The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-12-26
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Little MarEarita Had Her own Views
About Making Presents.

Little Margarita Had Her own Views
About Making Presents.
We were talking over Christmas gifts
at luncheon, when Margarita said
"Want TO buy Kis'mas p'esents tool
Want to buy Kis'mas p'esents toor
At once Uncle Jim exclaimed:
$50 MRrgarita shall buy Christmas
presentsl"
Upon which Margarita rewarded him
With smile enchanting enough TO have
made a far poorer man than Uncle Jim
do exactly what Uncle Jim did He
pulled big roll Of bank bills from his
pocket and put them in the little ones
tiny hand.
''That Is all nonsense, Jiml Don't you
do itf' said papa.
''she will bankrupt you in an hour,
said fneE.
Il wouldn't, Jim," said mamma gem
tly. "6he knows no more about the
worth Of money than any other little
two-year-old girl, If she Is my baby and
your niece"
you were two and half years old
last month, weren't you, pet?" cried her
uncle, catching her IN his arms. "And
you shall buy some Christmas presents
if you want to. We don't care what
they say. We will show them that Mar
garita has as much wisdom as some older
people in selecting gifts. We know,
don't we, petT
And Of course Margarita said yes.
, So II came about that as the others
were engaged l accompanied Margarita
that afternoon on her first round of
Christmas shopping. / had my strict in
functions from Uncle Jim not to urge
any purchase upon the child, but to al
low her 10 have her own choice in every
thing, provided prices did not exceed a
certain sum.
When Margaritas nurse brought her
down TO the carriage she did look sweet
and wise enough TO almost win me over
to pncle Jim's opinion.
Thinking that books would please the
little one as much as anything, we drove
to book store and made our way from
counter to counter At first nothing
seemed to interest Margarita so much as
+ the gay crowds Of people. Finally, she
looked up from a picture book, in reply
to my question, "What do you want to
buy for MauriceT" she said, "Want to
buy tandy Elephant"
At the confectioner's there was
grand array Of sugar animals, and Mar
gar1ta seized upon q white elephant, and
was perfectly satisfied.
'fWill the little lady have anything
elseT asked the saleswoman politely.
'Do you want to buy anything here
for Ine3 or Uncle Jim or nurse?" asked.
But the yellow curls shook decidedly
as she answered:
Muffin now."
OuT next stop was at large fancy
goods store, and thought that here the
little girl would certainly see something
tostrike her fancy. But the beautiful
things were passed unheeded. AT last
she said:
Want to buy mamma tandy tittenp
AS Tony, the coachman, said that
there was a confectioner's near by, we
drove there instead of to theplace where
we bought the elephant.
A saleswoman informed me that /
would find the animals at the lower end
Of the store, whereupon Margarita said:
Don't want to buy animalsl Want
to buy tandy tittenr'
OF course everybody within hearing
laughed, and hurried Margarita along
toward the counter where kittens were
kept.
The purchase made, other stores were
visited, but all to no purpose. Five
times we returned to one or the other of
the two large candy stores for a "tandy
wabbit" for nurse, "tandy piggy" for
Inez, "tandy buthy" for Mamie,
'tandy mousey" for papa, and, to cap
all, which was, like the others, her own
choice, a "tandy monkey for Uncle
Jim.
"Aren't you going to buy me any
thingr / asked.
mo-" said Margarita, rather YEARLY,
II loves our as if love were enough, and
felt that 1t was.
Contrary to my expectations, the lit
tie one was silent in regard to her shop
ping, and even Uncle Jim asked no
questions.
On Christmas eve l went to the drawer
where had put the gifts that Margarita
had bought, but not package was there.
felt almost certain that Margarita had
not touched them, for she was not amed-
dlesome child. But if she had not been
asleep would have questioned her. AS
twas searched everywhere, but could
find no trace Of them.
NThe next morning asked Margarita
about it.
She looked up innocently and said,
with the sweetest smile in the world,
"Oh, eated up thum all!"-Toronto
Empire.