The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-01-03
6 8I9siseellar,soas.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

| CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
"Who would think it 2'' said Mrs
! Breezy, taking up a piece of fancy
work and sitting comfortably in hel
rocking chair. ssIt is only a few
weeks to Christmas
':Is that all ?" 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 viii fly
away before We know it. and ] have
hardly thought ofpresents. have
SO many to make, too. Now you
are elected / suppose you wont
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 afew dollars
| for presents this year. It's high
time / had a little money to com
mence with, too. Suppose you let
me have check for a hundred in
the morning, and"
"A check for what?" asked Mr..
Breezy, looking up suddenly from
his paper.
..0nly hundred to start WITH
sad Mrs. Breezy, putting her thread
a little nerYously through her work.
ga hundred dollars to start with p
CALCULATED Mr.. Breezy. "Start
WHAT"
That's all the attention youeyer
pay. to anything l say" said Mrs.
Breezy. q suppose you haven't
I'heard word I've been saying.
Do put that everlasting newspaper
down apd pay a little attention to
your wife for once in your life. I
say you Ray give me a check for a
hundred-a hundred and fifty dol
lars in the morning for C Christmas 2
..Yon just said hundred, said
Mr.. Breezy.
81 knew you'd notice that, said
Mrs. Breezy. q know I said a
moment ago, but I've changed my
mind. The fact is. I should really
have two hundred dollars
"My dear, ifyou keep raising the
limit at this rate I shall have to
draw out Of this game"
Il don't understand your horrid
gambling terms, andsI wish you
would confne yourself to respecta.
BILE language" said Mrs. Breezy,
fumbing around in her work
basket for a particular shade Of
silk. "Two hundred and fifty dol
lars wouldn't be any too much
for
q CALL" cried Dir. 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
presents, and the manswho has met
with the luck you have this yearin
politics should not kick-object to
giving his wife little Christmas
money. You wouldn't think any.
:, ~ of spending three or four
anrse iaars sar 5slsars ra,,ls on vile liquors and
s you call them, but whe7Hf whe7HfssosnSs, y
rife asks you for half that sum-
Suppose We return to tie origi- +
lal estimates. and call it an even
Iundred p said Mr.. Breezy, pull
NO out his check book.
"Do you suppose can get along
With a miserable hundred dollars ?''
;ried Mrs. Breezy. "Why your
PRESENT alone will cost nearly that.
Ees, I expected to give you real
handsome present this year, but if
tou are going to be9sasingy, ofcourse
rou will have to take what ! can
lford to give you: Then think of
he children and dear mother, and
If grand-mamma and my dear SIS
erin-iaw, to say nothing Of fbrother
Jack and cousin Harry and your
,Wn mother. You don't want me
o forget your own mother
..Yon hold over me- said Mr..
Breezy, aud he threw down a blank
sheek. aFal her out to suit yonr-
self,
@Do you really mean it 2'' asked
Mrs. Breezy. /
aYes."
.WeH, you shall have just the
sweetest, incest present in the |
world and Mrs. Breezy gave her
husband tremendous kiss square
upon the lips and fitted cut of the
room with the check.
.:The first time this year. gasped
Mr.. Breezy, as he slowly recovered
from astorishment.
One - ne saddest sights Of these
hard times is to see a woman with a
fise-foot husband trying to alter his
pants to fit her six foot son.
* Joker says that his wife went
to the potato patch for potatoes and
o4.ars stayino two hours returned