non. ~. Holmes. Of GuadalupsCo;
Hon. W. +. Delany
d .p,srslcr couar--l5rn pisrRior.
Hon. L. ". Moore, Presiding Judge. LaGrauge.
TINES or HOLDING COURT.
YAYs.-2d Mondays in March and september.
COUNTY OyScrRs.
Ed r. Kovr, Jadge County Court, ,'taF
b. q. Hardin, District Clerk. as.a
Ed. J. l.. Green, County Clerk.
D. T. Brown, County Attorney.
Jas. 4. Wren, Sheriff. q. $. Cock. Deputy.
c. ". Grooins, Justice Of The Pe.es Pre-. No. J,
X. Mnnlove, =. :
W. NJ. Wyatt, :. >
z. Smith.
Ii. a. McMeaus. County Treasurer.
4. ueatUn, = ssessor.
Joe. c. Eve, Snrveyor,
DIP. Hopkins, conA'r Precinct No. !.
d. n. Moore Z" - " =.
Peter schmidt, % j.
John Il. Patterson, Constable.
T,ars np noLpISs County AND PREcfScr CounrS-
Criminal County Cuart-ls Monday III each
month.
County Conrt for Civil and Probate business
lst Monday in February april, June, August, Oc'
tobcr and December
Commit ssioners' Court-2d Mondays In February,
May, August and November.
Justice Conrt preciuct No. list Friday In each
month. San Marcos.
Prcciust No. 2--7d Friday In each month MtCity'
I" - 3--3d - wimberley's Mill
-. .. 4-lth " Dripping Springs.
TOWN oYTTcsRs.
Mayor--H. 3. Coflled.
o. Huichison, T. r. Fonrqurean, l..
w. Mitchell, D. P. Hopkins, Y. II. Tar ner.
L. Townsend.
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ISAAC II. u L IN,
..nom al Letters should be Addressed.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

p,.,uess Cards, one inch or less, one year, tS.oo
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15

The spsech of Hon. W. w. Corlett.
delegate Il co5gresl f,nmth;s ,arr;'
to- @
y 'ousSSon the 2etil
for its ability and clearneSs Of concep.
ton eonosfnl1S II 75Sed506faase oues.
tion ques
ereunds
IN iayoE OF E25eellon % <American
iabQrs and cto1Hsz his dpe 1ddress as
foliews:zSst< fEzZZLt
II cc.atsoazoS IL 4
4, fhss ~ 49, 1855
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Bean Yesterday for preliminary exapi-
nhtiot but BY consent OF co9nsa tle
case was postponed until next Mondays
ana .ne oAii 'o'' 'eu'eeu run si'ooo
W Soo
-rThrty quait Ia thirty daysf' said a
tramp, throwing the paper behind
the bar-room stove, IS express
sion OF wild disgust Ht-sap his
features: 'Taint nothing. / could
tackle thirty white elephants Just now,
n ciean en- outiLo 176T ~
Five Knights of Pythias, among
whom were Thomas NJ. Fisher, J.. X.
jeffrey, and Chas. Spoor, left yesterday
on the Colorado Central for Golden,
Colorado. They gothere for the pur.
pose of organizing q new lodge of the
order Of knights of Pythias.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15

Can be obtained by simply using dental
lotion; it also renders the breath fra
grant, and destroys all matter that
would decay or impair the teeth In any
way. Do not delay, az every day you
are without It you are depriving your
sell OF an attraction, which Is so uni
Prepared and sold by Addoms s.
uioNcT. d31-tf
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Twenty (20) loaves of bread for one
dollar at tfl4-tf II. II. ELLIS.


