The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1902-12-26
FREDDY'S PRESENTS.
Those He Received Were Always of
the U~eful Kind.

The following short story. says
Youths Companion, Will excite vari-
Gus emotions Some readers Will
laugh at it; others viii be indignant;
and every boy that reads it will be
| glad his name is not Freddy keedick-
~ think I shall have 10 get Christ
| mas present for little Freddy
Keedick," said Mrs. Dillingham; 70 her
husband one evening early in Decem-
| Der.
Don't you think you have enough
little nephews and nieces TO provide
for in that way?" asked Mr.. Dilling-
| ham.
I'VE have enough. that's true, but
Nellie was sick in the summer, that L
feel somewhat under obligation TO
her.
Then I would get Freddy Christ
mas present. by all means. What do
you suppose would be suita BILE?
Il have not been a BILE to make up my
mind as TO that. What do you think ?"
"Oh. don't ask mel"
II have an ideal" exclaimed Mrs.
| Dillingham;. I'll make call on Mrs
Keedick this afternoon. and try to find
out what sort of a present would be
accepta BILE to Freddy"
In pursuance of this resolve, Mrs.
Dillingham; was shown into Mrs. kee-
dicks parlor on the afternoon of the
next day. and after few preliminary
exchanges of opinion on unimportant
matters, the converse ton was led
around to Christmas by the caller.
81 suppose Freddy receives quite n
number of gifts each Christmas" said
| she.
"Oh. yes" replied Mrs. Keedick.
He has a few relatives who always
remember him. but really the presents
we appreciate the most are those his
papa and I give him
That is because you know what
| pleases him best" said Mrs. Dilling-
ham.
Eyes, that's it. I haven't much pa
thence with the toys that his Uncle
Henry and his Aunt Polly bring"
why not?"
~oh. I prefer something useful
Now that French clock on the mantel
| than any other present Freddy has
| al l
WAS that a Christmas present to
| Freddy?" asked Airs. Dillingham;. in
surprise.
Yes. We needed a clock in this
room. and | told Mr.. keedick that as
we had to get Freddy a Christmas
present we might as well buy him a
clock"
Does Freddy like it??"
well, he doesn't exactly go into
raptures over it. but l find il very use
full indeed Then Freddy has plenty
! of trash given to him at Christmas,
so that il really doesn't matter. Then
/ like him to have useful things you
know. That writing-desk there was
another Christmas present TO Fred
dy"
But that is lady's writing-desk X. ;"
II know it is. You see l had decided
/ that he ought TO have writing-desk
because it would be so useful, but
| when | went to buy it, could not find
! a desk suita hle for q small boy. How
ever. | saw that lovely lady's desk for
/ sale at a bargain, and l thought it
would be sinful % lose the opportun-
/ ity Of getting it for Freddy, as I had
/ gone out for the very purpose Of buy
/ inc him a desk"
Il see" replied Mrs. Dillingham;.
Then those -ovely vases IN the par
/ Tor, which YOU have admired so often,
I are also some of Freddy's Christmas
! presents The way we happened to
/ get them was this: Mr.. Keedick could
not think of anything useful to buy
/ for Freddy last Christmas. and l hap
\ pened to think of those vases. which
/ | had seen at such very reasona bic
/ price in a store down town. The par
/ lor was 50 bare of ornaments that we
needed them very badly, and 50 !
went straight out and bought them
for Freddy"
/ Mrs. Dillingham; rose to go, and as
/ Mrs. Keedick followed her caller to
! the door, she continued to explain how
much more sensible it was TO give
/ children useful presents rather than
| gimcracks, which are broken in a
week or two.
Mrs. Dillingham; went home, and
surprised her husband with the an
nouncement that she had decided to
! give Freddy Keedick a handsome sofa
| pillow for Christmas.