Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-02
TuE NEW YEAR.

~. rs new year is on. The old.
Inc nth burdens. is dead and
pas5 rwelye months since, the year
poe ,.ad was ushered in, beiog as
md youthful 10 appearance as
GU inst born. AS the clock in
. .'.nle ay tolled twelve be sank into
80 gnipr tomb Of the past, boary-
i and bent with his weight OF
aa's aod load Of sorrow, while the
r.born year, clipper and ruddy;
'.og from the womb OF Time ana
a.a ss his promising career.
spa.Jer what bas the year brought
! 4 Ioy and sorrow? Have the
~ y. ebimed for your marriage with
.oo held dear above all others
- ,bey ruDg out a call to the chris
=, n new hope and pride, or have
'9 = 9solemnly sounded the knell of
~ blasted hopes 7 And has the
s,.,Ior NJ air stirred the ashes Of once
.,Icjosted bliss with each dread
foke
on what Joy a year brings to some
.s,,s and what sorrow TO others ]
ANA one smiles as bis nerves vlbrate
,be ecstatic sensations of attained
- there is another moaning 10
= agony over an open grave When
b.nny husbat d, crowned with sue
.sa IN his labor Of day, sets his foot
an the threshold OF his home aud
miles at the good cheer within, an
,bsr who has fallen in the struggle
sa competence is being borne to his
,iserabIe howell o corpse. The days
ave come and gone, and the clouds
.,e wept for the woes Of a portion Of
s.nkind and smiled beniieently upon
be rest
have tasted happiness and drank
deep draught from the bitter cup of
ref The new year, which is now
Oue from me, save 10 memory, for
ysr. dawned auspiciously 1t brought
ne the FIRST cup, fled with sparkling
oOe 10 it's very brim. / quaffed the
ralsiul potion to the last drop, and
N that God and the world were good
me and mine, and in the gratitude
imy heart | pitied q freud whose
mbs we're warped with the torture of
isease, and condoled with him upon
ls affection. The sky has changed
ince then. The ether blue that
retched away from the flaming sun
ntil Il met the earth, was shut out
y the rolling clouds that presage evil
the happy ones. The muttering
Aunders of Gods wrath sounded ia
be distance and revorberated among
ue mist-covered hills, aud at last the
torn Of grief broke upon me in all It's
ufy. Que by one the castles Hope
ad buided succumbed to the wrath
pil The elements. One by one my joys
we're dissipated, aud Que by one the
raves Of my prospects were digged.
saw the earth open and swallow up
10 form Of my beloved babe. Again
be hand OF heavens displeasure was
aid upon my family, aud another
shild was stricken. Then illness came
Apon me, aud my life hung for days,
Trembling between the future aud the
past, as a pendulum swings to and fro
between its limits, incliniug first to
ene and then to the other. My hopes
Ne buried away, but sweet memories
u the promise linger in the air about
ne, aud VIXEN the bell was striking at
stisp midnight on the last day of the
year, slept aud dreamed.
saw the starry armament rent in
twain, and the glory of heaven shone
oui upon the glittering world. A
'hrong Of the souls of those swept of
he earth, was marching toward the
pearly gates, and among them were
loe spirits Of my lost babes. The head
ot The column reached the gemmed
portal, aud st Peter, radiant with the
aoele welcome that beamed from bis
eaualenance, swung back the gates
and ell went in. / saw him lay his
hands upon the sunny curls of my
children, aud point them to the throne
q the Great Judge, aud beam oil
sunlight shone down from their new
bone aud flooded my heart with q joY
1aas words can never express. AtIast
y we're in, aud an anthem, accom-.
panied by the sweet music of count
less thousands of harps, came family
through The gates as they swung TO,
aOa the last stroke of the city clock
saued my noble dream and the year
sogether, and brought . new one,
Aeleh has already Frightened my life
with is promise and mellowed the
paags the old year planted in my
aeart But what the new year will
euag Iorth rests with God aud the
l.