Dear readers, I wish all of you the best for the holiday season! I've placed a "gift" for you on the web today at this URL: http://www.ieway.com/~gary/holiday/holiday.html It is the tale "The Trials of a Day; or, An Artists Troubles." This short work of fiction appeared in "The Photographic and Fine Art Journal" 7:12 (December 1854) pp. 350-361. The humorous tale, too long to present in DagNews/e-mail form, is offered exclusively to you, dear readers of DagNews, this holiday season. For your convenience, I've made it available in five various formats. If any of you do not have access to the web and would like to me send it as an e-mail attachment, please drop me a short note and I'll be happy to forward it directly to you. Please do let me know whether you use a PC or a Mac, as well as the word processing program you use. Best to you all! Gary W. Ewer 12-24-97