Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-06
A New Years Gard

Balzac say "Thought is the key TO
every treasure. Ii brings to. us a
miser's joys without his cares"
This is a good time to indulge in a
little thinking, OH New Years Eve,
1881. wonder to how many readers
of the SoUTH KENTUCKIAN, this year
has been a happy one? wonder
how many of them, like myself,
started out at the beginning, to make
it year that would "count" for some-
thing useful, and failed most inglo-
riously ere the ending? Well we
can all commence "over again and
see what we can do for 1885. The
past year may not have been Just
what we desired, yet we should be
thankful that our lives were spared
through its twelve months. Read
the touching story of how the Greedy
party spent their New Years Eve in
the frozen North, their gratitude for
few morsels of food, their dreary
surroundings, their hope of better
times" in the spring, and your New
Years Eve will seem all sunshine
The holidays are over, the Christ
mas logs are burnt out, the holly be-
gins to droop, and the merriment Is
not SO contagious, so II is time to vel
come the New Yearin and turn the
Old Year out. Louisville had cold
Christmas, tho 1t did not seem to in
terfere with the festivities the feast
ing aud dancing went on "allet
samee" as the Chinaman says. Las
evening, attended concert at the
First Presbyterian church, heard
some excellent music and recitationi
by the "leading talent Of the city,
Il think that is the usual phrase thu
reporters use.) l would like to Civ,
1t all the praise possible with my
weak pen, for ii was well "gotten up,
or to express it more clearly. sit wa
not TO be sntez ID at" and l wisl
that more Of the amateur entertain
Inents were of the same pattern
Why cannot / rhapsodize little, a
that enthusiastic poet-lOver did whcI
he indited such lines as these;
my soul il like an enchanted boat,
Which like n sleeping flower doth float
Upon the silver waves Of thy sweet singing
And thine doth like an angel sit
Beside the helm conducting 1t,
While all the winds with melody are ringing.
This is what call true appreciation
Never mind, Mr.. Editor, when &c
out IN the "wild regions" of Arkan
saw and listen awhile to the ''inusi
of the pines," / shall endeavOr 4
send you few thousand verses OF
the subject, and hope nobody vii
regret my inspiration. have I
quote poetry in this letter, but then
perhaps, my thoughts will all run IN
To rhyme, more's the pity. | sem
this letter asa New Years Card,
and with best wishes for all. Ma
the South Kentuckian grow into
daily aud become Il household necessl
: ty In Southern Kentucky. AS u
educator" there is nothing to equi
+ a newspaper; somebody has said thi
before, but 1t will do TO repeat it
often Us you please, ! am testing
ut present occasionally sending coplt
of the IS. X" and the &c. D." TO
cowboy" out west. No one ca
predict what the result shall b
In the years to come he may be Oh
Of the great men" of the country, {
he may continue his noble calling
Anyway, there is nothing lot. | r,
turn sincere thanks to my friends, IL
readers of the South Kentuckian, f
| their kind approval, for their char
, table Overlooking" of the man
} faults ofmy writings, and hope thu
| may be able TO send more enteI
tanning Litter BY the next Now Yea
NJ. V. ID.
Louisville, XIV.