Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-11-27

] Officer Fosdick, or Maria Jennings of them |
| all would discharge that Office more grandly |
nor more kindly than she.
She told me nothing about Il; but there
was little which passed in Lucas street, or
Carney place, or Orange lane in those days
which was not reported before the week was
| over to one or other Of the saints who were
| at work In our sewing-room, and without
| much difficulty | was able to patch out the
| story now tell you.
Hepsy and her mother slept late ON Thanks
| giving morning There was no "day's work"
| to be grateful for at which one must report
at seven O'clock, breakfast already eaten.
| Hepsy tookthc good Of her bed, for once, and
then made a fire lavishly. She had weeks
proyant In the house, and that was very long
forclook for her. A sumptuous breakfast she
and Mrs. Brown made; aud then Hepsy as
/ sumed the Lady Bountiful, as If she had been
born to the position.
az hate to leave you, mother; but it's
| Thanksgiving Day, and | think, before
meeting, I'll just step round into Orange
lane and see how those poor Flaunagans
get on. hadn't any time to go and see them
yesterday. We shan't want TO put our turkey
In the oven before eleven. I'll just stuff him
and get him ready now, and then I'll be back
in time to put him in. Perhaps you would
not mind pounding the cracker
All this withoutthe slightest allusion TO the
theory of Yesterday mornings breakfast that
the roasting of the turkey would be useless
| bother.
SO they quickly got the great fowl ready,
and then Hepsy arrayed herself in her Sun
days best for her visit TO the Flannagans.
All, me! That was what the philanthropists
| are apt to say is mot a good case.n Indeed,
II was not good case. Hepsy went in cor
daily, but with consciousness of her dignity
and position, and Of the distinction which
must be preserved between the classes of
society. Mrs, Flanagan, c0rewoln and
wretched, welcomed her and wiped the seat OF
the only chair with her apron. Hepsy in
quired by name after the children, and then
how Mike was doing. "Ilow do you doy
means one thing, my dear Mrs. Whitehead or
my dear Mrs. Lovechild, when Fanny comes
running into your pNrlor and says, How do
you doY to you. But when you ask how
Mike Flanagan is doing the question means
simply is he getting along without making a
beast of himself or no. Alas Mike was not
doing we'll He had assisted in turkey
rattle the night before to such purpose that he
had spent all the money which they would ad-
vance him at llinckey's, that he had won no
turkey, and that he had been brought back at
one in the morning by Britt and Flinders, who
were only not quite so drunk as he was. Mrs.
Flanagan pointed sadly into the dark alcove,
, on the straw on the bottom of which Mike
was sleeping off his whisky much asa pig
might sleep in the covered part of his sty.
"Too bad" said Hepsy "Too bad, Mary.
Hanging is not good enough for them that
: give him the liquor. But he's well at home
now I'll come round in the morning with
Mac, and we'll make him take the pledge be-
fore he goes out. Don't you say word to
him to-day. / come round because l want
Larry for an hour or two; and If you will let
!. him come with me he shall bring you q nice
: turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner. So dc
I you take heart, Mary, and you shall have Il
y good, pleasant Thanksgiving after all. You
see my turkey rattle turned out better thar
d Mikes"
n Poor Mary would not laugh; but she gave
q her consent gladly enough to Larry's going
q with Hepsy, and Hepsy started in search o
7, him among the boys who were skating OF
& the frozen puddle behind the stables.
Il Larry, as need hardly be said, was i'm
&c mensely excited by the commission. H(
e borrowed Hiram Flinders four-wheel wheI
D he found what was in the wind; went bacl
y with Hepsy to Lucas street. took in hi
, freight, and decorOusly accompaniedh her will
II as much dignity as Mrs. CradocNs coach
'e man would have shown on the mornings eX
20 peditiOn. First, they came back TO his moth
81 cr's; and Mrs Flanagan had to take reg
III ular talking to from Lady Bountiful as t
2, how the turkey was to be stuffed and basteC
ID Let us trust that she obcyed the Injunction:
nc Then they went to little Mrs. Serz, in the eel
ID lar in Castle street. Hepsy worked her wa
n IN with some difficulty, for the muslin Skin
10 of Gertrude MacFlmsey hung across tn
room from one side to another, as it was dry
'e ing. In the window corner Mrs. SerZ wa
s. doing crimping, or tluting, or clear starching
or some deed without name.
