The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-23
"Um," unused Mr.. Jobson, still looking
thOuo htful

I'm, muSeO MT. JOUSUu, Stlll iOOhlus
thoughtful.
After Mr. Jobson had got away with
his two after-dinner smokes that even
ing Mrs. Jobson got him to accompany
her on a walk downtown TO AXE looR
at the shop windows in their christmas
fnery. Needless to say she stored him.
before he tired and began to thin. of his
pipe and his armchair, to the furrier'a
window in which "her" squirrel coat was
fastened loosely and jauntily around the
person of a handsome, dark-haired wax
lady.
The wrap of the dark-haired lady OF
wax claimed Mr.. Jobson's attention at
| once.
What kind of an animal or bird fur
nished the pelts for that coat?" he asked
Mrs. Jobson, evincing distinct interestin
the garment, which looked distinctly
swagger in the mellow light of the fur
rier's window.
"Why, that's one of the new squirrel
coats" replied Mrs. Jobson, not with any
particular show of interest. THAT is,
! they first came in last year."
Like the thing?" inquired Mr.. job
son. viewing Mrs. Jobson with what he
thought was fine craftiness out Of the
slants of his eyes.
"Um-ye-es," answered Mrs. Jobson;
cts handsome, of course. A little ultra.
as the milliners say of the striking hats
they make, but l suppose that is be.
! cause the squirrel coats are so new, and
because we are not used to them yet"
We'll" said Mr.. Jobson, right at him
self when Mrs. Jobson's view seemed to
clash with his own. 81 think that coats
lust ripping, myself-think it's immense
It's
But" mildly interposed Mrs. Jobson
somehow or another that squirrel fur
always looks to me as if'-and here she
laughed merrily-"well as if cow had
licked it the wrong way, don't you
Think"
Mr.. Jobson cooked his head on one side
and then shook it negatively.
mo" he replied, al don't think any
thing of the sort. Of course, the hide
doesn't lie down pat and fiat, like the Sat
urday night haircut of plumbers ap-
prentice suppose you'd want 'em to
use bears grease or vaseline to maks
that fur lie down as fiat as pancake,
Ell? Did you ever see squirrel with his
hair lying as close to his hide as if he'd
been swimming in Standard oil tank?"
Mrs. Jobson was constrained to reply
that she had never witnessed such phe-
nomenon.
Now" went on Mr.. Jobson, "that-er
that sticky-up, sort O. porcupiny look
of that squirrel coat is just the thing that
makes the hit with me. It's artistic.
hate these cut-and-dried, too-blamed-
smooth things, anyhow. There's sort
of Jolly carelessness about the this-way-
and-that look of that squirrel fur that
strikes me-looks like a good, strong
nipping breeze were blowing against it
eh?"
well" replied Mrs. Jobson, musingly
with finger to her lip. "it has sort Of
artistic effect when viewed from that
standpoint, really"
"Of course it has" eloquently put IL
Mr.. Jobson, expanding with his subject
by Jove, didn't give you credit fol
being able to catch my meaning. Your,
: coming along, for fact-association
after all these years, is at length begin
: ming to do marvels for you," and Mr.
y Jobson smiled complaisantly at his lit
tie joke.
t "Do you know" said Mrs. Jobson, a
\ they went away from the furrier's win
r dow, "that you are right about thos
: squirrel coats? IT, remarkable hov
: quick you men are 20 catch an effec!
a Positively, it hadn't dawned upon me a
e all, until you mentioned it, that thos
t squirrel coats are thoroughly artistic
;. but can see it now as plain as day
d Really, if everything goes well, I be
: lieve should like to have one next year
g l do so love to wear things that you picl
: out for me, because they invariabl
+ prove to be just right, and next year
"Tush! Let's go somewhere and hav
/, some oysters" put in Mr.. Jobson, max
t ing an elephantine effort to switch tn
t subject, and then Mrs. Jobson kne,
# that that squirrel coat was as good a
s hanging in her closet
She was sure of it when on the follow
?, ing afternoon she purposely passed tn
/ furrier's and saw that the squirrel coz
had been removed from the window.
/. She went into the furrier's shop an
Il merely directed an inQuiring glance q
d him. He nodded pleasantly. Then b
e handed Mrs Jobson the $40 rebate ths
was coming to heY.-Washington Sta