, 1881-01-02

I MARY SrRATroy HEwEr..
GRANT PARK, I'll.
TIE NEW YEAR.
| Fur The Chicago Tribune
Hark to the bells! There's grief and Joy borne
| on the midnight mir.
The hearts bowed down by weight Of years =
But tboso just coming On the field. what slo1ies
| meet tho view!
How slaa thsy e!a the Old farewell and hall with
| The aged lost amid the scenes that MemoEy's
wand recn1is, i,
| Their stepstn silent sadness bend through Times
deserted halls ;.
Their lives are stretched along the plain where
And trembling lips In secret dwell on songs Of
1ong"ago.
| They kneel again Mt chtldhood's shrines-ths
prayers OF old are sail;
They feel Loves touch upon the brow-they
mourn beside their dead; -
But ah! no more shall Hope revive. OF Glory
fire the breast
They know pat few the morns that rise ere they
Tet think not they are wholly left to Memory's
When sounds OF Earth grow dull aud far, her
IT'S thsn they hear the Master's voice, they feel
Ana, through tie faaing views Of Time, behold
the Promised Land
ful vision fiIs. -~'~ ' =
The Futures pash Is ,.,, 5obed in aowers-lisht
ButPass99g 1fIst s. The gaze that turns to Times
The glittering prize forever lies in golden years
Hope things her every banner out to kissing airs
And Fumes emblazoned temple towers far up
the nearing sky;
Ambition points to proud renown on coming
And Wealth invites aspiring feet to palaeed,
broad domain. ::
Andso the Book Of Life fills up with pages dark
and fur
Eternity alone can trace the changes written
there.
But, il enoueh shall mortal learn to reach the :
useful plane, ~
Aud 1iye the Brotherhood or Man, the years ara
not III vain
Though @ saeh h ,;s. succeeding year unfolls new
And Nan keeps rising in the light that reaches
the Divine.
The world is yet with sorrow alled-no song in
And MYRIAD erring sons Of men in triendless
j., misery Foam .----: - ~-----~s,
And now. what are our duties here on thtd
auspicious norn2
Have we no band to a5d the poor, the outcast and
Know that on Earth's wide labor-neid 'tls Gods
They sas oaiy s1 R!s itss highest pr!zs xae sne
most for man. D. mcNAuoH1oS~
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
. For The Chicago Tribune. -
Happy New rear-ho hot
How swelling hearts glow
At Hopes bright messenger ful ringing cries
And JOY, at the sound.
With quick, tithesone bound,
Seats herself ons throne in Hopes glowing eyesl
Age forgets to be old
Youths pleasures are told
Lived over again all that bright, hapnT time; ..
Forgot are the cares
That have stlyered the hairs,
Aud their blood courses free asst did II their
And great-heartea Youth,
Strong with hope. love, and truth, ,-..
How it welcomes the fresh-olush'ns, new
And, warmed BY its beauty,
Vows Virtue aud Duty ..a
Shall have It's protection, while S1n 1eels 1ts
spear!
Happy New Year-ho hot
Sing 1t hearts, as re 70
From Smiles that are bright to smiles that are
For the bld Year is dead, 49,
And here In his stead
Is pure. sinless chernh. the perfect New igars
CHICAGO, Dec %, 1889. O. i. ".
TO TEE NEW YEAR.
For The catatao tribune -s.~ .
Welcome, most welcome, newborn Year, IT,
Welcome, o child to us most dear! :. -
Rorn OF the womb Of the Dying Year.
We welcome thee with Word5 OF cheerI ~
-. Ger thy birth the world grows glad, :
And merry grows each visage sad, '%
While kindly wishes everywhere
Are rising on the wintry air. :
Heavens gift thou art, winged child, ID: -.
Pure. and spotlcss* and undecided
An Angel sent from God above.
With messages OF grace ana love!
And yet thg face is turned away, .5
DeckDntng On to coming day- ..,.-.
Whittier Wilt thou our footsteps guide?
Ger pathways smooth, or pathways wiid5 =.
We only know tnou'rt sent OF God, \ =:
To lead through regions yet untrod, - !" .:s5.
The way Il straight, and We but see - ID L.
Rzvszs ETH ka sssa, HEss' december, 1880. I.
uALTING ON THE HILL-TOP-1SS0.s J.:
Here let ns pause-this side the hills steep s. "
Who're We may v1ew the way shro' which we'vs 4
In we,ther foul and fair, for many days : -
4 moment only. hut with searching gaze,
TFnns5ea sae tn ,ta m H. 1a gaf g ana
From hill 10 bill, how short the distance seems
Yet long enough the weary pilKrtm deems, :,
Who. weak anu burdened. threads the steep o.. 49,.
Tolls up, or trcads the valc with discontent. II
No clouds ODscukr-a bright yet mellow iixat
Makes all things clctr, revealing to our stRat
Much dimIy seen before, or but In part :~.~E.
Enlgmas then, NOW lessons for the heart
FOndiy VIC hoped soma grAnder hight t. scale. -.
Or rcsE 10 some enchanted, happy vale; !
To win applause by como achievement 5old:
TO sing some. song or say aone words of gold; r:
But liEzie Cares our daily thoughts euKHKed- u
To all unknown. the little wars we Waged:
Gave mauy.a wound, deep rambling tho unseen. !:
Yet many times. when sinking fd despair - 8
Have ANGELS chcered us, saved Us fton eaen
g..
Ano We, In their cornpnpionship, forget
The tolls and dangers of CUR earthly !51 -*-:.||
Then, tho un.EEdtteu the page Of FANS. .':| :
Though not stone perpetun:o our name; 49,. !.
Though we have sung no song to soosna Eassa
Wo, *
Nor spoken words to set mems hearts aRlo~-- Il
In hope that on souaa favored fertile Spot -
We may have sown sDme seeds tnas VILE ae*
rot .. - j.. : a. ~: %a+~5
THAT work remains which only we can 90, !
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