CHEYENNE, Feb. IL, 40.
Mr.. EDIToR-Understanding that a
rumor is In circulation that l am going
to Leadville, l take pleasure in saying
that such q thought has not entered
my mind, but on the contrary my con-
tinual and greatly increasing business
will compel me to loon bring on a
much larger stock Of goods than ever
before. Thanking the public for their
very generous patronage, l promise
every energy l possess shall be exerted
for the people who have SO encouraged
me in my business.
fl3-st o. F. CowHIcK.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

]. d. Gilchcist correspondent of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, passed through
the city yesterday, on his way to San
Francisco. He proceeds from there to
Arizona to write up the mining regions
Of that territory.
Alexander Torger, jr., proprietor Of
the Cincinnati Freie Presse, passed
through the city yesterday, on his way
TO San Francisco, this being Mr.. Tor
gers forty-first trip over the Union and
Central Pacific railroads to San Fran
cisco.
T. J. Rogers, of Omaha, is in the
city on business.
Leavitt Burnham, land commission
ern for the Union Pacific road, came to
town yesterday from Omaha.
F. M. Darling, esq, went lover the
hill'' to Laramie yesterday. He will
return to-day.
Chas. Caswell, esq.,, one of the pro-
prietors Of the Inter Ocean hotel, is
just in from Deadwood.
E. j. Binford, ESQ.,, a former citizen
Of this city, came up from Denver yes
|terday on business, and went back
again in the evening.
B. N. Tibbals, Of Deadwood, is at
Dyer's.
John Harrington, esq.,, left yesterday
Tor the east, for the purpose of pur-
chasing his spring stock of goods.
The following are autographed at the
Inter Ocean: Mrs. w. c. Jones, North
Platte ]. G. Craft, Kansas City; Abe
Newburger, New York; II. S. Wood
ruff, st. Louis. J. d. WEIGH and W.
|G. Clark, Denver.
]. D. Fraser, esq, took a business
trip to Sherman yesterday.
Mrs. C. W. Miller, John and James
Shively, F. Jensen and Thomas Miller
departed yesterday for Deadwood.
A. D. Shakespeare, who has been re-
siding at Salt Lake City several months,
returned to Cheyenne yesterday.
Hon. Charles F. Miller is expected
back to-day from Colorado.
Col. P. F. Wilcox, United States
marshal for Colorado, is expected back
from Lincoln, Nebraska, on to-mor-
rows train from the east.
Hon. B. B. Lowe has been appointed
deputy sheriff at Lander City.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15

Should. your hair commence falling
out, or prematurely turngray, or should
there be itching and little pimples or
scabs, formed on the head, all can be
eradicated by using Addoms& Glover's
quinine, glycerine and canthrides hair
tonic as q dressing; and for removing
dandruff 1t has not an equal. d31tf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15
For fine watch repairing,
jyl0-d1y D. MILLER, 18th street.
Hear What Old Residents Say.

Hear What Old Residents Say.
The best preparation for a cough
cold or sore throat is the compound
cough syrup prepared by Addoms &
Glover. 1t gives relief in cases where
all other remedies have failed, and at
this season of the year every family
should keep a bottle in the house. 1t
Is pleasant to take, and can readily be
administered to children. Price, rs
cents per bottle. d5-tf
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For a good ft go to Nimetz. He Is
by far the best tailor and cutter In the
territory. Seventeenth street, opposite
city hall. o24tf
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The Reason Why

Your hands are chapped and your skin
30 rough, Is because you do not use Ad-
dons q Glover's cold cream and cam
phor Ice, the safest, surest, and most
efficient remedies known. Prepared
fresh every week. d3i-tf
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Leadville is discounted at Chris
kapps stand on Sixteenth street, where
You a always get an extra fine glass
Of beer and lunch for only five cents.
He has a first-class pool table at which
one AN while away n few leisure hours,
and dimes. CHRIS Knapp.
GEO. SEARTH, Proprietor,
Manager. f1ltf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15

Use Addoms & Glover's pile oint-
ment, Q safe and speedy remedy, afford
ing relief In all cases. One trial will
satisfy you. d3l-tf
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The Only Reliable.

And you all know it, the celebrated
Rock Springs coal is In the market in
any quantity, and it pays to buy it Mt
$3.50 per ton.
nov1ytf HANNA & MURPHY.
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FoUND.-A valuable ring. The
finder can have the same by proving
property and paying for this notice.
Call at 312 Eddy street. 1885,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15

Dramatic theatre, Sixteenth street.
for rent; also storeroom and offices in
McDaniel's block. Enquire at
jl6-tf ADDoMs & GLoyER,s.
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Twenty (20) loaves of bread for one
dollar at tfl4-tf1 II. II. ELLIS.
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Engraving in all its branches is done
at ZEHNER, JACKSON & BUEcHNER's.
oc19tf.
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COTrAuE TO RENr-Apply to D.
Miller. Jeweler, Sixteenth street. fStf
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SAINT VALENTINE
tas= e.trss saint 81 Lsve4sonsimas sboui
, the DaY-PiaffuI Franks 10 cheYenne.

