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MOB X ., r:::: ca.':to.ma c;.::tz:: t . r;ui.iv, i-:;c The tbiab i ROBEOT DONNELL tOprrttht. VM, by Amertcaa Prw Aaae- elation. , TTUIS la for men only. If women road tt they may laugh at the -men. thereby causing family - .. disturbances; It la about Christmas shopping. In which women are interested, but It la about men's shopping, not women's. So niiieb baa been written concerning the matter of women buying Christmas presents for iren that It aeema high time to show the other aide of tbe shield. Among . til tbe domeattc tragedlea Incident to tbb Ufa none la ao poignantly pitiful aa tbe annual tragedy that Ukea place when Mr. Man goes forth surrepti tiously to purchase Vuletlde gifts for bla ladylove, be she wife, widow or tualdeu. " "What would abe like. I wonderr signs Mr. Man. Tbe sigh la long - drawn out. like tbe linked awectness f tbe first kiss. By the time be ou ters tbe big, bewildering department atore which be baa passed by a thou sand times without entering and which la to bbn an unknown wouder land be quits sighing aud begins see ing. Tbe first things be sees tire tbe cores of pretty salesgirls, including some not so pretty. Hut of vourso not one of them Is tin If so pretty aa the girl, wife or widow for whom be la goiug to buy that-well, now. what) He begin to sigh some more. Ah. a box of gloves the very thing! And yet w.hat size does abe wear? Suppose he gut ber three sixes too large for ber dainty hands.' Aw ful! , Then he goea to the other extreme- r extremity and resolves to pet her a pair of those beautiful satin flippers which be discovers on a counter. But, again, what size? If he should make the sad error of getting a aiugle'uute too large abe would stare sarcastically at him and inquire: "Do you thluk I'm from Chicago?": Gloves and slippers are marked "ta boo" In his calculatious. Well and good. 'Her bands and feet are dispos ed of. Now, bow about ber head? Why. a pet of those back and side combs the ; very thing! All women like pretty combs, of course. But iuay be his particular wonittn la sensitive and abe might Imagine that he imag ines that aha doesn't keep her hair tidy. i'.--.--v, "Oh, 1R'pose she knows when she needs balr combs!" sighs Mr Mun, , turning to the next counter, tier bead Is out of the question. So far aa Christmas presents go. she Is decapitated. Well, that still leaves a consid ernble portion of tbe lady adapta b I e to adorn- ' menta "Where are the CremonasT asks tbe man "We don't sell violins In this a t o r e." replies Mis Saleslady. "Go to a music house." "Violins! I'm A Christmas Morniiirf Courtship ! . v- WJJ -A , - J A . - ) A vri3t s i - , '- s i xs- -r tyx; j : . ' . . v ; ' , . i . . .... . , ... . . . . V - . t t . " i L La I Laii TALE i w nai would you like, pretty; maid?" i.cA&aiu-. 'Why, I'd like to coast on your, Christmas sled. t a WHinE are Tnr . CBKliOFtAaT' looking for a lady's house dress, a sort of wrapper" "Oh, you mean a klmonor giggles the girl, passing on the giggle to tbe next girl, who la likewise generous. "Didn't I say kimono, miss?" the man ttays a little testily. "Third floor; take elevator," says tbe Clggly girl, Mr. Man Anally finds the kimono de ::. partment The stock is bewildering. ,11ft never Imagined there were ao many kinds of kimonos in the world. He bad associated tbe kimono with the Japanese and supposed they -were .all Japs. He couldn't , fail to get one to ' fit Tbey were all so loose and flawing that most anything in the shape of a Japanese kimono would fit any woman :aa well aa tt was Intended to fit. So at last the search Is ended. Eureka! Found! "The latest and daintiest thing la the .French flannel kimono." says the chief where the giggly girls abound. For ten minutes be wanders arouud through the aisles, casting longing glances at tbe salesgirls. Now and then be pauses and eyes one girl in particular Final ly tbe floorwalker, who has been eying Mr. Man, steps up and asks: 'Anything in particular, sir?" . 