The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25
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lid I find anything ttico ii, my rooir,yi
|,0iLs home. made yarn sock this morning.
Well, fitaokon I did. ~
Ssiff Not only sotnethlng nice but the Very
thing wanted--tlie coveted treasure thlt
has created IAN insatiaBs hunger Iii my
heart for twelve long mon AZ ~
ssijA no gave IL 2 d All, Tho aithful, loyal
Eovet loving perpetual friend ofR my ~.
sthes good old soul who bears with all my,
Iywhltisiss and pats mo on tho back III,
many u dark hour to- Wit, inysei I. ~ NJ
And did the q uecn bee find anything
ttin 4 her st ock S. yotlr pardon B giioasY
why, slro Ana Ii was tho thing above
|5ailsgotliers4 she has wanted FOR IL twelve
mont h-tl,e thing which was absolutely
Beyond u her means, n but for which her
ISsthbb9ril feminine soul had Pyearfed .ns
on!s4.k otticoatish soul can ycarn. \ Vi n
IsS1.yhoj was tho sdenrE sainart tan that came
|sto ier rescue on this Joyous
MS tho Queen Bee Il herself i was
sliei WI no placed In her own Liso thread,
ORANGE which even IN I this holtr is ticks
IslinR slier to death. 5s -8s
A N ow,8 ot course. there are u .day otl.cri
irotnnd stockings, filled with beautiful
Il things. Ard bullying socks, tOos U .ugli
|sthcy4 don t hold quito So much Us stock
ings. " y. 4
lt hut inEail tho broad e holly frlnged, mis-
,tletos-Kemmcd lnnd, where ISM happier.
swit III than we two. I'd Ours Is y perreclS
pence - the sat lsfaction reflected from 5nl1-
Epteciated generosity the knowledge TINT
by otirs Respective evidences OF unse.flsl,-
neas, " We have made at least two persons
happ Il II, I'll, q 595 .ss 3s
Other glrt-makers, III their frenzied
goa 80 sbuccaneerlng around from shop
TO shop lin their frantic efforts 70 find
something for V Tom, Dick and 81 Iar ry,
or 5I.ou, LIZ ana Sal. " Even as 4 hey rnii-.
sack Y he storcs, they stand In the shahow
sof their own seltislnness. They know.
white they I; mako their purchnses that
they secretly demand reciprocity * from
Tom. Dick ana Harry Or Lou, AZ aid
L Sal. vi s Ss5f W.
They realize full well; too, that II some
thing boSnot Forthcoming from tho mas
jculthe aggregat Ion above referred to. r
from The feminine contingent aforesaid,
they tho donors, Will nurse q fury like
unto tho snllen wrath OF Achilles. Sinis.
ter IL their purpose, to say the least.
Nay, ~ Rorsc-downrlght selfish. 53jisi
e Hut not SO with lis. When I bought the
present TO whlch reference has been made
|thosstillP small voice Of prudence pulled
vlciously and tugged, almost unrennt ting!
MY atamy COS tails $as 1t said Z: X gu can't
afford 81 Tho purchase ~ worse thar,
|Sfolly; you Il never get your money back
ri Yet the voice couldn Z keep me down. n.
ia And 4, IT was tho same wa with; that
Queen o q shoppers, that hoopskirted Nn-
|ipoleon y Of n finance, NJ tho Commander
|iChIef B When her present Specped, like the
Eden apple In It's parad isaio foliage ~ from
1.-the glitterlng bargain counter. she tight.
iened s,liorf economic check rein. held hci3
head high and brave " hurri ed onward 70
the cheap soap and 1o-cent glassware e.
partmont Yes, she took on VI get thee
|Sbohind-m Satan gait and ga ayanted past
ina canter,
NJ But one may cantor bravely away from
sin and yet return TO X In a. gnilop.
q This, an sooth, Is what the veryii human
lady who bjtes off u the bast ting threads;
|Inctually did KS. n @
Neither tho aromatic h soap nor he
;coruscating 10-cent glassware could hold
her h back. Always before her was that
|Sbeckonng tempter--t hat dry " ads ems
portnm loadsto hat irresistible treas
urc. Ia sffSy ii .t'r4
Yes, she fell -fell down. down, d d own
far. far. far below the overhanglng ledge
of economy away past the brink OF Epru-
idence; & q thousand 4 feet beyond the voice