Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-25
HE DAYS NEW YEAR PARTY
His Coming Of Age Marked by a Din.
ner to Which All Of the Fes-
tivals Are Invited.

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 pentleman's
body. nothing would serve the young
spark. but he must give a dinner upon
'he occasion, to which all the DAYS
In the year were invited. The Festi-
Vals' 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 bounty.
1t was stifdy debated among them
whether the Fasts should be admitted.
Some said the appearance of such
lean, starved guests, with their morti-
ned faces, would pervert the ends of
the meeting. But the objection was
overruled by Christmas Day. who had
a design upon Ash Wednesday las
you shall hear. and a mighty desire
to see how the old Dominic would be-
have himself in his cups. Only the
Nigi!s were requested to come with
their lanterns to light the gentlefolk
home at night.
All the days came. Covers were
provided for 3G5 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 f~ootpages 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.
We'll they all met at last. fou'
Days. fine Days. all sorts of Days. and
a rare din they made of it. There
was nothing but Hail, fellow Day!
well met," only Lady Day seemed g
bit scornful. Yet some said Twelfth
Day cut her out. for she came al
royal and glittering and Epiphenous
The rest anne in green. some il
white. but old Lent and his famil.
were not yet out of mourning. Rain.
Days came in dripping, and the Sun
was there in marriage finery. Pa,
Day came late. and Doomsday sen
word he might be expected.
April Fool took upon himself to mar
shall the guests, and May Day, will
hat sweetness peculiar to her, pro
posed the health Of the host. Thil
being done, the lordly New Year from
the upper end OF the table returned
thanks. Ash Wednesday, being nov
called upon for a song. struck up
carol which Christmas Day hat
taught him. ~Shrovetide, Lord Mayor
Day and April Fool next joined in
glee. in which all the Days, Ginning
in, made a merry burden.
All this while Valentines Day KEEP
counting pretty May, who sat mex
him, slipping amorous billet-doux ur
der the table till the Dog Days bega'
to be jealous and to bark and rag
exceedingly.
At last the Days called for thei
cloaks and greatcoats and took thei
leaves. Short Day went off in a dee
black fog that wrapped the little ger
tleman all round. The Nigils-s
watchmen are called in Heaven-sa'
Christmas Day safe home; they ha
been used to the business before. Al
other Vigil-a stout. sturdy patro
called the Eve Of st. Christopher
seeing Ash Wednesday in conditio
little better than he should be ee
whipped him over his shoulders picl
a-back fashion, and he went hoatin
home singing:
ION the Bats Back Do Fly
md a number of old snatches beside
Longest Day set off westward in bea'
tiful crimson and gold; the rest. SON
I'm n fashion, some In another; p'
Valentine and pretty May took the
departure together in one OF the pre-
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