Show a NEW YEARS reconciliation V BLANCHE TANNER DILLIN ROOT and mattie ADDIE campbell had always been friends until miss mattil mattie claimed miss addles addies dog chased her cat and tore up her flowers the fence was built and the boundary line of the two places ran so close to miss addles addies gooseberry bush that some of the branches of the jar had held candied ginger in miss bliss addes childhood the bush hung over the fence the bush belonged to miss addle addie but the fruit on miss matties side of the fence miss mattle mattie claimed so miss addle addie picked the fruit on her side of the fence and miss mattie mattic that on hers last summer being sure that miss mattie mattic was away from homo home miss addle addie went in through h the rear gate and picked the fr fruit uit on miss matties mattics side of the fence the jam in the jar before her which she had taken down from the shelf for her supper that cold new years eve was from that fruit the jar had held candied ginger in miss addies childhood and she recalled how bow she and little mattie had eaten the ginger from it she recalled that she and mattie had picked goose berries from a bush which grew near the place where the bush which had caused so much trouble now grew she recalled the many happy times she and miss mattie had spent together the times when miss mattie had been a real friend in need had helped to ease some hurt or lighten some sorrow what a pity it seemed seemed that such friendship should ever be broken miss addles addies dog doe had been given away long ago a and nd miss matties cat had wandered away from home and never returned with the two original gi causes of the trouble gone it too bad tor for onetime one time remain enemies it be better to turn over a new leaf this new years day and renew their friendship it seemed so to miss addle addie and she resolved not to waste another minute but do it right away so with a jar of jam in tier her hand and love in her heart she went to wish miss mattie a happy new year ID western newspaper New paper union C watch night on new years eve midnight masses and watch night services are held everywhere while those less inclined to religious observances make the closing minutes ot of the year an occasion for jollity 44 M 14 1 4 welcome kolne J k bew eav lear earl i I 1 1 v 0 to you new year enter newborn king can you tell fell us tidings that you bring W do you carry happiness effly y enough to last tho the yeola yea y 1 l do you sing a songor song of joy A to cast out doubt and fear r p perhaps a balm for heartaches f you bring elo along ng with you perhaps a key to friendships l ANY ravy to buoy us all year through we vc bid you welcome now new year our dreams wo we trust with you forgetting getting ills of all the past we stati tho the book abow IV P IL in kansas city times L january was for janus god of new adventures thame THE HE month of january bears its I 1 name because janus was the god of the opening year he presided over the undertaking of any new adventure and was a god known only to the romans the I 1 romans adopted january as the first of the year from the reign of their second king numa who ruled until B C not until the eighteenth century was january universally adopted as the beginning of the year england took the step in 1752 and sweden in 1753 but other european countries adopted this new years day at an earlier date france in 1564 holland protestant germany and russia in 1700 new years at white louse house since the white house was not completed during our first presidents lifetime the fhe john adamsey were the first president al family to occupy it the first drawing room or new years reception was held in the presidents palace as it was then referred to on new years day 1801 ready d lor for 1938 93 81 assy sara |