Democratic messenger., 1893-12-16

night aiore we git started. Every
thing is purity here but you've bought
now until We can't hardly carry the
goods"
"Good bye Zadok . Good bye Peter,
Good bye boys
And with this farewell the johnson
family made their way 10 the new
store of McAllen Bros
"Purty. amt it Sue?"
"Yes. Pap, but | think the other
fcIler was the besiest lookin'."
Now see here III jes' take We home
If We can't think q nothin' else'n them
clerks. mean the buildin's purity.
See the purity house in the corner.
Jes' look Same as church tixius,
| declare. | never saw the like since
was born. Mincemeat. hominy. -four,
sugar. coffee, candy. cowcumbcrs-
makes my head swim tryin' to see all
at oncest. ! certainly am glad to see
We all fixed up so nice. boys. an III
set here an look while Sue an Kinda
does the ,lealin'."
Having completed their purchases
at McAllen's, Uncle Joshua said he
wanted to go to Richardson's store
and see his friend llargis and as Sue
wanted new dress he reckoncd she
had better get it while The light was
good. They were met at the door by
Nr. Hargis, his face wreathed ins miles.
and Sue afterwards said he looked
nice enough to eat. "All right. my
friends come right this way and I'll
show you the incest line of dress goods
in the town and shoes, too, if YOU need
them. Before You 90 any further
Aunt Mirinda. look at these pretty
rugs, and did YOU ever see such
pretty patterns in carpets? No, |
know you never did" Well know
that dress will please you. You must
come to town oitener and see what an
immense stoc! of goods we always
carry. Good bye"
MA, | want to go to Mr.. Ninccnts"
Exclaimed Sue.
Nv hat Vincent ?"
"Why don't you know the nan as
everbody says sells sich purity watches
an chains an silver spoons an sich 2"
They called on friend Vincent and
Sue bought pretty little gold watch
for herself. and wondered how such
purity things could be sold SO cheap.
Kinda. | reckon Sammy Price is
round this neighborhood somers." +"
well. well Sammy. Id ruther see
We than have big chaw Of that air
sweet terbncker an We know never
20 back on my chawin'. So YOU an
Riah Dickerson an Charlie Sh"ckley
are goin' pardners an have big store
air We? Well | wish We good luck.
Kinda let Sammy count them air eggs
an Sue you git that butter'n stop yer
firtinizln' with Mr.. Shockley. or I'll
never let We come t town with me
agin. Sammy ye can put us up five
pounds of that good coffee and twen-
ty-tive pounds OF sugar. We'll. sam
my | must leave We now. an did We
say Stephen Purnell was in the
Bridge Store? Well guess we'll go
there nexist."
"IIowdey, Stephie. Yer lookin'
right smart an | hope We air. | never
thot we had 50 much in the Bridge
Store. Why We got coliker an
gingums an all sech truck an grocers
nuf fer everbody an cheap. to. Buy
fer cash dye? That'l tell. reckon.
Rinda, will We please take Susan by
the rite ear an histe her outen the
prcscnse Of that fat icller, She do
behave like she never saw a feller
a'fore, an the young preacher a'spark-
in her ever Sadly night an they
burnin' up all the wood John cuts in
Il week. Good bye Stephen. ! guess
we'll go up t see Van Payne, as
Rinda's got 1 git some things that'll
please little Jimmie what We left at
home"
MY goodness Van whcrc'd we git
sech outlan,lish things-them air toy
things. thot that air false face was
Decon Smith sure nough. pearcd So
natul like, We know. My. my! Can
dies! candies! never saw tn like
a'fore, swan. IL old Kris kant find
what he wants here, ! don't know why.
There's a reglar engun an kars. an
wagins an drumb's, an horns an
more candy. Kinda an Sue'l never
stop now till they empty that yarn
stockin. | never saw sich natral
lookin' babies IN all my life! Wax
is they? Well who'd thot bees cud
make sich purity stuff"
Just then Sue gave an awful yell
an ran clear out into the street calling
out snakes snakes -
Van almost cracked his sides laugh.
ing and il was all he could do to make
either one of the three believe the
snakes were only toys made of rubber
and paper.
After visiting the store "f DIR. Hall
and looking at his pretty Christmas
goods they went To Clay Burbage's
candy store. from there to ID. II.
Lewis, I. II. Collins, Capt. Parker
Smiths, Elmo Johnsons; and at
Mankos Uncle Joshua bought him
self an ovcrcoat and then went to b.
7. Truitt's and got himself a new hat
and a suit of clothes. while Aunt
Marinda aud Sue visited the Millinery
stores of Mrs. V. >. Townsend, Miss
Nav IIubbcll and Mrs. Jane Sturgis
and made some purchases at each
place. They were about to start for
home when thev found they had been
50 absorbed with the Christmas things
that they had forgotten the new stove