Evening journal., 1898-12-24
WON A BOOBY PRIZE.

/ her in two new bright hve-shillng pieces.
Ted" she said, when / was just dropping
of 10 sleep in my armchair after dinner, Il
think feather boa would be best, don't
you%
BEST for which, dears" asked.
'Best way Of spending the money, Of
course. Do you like gray or a sort Of mauvy
pinkw
'Mauvy pink. dear; always like mauvy
rink." And for moment the silence of the
smokingroom was only disturbed by the
click-cliek of my wife s knitting needles. My
wife has great fancy for knitting my golf
stockings; she declares that home-kni. ones
are much more economical than those
bought in shops / never wear the ones
she lxnits, but that does not seem TO affect
the principle Of economy in her mind.
was going over in my thoughts the excel
lent approach shots / had made at the
'home" hole, when her knitting nceSles
were suspended for a moment at arms
length in my direction and she caught my
eye.
"Of course, dear, new sunshade would
last longer. Now, which do you advise,
sunshade OF a feather boag
"a sunshade, darling; was always dead
On sunshades."
. My wife looked at me with eyes full Of
proud happiness.
''Ted dear, am glad won the prize;
e Il will save you buying me a new sunshade
OF a feather boa to wear at May wedding.
| don't know which yet. Really, your sill
yer sardine dish isn't half so useful, although
it was valued in the prize list at seven
guineas. Neither Of us eat sardines, you
sec"
a / had laid aside the sardine dish in my
mind as my wife's birthday present. so this
/ was not to be encouraged. 1T was the first
: prize for the Ellsworth May meeting dear" 4"
!, Il know, darling, but when you think Of
= it, feather boa OF the new mauvy pink,
y u it is only a 'booby consolation is much
Z more useful. What can you do with silver
s sardine box if you don't eat sardines
Whereas, il you have a feather boa"
j. 'eYou can make even the choir boys jeal.
GUS on Sunday" / interrupted. My wife
fell to knitting again. / always admire the
brilliance Of the checks with which she
L illustrates the tops of my stockings; the
4 shelf Of the wardrobe on which she displays
q them looks like border of mixed primulai
in full bloom, but one trait / like in my
wife is that she seems to know by instinct
the things that irritate her husband, and
she does her best TO avoid incurring my dis
pleasure. Now, one Of the things l dislilo
most is talking in bed at nights, but just Al
q was dropping off and was doing marvel
l Gus cleeh shot q had got out Of bunker
q that had cost my partner four shots), sh
u exclaimed suddenly: Tied, are you asleep?
* j grunted "No."
Is "The worst of it is. darling, that feathe
II boas dirty 80 soon; now, silver pufibo,
would always last, and could leave II T.
l.. .. ..rt. al
wife paused
"Of her mothers first BOBBY consolation
prize" / said. Before l got 10 sleep ha
~ promised "a take my wife next morning {
a town and help her choose a mauvy pin
e feather boa. II was raining next morning
IN 90 we had 10 take a cab. The cab cost m
lr FIVE shillings. Ny wife certainly chose n
exquisite boa, and even husband couldn
help noticing how Secoming IL was 10 he
In the cab on the way home 7 also notice
that the ticket was still on It.; it was mnrke
four and a half guneus. My wife said thj
~ it was awfully cheap at that. OF course
ls could not expect ten shillinss to pay for
'h whole feather hoa, but, as she remarked
~ Il would have cost me four and half guinea
III instead Of four il she hadn't won the boob
prize 1t was so becoming TO her that
let the mntter drop, but the rest OF on
drive was continued in silence. The sa
M dine box arrived tonight, and sent Il o
OF as prize TO be awarded by me at a cottaa
Id flower show for the best example Of cottal
grown honesty.
'How proud the cottagers viii be-" sal
my wife, 'to have a real silver sardine box
'Yes," 1 replied. Il wonder If they III
10 sardines"
NJ We had some friends in to dinner nel
40 evening, and they pleased my wife much
1y admiring some candle shades she had put q
a the candlesticls / had won at the autum
ot meeting last year. She looked as pleased
ce child and answered, proudly: "Ysa,
bought those with the money l won at q
BOBBY golf tournament"
looked up in surprise.
ooh, Ted, dear, didn't tell you that
cn didn't spend my money for the boa, al
ne these two shades come TO exactly ten sh
on lings" / was carving rebellious duck, az
~ was too anxious TO tell her how clever
- thought her to get the shades for exact
,la the sum she had to spend, but with h
a. usual insight she said it for me. 1T was
~ much nicer to buy something that cost g
a. actly what l had won. These are exact
~ my prize"
~ Some nights later, when had had my S,
ond pipe, my wife spoilt my peace Of min
by heaving a deep sigh. whats up no
.ns cid lady?" I asked.
nu l1l "Oh, Ted dear, wish could win anoth
tie prize
. isn't il rather expensive, dearY"
'What do You mean| she asked, wi
. astonished eyes.
"You want to buy so much with Il, dear
~ ] said
ter "Oh, Ted only bought part Of IN
ler duckie chiffon sunshadeyou admired 20 mu
301 on Sunday. You didn't want 10 invest il (
me, did you"
. NO, darling; certainly not you have
vested il much more cleverly"
;. you know you like the sunshade, Ted
i Il thought you bought the candle SHADE
me DEAR
1T She laid down her knitting and was loo
ing coldly at me. "No, dear, didn't; SUI
= ly / can change my mind about my ol
money. May said candle shades were su
/. prosaic thing to buy with a 'booby prii
,irl it would be nicer to get something you cou
on enjoy as we'll"
Try Yes, pet, always enjoy chiffons."
md Ted" my wife exclaimed, with bun
ma ing eyes, surely you always enjoy seei