New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City ana Its People

Girls, don't get your letters mix cd. Sometimes it's embarrassing. Maryon XN made the mistake she wrote 10 her mother who lives in T distant city. was inadvertently placed in the envelope addressed 10 3 Boy Friend and vice-versa. The Boy Friend couldn't quite make out what it was all about when he opened the letter and read the fol- lowing:
 Dear Mother:
 Tho holiday has come and gone but the spirit still remains with me as I reopen with 8 thrill of satis- faction the box Of wonderful gifts yCu sent me.
 "You surely do know how to touch that place in my heart which I el- ways keep for just you.
 Those delicate laces, those clouds of pink chiffon and georgette and such exquisite little touches of for g"tmanots. rosehuds and tiny bows. How loye 10 take them out and admire them over and over. The> seem too lovely 10 be real. The green recalls the yerdure of the spring time reminding mo Of the last time I saw you, Dear
 They all look so well on. When I come to see you In a couple of weeks I will don them for your ap prov9L
 Ut is hard 10 adequately describe my feelings when I opened that my sterious box.
 Let me thank you from the bot tom Of my heart for the wonderful remembrance.
 With love and kisses. "MARYON' Eut you can just imagine Ma mas feelings when her gaze fell up on this:
 Dear Jim:
 You certainly are a wonderful old Scout 10 remember me the way you did. II was just marvellous. ] , couldn't imagine what was coming i and l inst ruined my nails getting , that box open. I had to borrow 0 hammer and q screwdriver from the folks where I room. When l pried that lid off and found your card and that wonderful assortment Of gin, wine and Scotch you Old Dear I could have thrown my arms around you and squeezed you tight and just kissed you a mil lion times Honestly I'm not joking { when I tell you it was just what ] wanted I haven't been on a real tool since the night we went to the roadhouse out by the river. Will yon ever forget that night? When ] woke up next morning l didn't know what day it was.
 'I wanted to save your present until yoV came to visit mo but l was so thirsty. Papa. l couldn't. So that night I had Mazie and Sadye down : 10 the room and we sampled every thing. Not much. you know because the landlady won't stand for any rough house. but just enough 10 get that happy feeling. Say, it's real stuff. You must have swell boot ! logger. You should have heard the 1 lhrec of us singing Sweet Adeline, not loud. you know. because we were afraid the landlady would come up and give us the buns rush out onto the sidewalk. but just loud enough 10 harmonize. Mazie did 2, little , dance on the tabl"--you would have died laughing if you could have | seen her. i "You're my Wonder Boy and ] won't forget you and thanks a mil | lion times. Dearie. l hope you will 1 have a Merry Christmas and a thousand bottles Of it.
 Lovingly,
 "MARYON"
 "P. S.--Thanlls for the cigarettes too. Papa. How did you know ] liked Kings Size"
 "M"
 l'. s. "dry" customs officials will wink d blind eve at about 700 gal Ions Of liquor due to arrive at the port of New York this week, and will check it through the customs house without cent of duty. Not since prc-Volstead days has there 1 been such an importation Of rum,-- at least none that came in quite like this, with Customs officers ai- most giving it | friendly pat as il i arrived.
 You can. drink this liquor. even if it were given to you. The roo gal ions are concealed and congealed in some 1000 plum puddugs that have