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure.
Hast thou more Of pain than pleasure:
Endless torments dweIla bont thes,
Yet wLo would live. and live without
thee?"
IF the old Roman priest, afterwards
called st. Valentine, had known the
uses to which his name would be put
in later and more peaceable ages he
would probably have remained in
heathenism instead Of becoming Jealous
and having his brains beaten out. o An
this. happened in the third century,
when christianity was beginning to burn
with a feeble flame amid the almost uni
yersal darkness Of a pagan era. The
old saint Is said to have been of an ex-
ceedingly affectionate temperament
hence we presume the use Of his name
in connection with valentines ut the
present day. How the fourteenth day
of February came to be annually OBJ
served we do not know, unless it be be-
cause the birds pair off about the mid
die Of that month. In the earlier days
st. Valentines day was little else'than
a mere wild carnival of pleasure; then
it became the occasion for the distribu-
tion of gifts-a custom still in vogue
in some parts Of the country. At one
time it vas the custom, on the eve Of
st. Valentines day, to have the names
of a select number Of one sex placed in
a receptacle by an equal number Of the
other. Each one then drew the name
of his or her valentine" The day
has degenerated. In a great measure,
instead Of Of sending tender missives
of love-little naked angels and pierced
hearts-now-a-days miserable daubs are
sent, representing fiepdish forms and
putlandish ogres. Cross-grained bach
elors and unfortunate old maids
tatch it ''good and strong. Petty
malice is wreaked, and the day IS woe
Fullysdepoted to purpose fruitless- OF
pleasing results. Young people yet en-
10y the day. 1t is one on which Cupid
with his darts plays havoc, and dealers
in valentines reap their annual harvest.
To the youthful and very bashful gal
liant, the only way to demonstrates his
affection is by sending a valentine.
Notwithstanding the ~degeneracy of the
day it is yet surrounded with some of the
sweetest and prettiest fancies Of child
hoods days. The recurrence of the
valentine occasion resulted in the send
Ing of a large number of missivee
both sentimental and comic, in Chey-
enne. Many Of our citizen who re-
ceived valentines, being anxious to as
certain by whom they were sent, have
handed the same to MaGilder, with the
request that he institute a searching
court of inquiry at n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15

|cel. Babbitt Buys Another Herd Of Cattle.
Mr.. Oliver p. Goodwin, the well
known cattle breeder of Bear creek, in
this county, yesterday sold to Col. Bah
bitt his herd of about one thousand
head of native cattle, his ranch OF Bear
creek, a number Of horses, ETC., etc.
|Col. Babbitt purchased last spring of
Messrs. W. F. Swan & Son, their fine
herd Of American cattle ranging at the
bead of Chugwater, and his last pur-
chase proves that the colonel has taken
q liking to his new business and pro-
poses to stick to and enlarge it. Mr..
Rabbit has now n of the largest
herds of cattle in this county, and the
finest range, extending from Bear creek
to the Iron mountain.
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Fine times every night at the Bell
Union, Sixteenth street. 1t
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w. A. Huffschmidt sells sixteen
loaves of bread for one dollar. fl1-6t
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Happiness a, Home.

No household is n happy one unless
there Is method in the kitchen, and no
Kitchen is complete without Dooley's
Yeast Powder, which always proves
reliable in making biscuits, cakes, rolls
and bread, elegantly light, wholesome
ahdNnrfritious.
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For first class watch work 60 to
ZEHNER, JACKSON & BUECHNER's.
oc19tf
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All kinds Of arms and ammunition
at the Wyoming Armory. n21-3m
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Twenty (20) loaves Of bread for one
dollar at 9i4-tf] II. H. ELLIS.
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A large assortment of clocks at
zHHNKR, JACKSON & BuEcHNER,s
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Brinker COLLEGIATE Institute.

