The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
BY LOIS RoBTNETTE.

Angelina, like all other coIleSe BlTiss
never had enough money for the
thousand and one things she just
had to have, so she tried her hand as
the Christmas rush. The manager
placed her at the stationery counter
near the front of the store.
1t seemed to Angelina as tho the
whole city of Topeka and adjoining
territory. passed by her counter, look
ing for something, they didn't know
what-but something to give mother,
father, sister, brother, aunt uncle, or
sweetheart.
Sometimes these people would stop
at Angelina's counter and, ask for
something that she had never even
heard of, and instead of showing her
Ignorance, she would say in a sweet
tone, ''If we're not sold out, you'll
find it farther back, ''-reasoning thus
ly-that it must be farther back, in
asmuch as there was nothing but
fountain pens in front of her counter.
The stationery counter is patron
lied mostly by adoring young beau1
s. Was Too Much.
"Here's something, nice for So that's
q "Goodnight! you must think I like
her a lot Something about $2.O0
would express my affection, and be
more in keeping with my pocket
book" Nevertheless, he buys the SO
boz.
Mother and 1s-year-old Sam, from
twenty miles out come in.
Mother: He wants to see some
vyritin' paper-don't you, Sam?"
Angelina: About how much do
you want to pay?"
Mother: About fifty cents, don't
you Sam ?"
oauTS''
Mother: you're doin' this, Sam,
and if that suits you, all right. Does
sam: 'Uh Huh
Mother: well, he'll take it,
She hunted the seventy-five cents
out of her pocketbook and handed it
to Sam remarking, ''Here-now pay
the lady, Sam"
An excited person. with blood Nm
her eve. enters, anc wants TO know if
her engraved Christmas cards have
come vet. What did you say the
Looking over the list, NO they
haven't I'm just awfully sorry. We're
looking for them any time now. They
ought to be in by o'clock this after
"Girlie. they've told me they ought
to be in by o'clock for the last three
days. All of you must have been told
to say that"
Men Hate to Buy EN-.
Angelina discovered that if there's
one thing a man hates to buy worse
than safety pins, it is birth announce
ments A young man in the twentieS
bashfully approached Angelina and
stammered, my wife sent me to get
some cards er-er you|know-birth au-
nounicements, guess they call EN-
ooh, yes" said Angelina, right
back this way" In order to know
which to show him, the pink for
boy or the blue for girl. she casually
questioned, boy or girl?'
This was the last straw. Shifting
from one foot to the other and turning
every shade Of red, he mumDled, 1--WE
don't know yet"
Angelina turned a deeper red. If
such a thing were possible, and man
aged to stammer, You seem to be-
lieve in preparedness, so probably
you'd better take some of both"
A richly dressed woman bustleS IN
and in a condescending voice an
nounces, 81 want some stationery for
my cook, the very cheapest you have.
She really don't deserve a thing. Why.
she can't cook a thing. She isn't
worth the powder and lead that would
blow her up. This morning We were
supposed to have breakfast at 3
o'clock, and she didn't show up till
$50 o'clocl1-Fifty cents? Haven't
you anything cheaper than that? Well,
m too tired to look further, so sup
pose I'll have to take it. I wouldn't
mind If she was any good"
Another bashful swain appears on
the scene. II want two boxes of sta
tionery I don't care what I pay for
one of them, even as high as eight
or ten dollars-it must be something
good. And then I want something for
about 81 that would be suitable for
Mother"
Another love-sick youth comes to
her counter after something for the
Only Girl.
Here's beautiful box with a quire
OF blue, p.rA, and cream, for only
$3.50"
Deliver me from colors!''
SHE may like colors."
eyes, but I might get some of it
back
Whenever there was a lull in trade,