Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-16
AN INTERESTING TRIP.
a. Account OF the Sweet Girls shopping
Expedition.

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acood afternoon, Lulu" said Eloise,
~o,proaching her friend. "How sweet
"p pp look in blue! | know I'm n per-
y.ot fright, but | don't care at an-the
nnly feeling | have left is hunger. I'm
simply starving"
aSit down here, dear" said Lulu,
t.lipr of Eloiso's hat and tanning her
Mill Il. you look SO warm and tired
and famished. ~too-why, you are posi-
,;rely lean. What have you been do
inc, Eloise??"
~aShopping with Carrie Dryden. It's
.fter 4 and | haven't eaten n thing
hut three California grapes and a pep
permint drop since s this morning"
.Why not2"
aWeil. Carrie didn't offer to treat
me to lunch. so of course | wouldn't
treat her. The grapes just happened
20 eat before we started out and the
,eppermint drop was in my coat
rocket or else / really think I'd bo
dead now"
aDon't say dead. dear. Starved
would be bad enough"
al bought the loveliest wedding pres
ent for MSS Briggs; a venetian glass
carafTe-bargain saic-only 81. Ga, sud
! have a Tiffany box upstairs that Il
will lust fit in, so she'll never know it
didn't cost ten times that much"
.How very f~ortGnate!'
81 sent all the things / bought ont
here on the first express, so they must
he up in my room now. I'll tell you
what they are"
ayes, do. One doesn't get into town
to shop very often from this out-of-thc-
way shop"
aWeI, in the first place, there was
the dearest little stove"
"Stove?"
"Yes; u secondhand one for only
ST."
"But what can you do with it?"
81 want TO practice cooking on ii. |
might get married some day and then
it would be very useful"
~You could practice on your mothers
rance when you are at home, couldn't
your"
"But this is such o convenient stove.
Louise. | couldn't resist the rempta-
Con when the man showed Is TO me.
II has IN oven to bake little cakes in
and covers that lift off and draughts
10 open and make the fire come up.
Oh. It's complete!"
~What else did you get99"
"Some awfully cheap hinges-as-
sorted sizes, for only 80 cents; Just
thin&-in the same hardware DEPART
ment!"
"You never use hinges, do you,
Eloise?:"
81 never have. But I might; We
never can tell what we might do
"Thcn what"
"A book in red cloth and gilt edges
for II l-2 cents. ! expected To give it
TO Este,.a Johnson for n birthday pres
ent, but when | came to look il Over
! found it was bound wrong, and all
.tse part that explains the mystery
is left out. So | shall just keep it
for mammals Christmas-she won't
mind.'
sand theno"
Gloves. Six pairs of the very best
kid for 50 cents each. There were
Only odd sizes, SO | had to ret 5 l-2.
NY number is six, but ! thought
could squeeze into them" (Aftar a
pause.) They might burst out,
though. didn't think of that"
I'll tell you what to do. Leave MY
sweets. Then you'll grow thin enough
to wear them"
Thank you, dear. You are so econ
omic and helpful"
after the gloves?"
Hand mo my hat quickly, dear"
jumping up. Il had forgotten every
bit about the bananas!" Hurries III,
calling back: "The cheapest thtags
you ever saw, but decaying rapidly. /
must just rush or they'll be spoiled be-
fore | get to my room. p Wacerly Aa-
gaziRe.