The Prescott daily news., 1908-04-23
THE COMPANY
 DINNER

Thank you, MT. Butcher, but I'm in no hurry. I'd rather wait until you get through with all your other GUS toners, so l can have your undivided attention
 Why, you must get through some time-every one does. Not until clos ing time? How dreadful! think I won't stay till then.
 Il was merely waiting for that wom- an to go. She looked at me as if she thought was new at marketing. I'm not at all, because bought chicken once, and you have to be very par ticular about buying chickens. It was such pretty chicken that I bought. but our cook said the day wasn't long enough to cook 1t. She was a very i'm polite person.
 Yes, I'm ready now to do my meat shopping if you can wait upon me. Do you sell cows or muttons? All kinds? Well, l should think you would do bet ter toto specialize. Now my-my but he understands drawing the pie ture of it perfectly. You must And it very difficult to learn all tue different makes of meat,
 Wouldn't it be better for one clerk to attend to all the lambs? Aren't they the dearest little things? Grand pa has such a darling dark complex toned sheep-it always sounds so un- kind to refer to him as a black sheep just as if he were man, Oh, while l think of it I want to ask you If black lambs have white meat on the breast?
 Tt is? And they look so different outside,
 Yes. I'll get right down to business. l mustn't keep you so long. I'm not keeping you? It's nice of you to say so. George says l talk as long as any one is in sight. but don't, because when he starts to run for his train stop. for he cant hear me and there's no use to talk If no one is listening, is there?
 Some meat. please. I knew wanted that all the time. It's the size l ought to get that worries me. l don't want too much. for We new housekeep- CTS have to be careful of his-our money. It does seem awful the way the men work just to buy us pretty things and-yes. meat, of course
 'ls it so late? Then I must hurry, for haven't my flowers arranged fol my dinner party am so anxious 10 lave everything go just right, because it's our first dinner since
 You see. George has invited-you never could guess who he's invited knew you couldn't.
 Well. it's his old sweetheart-that is, she never was really his, no, iu. deed But she certainly ran after him. I can't bear girl who runs after any one. can you? He-Georgc-asked her carelessly once If she thought she would like to live In Chicago and do you know she took 1t for a proposal. That just goes to show that man has to be on his guard
 No, he broke 1t of They had serious quarrel and she told him never. never to come again. And be never did. He cut her right there.
 T lived next door, so he came to see me. Didn't that prove his spunk? He showed her a thing or two.
 She? Oh. shes engaged to a man who is coming with her tonight. and he isn't at all as handsome as George. His chest measurement Is only 42 and he cant expand his chest more than three inches
 "I thought you would be interested. Now, you see why I want just the incest meat you have. I intend toto show off a little
 What kind is that? A basket of Leef? Brisket you say? Is it tender? You might give me a sample.
 You don't? Why, when I used to go shopping for mamma she used 10 say: When in doubt, get q sample
 T did ask my husband. but he al ways has joke. He said to get sad dle of mutton. Wasn't tha; funny Saddle of mutton, laughed and laughed. He will want brides and stirrups next.
 There is? We'll. he didn't know it. either, for he was just trying to be funny.
 What would you suggest? Turkey? It's so large. but you might give me steak off 1t. didn't know you had to sell them whole A duck would be smaller.
 Canvas back? That's awfully funny You like to joke as we'll as my has band. Now. if it was April fool day