Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-12-19
Christmas Presents.

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Breezy, taking up a piece of fancy
work and sitting comfortably in her
rocking chair 1T is only few weeks
to Christmas
Is that all p asked Mr.. Breezy, deep
in an editorial on the recent action of
the young Republicans.
Yes, only a few weeks said Mrs.
Breezy. The time will fly away be-
fore we know it, and / have hardly
thought of presents. have so many
to make, too. Now you are elected |
suppose you won't grumble, as you
There isn't any excuse for your saying
that you can't afford to give me few
dollars for presents this year. It's
high time | had little money to COM
mence with, too. Suppose you let me
have a check for hundred in the morn
ing, and
"A check for what p asked Mr..
Breezy, looking up suddenly from his
paper.
Only hundred to start with, said
Mrs. Breezy, putting her thread lit
tie nervously through her work.
a hundred dollars to start with y
calculated Mr. Breezy. Start what "
That's all the attention you ever
pay to anything l say said Mrs.
Breezy. Il suppose you haven't heard
a word I've been saying Do put that
everlasting newspaper down and pay
little attention to your wife for once in
your life. say you may give me a
check for hundred-a hundred and
fifty dollars in the morning for Christ
mas
You just said q hundred, said Mr..
Breezy.
Il knew you'd notice that, said Mrs.
Breezy. Il know | said hundred
moment ago, but I've changed my
mind The fact is, l should really
have two hundred dollars
My dear if you keep raising the
limit at this rate ! shall have to draw
out of this game.
Il don't understand your horrid gam
bling terms, and | wish you would
confne yourself to respectable Ian
guage,' said Mrs. Breezy, fumbling
around in her work basket for partic-
ular shade of silk. Two hundred and
fifty dollars wouldn't be any too much
for
L call cried Mr.. Breezy
There you go again. said Mrs,
Breezy. For heavens sake drop on
stop that slang. You know you can
well afford to give me few hundred
dollars for Christmas presents, and the
man who has met with the luck you
have this year in politics should not
kick-object to giving wife little
Christmas money. You wouldn't
think anything of spending three or
four hundred dollars on vile liquors and
cigars for your-your constituents, as
you call them, but when your wife
asks you for half that sum
Suppose we return to the original
estimates and call it an even hundred?'
said Mr.. Breezy, pulling out his check
book.
DO you suppose can get along
with miserable hundred dollars?' said |
Mrs. Breezy. why your present
alone will cost nearly that Yes, ex-
pected to give you real handsome
present this year, but if you are going
to be stingy, of course you will have to
take what / can afford to give you.
Then think of the children, and of dear
mother, and of grand-mamma and of
my dear sister-in-law, to say nothing
of brother Jack and cousin Harry and
your own mother You don't want
me to forget your own mother
You hold over me, said Mr.. Breezy, |
and he threw down blank check Fill
her out to suit YOURSELF
DO you really mean it ? asked Mrs.
Breezy
Yes
We'll, you shall have just the incest
sweetest present in the world, and
Mrs. Breezy gaze her husband tre-
mendous kiss square upon tho lips
and fitted out of the room with the
check
The first time this year. gasped
Mr.. Breezy, as he slowly recovered
from his astonishment.