Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-22

not expect me. And the great trouble is
that if | fill mans sock one year he
hangs up his breeches the next. And
some OF the big girls do have such aw-
fully long stockings! / wish everybody
wore socks, and short ones at that. Then,
am no prophet" this shocking old man
went on. ~ can't tell whether my pres
ents will be appropriate or not. If | were
to give coal to all the poor and diamonds
to all the rich, | might hit it all around,
but the supply Of both of these precious
stones would soon run out. If / gave all
the young ladies sealSkin sacques and all
the young men embroidered slippers,
there would be too much monotony in the
outside appearance of thing and the seals
would run out"
"What troubles you most just now, San
ta?"
"Well, between you and 1, my sled is
as much trouble to finish my load as l
had to get these things together. Now,
there's that old crank down on Vance
street that ought to have something, and,
for the life of me, ! don't know what to
give him-exeept a bootjack. / think that
would have a moral effect. He is so hor-
ribly profane, you know. Next to him
is an old maid, and they are mighty
devilish touchy, you know. Now, if give
in it making fun of single ladies over
thirty, therell be row. Ii l give her
bonnet or dress not gay enough for
sweet sixteen she will pull her kitty's
ears. And | don't want to make her
ridiculous by making her such a present
Guess I'll give her Paradise Lost, after ALL
Here the little man fell into such a fit of
laughter that it was necessary to slap him
on the back. When he got his breath he
I 4sNe q.
she wants me to do? WHY the .impering
old gal wants me to take pair of
slippers she's making for some old
| bachelor, sour as vinegar-got the pattern
| from a ginger-cake, guess, and she's got
| 'em embroidered on the toes-what do
| you think-'Sweet forget me not Hor-
/ rible, ism it? Some OF the things | have
| in my sled, sent by all sorts of people
/ to other sorts OF people, would
| them to you. Now there's pair of silk
suspenders for Scales, who has spent half
| of his life stopping to hitch up his
| breeehes; an ivory-backed prayer-book
for that old sinner Cook, who is very pious
on the outside but filed chuck full of
sulphur and birthstone; a gold tooth-pick
for Spruce Mills, who washes his ivories
in the bowl every morning of his life;
| gold-headed cane for man who has
dom; pair OF skates for a little fellow
who has been i'll and confined to his bed
! for months; a cravat-pin for Belford,
| who never wore a collar in his life !;
an acGordeon for man whose peighbor
has shotgun; sealskin cloak for Mrs
! Primrose, whose husband bought it out of
his employers pockets to keep peace in the
family; slipper-case for Bill Jones, who
has been to bed with his boots on every
| nICht n nv
edge; a work on evolution and prehistoric
man, for Tyler, who never read anything
except the Police Ne1cs; diamond neck
lace Tor young woman who never owned
a silk dress since she was born"
Nice, appropriate gifts
"Wait till l finish. Now there's Judge
Hadden. He gets a sand-box with six
very spry figures. Sunset Cox also sends
him a copy Of Why We Laugh. Secre-
work on How to Pay City Debt Chief
DAVIS will get an elegant ivory-handled re-
volver, warranted to hit barn at five
steps; Justices Smith and Slaughter win
will receive copies of the last musical pro-
duction, In the Street By-and- By-but
then | ought not to be telling you these
things. But am growing old, and my
tongue sometimes gets the better of my
judgment. Just think of it, one thousand
4
next Tuesday. Don't seem to me / am so
old. feel just as young as / ever did,
and yet there are people who declare l
! won't last much longer. A fellow said 1
would last long after people had forgotten
| why it is that celebrate Christmas. One
scamp said ] was an old fraud, and ought
to be locked up for playing so much Fas-
cality and breaking things all up regular
Iv OF" "a q year; and really it does seem to
me sometimes hat great many people
feel very bad on my account. ! can't get
around to everybody, you know. There
are 90 very, very many people who live
| in out-of-the-Eay places. | can't get to
those who do net have ciimasYg. And
| then some of the chimneys are 50 lefg
cold that it would freeze me to go down
into them. | can't stop my sled at all the
hooks and crannies into which people crawl
to sleep Mt night-in old open sheds, door
steps, empty barrels, the wharf or on piles
of straw. People ong,.t rot to expect it
| OF me-" concluded the old man, pc, ,ulsnt-
| ly, as he blew shrill whistle, Jumped
| into his sled and sped away.
! The number of new and prattv books
| for children is astonishing, and every
child should get at least one book year,
of course illustrated. In dolls there is any
| variety to choose from, and a lady last
week bought her little daughter a colored
| doll and faxen-haired one, because the
child was continually complaining that
she couldn't play house unless she had a
servant.
Printing presses, veiocipedes, seFnets,
| skates etc, are shown in any variety and
suits the older boys nicely. A very pref
ty present to give handy boy is a SCROLL
| saw, costing from 81 to 81.
The large variety OF vases, bronzes, fancy
mirrors, writing articles, statues, lambre-
quins, yafanees, jeweify and what not,
which are suitable for presents for laaieg.
both young, old and middled-aged, gives
plenty to choose from.
A lovely set of china of pure white, with
delicate tracery of leaves, can be bought
for sl5, and very pretty set of forty-two
pieces for IS.
Very dainty little Japanese tea,,,ts can
be bought from fifty cents up. They last
for years and always look nice. The tea
can he drawn In them. A handsome one
can be purchased for seVenty-iiye sents,
with pretty Japanese tea-stand.
husband or suitor who has $40 to
spare for a gift for his lady-love had best
purchase her an ivory toilet set, contain
ing mirror, comb, brush, glove-stretcher,
nail brush, pen-knife, etc, and all in a
beautiful leather or plush box lined with
satin.
In jewelry, slender bracelets, set with
pearls or tortoise, rings and pretty lace
pins are shown in every variety. A set of
tiligree silver iewelry is exceedingly pref
ty, and costs from 81 up.
|. young lady win appreciate beaver
fur cape and mnf, which are at present so
fashionable. A very elegant set can be
purchased for SIS. Material for black
silk dress would also be acceptable In
choosing one do not get too heavy cord, |
or the silk will cuf easily
"The Druids," said a learned professor |
whom the reporter consulted, according
to the author of The SyDiboliedi Language |
Of Ancienf Art aad Mytsology, pretended |
that they derived their oracular re-
sponses from the oaks OF the sacred grove, |
which, being the largest and strongest |
vegetable products of the North, were en-
ployed by the Celtic nations as symbols of |
the supreme God, whose primary emsna- |
sSp or operative spirit seems to have been |
signified' by ii.s iaistietne which grew |
from its bark, and, as It were, snssnsisd |
from its substance, whence probably |
came the sanctity attributed to the plant. |
"Iyy, again, was sacred 10 Bacchus, and |
vas used at the nionysian love ieasts. An |
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