┌─────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │1835.] │ DECEMBER. │ ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │At length, I've come to the end of my tether; │ │ │I've told you all about the weather, │ │ │And a great deal more, take it altogether, │ │ │So now my twelvemonth's work is done, │ │ │I'm your obedient,—RIGDUM FUN. │ ├──┬──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────┤ │ M│ Season's │ =Odd Matters.= │ WEATHER. │ │ D│ Signs. │ │ │ ├──┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ 1│head │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Take note, │ │ 2│back │ BOXING DAY. │ │ │ │ │ │ ☌ ♉ ⚹ ♀ ♊ │ │ 3│belly │Of all the joys the seasons bring, │ │ │ │ │ (And most, alas! have flown away,) │ frost │ │ 4│knees │I dearly do delight to sing │ │ │ │ │ The pleasures of a BOXING DAY. │ and snow │ │ 5│teeth │ │ │ │ │ │For then a host of smiling folks │ ♓ ♐ │ │ 6│toes │ Are anxious their respects to pay, │ │ │ │ │And tell me (would it were a hoax!) │ may be │ │ 7│nose │ That, 'if I please,' it's BOXING DAY. │ │ │ │ │ │ expected │ │ 8│aching │Those doleful Waits, who've lain in wait, │ │ │ │ │ To scare my balmy sleep away, │this month, │ │ 9│quaking │Like bravoes, who've despatch'd their job,│ │ │ │ │ Now claim reward on BOXING DAY. │ │ │10│chattering│ │ ⚹ ♄ ♓ ☉ ♄ │ │ │ │The Milkmaid, who deals out sky-blue, │ │ │11│clattering│ (Her tally's double-scor'd, they say,) │ but │ │ │ │With smiling face, of rosy hue, │ │ │12│freezing │ A curtsey drops on BOXING DAY. │be not sure │ │ │ │ │ │ │13│sneezing │The Baker's man, who brings me bread │ of their │ │ │ │ As heavy as a lump of clay, │ │ │14│O rare │And _bricks_ as hard as any _stone_, │ coming, │ │ │ │ I can't refuse on BOXING DAY. │ │ │15│Christmas │ │ ♀ ♐ ♄ ♑ ♊ │ │ │ │As I was walking in the street, │ │ │16│fare │ I met the Butcher with his tray; │ then shall │ │ │ │He thrust the corner in my eye,— │ │ │17│a fig │ I'll think of him on BOXING DAY. │ you │ │ │ │ │ │ │18│for care │The Scavenger, who plaster'd me, │ not be │ │ │ │ When dress'd in wedding-suit so gay, │ │ │19│kiss │Now hopes I 'von't forget, d'ye see, │disappointed│ │ │ │ As how that this here's BOXING DAY.' │ │ │20│below │ │ │ │ │ │My house on fire—no turncock found; │ ♐ ☽ ♀ ♉ │ │21│the │ My house burnt down—he came to say, │ │ │ │ │He hop'd that I'd reward his zeal, │ and │ │22│misteltoe │ And think of him on BOXING DAY. │ │ │ │ │ │ if it be │ │23│laugh │The Bellman, Dustman, Chimney-sweep, │ │ │ │ │ Bring up the rear in smart array, │ │ │24│quaff │And all get drunk, and strip to fight, │ ♃ ☌ ♈ ⊕ ♐ │ │ │ │ To prove it is a BOXING DAY. │ │ │25│never │ │fine summer │ │ │ │ │ │ │26│fear │ │ weather, │ │ │ │ │ │ │27│with │ │ then │ │ │ │ │ │ │28│merry │ │I say again │ │ │ │ │ │ │29│glee │ │ ♐ ♀ ☉ │ │ │ │ │ │ │30│conclude │ │bethink you │ │ │ │ │ │ │31│the year │ │of the Comet│ └──┴──────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────┘