JOSEPH BRINKER. SEN, President, p. O..
Box PISS. Denver. Colorado. A Day and
Boarding School for Males and Females.
CHARGES-Board per term OF % weeks. Sac;
Tuition In Primary % weeks so Tuition In
giate, 81 weeks, $50; Tuition in Instrumentai
Music, ~ weeks. so: Tuition in Languages,
Vocal Music and use Of Instruments, each
$40, Washing. per Dozen. iz6cts. Fall Term
begins irst Monday In September. annually.
Spring Term begins third monday In Janu-
airy, annnnlly. Pupils received Mt any time
and charged pro rata, Military discipline
and drill enforced In Male Department. uni
ness OF the climate and the physical, mental,
moral and social ~udvanfages off Institution
make 1t especially desirable as q home for
For further Information address
2-dtf JOS BRINKER, Sem, President
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-02-15
sHERIFFS SALE.

Charles Hecht Va. Smith Bros.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
and authority of a writ of execution
issued out Of the district court Of the
first judicial district, within and for
Laramie county, Wyoming territory, in
favor of Charles Hecht and against the
property of Smith Bros, for the sum of
five hundred and ten dollars and eighty
six cents (S510.S6), interest and costs
additional, dated February Sd, 1870,
and to me directed, and having failed
to find any goods and chattels, I have
levied upon the following described
lands and tenements of Smith Bros,
to.wit: All the right, title and inter-
ests of Smith Bros. in and to the north
one-third al of lots 8 and 4, in block
354, in the city of Cheyenne, together
which property I will offer for sale at
public auction and sell to the highest
bidder for cash, on Monday the 18th
day of March, 1879, at 2 O'Clock D.. m.
Of said day, in front of the Court house
door of said county Of Laramie.
f15-30t GEO. A. DRAPER,
Sheriff Of Laramie County.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. Is, 1879.
Proposals for Building.
SnosnoNE AND HAMMOCK AGENCY,
y Wyoming, Feb. LIST, 1879.
Sealed proposals in duplicate with
lawful guarantee that bonds will be
given on award of contract, will be re-
ceived at this agency until twelve
O'Clock, noon, Thursday, February 9th.
1870, for furnishing Of material and
fine arQotinn and nonnlafinn OF fho
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w. A. Huffschmidt sells sixteen
loaves Of bread for one dollar. fl1-6t
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Halloo! Haloo!i Hailooitl
"A grand turkey lnuchI eat Chris
Kapp's tonight on Sixteenth street. 1t
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For fine jewelry to order go to
ZEHNER, JACKSON & BUKcHNER's.
oc19tf
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Seats 400. Stage 20x30, scenery.
Apply to Joslin & Arnold. jy3-tf
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Twenty (20) loayes of bread for one
dollar at ff14-tf II. II. ELLIS.
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CITY CHIT CHAT.

Gathered Here and There BY a~..Leader" Re,
easmo1B 1;aa- podsr.l 10 osnsasAI
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THE MOURNFUL MINSTREL.

The Minstrel had a harp that rang
Affirmed to bold triumphant words;
The wild flower blossomed where he sang;
Or watch fire plinted bright on swords.
OF beauteous danes and puissant lords
He caroled many lightsome lay;
Rnt now howe'er he strikes the chords,
Each dittv ends in "Well-a- dayP'-
THE burt6en still is "Wen a-day!"
He sings of War-impetuous foes
Like thunder clouds resounding meet,
But ever at the conflicts close
His harp seems waiting for defeat.
of Love he sings prelude sweet
As zephyrs pipe to buds OF May;
But Autumn winds regrettul beat
Their cadence soon of swell "A dayp'-
Love ends, like war, in Well-a- day.
Far echoed Pride's imper1ous tone,
High scared DevOtion'S voice diVlne,
Now dirges falter round the throne,
And Prayer sinks sobblng at the SHRINE.
Rattle Natures bloom, Arts delft design,
In melancholy strains decay;
LIES early light has ceased to shlne,
And darkness falls, with well a day.
Night comes to mate with "Well -dayP
And while thus chants that Minstrel strange
OF strength or wisdom, grace or gold,
Interpreting each mournful change,
A scythe beside him | behold;
The mists that wrapped his form unfold
A sand glass dim, forelock gray;
All now know that harper old.
IT'S Time who's singing, well -a-dayr-
Times Old and singeth, "Well- a. day"'
The Spectator.