'Tea; I'm looking for a girl about the size of my I tueav tbe lady I'm trying to buy a Christmas present for. That young . iudy with the billowy blond hair is just about tbe size. Well, what of It 7" aaks tbe floor walker. : I want to borrow that girl for about Are minutes." "The deuce you ,do!" ' . "Yes. to go upstairs to tbe French kimono section and try on a kimono for me I mean for my tbe other lady. See?" . Tbe floorwalker sees; also he smiles. But Christmas is coinliig. bo let him feel cheerful. s "Here, Miss Lou," , saya the - floor walker to the billowy blond. Miss Lou accepts tbe .assignment gracefully, ae compnnltM the gentleman up to the third floor,' chatting amiably en route, and triea on French kimono after French klmouo At last one tits anug- iy. Mr. Man pays the price: The dainty garment Is bun died up and aent to bla address, and bis troubles are over. But are they? There's a sequel. It hap pens thnt Mr. Mau is buying tula ki mono ; for . the deurest girl In the world, who Is to become his own and only wife on New -Vear'a day. She - baa confided to him that she believes in useful Christmas gifts. Something nice to wear, for in stance, and be has paid 4S.ST Ir ', ' " MR. ' MAN rOUWD 1 THIS 50TB.' for a nice French flannel : kimono. Very well. It Is three days till Christ- tuns eve. Tbat very night .wneu he reaches home Mr. Man tinds thlatote. lert oy messenger: ' Mr. Man All l over between : a. I will send your ring and the dog collar and the bracelet tomorrow. . I was In Ooldemtctn & Abraham's this afternoon and saw . you making ayes at naif tha girls In the store; then J saw you openly flirt Ins with a blondlned creature, t drop ped my veil d-fwn so you couldn't recog nize ma. J heard you say 'third floor" when you went to the elevator with nr. went up In the next car and watched - - aii hn m Km i i ,1 Pi i I - VmiuiIi bMinnA fA, saleswoman, wbereuion she shows Mr. ' that horrid wretchl is It necesnary lor dainty creation ' In Man a late and 'link flannel , which looks no 'more like a Jap- anese , k I m o n o than a cnterplllar looks like a but- terfly.'''v?' "But bow can I know . this will fit?" aska Mr. Man. "About how ;large is your the lady?" aaks tba saleswoman. ; "Oh. bout your aUe hundred 0' twenty pound."." .: ' Mtss Saleslady swells. Sbe Is quite r plump to begin wltB. "1 guess you're mistaken about her being my size." sbe says somewhat scorn fully, secure m ber puHesion of the fact that sbe weighed 145 oo tbe penny slot machine oqiy this morning. Mr. Man is embarrassed aud bip leas. " ; . -; ' , -111-ill be back Id a fw mbjttte.- says, bavtnz deflnhely determine! to get a French flannel klmnro Sir. Mao goes down t th first floor - . - - CHATTIXO A'aABLT V BOVTC me to say more? ALLYCK. So you see there are tragedies lu men's Cbrtstmaa shopping. ; But did tbla really happen? Ask tbe tnno.. SLEEPY HEADS. By COODLOE THOMAS, j III. yo't Ho.jro'l Chris'mus In " de mawnln'l ; ' Bettah h'lst away, yo kids. I's wa'nin'l J Or folks way am to. act aroun : de grate " ' : ; , . Iatehln' rikoleeuons till de houah .fit late. 'vv ' ; Llnkum JcflTson, git. to bed . To" yo lose dat sleepy head. ' Mil,' yo'I Ho. yol Chillun. dct ' supposlnY . . v " :v While yo ,ettIn dere n odd In' - an doxln ;. ; ', J Dat of Santa Claus comes a-prowl-la aroun. 'v . Ketehln yo rwike when yo abould be aounf ' Annabella. git onstripped. ' Fo 1 has to sen' yo'.whippedl ' n)ACK toward Judea turn;tHe battling hearts r Q) Of men in these the creed and canon ' , 'days; . 5;"r"- :'v From soaring spires and armaments to where , I The Nazarerie once walked the fretted sea; From gilded domes whose crass magnificence r Hides not the hovels in their shades to wiere The Master ay that Galilean night Beneath the stars; from velvet pews and. gold And silver glittering to where He said: "To visit them that suffer and are sick ;-? Is true religion, undefiled. Whoso " , ' ; ; 7 Shall rightly worship God must worship Him' In spirit and in truth. v Trie world doth tir Of hollow show and sounding litanies . That echo from the bannered plains of War. Of - vestments crusted with the gems that mock The starving bodies and the hearts i of men. i It longs to hear the simple gospel : "Love Ye one another. Whosoever, gives ' A. cup of water ,to the 'least of these . Shall give it unto Me. ; World weary souls Are turning from the blasphemy of Pride, And back across the crimson centuries -' They go, back oyer fields of hate and strife, Back over pathways' red- with blood v . x r And lighted with the fires of stakes arid gleam Of swordsr- until at ' last they ;see the Star '? : Of Bethlehem and stand beside a holy Child. And thre, beneath the sky where angels sang For joy, the story of two thousand years Is blotted out. Upon the hew command " No bloody seal is set "Good. will to men And peace on earth,". the gentle message runs. NEVER think of Cbrlstmns but I thluk of the vue I spent W ben on detached service down in VIr- gln'a In 'C2. I waa a-captain then, and, being on special service, 1 happened to be temporarily attached to the "command , of General Cox at Oauley Bridge,1 Va. ' I waa warmly welcomed aa 1 'arrived on Cui'Utmaa eve and brought some letters to both officers and melt the first many of them had received for nine mouths. Tbe command waa the First Kentucky, and a due lot of fellows they were.' Captain Rnlph Hunt Invited me to share his tent, and as we sat smoking together : after tapa be threw; me a letter, saying. 