The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-10

y
are utterly wanting in culture. he |
said nothing more, but he was very |
angry, and / do not know what would |
have happened if Valentine had not
CHANGED to see what the matter was,
and made so many jokes and sung so
many funny songs about them that they
merely looked angrily at each other
and separated. June Seventeenth
walked away with his head higher than
ever, while April First went into dark
corner, muttering, "He does look like
an old graystone monument anyhow!
Andso June Seventeenth was indignant
and April First was sulky.
But little Mayday, who had watched
the quarrel but had been far too
timid to interfere, at last clasped
her hands tightly together and
ran over to tell her friend
Tuesday, who has great talent for
making things smooth, from the
wrinkles in peoples dresses to those in
their tempers. Then the two little
girls went to the boys, and although |
could not hear what they were saying
saw in a few minutes that June
Seventeenth held out his hand to April
First, and as came nearer l heard
him say, E" 1 had no business to be so
high and mighty, as if l was better
than everybody else;" and April first
said bluntly, ." made fool of myself
that time. You are great deal better
than |, if you are little stuck up some
times"
When 1 saw them again they were
fishing together and seemed to be very
good friends. AS usual April First
would not be content without playing
some of his tricks, and he was calling
to the fishes, 6 Come up! come up!
here is fine gold basket for you"
The fishes came, but they were so angry
at April First for saying that his basket
was gold when it was not that they
would not tell him any stories about
the underworld, but only made up ugly
faces at him. Then June Seventeenth
instead of walking away in disgust, let
April First hear the stories that his fish
were telling, and it was not long before
heard April first say that he was sorry
that he had plagued the fishes, and
that he did not mean to be SO bad as to
say what was not true; he did not
think but that they would know he was
not in earnest.
l noticed that Christmas, who was
great favorite with them all, seemed to
enjoy being with February Twenty
ninth, and spent nearly all her time
with her. wondered why, for none
of the others seemed fond of her. She
was not at all pretty, and even looked
rather cross; she wore very homely
dress, and acted awkardly and queerly,
as if she felt herself out of place. When
| had a good opportunity l asked
Christmas if she were very fond of
February Twenty ninth.
"Why. no." said she, her face flush
ing, "but she doesn't seem to know the
rest very well. She lives with grandpa
Century, and somehow she doesn't get
out very often. She has to tie up the
bundles of time to send to people, and
they are always complaining that they
haven't time enough, so she is kept
pretty busy. l do so hope she will en-
joy herself to-day"
kissed the dear child, and she looked
up with the most loving smile l ever
saw.
Monday, who was feeling very cross.
1t was her own fault, poor child. She
said she was always so busy at home
that she had never time to put on her
nice dresses; and so she had piled them
on, one above another She could
hardly move, and of course they
dragged and were stepped on and torn.
Christmas and Mayday at last per-
suaded her to take off her finery, and
when she appeared in her usual dress
of pale blue, with white, foam-like
trimmings, and had smoothed the
wrinkles out of her face, she looked
very pretty.
Evidently March Fourth thought so,
for they walked away together, and he
looked as happy as if he had Just been
chosen President.
Christmas and Sunday were sitting
together under tree. They are twins,
and have always been very fond of each
other. AS l stepped up behind them |
heard Sunday say:
"Dear Christmas, what should I do
without youp''
"And | could not live without you,
Sunday; dreamed once that they took
me to France without you, and was so
unhappy that they had to let you come,
too"
There was one funny little round
faced fellow called Saturday. He had
always lived in New England, and had
cried when he heard of this party, be-
cause he wanted to go so much, and vet
he could not make up his mind to come
when he learned there would be no
baked beans on the table. He felt so
bad that Mrs. New Year told him he
might bring some with him if he would
not insist upon other peoples eating
them. He was so happy and good-na-
tured that am sure she did not regret
indulging him.
| was sorry for the Schooldays. They
did not seem to enjoy themselves very
well, and almost all the children tried
to avoid them as much as possible.
For long time 1 did not see why, for
they looked very pleasant to me. They
had sweet faces, and their dresses were
covered with the most beautiful pict-
ures. But when stopped to help one
OF the children in some little difficulty.
l found that, seen from their level.
these nint1rno uyara