The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-10-15
A DAYS DoINGs.
In Which Wilbur Is Not at All In
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"You don't ask me what did" said
the mans wife as the man returned
to his everlasting paper.
We'll. what did you dor"
That's always the way with you.
You don't seem to take the slightest
interest. When you tell me anything
I'm just as interested as ! can be: but
you never are. You know perfectly
well what l went downtown FOR. II
you don't IL isn't because haven't told
you twenty times IL you'd tell me
something l wouldn't be likely TO for
get 1t, know, but / might be the mer-
est stranger instead of your wife for
all l ever learn of your doings. sit
at home all day"
you didn't today, did you, my
dear?"
Now. aren't you aggravating, Will
bur? Didn't just tell you that had
been downtown the whole livelong
day? I'm tired to death, too"
I'm sorry" said the man.
well, do you want to know what I
did?"
you shopoed, didn't your"
"Shopped!"
What was Il, then? Matinee?"
Wilbur, didn't tell you when you
went away this morning that II you
would walt until the next train I'd go
with you? Would l start out at 0
O'Clock to go to matinee and would
| go to a matinee when there's so much
to be done at home and nobody on
earth to do 1t but me? | told you that
| was going to get some white serge
for a dress. Didn't discuss the whole
thing with you last night?"
Il think you did, dear"
II do wish you would try to pay some
attention when | talk to you. Now,
when we start for the bay and say
something about my outing dress you'll
be wanting to know all about it, just
as If l hadn't Cold you. Oh, you can
read If you wsGt to; l won't say an
other word. Excuse me for troubling
you with my little, unimportant af-
fairs"
I'm not reading, honest. Did you
say you went to buy your dress?"
Yes. l saw some advertised at SO
be a pretty fair quality. That was at
Pennypacker's. Well, thought first
I'd see what there was at Corby's, SO
that l could compare the prices and
qualities. They had one lovely piece
there, double width, and just as soft
and pretty as could be, but didn't buy
1t. 1t was $3.50 yard. Just Think"
Pretty steep, eh?"
We'll, l don't know that IL would
be. 1t was a lovely quality and It
might have been economy in the long
run. Wait, and I'll show you the
sample. Why, no! That's marked 20
cents. Is that or 9? One Of them
was single width, l know. There's the
silk intended for the collar At least
| intended to get taffeta at first, but
there was a surah In at Eckstein' e.
Brucks' that thought would do.
That's 1t. What do you think? OF
course. could use China silk-that Is,
II decided to have a collar. I've got
some China silk samples, too.
well, there was nothing in at
Pennypacker's that I'd look at.
don't believe they ever do have very
good bargains there. They had one
for so cents, but II was so sleazy and
cottony II wouldn't be worth the max
ing, | feel sure. So l went back to
Corby's and I thought I'd get some
thing there they had for $1.1S. / did
come very near buying 1t, too. I'm
glad | didn't now | met Helen Banks
at the braid counter, | was going to
trim 1t very simply in braid, you
know. You wouldn't think II would be
difficult to get braid, would you? But
/ walked just blocks trying to find it,
Eckstein's had some that would have
done, only 1t was an inch and want
ed inch and a half. Well, Helen says
that white serge is rather out OF style
now and advised me to get duck skirts
and wear them with white shirt waists.
| don't know but will. What do you
think?"
What will you do with your serge
stuff" asked the man. Return it?"
Return it," echoed his wife. why
| didn't buy any. | didn't buy any
thing. You don't seem to pay any at
tention to what I'm telling you, Will
bur Aren't you ested?'-Chicago
Daily News.