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Show f JUST FOLKS ttf Edajar A. OesBt ' THE NEW YEAR. I like the old -style New Year s day , When frl.-ndiv .all- we used to pay. ; An' with our frlsnds wo sat attout Till twelve lo let the old year out. An' then with rackrt an' lth din ! We proudly let the New Year In: ! The odet heart lark then was stirred 1 By smllln' face an' cheerful word. ' An' none Brould pass the da unlee ' He'd wished his neighbors happiness. , Bark then we set the day apart for special service of the heart, . The most Important Job we had ; Was makln' other people glad I An' showln' 'em by word an' deed j That spile of difference of ered. i Or rank or place or wealth or fam I They had our friendship Just the same. An' Just to make our meaning clear We wished em all a glad New Year ' No distance eras too far to go j ; Along the drifted lanea o' snow To grert an ow friend inert an' true I An' all the old time Joys renew, We'd sip their dandelion wine An smack our lips an' call It fine. An' eat at every atop we made Some fancy cake the women made. An' then we'd wish e'm everything Of joy a glad New Tear could bring. I liked the old tle Now Tear's day I An' wish It hadn't passed away No printed card can take the place Of frlendl) hand an smllln fa. is Or kindly glasses raised to drink I A Hedge o friendship as men drink Kaeh other's health an' softly tell They hope the Year will er,a( cin wc Nothing has equaled. aflr all. That guod old fashioned New Year's call ' oo I Dr. Sophia Hcr-iog Huntington, ol r.razort.i is the only woman railroad surgeon in Texas. |