The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-01-15

Z mas IL Dc EAou4ptuE atO2k
before We know IL Right
now the time lie drawing pretty close
when fellow will have to be mighty
careful about opening bureau drawers
when his wife Is Ia the room II he
doesn't want to be scared into Il coa-
niption when she notices what he'n
doing Ysee. this is just about the
beginning Of the season when wives
start TO hiding the Christmas presents
they've bought for their husbands
Funny gag. that. too
Then there's another thing about
this Christmas present hiding bust
ness. Most men stick il out that VEIN
en- are the curious. inauisiuvs sex.
don't they Well. 1 don't believe IL
In my opinion Een are a whole heap
more curious and inquisitivS than
women. Fact is. I know it.
For instance. husband. long
about this season that's approaching.
is cropping around for q fresh shirt
upon getting up in the morning Hs
yanks out the wrong drawer OF the
bureau Well. on this merniHg he
pulls out the bottom bureas drawer
say, and his wife. who Ia fixing
her hair at the chiHonier in an
other part of the room. catches him
in the act just IN time. lets out her
little sQuawk. and races over 10 the
bureau and pushes the drawer shut
so It's there, hey he says 10
her Souse me for living and then
the mullethead goes on grinuing like
a chimpanzee while he brushes his
hair Then he turns 10 her
-Watchoo got In there, anyway ?
he asks her
She tells him, with grimace.
and very properly. that it's none OF his
business And she adds something
about folks that rubber
But. say, g'wan and tell me what
chloe got ia there. won't you?' he tries
again, wheedIingly.
"Whereupon his wife makes mention
of that feline that met an untimely
end through curiosity.
That's all right about the cat.
says the husband then. but I'll bet
you a new rubber plant that it's cigars
that you've got IN there And then
he begins to look a bit alarmed Say,
/ hope not, though. I'm thinking about
swearing on smoking soon now any
how
But this hint OF his about the CT
CARS doesn't get the least bit OF a
rise our OF her Not much. Nothing
whatever doing in the conversational
line on her part
"'Oh, I'm pinhead. sure enough,
her husband says then. after a pause.
alive by curiosity I might have
known all the time that It's a shaving
OUTFIT That's exactly what 1t is. for
a sure thing
However, his wife most carefully
adjusts her side combs and quite re-
trains from talking. Then he sticks
his hands into his trousers pockets
and looks her over quizzically.
"'Aw, come on, now. like a good
girl. and tell me II you've gone and
got me that bath robe that We were
looking at in the shop window the
other afternoon he says to her in his
most persuasive tone.
Say, Minnie, you might let a fel-
Ter see what you've got tucked in
there, At that
Just compare the attitude of the
average husband in this Christmas
gift business with the position OF his
wife on that same subject She doesn't
really want TO know what he Is going
to give her for Christmas She wants
10 be .sprised
Look, here, hun he says TO her
some morning along toward Christmas
usually he puts 1t of till about the
last day. when everything is all picked
over ia the stores-'Look a-here. my
dear. whatchoO want for Christmas
hey? It's up 10 you. you know
Why. the very idea she exclaims.
Up to me! Preposterous, Why. it
wouldn't be any Christmas gift at all
If I told you what ! wanted you TO
get for me
Oh. that's one way OF looking At
it, he says. But, dye know. I was
thinking about getting you
Sh-sh-sh. Stop she cries Don't
you dare tell me Jack Costing Don't
you dare.
All the same. she's foxy. at that
After a while an idea strikes her
You know. OF course, Jack she
says AANSAA - N4NA Il -O@ a WI
ried about the sizes OF things, why
your sister Agnes and 1 wear exactly
the same sizes in everything and
she
But. nix he breaks IN II isn't
anything that comes In sizes. rs one
of those
And again her fingers go into her
ears The 's'priss' is the whole thing
TO her. and she is resolved not to hear
in advance what he is thinking OF get
ting for her.
Now. If all this doesn't come pretty
near proving that women are rsaHy
less curious than men. thea duane,
aHHno, heyf"
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