The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
THE NEW YEAR AND THE OLD
fRy G. A. Edwards. j

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Mid weeping stars and tender skies.
.Nnd twilight fountptns mUrmurins by
A sad and tender Lullaby;
Bnt as some grim old warrior falls,
When fosmen storm his "astic wais.
Let Writer. mourn the monarch dead
And hear his snow drifts on his nedu-
For ali his farewell rtfts were hers,
The ornine robes. tho frozen tears
The naked trees, and everything
That voos and loves her rival, spring.
lis vain perchaBco, and sad de vain,
To call IT'S memories back again;
Yet from without the sllelt past,
Dark shadows DER the heart arc cast
a Happy home where death has becn,
To claim the fairest form within;
4 tiny glove but It's soiied BY tears.
Tie little grave on the cold hillside,
That was made the morn the BABY dtcG,
MAX all too well the ebb and flow
or Joys and sorrows here below.
The close \of the most eventful year to
this country since this generation came
upon the earth Is At time for retrospect
tion and meditation II has been year
crowded full Of action and death and de-
struction and dire misery for many, and
q year of triumph and peace and Joy and
freedom for many more 1t has seen
thousands of poor struggling human be-
ings starved md murdered and witnessed
the rise of giant, horror stricken and
angry, that N the light OF Nineteenth
century civilization tyranncal govern.
ment should etil practice the iniquites
of the dark ages, and has wiped tyranny
and cruelty from the Western hemisphere.
In doing so. however. the year 1898 has
seen many brave young life go out at
the call of country and OF duty and many
loving mothers heart crushed by cruel
war and thia blackness of darkness sweep
over many a hearthstone.
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The past year has witnessed the fall of
tyranny and the rise of young Republic
in the tropics of our hemisphere, provided
our country keeps its promise. 1t has
seen heroes die and heroes live 10 meet
the glad acclaims of profoundly grateful |
and apprcciative people. It has seen great |
problems arise for our solution and has |
seen them solved by the man behind the
gun. 1t has seen others arise that are still
unsolved and that may call for the patrl-
otism of all our people and the wisdom of
the segest counsel God grant they may
be solved early IN the year now opening
upon the vista of Time with credit to US
aud justice to the simple hearted but hon
est patriots. struggling as our forefathers
struggled for this priceless boon of liberty.
Great events are on the gale
That soon may tell darker tale
And. OH 1t was a fearful sight
To see the armies ranged for fight.
Let not the New Year see any such ca
lamity as the old friend from whom we :
have JUST parted witnessed when he was ,
the zenith or his might and strength. /
Every year is filled with sorrow md
gloom and heart breskings and yearnlnss y
that never grow old, also with rose water +
lines and loves that never grow cold but n
the old wear of '9s was a masterpiece OF 5
the centuries in BOTH Il
But to all. the New Year will bring d
blessings and benedcions. To those who o
felt the sting of sorrow it will bring ,
Times healing solace; TO those who found a
Joy, 1t Will bring added bliss.
TO all things there must come past v
% those who sin. and love and suffer and
make no prayer or moan, 1t is we'll. in Il
he Infinite wisdom of God that there "
S past The heart buries its treasures II
here. 1t is full of sad sweet faces lying CT
sleep In the sepulchres. full of broken :,
'ows and pieces of rings" There when al
life was at It's Hood and the world full II
f all glad and green growing things, it 10
hen youth and hope were strong and rare, sa
Ike winsome lock of hair some garment pr
spice smell or sky color some apple III
rec white and pink with blossoms, some
une that came in with the sunset and -,
ngeret until the night had fallen, some
nowy tens of the dogwood perched be-
ond the early green of meadows washed -,
18th dew and wiped with the moonshine. To-
ONE twilight tystng by the garden gate. on
10 moon bending low in the west and the W.
Wight busy with the ilacs some lansing e. e.
ow OF running water where the tree tons tu
ere 1ubilant with nests and tremulous wa
ith many wings-something that came 20 %,
My in the first sprlngtlme and afauence ~,
me- and that fingers until the stars i'm
ave faded one by one, and the sounds tn
re heard OF the waves of the wonderful re'
yer
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The New Year comes however and he. c
nd II are the old and crowded years. nm
me Of them glad as with sunshine. some II
them sorrowfHl as with tears II is act
'st neither to remember nor forget. LNt Til
e past die out peacefully among It's SEN no
chres and its shadows, ana let the pres- rbe
i be all cur own. There are r,vged emit
titles yet to fight there are triumpbs tina
t In store. there is work for all who
low the meaning of the simple word
ny there are friends TO cultivate. CON De,
Grated efforts to put forth and ;unstri-
examples TO set for all the future Ma
'thing is lost or thrown away Poor Uni
hte hearts that yearn, and doubt ana abb,
'ha aside ahashed as the great cavalcads WIZ
high deeds and heroic actions 9, hv 1900
we only nesd TO lit themselves up and
come as giants in tho march of nrovre,s
VII be dark many tin es and the VIM, fpoi
I" u'o" eoid aud the clouds Will e.tbor. ~