Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-06-28
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cUYlNG A PRESENT.



Mind the Expense.
He was one Of the old-timers OF fos-
sum Ridge settlement, aud was down
at the county seat for the first time
since the war He went poking aoou'
the streets, peerng into the stores ano
shops with the air of II man who had a
deep-seated purpose in view. lie went
on until he came TO large dry-goods
establishment, where he halted for
minute as if undecided whether to enter
or pass on. Finally he Numbered H.
and, striking the first clerk he came TO-
he said:
Say, mister. hev yer any thing In
this ere shebang es 'ud he suitable Ter
err birthday gift fer the ole 'omanP'
"Why, yes" the clerk stammered
out, Il expect so. What would you
like to buyp"
"Wal, thar yer got me, stranger
I'm derned If know what 'ud suit.
What have you been in the habit OF
getting for the OCCASION?
"Thet's jest it, young Teller, haint
never bought any gif afore, and it's all
new to me. Ter see, it's this ere way;
Men the ole 'oman's been married. nigh
ter sixty year. | say it's sixty past,
but she holds out agin me tibet It's
gwine onter sixty, but ole 'Squar Bee
son. who jined us, says I'm right, an
the ole 'Scuar's mighty level-headed
man. Yer know Their Squire, reck-
Onp"
Yes. | know the Squire. But about
the present."
Yes. that's jist what ] wuz gittin
AZ. Wal. yer syse, as | said; men thei
ole 'oman's been err joggin,s erlong ter
gether all them years up thar on Pos
sum Ridge, an sort o. ht~apiu' our
selves in ther craps an out. an we
hain't thought much err putin on no
style, ner nothin' o that sort But
tother day fell ter readin' er leetle
piece what sorter set me ter goin' IN
my mind, an felt like es eff | hain't
done jest fair by the ole oman, an
KEEP or thinkin'. an by gum, ther fust
thing knowed I'd done jes' plum
made up mer min ter git Ter err birth
day gif. | want ter s'prise err"
Eyes, and you want something real
nice, l SUPPOSED"
That's what, mister. Sumpin' rale
han some that'll kin'er make up fer all
them gifts what she didn't git An
~ II 70 rirhf rt,9 ~
nuther, fer Their ole 'oman's been monty
faithful all them years, an hain't
never kicked on dom Their feedin' an
gittin' in Their wood an shucllin' out
Their fodder in Their winter, an helpin'
in ther hay stackin' an sech like in
! ther summer.
well, now, here Is nice dress
pattern that would suit first rate"
'.Thet's kin'er nice, stranger. Whut
does it come atp"
Ten dollars
Say, reckon that wouldn't suit
Yer see | got 'er er caliker gowrd las
fall. an"
"Well. then. how is this wrap at eight
dollars?'
Wont do. l guess. She's got er
shawl, an, asides, thet's Il leetle grain
morn keer ter pay"
Here are pair of slippers at five
dollars"
~ reckon don't want them, nuther.
Es said, Their ole 'oman's been faith
f,,J ans boinit nava- Eiciyad or;r lxaap
in up her eend O ther work, an
want ter s'pise 'er with sumpin' rale
nice, but, yer see. don't want ter &c
too high"
"Well, here is pair of slippers al
two dollars, That's low enough, ism,
itP"
That's gittin' down some, but I'm
afeerd it's er leetle mite too high yit. j
about how much are you willing to
payP"
81 hain't going ter be perticler, mis-.
ter, fer 1 started out ter git sumpin
nice, even if it does come pooty well
up, but | wanter be a leetle keerful
Lem'me see, what does them thar ban
banners come at?"
Ten cents"
"Hain't none fer five?"
NO
"Wul, l reckon I'll jest take one o
them rs | said at fust, hain't per
ticker erbout err few cents one way ell
tother, an asides it'll do fer US both
ter use Don't yer reckon Their ole
'omans eyes II stick out like knots OF
or lorg when she sees thetp"-Detroi
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