The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
THE DAYS NEW YEAR PARTY
His Coming of Age Marked by Din
ner to Which All Of the Fes-
tiVals Are Invited.

The Old Year being dead. and the
New Year coming OF age, which he
does by calendar law as soon ms the
breath is out of the old gentleman's
body, nothing would serve the young
spark but he must give dinner upon
the occasion, to which all the Days
In the year were invited, The Festi-
walls, whom he deputed as his stew
ards, wero nightly taken with the
notion, They had been engaged time
out Of mind, they said, in providing
good cheer for mortuls below, and 1t
was time they should have taste OF
their own bounty.
II was stiflly 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 of
the meeting, But the objection was
overrulcd by Christmas Day, who had
n design upon Ash Wednesday (as
you shall hearO, and mighty desire
to see how the old Dominic would be,
have himself in his cups. Only the
Nigils We're requested to come with
their lanterns to light the gentlefolk
homo 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
Twenty.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
persona invited, with the exception
of Easter Day, Shrovo Tuesday, and
few other movables, who had late
ly shifted their quarters.
"Wcll, they all met at last, foul
Days. fine Days. all sorts of Days, and
n rare din they made Of IT, There
| was nothing but Hail. fellow Day!
well met!" only Lady Day seemed n
bit scornful. Yet some said Twelfth
Day cut her out, for she came all
royal and glitterlng and Eplphonous
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.
shinny Days laughing. Wedding Day
was there in marriage 0nery. Pay
Day came late. and Doomsday sent
word he might be expected.
April Fool took upon himself to mar.
shal tho guesra, ana May Day, with
that sweetness peculiar TO her, pro.
posed the health Of the host This
being done, the lordly New Year from
the upper end of the table returned
thanks Ash Wednesday, being now
called upon for song, struck up n
carol which Christmas Day had
taught him, Shrovetldo, Lord Mayors
Day and April Fool next Joined In a
glee. in which all the Days, Ginning
In, made merry burden.
All this while Yalontlne's Day kept
oourtlng pretty May, who sat next
him, slipping amorous billetdoux un-
der the table til the Dog Days began
to be jealous and to bark and rage
exceedingly.
Al last the Days called for their
cloaIs and greatcoatB and took their
leaves. Short Day went off In deep
black fog that wrapped the little gen
tloman all round. Tho VlgIls-so
watchmen are called In Ileaven-saw
Chrlatmas Day safe home; they had
been used to the business before. An.
other Vigil-a stout, sturdy patrol.
called the Eve Of 81. Oh lstopher-
seeing Ash Wednesday in condition
little better than he should be cen
whipped him over his shoulders pick
a.bacl fashion, and he went floating
home singing:
"On the Bats Back DO Fly"
and number Of old anatchcs besides.
Longest Day set or westward In beau.
tlrul crimson and gold; the rest. some
In one fashion, some IN another; but
Valentine and pretty May took their
departure together In one OF the pret.
tlest gilyery twillghtB Lovers Day
could wish to SGT in,