Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-29


and bribery. fraud and destination Quit the
landl Stop. O clock in Tie tower of the
great United States Capitolr' NO. nov
saws the clock. Il have been going on 50
| long cannot afford 10 stop. | Sounded the
| birthday I'll American inde prndeucc
rang out the reti,fn Of peace in 1856. ]
| have seen many pr sl,.ents if,,t-t-lf,'ssi.
struck the hour OF I,,ncoluis as,sassirat ion.
| have heat time for emancipation procla-
nation. ami Chicago fire, and Charles
ton earthuuake. ard epidenlios of fever aud
cholera Nations never stop They march
on toward salvation or demolition. \ nj
why should | s.opf chime FOR the ma
tior,al HOLIDAYS Itoll for the mighty ..,.iiti
| must 70 ef. must 20 on. l'ick. fur,
Tick. toal,m There may be Il q Inference Of
few seconds or "A few minutes in the time
pieces. but it will be a serious occasion
when next Saturday night about lie same
bour the family clocks. and the city clocks,
and the national clocks strike one! twol
three! fourl fivei six! sevenl eight! nine.
ten elevenl twelve!
soLEMNITY OF a DYING YEAR.
sorry am / 10 have 1sg2 denart this life.
r. - -, - 80, W. n,-..f.
davs, Wbar starry nigbtst What lar
vests, Wbat reIig;ons convocatious, What
tri,,rnnbs ~ art and science and invention
ami er,,ernrisa and religioni PM. alas.
now sacred II has heen Win sorro,vsl What
niIlovvs hot with foyer thar conld not be
cool.,l, Vb.t .-r,,,,es onanin,, wide e,,o,i.-h
~ tala down h,.a,,,v and stren,rtb and ,is,..
fnlnessi Wbot oetopenarians puttiug
down tba STAFF M earthly nilgrimape and
taking The crown of heavenly reward,
WI oLil1.an a.. IN R;hIa time crving.
,.Nf,- haad r,,, b.adI And they carri,d him
30 his n,otber .nd be car ON her knees until
,,,on and ,ban ala
T,b;s vaar Won, tho chief Meet of England
aud tbe chief noet az America Our John
=, uyLi+tiar i,roat a. Eterat,,re and Sim,
Nc nc a cbild-for did NOT. sneud an after
moo, With hin, IN ), harm in he Adirondacks
a,d l., ,ba ..,.a,,ire, ,ye nlaved Hind man's
huff he tvine, 6,er INV ewes the hnndker
chief while fbe botei narlors rang witb
tho n,erryn,atincs And Tennvsou this
vea,. ,,one.-h, !, 10 for this partieular sea
son ~ tho vear wrote.
Rt,,.o,, Via ILL n m. wild stv
Tbe aving rloud. The frosty light
The year is dying in the night
Ring out. wild bells and let him die.
What mingliug Of emotions ia this closing
year, What orange blossoms for the mar
rage altar. aud what myrtle for the tonlis
of the dead! Hosannas and lamentations
in collision. Anthem and dead march
mounting from the same ivory keys. Be
fore this year quite leaves the earth let il
hear our repentance for opportunities that
can never return; Kind words spoken too
late or not spoken at all; means Of getting
good or doing good so completely gone by
that the archangel's voice could not recall
them. Can it be that this year is closing
and our sins are unforgiven, and We have
no certainty that when our last Dec. 81 has
sped away we shall enter a hlisssnl eter
nitys The most overwhemin sly solemn
week OF all the year is the last week OF De
cember.
THE GLORIOUS NEW YEAR
But on opening this subject, ''In respect
of a holy DAY. as my text puts it, or Il boli-
day. ms we moderns write and pronounce it,
/ advised Tint YOU divide this season into
three chapters-the first a chapter Of il
mstrious birthday, the second chapter Of
animal decadence. and the third a chapter
Of chronological introduction, and this last
cbapter We have reached In olden times
there was a style Of closing an old year and
opening new one that was very sugges,
i've
The family would sit up until twelve
o,cloek az night. and when the clock struck /
twelve the family would all 20 TO the
front door Of the house. take down the bar
and turn back the lock and swing the door I
wide omen TO let the old year out and the /
new year in. And that is what we are
ooine 10 do. With the same measured
SION that time has kent since il started it 1
will come to our door in the closing night 1
of his week. With what spirit shall we
let the new wear in2 have already indi. I
Gated that IL is TO be one Of the greatest
years Of all chronology.
s.N1-hyyr Won ask. Have YOU any fore.
holdings or premonitionsfn mol Are You 4
axnpctino the millennium this yearf"
MOI tWhy. then, say this about the com
inc yearyn For the simple reason that
fnd as the wears 90 by they become more
and more eventful. Compare the Nine. 1
teentb century with the Eighteenth cen
tn,v Compnre the first half OF this cen. i