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glistens to simulate frost. January shakes hands with several of her playmates as if wishing them a Happy New Year, and then dances merrily about, while dropping tiny bits of paper here and there for snowflakes. She theu pretends to hang the trees with icicles, to paint the windows with a silver brush and to put a coat of ice upon the brooks and streams. As the verse ends January returns to her place in the ring and in turn is succeeded by February.
Second Verse. February is draped with a flag which, is fastened to his right shoulder with a picture of Washington peeping from its folds. The flag runs diagonally across his breast and ends at his left hip with a picture of Lincoln. On his back he carries a bag, and holds in his hand a letter to represent Cupid, the postman. On his cap is pinned a red paper heart stuck with a tiny wooden stick, or dart, lie flies swiftly around the ring and finally halts in front of some favorite playmate, to whom he gives the letter on which is pasted a red heart the same as on cap.
Third Verse.
March comes blowing noisily into the ring while trying to fly a paper kite. On his coat can be tacked a twig of pussy willow if in bloom, or a bow of bright green ribbon to represent St. Patrick's Day.
Fourth Verse. April rushes into the ring and goes pattering about here and there in imitation of an April shower; or he can carry a paper umbrella over his head, while on his coat can be pinned a white lily to represent Easter Day.
Fifth Verse. May dances merrily into the ring, waving gay-colored ribbons to and fro. She pretends to gather flowers from flower bushes in the ring, and then weaves them into a wreath which she places upon the head of some favorite playmate, thus crowning her Queen of the May.
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