The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-16
1888 agRRa a.Hseaas
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The play is done, tho curtain drops -...-
SLOW failing to the promptcr's bell;
A moment yet thc actor stops,
Aad looks around 20 say farewell.
II is en- ir,solnc word and task;
All when h. I; laughed and said his say,
He shows, as he removes the mask,
face that's anything but gay. III
One word ere yet the evening ends
Let's Close it with q parting rhyI.lc;
And pled-S a hand to all young friends,
As fits the merry Christmas time:
On life; wide scene You, too, have parts
That fate ere long shall bill you play;
Good Li-ht with hon st, gentle hearts
kindly greeting so Away.
Good ni%ht!-rd say the grefs, the joys,
Ju;t hiltr,i in This mimic page
The triurphs and defect Of boys
Arc bat repeated il cur aye; r.E"a.
Id say vCUr woes yTero not iess keen,
Yovr hopes more vain than those of men;
You. ranSs or PLEASURE; Of fifteen
At forty-iiye played DER again.
I'd say we suffer end wo strive
Net loss nor more as Elcn than boys;
With GTizz2d b"ardS at forty-five,
As erst at twelve i'll corduroys;
Anal if, in time of sacred youth, .
We learned at homo to love end pray,
Pray Heaven that carly love and truth
May never wholly pass away. .
And in the world, as in the school, -
Id say how fate may change ard shift
The prize be sometimes with the fool,
The race rot always to the swift;
The strong may yitid, the good may fall,
The great man be o vulgar clown,
The knavc bo lifted over ell,
The Kind cast pitiicSSly down.
Who l.nor8 the insciHltIblc design
Blessed be lie who tool: AMI gave!
Why should your mother, CilarltS not mine,
BE weeping at her earnings grave?
We bow to Heaven that wi.lei it SO,
That Garily rules thc fate of all,
That a2rds the respite or the GloIT, 4.. .-
That's free to give or to recall.
This crowns his feast with wine and wit
WHO brought him - that IHirthand statef
His h,,;:.'i.;, $40, below him sit,
W hI;a"2T hn,eless at t!i2 gate.
Who babe thu mud from Dives wheel
10 H.ulrn ia" RAGS Of L1zarus?
Coz, brother, III that dust wen knrcl,
Cvnfcs;in3 Heaven, that ruled it thus. ..
So each shall mourn: in life advance,
Dear hopes, dear friends. untin,cly killed;
Shall Grieve for many n forfeit chance
And longing passion Unfuiflied. .#-
Amen - whatever fate b, sent.
Pray God the heart may kiniy glow.
Although the head with cares bo kent
And whi5encd with the winter snow.
Come w"a.sh or want, couc good or i'll,
LIT OIL and young accept their part,
Ami bow bCforc tine awful will,
And bear it with an honest heart
Who misses, or who wis the prize,
Go, lose or conquer, rs you can;
Dut if yoa fail, CT if you rise,
b. each, pray God. gentleman.
gentleman, or old or young,
(t?ear kia,IIy with my humble lays)
The sacred chorlEi first was sung -r's-
Upon the GISt Of Christmas days; .
'Tha shepherds heard it overhead,
Che j)yrui angels raised it then;
Glory 10 Heaven on high, it said,
And 2 ,acc on earth to gentle men,
Ny Sonc, save this, is little worth; ra-
:2y tIo weary pea aside, -
And wish you health, and lore and miTth,
A, C;s the solemn ChriStmptidc,-
A. fits Ia -hGIy Christmas birth ii
t. tins, cool friends, our carol still
Be- ware on cTsth, b. pcacs Oh earth,
10 IlaD Of gentle will.
WILLIAM hAEi:pEACI; THAcSERAY.