New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

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A H-HAl So you pulled ,omething out Of the
~ Christmas grab bag that you amt ashamed
- TO sport, eh? Come Off Amt that
pearl stickpin; Thought Oh know all about
the rest of it. too You're finishing the festive season
with a crimp in your bankrol and a fresh box of in
digestion tablets but think of the fun you've hadl
No: Well, say, then you've been tryin to
through on grown up basis, leavin out the young
sters' Don't come around here lOokn for sympa-
thy in that case; for. unless you produce
dentals from some kid delegates, you amt got any
right tryin to butt in the Santa Claus stunt
than a monkey has at cat show. No wonder you
look like the Grand Grouchof the Boustne Brother
hood Get in linei that's my tip.
Me, Well, there's little Sullivan McCabe amt
there? Course, he's young to get all the 10Y
out of it that he will later but don't believe in
slvin such things up. This is shifty world. and
my idea is to give him all the fun that's coming to
him while it's on hand to pass out.
so when it begins to get along towards the glad
ChrlstmaStide me and Sadie starts IN plannin'
how we II do things this year Now we amt great
on the social splurge act but we like to have
ny around as well as the next ones and we're as
glad 10 have our friends out to dinner unex-
peCted on COrned beef nights when we've laid in
turkey and trimmns on a three davs' warnin'
Also we don't take any pride in Stickn to one par
tic lar set. If it's the Purdy-Pells well and good;
but they're liable to be paired off with Snick But
terS or Rusty Quinn or Mr.. and Mrs Hank Merrity
from out Bedalia way and if anyone wants to tuck
his napkin under the top button of his vest there
won I be any asparagus cast on his table manners
And specially plans to make our Christmas
Eve dom S free for all In gettin' up the list of in
VIted guests we don't have any more use for the
social register than do for the telephone book or
seed catalogue. Little Suly, he don't show anv
signs OF ben exclusive yet and this is his party
from Alb to Zuni.
Let's see" says Sadie "theren be Pincknevs
twins and the three Tidwell children down the road
and the two O.s~s from the gardeners cottage next
door"
And I'll tell Pasquale to have his wife bring over
little Shorty McCah-by PaggliOcin my namesake"
says |; you know, the one that's the same age of
Suy"
Certainly" says Sadie. And we mustn't forget
To invite that cute little Attison boy, Cliff
side ave-
Just YOU say, says |.
Well, we had the tree brought in and set up and
hung holly and roping and wreaths until the
house looked like Ben Greet stage setting and we'd
filled candy cornucopias and popped corn and
cracked nuts until had blisters my fingers and a
crck in my neck Id come home every night for
two weeks uggin packages of every diff rent kind of
toys | could find, and Id been roasted good bv all
the women folks because I'd brought out a set of
10 get through without making some break could |?
HOWEVER, thirCs was shapn up fine for the
II grand celebration, and | Was takin a dav off
To put the irishin' touches To the decorations or
get in the way tryin' when | notices Sadie stckin'
out one finger tied up with piece of baby ribbon
and lOokn kind of wild at il.
Now, what on earth IS that for" says she
is il a new fad says J. " Or maybe YOU thought
YOU was bandaPin up a silver