A New Year's Gift
Mr. Cook, an art connoisseur, buys a statue of Venus. His wife, who is not so artistically inclined, refuses to expose the statue in her parlor. Mrs. Cook, therefore decides to give the stat... Read allMr. Cook, an art connoisseur, buys a statue of Venus. His wife, who is not so artistically inclined, refuses to expose the statue in her parlor. Mrs. Cook, therefore decides to give the statue to Mrs. Walker. They again give it to another friend, and so it comes from house to hou... Read allMr. Cook, an art connoisseur, buys a statue of Venus. His wife, who is not so artistically inclined, refuses to expose the statue in her parlor. Mrs. Cook, therefore decides to give the statue to Mrs. Walker. They again give it to another friend, and so it comes from house to house, until, on New Year's Day, it comes back to Mrs. Cook. Mrs. Cook decides that the only ... Read all