Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-26
MRS. WITHERBEE' 5 MERRY CHRISTMAS
By Mrs. Burton Harrison.

AT this season." observed Mrs. Wither-
bee, softly, and with an angelic express
sion upon her face, at is so nice to do
gracious things. And since we can't get
out of town Are you quite certain,
Bobby. dearest. that you must be at the
office on the oath and 26th?"
Dead sure" said Mr.. Witherbee, who
with his pretty wife's prodigality in the
same article.
II supposed so" she resumed, resigned
ly. You have just been such an ador-
ably generous duck, Bobby, in giving me
new brougham and new liveries for the
men that, much as | am disappointed to
refuse the Coverings house party, fiat
rs it is to stay in town over Christmas,
hopeless as we shall find it to get a soul
we want to dine with us at this late date,
| trust | can prove myself submissive to
my fate
Dull old day, Christmas is, anyhow,
town or country" remarked her spouse,
"Oh, dear, yes! How | wish we could
90 TO sleep and wake up and find it over,
Bobby! Merely thinking of the presents
for the servants is enough to make my
hair gray
Give them cash ali around, and be
done with it, suggested Mr.. Witherbee.
Il wish / could, dear; but, unfortunate.
~, III u moment of enthusiasm, decided
to Try to create a bright spot in their
lives by offering them little party for
Il few friends on Christmas eve-with Ii
tree and appropriate little gifts, followed
by ice cream and cake and claret-cu
You kr0w. You remember, we had fully
expected 10 be out of town"
There1l be a policeman wanting in
our servants hall before Christmas morn
ing then" observed the master, darkly
Get all these Swedes and French and
Irish to celebrating together and you'll
see the fur fly.
Bobby, YOU never look at things in the
beautiful, large way I'd like you to.
More and more lately, since Eve been at
i tending the meetings of our Woman's
League for Frightening the Lot of Our
Fellow Men, I've been brought to think
of thousand kind acts I'd like to do
, TO those less fortunate than | am. To
tell You the truth, my servants are al.
. ready all quarreling so dreadfully about
the projected merry making, I'm quite
speak to the cook the kitchenmaid and
the second man are at daggers drawn.
my own maid (who tells me everything
has had Il tiff with the butler, and so on.
Actually, they are eating all their meals
i'll silence, it appears, and how ever am
going to straightcE the matter?'
I'D keep 'em as they are" said the
hcartlcss Bobby.
M dearest. our oerca,ro,4 90 A.
league requires our entering into other
peoples lives and taking no rebuffs. This
brings me 10 new idea | was going to
propose 10 YOU. Since dine at home we
must on Christmas day, why not sig
nalizc it by a reunion of sad and disap-
pointed souls
BY Jove. Kitty
well, that's POLITICALLY speaking. /
mean look around and pick out people
we don't usually invite because they
wouldn't exactly go with orr own PAR
ties. And. with one or two exceptions
coniino it 10 the families-volms and
mine. We ought always to remember.
Bobby, that when we began life invita-
tions to a house like ours appeared very
important. 1t seems surprising we ever
could have had such n little bit of an
income as we did. No one in the family
connection on either side has got ahead
like You. dearest. You are wonderful"
I'm not wonderful enough to stand
such a deadaud-aliv dinuer as this
you're cooking up. Why there's nobody
hates YOU like the old friend you haven't
got time to see. 1t won't do, Kitty, it
won't do
As ii you didn't always say that.
and end by thinking me the very clever
est little Wite'----
Il ever perhaps"
Bobby. don't Jest about serious sub
lectS. II | We're taken from YOU. YOU
; would remember this. The more | think
OF that dinner the more I'm pleased with
IT. 1t is the opportunity I've lacked
, reccntly-not the good will to bring
about such a reunion. Youth see that
my tact and torethought will bring to-.
rether those who will be happy and con
genial There shall be no Earring Gle.
ments, | promise You. 1t will be truly =
.. merry Christmas. First, of course, wen
have your brother James widow"
That woman! She made poor old
Jim's life burden by her sour looks and
= her lectures and moral superiority over
MIN"
: She Is the one we can't possibly leave
out, though" said Airs. Witherbee, rather
uncertainty shed be mortally offended.
Really, when l met her last She seemed
( a little bit toned down-not quite so dis
! agreeable"
3 II YOU have her, / suppose you'll have
10 drag in your mothers cousin. Felix :"
Old Felix? Impossible WhY, Bob.
by, he grumbes at everything, and
; makes such noises with his SCUM. II
couldn't give Cousin Felix any pleasure
TO dine out anywhere"
He must be asked for old times sake.
> And SO must the two Liverton girls as
; YOU politely call them, They're on your
l side the house"
= The Liverton twins Poor old things /,
| suppose we must groaned Kitty.