The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-12-25
DA5Y'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS.


About Making Presents.
We were talking over Christmas gifts
at luncheon, when Margari,a said
want to buy Kismas p'esents too!
Want to buy kis'mas pcsents toor
AT once Uncle jim exclaimed:
$50 Margarita shall buy Christmas
presentsr
Upon which Margaiita rewarded him
with smile enchanting enough to have
made n far poorer man than Uncle Jim
10 exactly what Uncle Jim did. He
pulled Il big roll of bank bills from his
pocket and put them IN the little ones
tiny hand.
THAT is all nonsense, jim. Don't You
do it!' said papa.
"She will bankrupt you in an hour"
said Inez.
Il wouldn't, jim" said mamma gem
tly. "She knows no more about tho
worth of money than any other little
two-year-old girl. il she is my baby and
your niece"
You were two and II half years old
last mUnth, 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 rs much wisdom Us some older
people in selecting gifts. We know,
don't we, pet:"
And of course Margarta said yes.
SO it came about that as the others
We're engaged | accompanied Margaritl
that afternoon on her first round of
Christmas shopping had my strict i'll
functions from Uncle jim not to urge
any purchase upon the child. but to al
low her to have her own choice in every
thing, provided prices lid not exceed
certain sum.
When MaTgarita's nurse brought her
down to the carriage she did look sweet
and wise onoagh to almost win me over
to Uncle Jims opinion.
Thinking that books would please the
little one as much rs anything, we drove
to II book store and made our way from
counter to counter. At first nothing
seemed to intere.t Margarita so much as
the gay crowds of people. Finally, she
looked mp from ~ picture book, il reply
to my question, What DO you want to
buy for Maurice?' she said, Want to
buy tandy Elephant"
At the confectioncr's there was a
grand array of sugar animals, and Mar
gagita seized upon IL white elephant, and
was perfectly satisfied.
"Will the little lady have anything
else asked the saleswoman politely.
do you want to buy anything here
for lnez or Uncle Jim or nurse:" asked.
But the yellow curls shool; decidedly
as she answered.:
Muffin now"
Our next stop was at large fancy
goods store, and thought that here the
little girl would certainly see something
to strike her fancy. But the beautiful
things were passed unheeded. At last
she said:
Want to buy mamma tandy titten!'
As Tony, the coachman, said that
there WIS IL confectioner's near by. we
drove there instead Of to the place where
We bought the elephant.
y saleswonan informed me that |
would find the animals ut the lower end
of the store, whereupon Ma-garita said:
Don't want to buy animals! Want
to buy tandy titten"
OF course everybody within hearing
laughed, and hurried MarSarita 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 "taudy
wabbit' for nurse, Il "tandy piggy" FOR
Inez, "randy but'hy" for Mamie, n
"tandy mousey" for papa, and, to cap
all, which was, like the others, her own
choice, 'tamdy monkey" for Uncle
Jim.
Aren't you going to buy me any
tling:' asked.
No said Margarita, rather YEARLY,
81 loves 'ou" rs if love We're enough, and
felt that it 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 went to the drawer
where | had put the gifts that Margarta
had bought, but not apachage was there.
felt almost certain that Margarita had
not touched them, fer she was not amed-
dlesome child. But if she had not been
asleep would have questioned her. As
it was searched everywhere, but could
find no trace of them.
The 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.
Mrs Snowden--I hear that Jimmy
Jenkins, the coachman, has eloped with
old Moneybag's daughter. Mr.. Snow