Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 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.

Iue Olu lear DenS 0ead, 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 shouad have taste of
their own bounty.
1t was stiffiy 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
overruled by Christmas Day, who had
! design upon Ash Wednesday (as
you shall hear), and a mighty desire |
to see how the old Dominic would be-
have himself in his cups. Only the
Vigils were requested to come with
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
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
persons invited, with the exception
of Easter Day, Shrove Tuesday, and
a few other movables, who had late G
ly shifted their quarters.
Well they all met at last, foul s
Days, fine Days. all sorts of Days, and
a rare din they made of 1t. There t
was nothing but Hail, fellow Day!
well met!" only Lady Day seemed a
bit scornful. Yet some said Twelfth
Day cut her out, for she came all n
royal and glittering and Epiphenous.
rhe rest came in green, some in Y
white, but old Lent and his family
we're not yet out OF mourning. Rainy :
Days came In dripping, and the Sun
hinny Days laughing. Wedding Day
vas there in marriage fnery. Pay q
Jay came late, and Doomsday sent W
vord he might be expected. N
April Fool took upon himself to mar. y
hal the guests, and May Day, with y
hat sweetness peculiar to her, pro- q
osed the health of the host. This N
eing done, the lordly New Year from a
le upper end of the table returned "
hanks. Ash Wednesday, being now Z
alled upon for song, struck up a N
arol which Christmas Day had n
ught him. Shrovetide, Lord Mayors v
ay and April Fool next joined in a x
ee, in which all the Days, Ginning
, made a merry burden. a
All this while Valentines Day kept y
'urting pretty May, who sat next N
m, slipping amorous; billet-doux un- II
r the table till the Dog Days began "A
be Jealous and to bark and rage
ceedingly. Y
At last the Days called for their
'aks and greatcoats and took their
ives. Short Day went of in a deep
Ick fog that wrapped the little gen.
man all round. The vigils-so
tchmen are called in Heaven-saw NJ
ristmas Day safe home; they had
IN used to the business before. An
Ter Vigil-a stout, sturdy patrol, M
led the Eve OF st. Christopher
ing Ash Wednesday in condition
lie better than he should be cen
ipped him over his shoulders pick. u
ack fashion, and he went floating
ne singing:
On the Bats Back Do Fly"
number Of old snatches besides.
Igest Day set OF westward In beau
I crimson and gold: the rest. some
lne fashion, some IN another; but y
antine and pretty Nay took thedr
arturo together In one o. the pret-
{ siIvsry twIlights Lovers Day
q wish to Get In.