'Read that" . Deaf Ralph I hav sent you a 'turkey and some fixings and alau some n&w un- derwear. and 1 hope tha ox . will, reach you In lima tor Cbrlatmaa. -., - ,'.' :; . . ; ' ."That's enough,' , be suld. for there was a kt more la the letter., and It was signed Susie, . "The box is under my bunk, and as you are to leave to morrow nlgbt you are sure of a good dinner anyhow. ,. So we turned In, and Christmas day dawned clear and cold, and when it came time for din' ner tbe captain's orderly hud done himself proud by cooking tbat turkey in fine Bfyle. r.'lc:'".: 4' VT T The pickets are " dfl ven In." said Captain Hunt as he stood In the tent opening with a turkey leg In one hand., and the next moment be was ordered to take bis company matie a reconnoi sance afld report the strength of the 1. r. Isn't cnM yrt. ar. l vt' f ::' k wlien we u-t biv ic." ' ( in I'lace if our sont.'t t' . i, !. -inj rnrty t:is t tie aJvani-e j-iutrJ c f t.nfi-tiiTutes. Hnut rei-o.L!:! I tc Cer in coiniuutnl as Capt.iln I.iuiI.Imt oui'li. and the three of tm Jam p-J to cover. Dut Loughborough. !w whs In advance cf hia utrn. bad caul.t alght of LIunt. and. with a volley of oaths, ho cried: ' "Come out, yon Tankeo, and 1 shot!" As he cried this ba covered Hunt's hiding place with a long Mia- 5- enemy; " 't . 1 k Tlhr country about was thickly covered Gauley bridge with acrubby THH OOItrXDKRATB SBOFPKI x' y - staslppt rifle and fired. Hunt had grabbed the ,' corporal's '. ordinary smooth bore - musket . and, so quickly had be acted that both ahots rang out at the suoe Instant. I was looking ' put at the whole thing through the branches of a thick cedar, and the two men were :not more than fifty yards , apart. -: The Confederate dropped la his tracks and never moved.' and at' once a volley was poured Into the cap tain's bu'su. but 'not a bullet bit him. Hunt's mep. supposing that tbe three . of ns must nave been killed beat a ; retreaC made good their escape, .. and ' we were surrounded and cap tured. At flrs the Confederates were ' for wreaking vengeance- on Hunt for the death of a favorite pfflcer, but the gallantry be ' displayed ; and 7 bis per fect coolness while In , their power '. finally won their regard. When- askeS to give his parole he refused, saying: , V "You fellows spoiled my Christmas dinner that I apd my friends, here had' Just sat down to, and I propose to , get back and finish It if I can. Ton ' get no parole from me,' I .and ,the . corporal gave our parole, but Captain Bunt was mad clear through. He -was Ironed and. after marching with our guard through several towns of r Virginia, we brought up at Richmond and were thrown , toto Llbby. - We never ' heard who ate our Christmas , turkey. J. A. R, In Brooklyn Eagle., The Christmaa Story. . , pine and cedar Pushing through this .SJSr- TV , until he obtained j position ( com- ,trok thtorv tella. everr chlma I . proclaims its part,, ' - , , , , ' , i . i iai rju&fcp M.OM viitiui i. mandlng tbe road by which the Con federates tuuat advance, the captain halted his' tpii. He sent a few men in advance ns scouts, and then he and I abd a -cbrjioraF' went forward about twenty yards. The acouts, bewildered by the.' underbrush got Into out rear, and a soon asf we heard men advanc ing In.ottr front Hunt at once said It was his scouts returning. "That tur- Sternly chiding those about ; To lose heart. , - Oh.' the bells, like living wells, throbbing ' W r with the life they bear. ,- Coftly each tha story tell, eager for tha world to share. ' ' v 5 i Thrilling hearts that have grown cold, J ' Pleading with the young and old " very where. 4 ' ' - -Naw Tora Herald. ;. MUM Christmas Dinner ' Goini to a I Discussing the Christmas Pudding A VLit rrom 'the Doctor'lct Mcrnin ;
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