The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-12-25
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The DAYS NEW YEAR PARTY
His Coming Of Age Marked by a Din.
ner to Which All Of the Fes-
tlvals Are Invited.

The Old Year being dead, and the
New Year coming of age, which he
does by calendar law as soon as the
breath is out of the old gentleman's
body, nothing would serve the young
spark, but he must give a dinner upon
the occasion, to which all the Days
In the year were invited. The Festi-
walls, whom he deputed as his stew
ards, were nightly taken with the
notion. They had been engaged time
out Of mind, they said, in providing
good cheer for mortals below, and it
was time they should have a taste of
their own bounty.
1t was stiffy debated among them
whether the Fasts should be admitted.
Some said the appearance of such
lean, starved guests, with their morti-
fed faces, would pervert the ends O.
the meeting. But the objection was
overruled by Christmas Day, who had
a design upon Ash Wednesday Gas
you shall hear), and a mighty desire
to see how the old Dominic would be-
have himself in his cups. Only the
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their lanterns to light the gentlefolk
home at night.
All the days came. Covers were
provided for 365 guests at the prin-
cipal table, with an occasional knife
and fork at the %sideboard for the
T~wenty-ninth of February.
Cards of invitation had been issued. !
The carriers were the Hours, twelve
little merry, whirling ~footpages that
went all round and found out the
persons invited, with the exception
of Easter Day, Shrove Tuesday, and
a few other movables, who had late
ly shifted their quarters.
well. they all met at last, foul
Days, fine Days, all sorts of Days, and
a rare din they made of it. There
was nothing but "Hail, fellow Day!
well nett" only Lady Day seemed a
bit scornful. Yet some said Twelfth
Day cut her out, for she came all
royal and glitterjng and Epiphenous.
The rest came In green, some in
white, but old Lent and his family
were not yet out of mourning. Rainy
Days came in dripping, and the Sun
Days laughing. Wedding Day
was there in marriage finery. Pay
Day came late, and Doomsday sent
word he might be expected.
April Fool took upon himself to mar
shall the guests, and May Day, with
sweetness pee lliar to her, pro-
posed the health of the host. This
being done, the lordly New Year from
the upper end of the table returned
Ash Wednesday, being now
called upon for a song, struck up a
carol which Christmas Day had
him. Shrovetide, Lord Mayors
Day and April. Fool next joined in a
slee, in which all the Days, Ginning
n, made a merry burden.
All this while Valentines Day kept
pretty May, who sat next
lin, slipping amorous billet-doux IN
Ter the table till the Dog Days began
be jealous and to bark and rage
exceedingly.
At last the Days called for their
.loaks and greatco4ts and took their
caves. Short Day went off in a deep
lack fog that wrapped the little gen
leman all round. The Vigils-so
vatchmen are called in Heayen-saw
christmas Day safe home; they had
cen used to the business before. An
'ther Vigil-a ste 1T, sturdy patrol,
allied the Eve Of st. Christopher
eeing Ash Wedne sday in condition
title better than he should be cen
7hipped him over his shoulders pick
back fashion, and he went floating
ONE singing:
"On the Bats Back Do l Fly"
nd a number of ole snatches besides. +.
ongest Day set off westward in beau
full crimson and gold; the rest, some
l one fashion, some in another; but
'alentine and pref y May took their i
eparture together IN one of the pref
est silvery twilights a Lovers Day
ould wish to set in.