People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 27-25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — Measure For Measure. [ARTICLE]

Measure For Measure.

Gladys—Wliat a horrid, rude thing that Mr. Flirtmash is! He stole six kisses while 1 was standing under a holly wreath and claimed ho thought the holly was mis tlctoe. Edna—What did you do about it? Gladys—Do? I did what any other self respecting girl would do under the circumstances —I made the horrid thing return every ono of them. Christinas Church Decorations In Italy. More attention is paid to Christmas decoration of the churches in Italy perhaps than in any other country. On Christmas eve the young men and women assemble at the churches and spend hours in making thorn beautiful. At midnight a mass is said, and after this a toothsome collation is served to tho youthful workers and there are singing and playing upon musical, instruments. Tom to Sue anil'Sue to Tom. “Can you guess, my sweetheart, ’ ’ queried Tom of Sue, “Can you fathom by love’s art what I’ll buy for you?” Pretty Susan bowed her head, made a pretty frown, Then in accents sweet she said, opening eyes of brown: “Why, certainly not, But I’m dying to have Christmas eve come so that I can find out. I know it will be some thing frightfully expensive—something that will cost lo|te more than you cai afford. You men are so'reokless with your money!’’ Poor Tom next day ran in debt for a diamond pin, And lie hasn’t paid up yet, for he’s “shy l of tin." And lie says that if he ever asks Hue such a question again it will be after lip has arranged in advance for a year’s board in the nearest insane asylum. By the way, Sue gave Tom a piece of neckwear, that cost 7 o gen: s.