Year: 1867

While dreary winter holds its ruthless reign
And spreads gloom DER every bill and plain,
While wayward winds with SHOWS and ice contend
And each in turn their rival force expend;
While purling ris now their Joyous race,
Held chilled and yoiceless in their cold embrace;
While forest trees of all their foliage shorD,
By antumn winds DER the wide landscape borne;
While scented flowers moro their blooms display,
And all OF earthly charms have passed away;
Think not, kind Patrons natures ample store
Has closed her portals ne'er to charm us more.
Oh no. she has her countless stores to bless
The conscious soul with joy and happiness;
Erase the tears OF poignant grief and woe,
And many blessings in their turn bestow.
Teach all that none his fellows may oppress,
Nor deem that wrongs should not themselves redress;
Raise the juststandard of mans high estate.
The germ of usefulness in him create,
Co-equa all, predestined to be free
And reach at length his high born destiny.


Der all The world these blissful times control
(Irue as tho magnet pointing to the poe,)
Hearts warm and true which love can bcst inspire
To beat responsive to each Just desire;
To feel true sorrow for another's woe
And kindly acts on erring ones bestow
Teach all a safer better life to live,
To mend their own and others faults forgive
OH best the times when youth and age conjon
And many hour the sportful themes proong
When removed and banished for the day,
And laughing humor holds impartial sway.
,- Now Santa Claus thro the long year confined,
On his true mission, generous and kind .,..s.i
Down many chimney in his onward fight
(WhiIc rests o'er earth tho solemn shades of night
Anon he turns and liberal gifts prepares
For sleeping innocence which knows cares
For on their vision at the Peep of day
On every side his bounties they survey,
With outstrctched each seize glitterng toy
And own rapture time can ne er destroy
All yes kind saint, can after years eface,
Those happy days fond memory loves TO trace?
When merry youth would tondly turn to thee,
And greet thy coming with ecstaic gleeH ...t.>
List to the tales the nurse would oft rehearse
In untaught language or in simple verse
With ghosts and elfins most delight to dwell ..t
How meath Jacks blow the monster tyrant fell.
How mother Hubbard and her dog well skilled
Each in their way their destined mission filled;
How Cinderella from her low estate,
Rose to be empress of mighty state
How poor Cock Robin fell and how he died.
How through Blue Beard great crimes were typifed-
How the old woman lived within shoe,
And with her brood was troubled what to do
Like many modern dame whose rival skill
The primal order could as we'll fulfil
Dscardng patents--who' will blame pray?
But moving onward in the good oil way
When well-selected gifts of varied kind
Would closer still the generous donor bind
Link every heart with moro endearng ties
And re-asscrt kind nature IS sympathies


All! then beside the old domestic hearth,
To al. indeed most sacred spot OF earth,
Long absent children homeward wend their way
To reap the blessings of the festive day;
Thus kindly met to pass the social hour,
And own the raptures of home s soothing power.
The generous pipe its tranquil charms extends
And lifcs deceptions and its cares suspends
The present yields to many passing jest
And alih blessing in return are blest


Lol by the blazing hearth where closing round
Tho happy household there too is found,
The aged matron clad in antique dress


Unknown to fashion and its wild caprice;
In corner snug her long used pipe enjoys
And owns the rapture in dispensing Joys;
The long past scenes ofearly life renews


Unmndfa now of all the passing news,


Dreams o or the past unrOils its blotted page