The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1879-12-19
st. Nick Visits Morristown.

list. Nick Visits Morristown.
st. Nick was Ill and all in North Elf
town knew that Mrs. st. Nick had the
lreindeers harnessed to the sledge, but no
one save the good Queen Nab, who was
the guest of Lady Santa, and proposed
accompanying her, knew her destination.
"Be little careful in your selections
for Morristown," groaned st. Nick from
his warm nest of furs +" they are people
of good taste. and most of them mem
bers of old families
"0ld families p and jolly Lady Santa
laughed immoderately.
Why, Nick, you are getting fa-
cetious. If they are old, what are we
who have existed eyer since the third
century, Refined and intelligent they
are, but not old. Yet, young as they are,
| would rather be defendant of the race
who unfettered Liberty than to be the
Gar of all the Russias."
"Some of these Americans care little
for the honor, and cry loudly for theking-
dom," smiled Santa.
The little lady laughed again, and the
bells on her boots tinkled. "In that
case they would have bewildering time,
| guess it would be hard for them to de-
eide which were the proletaire and which
the noblesse.. However, in such case
think the quantity OF expensive toys
would of necessity be somewhat dimin-
ished. There comes Matt; poor little
sprite of warmer climel ] think she
will be cold. Bye, bye; don't worry.
Sanity; women are better judges of goods,
any time, than men,"
"Whew! didn't we rush through Boon
ton quick, Mattl And here is Norris
town, the lovely retreat of easy wealth !!
Let's see we first approach the place Of
D. II. Leek, one of the most honorable
dealers in the city. We will leave him a
grist of table delicacies that will please
his patrons SO much that they will pats
ronize him another year. There, that
will do; he has room for no more good
les in his line.
Now let's cross the street to where
we see that handsomely dressed window
Evidently Kersting has stole march on
us, but we'll stop and renew his fast di>
minishing stock with new additions of
finest grades. Oh, Mattl I'm jealous OF
himl see those sweet cupids what loves
Of CONNECTION and bakery!
"Next door we find every thing needed
in the household line to make all homes
comfortable. Joe York has certainly got
fine goods, fair, rich, useful and cheap.
Well go, Matt, can't improve his stock
this season.
Now we'll visit Adams & Fairchld,
and leave this choice cargo of turkeys,
chickens, and ducks, and these carefully
selected edibles at their house. How
nicely every thing is arranged here it is
real comfort to find such system and
such nice selections The very air OF the
store makes one hungryl
"To VIM. j. Cooper's next. Here, too,
is order prevalent. See the long rows oil
shelves bending beneath the weight OF
the choicest edibles, their condiments
and attendants, concentrations, extracts,
ETC., to combine into food fitting the epi>
curean taste All appetites ought to be
satiated at Morristown groceries Aye,
the gods could find there a repast worthy
of envy!
"Now for the boots and shoes We
must divide our handsomest walking
boots and shoes, slippers, ETC., between
the Drake and the Quayle, and they shall
together clcthe the pedal extremitias OF
the dearest, plettiest little ducks in town.
See here are boots and shoes that every
one will know were made by fairy fingers,
mingled with coarser and heavier ones,
and, as they are fairy gifts, they shall be
sold cheaper than the cheapest.
Now for the fancy goods While l
stock up Charles w. Roberts's store until
it looks like an Eastern bazgr, where fine
goods within and without, fine wares, five
and ten cent counters, persuade in prom
nencv and majesty, while you take these
choice flowers and feathers to
Miss Nolan, and now, Queen Nab, as.
you pass through her well-flled store, ar
range her millinery and oloaks until is
reached perfection.
81 will join you at Runyon's. His car
go is worthy of even his fastidious taste
1 will leave here liberal sample Of
every thing that could be found IN and
out of fairy land. Pack them away on
the shelves, and we will lend helping
hand at
CIV S. Rabbits well-known dry goods
store. lie don't want any thing more;
his store is stacked, heaped, filed lite
rally full of tine choicest goods. Morris
tonians must be hard to please, if they
don't find their choice here, for he has
every thing crammed and jammed in his
place, and place for every thing in his
line, of the best quality and cheapest
price,
"Now for Voorhees, Bros, who have a
complete stock of every thing desirable
in their line.
"Tompkins & Welsh; we'll, we can not
better their stock. fit were not for my
tirne>honored reputation, / would pilfer
one of these lovely nlckle trimmed base
burners in the sledge as present to
Santa. 1t is too bad that the hour is so
late for business.
"But we'll do little fairy painting at
Mr. Thatcher's, though It's late for rich
tints. lie shows some rich work here
now and will show richer in the future.
Here's package of rich perfume
for Mr.. Stiles, and while all Christmas
festivities are anticipating more or less OF
its aroma, with the merriest of all Merry
Christmasses to all, we bid you Good
Night !"
Mr. John Galley an we'll and nanularly