The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-01-12
1893.
New Years Day!

What fooA OF tender memories sweep over
Ia, heart ~ the very riIoaGh:. How toe tones
oi scr:cr lcl giat,rcss III: lylc with each 9th
..f sottcueI by ,ha uuds.rtoi,4 nf gratitude
i...d ,hs 1kseiyire. which haliu7-. every feel
In: OF the soul. How swiftly Iy tine years az
~sa.sead the ninet!es? Seen the last round
y. tho century shall have bsen reacsod: How
scr. senns ,.c span OF tftoc SINCE lsa, was @
new yoar saso:o US, and na7s into the misty
sn4dowD Of tho cast. II has disappeared 1or-
ever. Gone with sill its crowded events!
Zone uii its opportunities. With 1t went
out TOR y time many lamps or; for the grim
Angel OF death came as IN other years to
homes OF every RANK. out We tel: that ho gar
nTed an unusually choice harvest dGrilg lS02.
SCARCELY year ago He cut down, in U single
Gay. Albert Victor heir presumptive to the
Guxlish Throne, u young man vino was re-
garde.i by his people with greater satisfaction
than his father, and who had just created
greater Interest for himself by selecting for
his brie = woman greatly loved for her
general spirit and personal acts of charity,
Lu. his life went out before rae words we're
spoken which would make them CIe. After
striking at the Ihron. tn,t messenger of -nr-
pu,sci on to the head OF the Roman
Catholic Church IN EnguI ANA CnrEinHl
AanIinS answered hts summons; then he
called Cardinal Sit.non. Perfect General of
,hc Rornan catholic Missionary or1uniz alton.
These three ana mUny others he swept away
in a single day au.i throughout the year he
kept al i,ls tax. :asiay loved ones from hut
nud palace. h!suiri ( voices long eloquent IN
The halls OF !r.i.laiion: taking the pen from
the hand of the gifted and brilliant scripture
student Of France: dcprisins England OF
Poet and of her loved Quaker Poet: making
powcrless the hand Of financial kings and
causing hi whitening touch to he most keenly
rif by casing Il shadow over the Eyecufiv"
Mansion, and bending tac Chief Magistrate of
the lard beneath the tit;crest anguish of his
life. ty taking from his side her, who had so
lovingly shared his lot through II ivcrsity and
prosperity for so many years. .eavng him to
complete lifes journey without her. and
ct,>sinS 10 the public on New Year. Day. the
doors of the " hte House for the first time in
20 years But he mourns not alone and those
are not the only doors through which sorrow
has passed during the year. We all have
stood beside the bier of those VIC loved.
who's greeting will do longer cheer us RS We
:>,nuev down lire's pathway. Bat thus it Is
year iii an. year out. and to-day TINS whole
world OF people old and young. especially
;u.. latter is ayicv Wiii Illusion woven rs
garments about is.t! but tue Illusion will pass
into the actual. for into the web of e'Sh III"
moment EpaSeS Il slender bnt distinct
and pc rect thread, Merry arms viii tire.
many hraiEc- tccorr" weary. many ~nrhrts
rchc ard a.;nr" The year il ont; this tilreH'i
and Innt thread viii Drehh. tut tht hishIy
loom OF time vii go on wearing ana appear
entity never miss it. 3pt as We realize t;i:.t
there vii. De 4 tiiac VIII, n all THESE broken
thrsOis will hn gathered w, let rs -. cheerful
We stand upon the thrcsnoI al 1898, Won
.rine VIA, IL has i'll stOr" sor Ls. Although
pur iir"> ,ir principally what We MAKE them
Tiri. -il,,i make upon him. but all must lace
the .llu-ic s:tsi rlarci, 70 the St;'uc? ''cW OF
Father Fine. 80 if the past wear nus pc'
--lulioli~ cue take new perseverance, lur
the coming lays: !: i, IN, been on" OF defeat,
rally once again and move on ana lei the
New Year !G OF noble purpose. ioitE
n,uti'ions. true friendships and hiEn standard.
for tn. " iSc In,.il- lie Il a ifc with llrprsC.
directed 10 4 n.,s tIre By pa experience and
aiming well q: some: hing III the fHiitre- The
ear 1898 .i!s b:. nia'l. memorable TO postcrity
IN tac t,,Ii.b itn Exposition in which the MI
sioa az thu, gtpi, unite tn celebrate TIE SiOtl'
,,'tS results achieved, through thc constant
and persistent efforts Il! t'.lc man. L.: Is not,
then, p-.,;.r T.. ;;rc EErHe,jnE In" wisdom h"r-
Vested by tiiS great inic:n"'inilt exhibit.
for[.t the lessen taught by the devotion "1
columbus 10 his life purpose. out ciltcrIui!E
20 forth rcei!Ziny that He. who guided the
mariner o. he Indies" on his per:ious voy.
ages nni has helped us during the past. will
be- our guide. III future days and ON,rruie the
ui.tricd en- .1"ric:cs.> ~ our good. Then ics us
I.coln; with ti.aiA>:iviI- His manifold and
--,.ter ,..areias during t,s past years ana
.:..iy ,r"hl III. lu!ldn. frr al t;ts,rc da,s
II sting ii. E"sr nay h. aapIy .i-ii pos
!. 49, Clly to AZ % er,.
II.. Eonr friends.
BLOWS !. DAWSON,
MEMPHIS. so