The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-12-22

~Um.s unused Mr. Jobson. stls' looking
thoughtful.
After MIR. 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 a look
at the shop windows in their Christmas
nnery. Needless to say she steered him,
before he tired and began to think OF his
pipe and his armchair, to the furriers
window in which her" squirrel coat was
fastened loosely and jauntily around the
person OF 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 interest in
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;
tits handsome, OF course. A little ultra
as the milliners say Of the striking hats
they make, but | suppose that is be-
cause the squirrel coats are so new. and
because we are not used to them yet"
well" said Mr.. Jobson, right al him
self when Mrs. Jobson's view seemed to
clash with his own. II think that coats
just ripping myself-think it's immense
It's"
But mildly interposed Mrs. JobsGn,
somehow or another that squirrel fur
always looks to me as if'-and here she
laughed merrily-"well as if a COW had
licked 1t the wrong way, don't you
think"
Mr.. Jobson cooked his head on one side
and then shook 1t negatively.
NO" he replied, II don't think any
thing of the sort OF course, the hide
doesn lie down pat and fiat like the Sat
urday night haircut of plumbers ap-
prentice. | suppose you'd want 'em 10
use bears grease or vaseline 10 make
hat fur lie down as fiat as a pancake,
III? Did you ever see a squirrel with his
lair lying as close to his hide as If he'd
been swimming in Standard oil tank"
Mrs. Jobson was constrained to reply =
hat she had never witnessed such phe-
lomenon.
Now" went on Mr. Jobson, "that-er =
that sticky-up, sort O. porcupiny look -
t that squirrel coat is just the thing that
makes the hit with me It's artistic. |
ate these cut-and-dried. too blamed
mooth things, anyhow There's sort
I jolly carelessness about the this-way-
nd-that look of that squirrel fur that
trikes me-looks like a good strong.
ipping breeze We're blowing against II.
h?"
We'll replied Mrs. Jobson. musingly
18th finger to her lip, iii has a sort of
rtistic effect when viewed from that
Landpoint, really"
"Of course it has" eloqlently put in
If. Jobson, expanding with his subiecr
By Jove, | didn't give you credit for
cling able to catch my meaning. You're
oming along. for a DEMONSTRATION
ter all these years, is at length begin
ing to do marvels for you" and Mr.
bison smiled complaisantly at his In
e joke.
DO you know" said Mrs. Jobson az
ey went away from the turner's win
w, that you are right about those
uirrel coats? It's remarkable low
lick you men are 10 catch an effect
'sitlvely. it hadn't dawned upon me at
|. until you mentioned it. that those
uirrel coats are thoroughly artistic
It | can see 1t now as plain as day.
ally, if everything goes well. 7 he
We should like to have one next wear
10 so love to wear things that YOU nick
for ME, because they Invariably
ove to be Just right and next year"
Iush. Let's go somewhere and have
ne oysters put in Mr. Jobson. maxi
, an elephantine effort to switch tho
'ject, and then Mrs. Jobson knew
It that squirrel coat was as good IS
nging in her closet
She was sure of it when on the follow
afternoon she purposely passed the 49,.
rier's and saw that the squirrel coat u''l'
been removed from the window. stree
he went into the furrier's shop and stree
rely directed an jnquiring glance al at
4. He nodded rieasantly. Then he
lded Mrs Jobsen the $40 rebate that
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