Show THE DAYS NEW YEAR PARTY PART Y his hia coming of age marked by a dinner to which all of the ff fee ovals are invited tho the old year being dead und and tho the now new year coming coining of age which he does by calendar law as soon abon as the breath Is out of the old gentl u bouy body nothing would serve the young yang spark park but he must glye a dinner upon the occasion to which all the days in the year were invited the festivals whom he deputed us as hla his stewards were mightily taken with tho the notion they had bad been engaged time out of mind they said in providing good cheor cheer for mortals below and it was waa time thoy they should have a taste of their own bounty it was stiffly debated among them whether tho the fasts should be admitted some said tho the appearance of such lean can starved guests with their mortified faces would pervert the ends of tho the meeting hut but the objection was overruled by christmas day who had a design upon ash wednesday cas its you shall hear bear and a mighty desire to see how the old domicle would behave himself in hla his cups only the vigils were requested to come with their lanterns to light tho gentlefolk home at night 0 all the days came covers were provided for guests at the principal table with an occasional knife and fork at the sideboard eido board for the twenty ninth of february cards of cf invitation had been issued tho the carriers were the hours twelve little merry whirling foot pages that went all round and found out the persons invited with the exception ot of easter day shrove tuesday and a few other movables mova bles who had bad lately shifted their quarters well they all met at last foul days alno days nu all sorts of days and a rare din they made of it there was nothing but hall fellow dayl well betl hit bit yet some sald said twelfth day cut her out for she came all royal and glittering and abo rest came in green grean some in white but billfold old lent and hla his family wro w prapot iak n nut of nanjay r amu MI aun shinny days laughing wedding day was thero there in marriage finery pay day came late and doomsday sent word he be might be expected april fool took upon himself to marshal the guests and var ay day with that peculiar to her bar proposed tho the health of the host this being done tho the lordly now new year from the upper end of tho the table returned thanks ash wednesday I 1 being now called upon for a song struck up aipa a carol which christmas day had taught him shrovetide lord mayors day and april pool fool next joined in it i glee in which all the days chiming in madd a merry burden AH All this while valentines day kept hopt courting pretty may alay who sat next him slipping amorous billetdoux billet doux under tho the table till tho the dog days began to lo be jealous and to bark and rago rage exceedingly at last the days called for their cloaks and great greatcoats coatA and took their leaves short dayment day went off in a deep black fog that wrapped the little gentleman all round the vigils so watchmen are anre called in heaven saw christmas day safe home they had been used to the business before another vigil a stout sturdy patrol seeing ash wednesday in condition little better than he should be oen een whipped him over his shoulders pick back aback a fashion and ho he went float floating lug homo home singing on the bats back do I 1 fly and a num number berof of old snatches besides longest day set off westward in beautiful crimson and gold cold cherest th the erest rest some in ono one fashion some coma in another but valentine and pretty may took their departure together in one of tho the prettiest silvery twilights a lovers lovera day could wish to sat bet in |