Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-08
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Come hither, thod. sweet Snowflake, and lei
Gle, my friend
You both must surely know The Year Is COM
ing 10 lis end:
I Where are thy heecy nantes thy drifts OF vir-
gin white
To shroud the dying Monaych?
And round his couch, a-light,
Where burn thy slender tapers a-glistcn coldly
The to en- of Dame Natures gref-a brilliant,
frozen tear
Thegorgeous wintry scenes, alas, of many years
gone by
Have slowly, surely faded from the canvass of
Andnow the only setiingfor our peerless Nmas
gem
Is one whom few will care TO praise. whom
many dare condemn.
And yet. indeed. what matters 10?
Iis dear old Ama> still
The symbol of HIS precious birth Who died on
Calvary hill:
And whether framed In sunlit blue or cloud
lands sober tone
Bevcry sure lie blesscth it-GoD care,h for His
own
And now, my gentle Masters if you shall re-
cognize
Your faithful, plodding Carricr-Boy in that
poetic gIisc)
You really must not marvel that my Greeting
is So brief
rather thought his year you'd like biz Of
well. relief
And thcn-if Sorrow may intrudc where Glad
ness ILLS the air
\ little cloud is passing SIR, across ;hc " sane
tum, there.
Ny colleague in the printer art ha, pass q for
a. .F
An earnest, thoughtful, patient lad God rest
his soul, pray
And so il happens. Masters mine, my word,
are short and sweet
And 10y that token let me hope yoef faror they
viii meet.
\ Merry, Merry Nmas, replcte with all good
cheer
And. aferall is said and done, ap0peo" New
Year.
May health and wealth ad0u your homes
May all Your ventures thrive
And give YOU cause 20 bless the year of 1855.
\ group of lawyers were discussing the
late war at thecomcr of Whitehall and Wall
streets Yesterday.
"Iwas at Shiloh. said one, and while
standing under Il smoky sky in storm OF
lcaden hail bcheld the noble Albert Sidney
johnson fight and fall upon the bood-rcd
altar ofhis country
And /, said another, was at the VIII
derncss when the very air was red with the
fire Of battle aud The myriad miunic- sang
their death song in the ears Of the brave. ]
too fought, blcd and died for my country"
And |, said third, stood in the fires
front at Gettysburg when the wild rebel
yell mingled strangely with the shrek Of
the deadly she'll that plowed the patriot
ranks. I, too, fought, blcd and died for my
country
"Aud /, gentlemen, said lank, soedy,
solemn man with faded umbrella under
his arm, was at Johnsboro when shot
and she'll sped swiftly by in the wagon train
and all seemed lost. But ], too, was pa
triot; and, while ! neither fought nor died,
| bed for my country bled the arry
mules Gentlemen am horse doctor;
are there any iackasses in this crowd?'
Miss Mary c. Coldwell, Of New York
Virginian by birth, her mother having
been Breckenridge, has given 100000 for
a Catholic Theological University to be
erected next year in or near New York.
The Baltimore and Ohio la. arranged for
a ten millions loan for the improvement Of
its western branches.
Ben. Butler ha, sold his three granite
houses on Capitol Hill in Washington to
Mr.. John Cassells, his legal associate and
advisor, for $4,000 The Coast Survey reIts
one and Congress another, for committee
rooms.
The powder magazine Of the Virginia Mil
itary Institute at Lexington was blown up
last week. Five expelled students arc sus-
pected Of the deed
Chas. Lincoln, the originator Of bench
shows Of dogs, is dead-aged 43. He was
of English birth His FIRST canine exhibit
was in 1870 at Detroit.
The pretty daughter Of Major Jewell, Of
Lexington, g., cioped issJ Noek WIN Mr'
L. B. Powell, Of Missouri law student 1T
Washington and Lee.
There is one man in England who believes
in temperance. This is Mr. John Roberts,
Mp. BE owns 300 acres in Liverpool con-
tanning 7 800 dwellings and a population Of
70. 900 and not a gin mill can be seen.
Senator Vance is jubilant over the North
Carolina election, which, he .ays. was Won
aftera free ballot and a fair count Some
time ago, addressing a home audience he
said " God bless the old state. -hei wor-
thy Of mel" When the laugh subsided he
added. Would that were worthy other y
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