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In many parts of the United States Nr
Years day is made festival of the m.
pleasant nature. Not to speak of the g|
changes of wishes of good will, and Gifts NJ
tween acquaintanccs, the family mcc,w
and the little gatherings of friends to pas,
socia! hour, and the throwing open the ho
to the full current of domestic haprincs
when young and old meet around the bean
of their common home, it is also day I'd
voted to reconciliation. Calls are ma|
upon all acquaintanccs, and the occas
improved to bring those together, whom al
cidcnt or mutual unkindnc,s has csranst
The past is to be forgotten, and only d
present kindly greeting remembered. b
tendency is of the happiest nature, and na|
family fcud has been healed in this man
ner, which otherwise might have rankbt
through long years. Well would it be {.
mankind if the custom be universal Bu.
ness is also closed on that day, places h
amusement open, and the streets thronci
by thousands of light-hcartcd pcdcs,riut
Fastening to pay their devoirs to the "tar,'
who remain at home to receive their ma.
friends. This over, and if snow is on t
ground, vehicles of every size and descr,
ton turn out, up to those mammoth sIci.h
(pecu'iar to Amcrica) holding forty ind
viduaIs, and away they speed, the be.
ringing right checrily in the clear air. a
ride or dance. AS we have no big sIci.h
here, we cannot invite our patrons to rd
but we can and do wish that the presp
year may be to them the hapriest Of h
happy.