At the Presbyterian Fete
Some Amusing Conversations Heard
by a Tribune Reporter.
OW do you do? I hope
you are going to buy
lots of things you
want things to give to
ladies. Now here is
thelovliest kensington
bag isn't that sweet? No, of
course you wouldn’t know what
to do with it, but you can give
it to your mother or sister. Oh,
what an unnatural brother! It
is only two dollars. You mean
thing! Now, here is an awfully
pretty hair receiver you don’t?
Why, 1 couldn’t get along with
out a hair receiver. Yes, you
might as well tajie that ken
sington bag Oh, that’s good.
Two dollars more Mrs.—^ .
Now you have got started you
are all right. Don’t you want
a sofa pillow cover? Well, you
are very lucky: we never have
too many.
Yes, that's very pretty isn't
it?—well, it would do for
either. You will? Oil, that's
tine! They are so hard to get
rid of, they are the sort of thing
nobody wants.
How do you do?—Oh, that’s
good. We are doing very well;
all those baby hoods have
gone except that purple and red
one; and I think Mrs. -will
take that—she is rather blind,
you know.
Well, have you found any
thing else you like? How about
a clothes hanger? Well, you
can’t have too many clothes
hangers, can you? I think
these are very cunning things,
such a good idea. Now, don’t
you want this doll? I know
your little sister would like this
one; it’s really awfully cheap
for ten dollars—now, that’s
tine! what a lovely new ten-dol
lar bill! Thanks ever so much.
Yes, that’sall right. Don’t you
want me to wrap them up for
you—Oh, you are? All right—
yes, I’m glad. I hate doing up
bundles. Good-bye.
No, the confectionary booth
is just next door. They have
pop-corn balls the girls are all
crazy about them. .
Oh, Mrs.-, how much do
you think I ought to mark this
for? Yes, it has just come. 1
don’t know what it’s for, but
it’s rather pretty and it looks
very useful—no, her daughter
made it. She said she had the
velvet and the sequins and her
mother gave her the lace. What
do you think—two dollars and
a half? All right.
Hallo, Nelle; pretty bazar,
isn’t it? Have you been to the
chocolate booth yet? It’s
awfully pretty—no, thanks, I
can’t leave now; you ought to
Laste that chocolate, though.
It’s great good-bye.
Oh, Mrs. -, there you are -
Yes, there’s just one pair left;
pretty little stockings, aren’t
they? How old? Well, if it’s
little it will grow into them,
and if it’s big they will pull
over somehow, won’t they?
Thank you. Now, is there any
thing else you’d like? This pair
of brown silk hose is only one
fifty. You d o n’t—alright.
Thank you'ever so much. Yes,
that’s your change. Who?
Young, Mrs. -? Yes, she’s in
the linen booth.
Here, you boys must not run
against this table like that.
Dorothy, don’t touch those
dishes, darling; your fingers are
so sticky. They are two dollars
no, 1 don’t think I’ve got any
thing for three cents. No, that
plate is three dollars don’t
touch it. No, we havn’t any
plates for three cents. Now,
boys you have knocked down
that picture don’t you pick it
up, you’ll get it covered with
candy. Dorothy, you’ve got a
piece of peanut brittle right in
your hair. I don't know, we
haven’t counted lately. I say I
don't know we havn’t counted.
Hun away you can get a pop
corn ball for three cents Doro
thy,
W’e might count the money
again now Minnie, there must
be a lot more by this time. You
count the silver and I'll count
the bills well, you count the
bills then, and I'll count the
silver. We shall have to have
a bigger box sogn. Goodness!
There is hardly any silver!
What has happened? There was
such a lot Oh, of course, we’ve
: given it in change, haven’t we?
I Of course, it'- in the bills. But
it never seems the same, does
it? Well here's a dollar-eighty
in silver, and 1 owe the box
|Uity-seven cents. i 11 call it
sixty it'll be easier to add.
Sixty and a dollar-eighty are
what? Two-sixty? No. two
thirty! You are sure it's two
forty? All right, now how
many bills have you got? Why
my dear, there must be more
than that: we had eighty-five
| dollars ever long ago, and 1
have sold that dresser scarf
since then and those doilies and
heaps of things. Let me count;
ten and ten is twenty and five is
twenty-five and ten is well, I
guess, I'll count all the tens
first and then the fives please
don't talk to me. Oh, there
comes Mr. James: make him
buy that handkerchief- tell him
Miss- made it (goes on
counting.) Minnie. I've got too
much now. We couldn't have
had a hundred and fifty dollars,
could we?—Oh, Mr. James, are
you good at counting? Don’t
you want to count this for us?
Oh, thanks ever so much- don’t
talk to him while he is counting
—don't yon hate to be talked to
when you are counting. I do: 1
can't count very well anyway,
and if anyone talks to mo oh,
excuse me, I'm awfully sorry.
