Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1911 — New Year's [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

New Year's

If New Year’s comes as late, again This year as it did last, I don’t believe I’ll get to see The end, when it goes past, And when the new one starts to go Across the calendar, Last time I watched until I dreamed I was a New Year’s star. ' • > Pa says there isn’t anything That folks can see or hear When midnight comes and Father Time Brings in another year. But maybe he is fooling me. Why do the people slug And call it watch-night meeting, and Why do the church bells ring? Pa says they got the number of The year by adding one Each New Year’s to the year before, And when that year was done, By adding on another, till

They piled It up to here. It must have taken awful long To count . Just once a year. They tell me when I go to bed The last December night, I’ll have to go without a meal - Until the next year’s light. Some people think they’re awful emart, But I know what they mean; The next year has to be next day— There’s nothing in between. A New Year’s day’s a happy time For almost every one It seems a sort of start of things, WitlfWiothlng quite begun, And everybody’s feeling young And spry, just like a boy, I hope your happy New Year will Be spilling-full of joy. TOMMY.