Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-22
BUYING A PRESENT..
shopping Expedition OF q Man Who Didn'
Mind the EXPENSE.

- BUYING A PRESENT.
shopoin: Expedition OF q Man who Didn't
Mind the Expense.
He was one of the old-timers of Pos
sum Ridge settlement, and was down
ut the county seat for the first time
since the war. He went poking about
the streets, peering into the stores and
shops with the air of a man who had a
deep-seated purpose in view. He went
On until he came to a large dry-goods
establishment, where he halted for a
minute as if undecided whether to enter
Or pass on. Finally he Numbered in,
and, striking the first clerk he came to,
ne said:
Say, mister, hev yer any thing in
this ERE shebang es 'ud be suitable fer
er birthday gif' fer the ole 'oman?'
why, yes,' the clerk stammered
out, II expect so. What would you
like to buy?'
Wal, thar yer got me, stranger.
I'm derned if know what nd suit
What have you been in the habit Of
getting for the occasion?n
''Thet's jest it, young Teller, I hahn
never bought any gif' afore, and it's all
new to me. Yer see, it's this ere way:
Men the ole 'oman's been married high
ter sixty year. I 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 'Squar's a mighty level-headed
man. Yer know Their Squire, reck-
>on?''
Yes. know the Squire. But about
the PRESENT."
Yes. that's jist what I wuz gittin
at. Wal, yer see, as I said; men Their
ole 'oman's been er joggin' erlong ter
gether all them years up thar on Pos
sum Ridge, an sort o humpin' our
selves in Their craps an out, an we
hain't thought much err putin on no
style, ner nothin' O. that sort. But
t'other Gay l fell ter readin' err leetle
piece what sorter set me ter goin' in
my mind, an felt like es eff l hain't
done jest fair by the ole oman, an
KEEP err thinkin'. an. by gum, Their fust
thing l knowed I'd done jes' plum b
made up mer min ter git 'er er birth
day gif'. ! want ter s'prise err
Yes, and you want something real
nice, I SUPPOSE"
That's what, mister. Sumpin' rale
han some that'll kin'er make up fer all
them gifts what she didn't git. An' I
don't leer eff it costs er right smart,
nuther, fer Their ole 'oman's been monty
faithful all them years, an hahn t
never kicked on doin: Their feedin' an
gittiL' in Their wood an shuckin' out
Their fodder in Their winter, an helpin'
in Their hay stac!zin' an sech like in
Their summer
well, now, here is a. nice dress
pattern that would suit first rate
'.Thet's kin'er nice, stranger. Whut
does it come at?''
Ten dollars
Say, I reckon that wouldn't suit.
Yer see I got 'er er calilzer gownd las
fall, an
''Well, then, how is this wrap at eigh,
dollars?"'
wont do, I guess. She's got er
shawl, an, asides, thet's a leetle grain
morn I l1eer ter pay
Here are a pair of slippers at five
dollars
Il reckon 1don't want them, nuther.
Is l said, Their ole 'oman's been faith.
full, an hain't never kicked agin keep.
in up her eenl O Their work, an
want ter s'pise 'er with sumpin' rale
nice, but, yer see, don't want ter e
zoo high"
well, here is a pair of slippers a
two dollars. That's low enough, ism
it?''
That's gittin' down some, but Tn
afeerd it's er leetle mite too high Wit.
about how much are you willing tx
pay?''
Il hain't going ter be perticler, mis-
ter, fer started out ter git sumpin
nice, even if it does come pooty vel
up, but I wanter be a leetle keerful
Lem'me see, what does them thar ban
banners come at?''
''S,n cents.''
''Hain't none fer five?'
No.
''Wul, I reckon I'll jest take one O
them. Es [ said at fust, hain't per
ticker erbout er few cents one way e.
tother, an asides it'll do fer us boil
ter use. Don't yer reckon Their oil
'o1nan's eyes IL stick out like knots OF
er lorg when she sees t?"-Detroi
Gree Press.
Charming House Waists.
House waists of silk or wool to wea