Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-01-04
KIND WORDS TO THE CARRIER.


A simple lay
In thy behalf to hear
II,
Like rivulet rushing in haste to the sea,
Through the valleys In flowers digit.
Through the cowslips and lilies bright,
With current of gathering might,
Has fled by us swiftly the year eighty-three
Its sweet, blooming Spring with her violet
crown,
The Summer with sheaf of gold,
Chill Autumn with frutage red, russell and
brown,
And Winter 80 drear and cold.
The Old Year woye a web Of varied hue
Some colors sombre are, and others light,
As we have made our lives or false or true,
Resplendent as the day, or dark as night.
joys fragrant flow'rs have blossom'd In our
path,
But we have sadly spp'd grlefs bitter
stream;
Loved ones now lie beneath the loud storms
wrath,
Wrapt in that sumber broken by no
dream.
The year has passd into the presence dread
OF Him who ever was, is, and Shall be;
Oh, would each hour more richly fraught
had sped,
With noble deeds, a precious argcsy
Der the hills and the dels Of our Maryland
dear,
Through her forests of spectres tall
On the fast tetter'd waterfall,
And the snow-drilt's unspotted wall
Shines the glorious sun Of the glad New
Year.
There is joy in the palace OF wealth :e.day,
And hope makes cen poverty cottage gay
For the past, with its tears and its heart
eating care,
Is forgot in the smiles all the New Years
wear.
And we pray that IL year with rsr. bless.
ings replete
To our nation the Father Of Mercies assty
nIete;
That peace DER the land through all clouds
still may break.
Like the SIT besming light of the moon on
the lake
May the fields teen with plenty, the shops
hlithely ring,
While our ships DER The sea. 10 IA MGR
chandise bring;
Let science commune with the stars, and
the STATE
In Just strength and glory grow noble and
great
But on this our happy day,
Full OF pleasure, fun and play
When the hearts of all men beat
In rhythm calm and sweet,
Let us not forget our friend
On whose labors we depend
For the faithful SESq,lSEh
That our borders guards so wct
When n willy foe is nigh,
vStfTek there comes warning cry
And upon the first alarms
Old Montgom'ry springs TO arms
For the press no more in chains
Meath tyrant's feet complains
And but for the right has ruth,
Holding high the torch Of truth.
When balmy bfeezes gently tossed
The glowing pink and rose;
When shiv'rng meads shone white with frost,
Or shrouded lay in SHOWS;
With merry, CHEEKY, lithesome tread
Through streets by sunbcams gilt;
Or with abord step Of lead
Der forts the ice-king built
Still true, the carrier eoer came
TO fetch his wonted load,
His work, may hap, unknown TO fame,
Like fountain by the road
What mingled kinds of news he brought
Now rang marriage bell
Now wisdom unused, and labor wrought
Now tolld the mournful knell.
VII.
TO him, our worthy post, then let us give
A thought Of kind remembrance to-day;
For wishes good and pure to all that live
Sent forth from loving hearts take not away
Our costly jewels; no, we rather say
The Lord for each doth give An hundred
more,
Far brighter than the pearls meath oceans
play.
And 81 we hail thee, friend, in custom boar,
A long and happy life, joyful eighty-four!
CARRIERS FRIEND.
JANUARY LIST, 1884.