The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-15

de-. nearly four hundred dollars. So
| told katherine and the children that
we would 90 over and deposit two hum
| bred dollars of it in the Commercial
aud Farmers Bank, along with five
hundred dollars deposited there when
WAS here before. and the balance OF
it we would spend for Christmas fix
ings, furniNne and other things We
needed.
I've got that wretehed headache
| coming right now" said Mrs. Gay, as
they all came out Of the bank.
You come with me. mother" said
Charlie I'VE will go around here to
j. /. Johnson's and get bottle of Anti
cephaIalgine | took a dose Of it a
| month ago and il cured my head in ten
| minutes.
Now, said the Major, when the
| headache was cured. lets 90 down to
the Raleigh Stationary Store. prom
| ised Separk two weeks ago that ! was
going to buy my daughters two of
those beautiful plush toilet cases. and
| he has a thousand other pretty things
| from which we can select other Christ
| fnas presents.
where next? Well, / have been
promising myself TO take out an insur-
| ance policy. None of US know what
might happen. You all go up to Hal.
Bobbitt's drugstore while | 60 around
to see II. II. Kaney about a policy. He
| is a clever fellow, and they say his Penn
Mutual Company is one of the best.
Say. Charlie. have you got that pre-
scription the doctor gave you? You
know he said take ii to j. Hal.
~ 4 f4k4
sure to get pure drugs and reasonable
| prices. You all go 10 Bobbitt's and
TT go and arrange with Raney about
the insurance policy.
Nov let's 90 up to Miss Maggie
Reese's pa" said Miss Gussie. when
the Major had joined them again. " Tou
| know you promised me new hat
| Christmas and ] have seen 50 many
pretty hat this season that came from
| Miss Recess that ! am just wild TO have
one of them
"All right" said the Major, You all
/! go in get the hat and other nice things
from Miss Reese while ] 90 in here
and get some candy from Register. You
| know Christmas would not be Christ
mas unless vou have some OF Register 5
| candy"
sherwood? Why certainly, say Gus
didn't Won say something to your ma
about wanting some new dresses and
other things, about the middle of Jan
uarv? Ohyou and Jim needn't he
blushing 50 ! Amt going to have any
wedding at Sol. Gays unless it's in
| style and they tell me that G. \. Sher-
wood 4, Co.'S. is the place where you
can buy a whole wedding 'Truso" or
1 whatever they call it, SO go into
| Sherwood's and select those dresses
and things, while / run up here TO w.
| H. Hughes and buy that set of china
/ / promised to give Gussie on her we'd
| ding day. The goods that Hughes sells
are SO pretty and so good that you chill
| dren ought to keep them life time.
I while we are up here" said the Ma
/ ion, lets 90 up to Charlie McDonald's
Office. ] have read and heard so much
about Investments in the Southern
! Building and Loan Association that
am going 10 take ten shares each for
( Charles and Gussie, and then you chill
/ dren must save your money and keep
( hte payments up and first thing you
/ know YOU viii have q thousand dollars
apiece
/ Ma. MAJ" exclaimed Miss Gussie
( JUST come mere anu lpolN al LiC5C tdAC9
I Of Mr.. Chas Rrestch's. Did You ever
IN your life see such beautiful cakes?
/ Let's buy one for Christmas"
All RIGHT said the Major, us he
stepped up, and say Gus. let's leave
an order with Mr.. Brestch for a we'd
! ding cake for you and Jim, and paral-
we those people down our way, when
/ they come to the wedding"
why, certainly I hav'nt been TO Raj
| eigh in two years without going in to
see Fred, Watson. Now there is one
Of the prettiest stores you ever saw in
your life. Come along. l just want
you~to see Fred. Watson's holiday
goods. / always find something there
useful beautiful and cheap,
Now" said the Major, after leaving
Mr. Watson's, wen take all these
things down to Jno. Y. MacRae's and
leave them there until we get
ready to go home. Then
we viii get some milk shakes and I'll