Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1920 — MIGHT TRY THE TOY SHOP [ARTICLE]

MIGHT TRY THE TOY SHOP

Certainly Youthful Swain’s Income Didn’t Run to Anything in Gold or Diamond Line. * A flashily dressed, effeminate young man entered a jeweler’s shop, and in glib speech Informed one of the immaculate assistants that he wished to purchase a birthday present for his sweetheart. No, he remarked, he hadn’t any Idea as to what he really wanted, but whatever it might be, he declared emphatically, it must be a suitable token of his esteem, and at the same time come within the possibilities of his income. “And what,” inquired the assistant, “if I may ask the question, is your Income?” “Fifteen dollars a week,” was the prompt reply. “In that case,” remarked the dispenser of gold and diamonds, in his most suave and charming voice, “I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong place; you’re more likely to be suited at the toy shop around the corner.”