HAVE YOU BOUGHT IT YET?
Iβ ;a question which, appeals to almost every phase of life. '. The child who is promised, a gift , often asks, the parent: Have yon bought it yet?.and ; you can notice the intense look.of disappointment upon its face when you, reply that, you have not. Then > the young lady, when -her young admirer has been bravo enough ,'to ask the lpng-waited-for question, and she has -replied favourably, naturally asks him: Have you bought it yet? meaning, of course, lias "'he. the right: size, of ring, and if he has not done so, then she: too is disappointed;'' Then comes the marriage day, when,-in duo course, the lucky,: or unlucky,, pair .stand before the officiating minister. Everything is getting on '.famously until, tho time comes to produce the ring. The bridegroom fumbles in his pocket. Ho cannot find it! Lost surely'. Then in hard, cold words comes tho inquiry from his annoyed intended mother-in-law: Havo' you,bought it yet?.: A 1"- so on through life various incidents happen, and the inquiry is often made: Have you bought it yet? It so happens that.it is part of human nature to kebp .on putting off things, and that is tho reason the inquiry is so often made. : Now, delay in all things is dangerous, and that is the reason why you should buy Red Cross Ointment today, and - not leave procuring it till tomorrow.. .;■ An accident might happen tonight, when the shops ai'o closed. If you have' it handy in tho' house it will be the means of saving immense suffering. -Many a person - has had causo to. praise the 1 healing properties: of. the Mighty Healer, as'Rea Cross Ointment has , been aptly called. Got a.pot .to-day., As your grocer and chemist etocks Red Cross all the time, and the price is only ono shilling' and sixpence, there is no reason why the question should'be asked you again: Have you bought it yetf . ...'■•
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 5
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323HAVE YOU BOUGHT IT YET? Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 5
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