The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-30
u RNE never drags save as when


- NE never drags save as when
one is in prison, or, say, while waiting
for railroad train, or upon the eve OF
ope,s marriage. All the pictures OF |
old Father Time show him haylng
wings, and very long ones, TOO lie
fiies faster and faster as age wears on
so fast in fact, that towards the decline
and down it one may not be able to
count the mile-posts. The year 1897
has gone and to older ones it seems
but as yesterday since first it was here.
Yet during it's little hour how many
the friends that went to their long
home, how many the hopes untitled,
how many the vows that were broken,
how many the disappointments, aye
ind how many the pleasures, and glad
nesses, how much happiness we com
municated, and how much we bestowed
upon Others. Sitting down for retro
spection, it was very busy year after
all. Had we begun on the first day
with diary of large dimensions, how
easily we might have filled its every
page. and still have left many, many
things unrecorded.
Gone the old year altogether-save
it's memories, which will remain for
ever. precious or reprobative. as they
troop ND in passing review before
one. Gone its spring of unfolding
flower and stalk and grass; its summe-
of developing beauties of field ant
wood; its autumn of harvest, full fruit
are and mnny-tinted leaves; and gon.
its winter of hoar-frost, iridescent ic
and snow of immaculate whiteness
Gone is it in its glory and pride, it'
shame and weakness, and we hail th'
new with it's certain record of good
and evil, false and true, tempest and
calm, sunshine and shower, night ane
day.
Hail the year 1898! Yet many Wi,
it cast down and many raise up; man.
destroy and many make alive. Hop
will it fulfil in some and send ute !,
despair to others. AS in the years tina
have passed, so in 1898 will there be
simoons. tclnadoes, zephyrs aud Gains;
hail, rain. snow and dtf1sive, heart
warming sunshine. There shall be
wars, sorrows, pains, joys. gladnesses,
droughts, floods, plenty and famine.
War shall rage here and there, while
pence will be serene in most places,
Birds shall sing sweetest songs at
matin and eventite, while beasts shall
utter their terrifying cries.
What will the year bring to you, ano
you, and you? In the midst of such un
certainties, who so wise as to be able te
declare his own fate or that of another
One having good memory may dilat'
Of 1897; but no man can predicate Of
1898! But he may wish himself wei!
and in the same breath he should wisl
we'll to all others.
Aye, and it is time when one ma,
very properly make introspection will
view to information. AS q garden
there is need for roofing out here
planting there; wedding in this plac
and watering in that place. Find ou
the sins that are beseting, the vir
tues that are deficient. BE honest an
let the work be thorough. All that
good, cherish as the app.e of the eye
what is bad cast of as an cid garment
Such an undertaking faithfully don
and conscientiously adhering to resolr
tions adopted will have much to d
with regulation of the effects of tn
year before you.
Alas! how many good resolutions ar
made at the beginning Of every ne'
year only to be broken after few day.
or weeks, at the most; and so one yea
is as another with us. Whatever W
do, the days will go quickly and tn
end of it will be here only too soon-
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