IS Good morning, Miss Serz."
=" Guten WOrgen, guten HOrgen."
r. A nice day for Thanksgiving, Miss Serz
lis "Nich lerStehe, NIGHT 1erStehe"
IN "Gad to see you so well. But it's sham
= you have to work on Thanksgiving
lS ''Nicht ueFStehe, nicht UerStehc."
ea "Thank you kindly, she's very well. W
ms had turkey we could not use Mrs Serz, an
" | thought you might like it,"
le: Mrs. SerZ was little amazed by this tim
IL and looked for Constance, who could int
ls pret little. But Hepsy was before her, an
Ike "Here's the turkey Miss Serz And if yo
'lr have got little cracker You can pound
- with sweet majorrum. We think that max,
ei better stufling in our country than brea
TO and onions dom This last she said very lou
to, from the fear that it might not be entire
OF Ineligible.
e; Mrs. Serz looked with amazement at Il
US turkey, wiped her hands and "hefted' hin
nc and said:
lis "Dankc, danke."
ie, 81 say without onions. Onions are bett
nc with geese. But put in this little paper
M sweet maiorum. 1t is some | brought fro
10 TuNbury.' This last very loud, as Mrs, Sc
ie' seemed somewhat doubtful.
". " DHke doRke," said that lady again.
And Hepsy withdrew. Larry folowe
y. crestfallen. "Why did she say donkey ~
a asked Miss Hepsy, meelly. But Miss Hep
m returned nOanswer.
n LARRY" said she, after little consider
i, | tlOu, VIC must 20 HcNl 10 IHll ItBdli - III
ne then we will come back to Suffolk street,
ea them Eyetallians.n
10; To Phil Regan's attic they repaired ther
hu fore. Phil was not at home. lie was blac
"a ing shoes at the Albany Station. But Phi
ld smart little sister Florence was in, and u
Us other two little ones. No school. So Hep
took off her bonnet and shawl mixed Il
i cracker crumbs to suit herself, and cxplain
nu carefully to Florence how she wished to ha
III, the turkey bastcd, and with her own han
re, put 1t into the pan and put the pan into Il
let oven, giving Florence strict directions how
~ tend it and watch over it till Phil returne
No' Brave Phil Regan, the head OF that hOus
IN, hold. He was then just fourteen years ol
IN At the Eyetallians much such a sccl
CT, transpired as at Mrs. Serz Hepsy beil
:. wholly ignorant Of any dialect of the Tusc
,ht tongue; and the Eyetallians, who had con
uS ON from New York only ten DAYS bcfol
DC equally ignorant of English But there W
ied no misunderstanding Miss lepsy's kindne
'eu of Intention; and, us she spoke very lOl
here, it is to be hoped that the Eyctali0
'yHS understood the greater part of her directio
eIl to them. Anyway, the two women wi
-. many "pdgie," took the turkey rs gently
at if it had been baby, and Hepsy, in tho
ough examination of the attic, well-ni!
To- been before her there. Nay she even VIC
lne dered whether in the calendar of these pO
10 people the name Of Thanksgiving" had eN
, come in before But by mentioning it 81
Seu ficienty loud she felt sure that she shou
= fix ii in their minds.
Inc As they went back toward Lucas sire
7 Larry following behind, carriage, drivi
! fast, passed them.
req Miss Hepsy, Miss Hcpsy" cried Lar
out fbreath. "Sure as | live, there's yo
mother gom to ride
ne "Nonsense, Larry. None OF your stuff"
MS 81 say, Miss Hepsy, it was your moth
sure as live and breathe"
ht' "IIOld your tongue, Larry
lS- And he held it.
KS But when Hepsy had climbed the starw
to her own home sure enough the bird Ii
uF- flown. Mrs. Brown was not there. Nobo
was there.
yes Hepsy ran into the bedroom in a frig
ep- No mother there. She came back TO Lai
or, and questioned him. He was staunch
ne saying that the old lady was in the kerrdg
L. Hepsy returned amazed to the room whi
lgh her mother had not left without her for fl