The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-12-19
Christmas Presents.

Shfistn6s EcsCntss
Who would think it?' said Mrs.
Breezy, taking up piece of fancy
work and sitting comfortably in her
rocking chair. 1t is only a 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 few weeks said Mrs.
Breezy. "The time will fly away
before 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 usually do, at this season of
the year. 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 a
little money to commence with, too.
Suppose you let me have a check
for one hundred in the morning,
and
A check for what?' asked Mr.,
Breezy, looking up suddenly from
his paper.
Only hundred to start with
said Mrs. Breezy, putting her thread
"a little nervously through her
work.
A hundred dollars TO start
with ? calculated Mr.. Breezy. Start
with p
That's all the attention you ever
pay to anything l say said Mrs
Breezy. / suppose you haven't
heard 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 check for a hundred
"a hundred and fifty dollars
in the morning for Christmas
pres
Youjust said a hundred, said Mr..
Breezy.
l knew you'd notice that said
Mrs. Breezy. l know | said a hun
dred a moment ago, but I've chang
ed my mind. The fact is, |
should really have two hundred dol
lars
My dear, if you keep raising the
limit at this rate, | shall have to
draw out of this game
| don't understand your horrid
gambling terms, and | wish you
would confine yourself to respecta-
BILE language said Mrs. Breezy, fun
bling around in her work basket for
a particular shade of silk. Two
hundred and fifty dollars wouldn't
be any too much for
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 a few
hundred dollars for Christmas pres
ents. and the man who has met with
the luck you have this year in poli-
tics should not kick-object to Civ
ing his wife a little Christmas
money. You wouldn't think any,
thing of spending three or four hun
dred dollars on vile liquors and ci- |
gars for your-your constituents, as
you cell them, but when your wife |
asks YOU for half that sum-
Suppose we return to the original |
estimates and call it an even hun /
dred?' said Mr.. Breezy, pulling out
his check book.
Do you suppose / can get along |
with a miserable hundred dollars?' /
cried Mrs. Breezy. Why, your
present alone will cost nearly that.
Yes, l expected 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 af-
ford to give you. Then think ofthe
and of dear mother, and of
grandmamma and my dear sister-in
law, TO say nothing of brother Jack
and cousin Harry and your own
mother. You don't want me to for
get your own mother
You hold over me- said Mr..
Breezy, and he threw down a blank
check. Fill her out to suit YOUR
SELF
DO you really mean it?' asked
Mrs. Breezy. /,
Yes
We'll, you shall have just the
sweetest. incest present in the world
and Mrs. Breezy gave her husband a
tremendous kiss square upon the
lips and fitted out of the room with
The check.
The first time thi. year. gasped
Mr.. Breezy, as he slowly recovered
rom astonishment. /