Didn't you skip then? Weren't
there two fives sticking together
there? I thought I saw no I
see—all right, don't let me in
terrupt you. Have you been to
see the vaudeville yet ? Oil, ex
cuse me! But I was afraid you
naan t iieara no. ul t. i ney
say it’s very good. You make
it a hundred and thirty, do you?
1 should think it was all right,
don’t you, Minnie? That's tine!
Oh, no, we don't want to count
it. I guess that's all right;
thank you ever -o much, you've
been so good we won't make
you buy a tiling Ob. do you
really want that handkerchief?
Yes, we can add live to thirty
all right. Oh. yes we've been
awfully busy. Why. ve would
simply love to have a cup of
chocolate, Mr. Wh Taker, but
we can’t leave now, you see.
Oh, Mrs.-are you going
to stay here now? Because
we've been invited to go and
have some chocolate. There's
the money box and there isn’t
much change, but y a can often
make people take a few more
things to make their money
come out even. And Mrs. —
owes two dollars lor the tilings
she got.so if she come- in you'll
know, and you'd better mark
down anything' yon th’n't you
can sell.
Well! Did you ever .mow any
thing like those people? they
never bought a - thing, they are
as bad as Mrs.- why you
know, she's so -t ngy she won't
buy anything ho she gfoes
around with her fr ends and
carries their package- and
every one who isn’t onto it.
thinks siie bought ; lot of
tliingrs.
H jarse coughs and stuffy ? .- that
mav develop Into pneumonia over night
arc quickly cured by Foley s Honey
and Tar as it soothe in famed mem
banes. heals the luDg-?, and evpels the
cold from the system Kerr’s Phar
macy.
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The Day of
Home Coming
Speaking of the victories of
peace, on the 2."th of this month
the whole civilized world will
lav aside business cares and
worries, will lay down the tools
of trade and commerce to honor
One who died at the early age
of Hi] years- Who taught the
lessons of peace and the holy
influence of love and Who died
despised and crucified more
than 2,WO years ago.
What more appropriate way
could be found to celebrate the
birthday of the Christ than the
universal home corning that al
ways obtains ot Christmas.
I who write this am growing
a little old and have wandered
far, but never have I been away
from the home of my youth on.
Christmas. 'This is one of my
blessings.
I remember in r.'UJ I was le
turning home from California
just before Christmas. Coming
out of Pueblo, Colorado, on the
Denver & Rio Grand, the train
was an hour and a half late. We
woulij have but twenty minutes
at Denver to catch the Burling
ton, east bound. If we made it
several Chicago gentlemen
would lie home for Christmas
eve' and a Pittsburg man would
be home for Christmas day. A
railroad official on the car
wired to headquarters for
orders to make up lost time and
if possible to make the Burling
ton connection at Denver. The
old men fussed like a conven
tion of the Daughters of the
Revolution until the requested
orders were received. Then
they took up a collection of $40
for the engineer if he would
hurry up. Even the porter,
whose little picanninies in
Chicago were waiting for their
Santa Claus, chipped in two
dollars. A committee waited
on the engineef at Colorado
Springs and told him what was
coming. Gee, how we did go !
Men held their watches to time
the miles, and speculated and
hoped,
Well, we made it by three
minutes and everyone, including
the engineer, was happy.
If you have ever been on the
train, the day before Christmas,
you have seen and heard the
hundreds who were “going
home." Children and grand
children whose duties and obli
gations have led them along
strange paths are even now
turning their faces homewards,
while those who have missed
them so sorely are waiting with
joyful anticipations the time
when the loved ones shall re
turn to rush into their empty
arms and spend Christmas at
home.
This nation of ours is safe, as
long as its people celebrate
Christmas by homecomings, for
upon the foundation of the
American home is builded the
prosperity of God’s youngest
and best government.
AFTER THE GRIPPE
Vinol Restored This Man’s
Strength
“Several years ago I was attacked by
a severe case of grippe, which left me
with a hacking cough, soreness In my
chest, and bronchitis. I took nearly
every kind of cough syrup sold on (lie
market, besides medicine given me by
physicians.
I received no permanent relief until
my druggist asked me to try Vinol,
and after taking three bottles I was
entirely cured.
I believe Vinol lo be the greatest
blessing ever offered to the public, as
it does what i '.aimed for it." R. Ii R.
Hicks, Maplesville, Ala.
The reason Vinol cures chronic
coughs, colds an ! pulmonary troubles
is because it contains tonic iron and
all the healing and body building ele
ments of cod liver oil but no oil.
Vinol is also unexcelled as a strength
builder for old people, delicate children,
weak and run-down persons, and after
sickness.
A. G. WANNER. Falls City, Neb. |
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