The sun., 1896-08-17
GERTY, Y,GERTY!CO
MoUNT VERNON WANTS TO MUk1,,
A MOTHEh'S MORN

heFcEbNhloEt
oode Stir Gp the eNeiEhhor--Tbe Bo.rs
| OF Health 4. Con-idrrinc onI-cto,. -
Her Method of SummonInE Tier China
Must a mothers mouth b. muzze47 Tbn,n
the question which IL at present occupy!,y tha
attention OF Mount Vernon. it is ~, a IN,
season" topic oi discussion. either. bu, At.rou,
| matter. 1t is being privately discussed In eyer1
| household in town: the loca! pagers have tss.n
1t up; the debating circle OF the Y. NJ c. A. i,n
argue IL pro and con. IL il eaId, and, finally no
less body than tho Board OF Health Is to con.
slider II formally. Meantime Mount Vernon IA
taking sides. and there Is prospect OF an lntsp,
necine conflict, the two sexes being ranged 0t.oa
opposite sides.
1t is all the fault OF little Gertrude Green.
wald. who docs not como homo when A.. IN
called. Tho Greenwalds live in South sl,tA
avenue In a moderately well populated par, a
town. and Gertrude has many playms,es IA The
neighborhood. When dinner time come, the
child 10 always OF playing prisoner ba,. Or
pom. POM -pullawaT, or some equally fAsc!aatina
game. Then the racket begins. SIR. Green.
wald takes her place on the front porch ana
proceeds to call Gertrude.
Be Il understood that THE srS reporter haa
never heard Mrs. Greenwald's voice raised In q
summons TO her absent daughter. therefore
what is written here Is culled from the .mpres.
sions OF the ne!ghbors. According 10 them ,ho
daily programme 10 somewha, a. follows.
"Ger-trude."
pause and Temporary silence. Then
"Gert-trude!- with the eecent strong on ths
FIRST syllable
0Another pause. followed By az intr.u,ns a
the breath and
Ger.troo-oo-Uo-oode GertJ. Cert .trA
GERr-TRrDE. I say. where 10 that childr-
Nobody answers. The trees uenble and ths
glass in all the window panes for blocks aroaaA
v!brntes. Silence brings . brief relief But the
voice of the mother calling for her young
daughter sounds again on the air. This time y
comes e1 plosively in short. sharp syl!able..
"Gerty! Gerty!! Gertv!! GERTr! GER-
TY!.w
premonito-y wall now creeps into the st I. mona
There IL . note of appeal IN it that would 10
quite pathetic but for .ts long GdistAnce qzkliiy.
"Gert-troo oo-oo-oo-de. Aren't yoc coming
home 70 dinner. Gsrtyi Gerry. GERT-TT. DIN.
SER's READIl"
Any variation IN the performance Is rather IN
the matter OF duration than language Molot
ony is said 20 be one of its most deadly to..
lures. In the course OF time Ger;rote mares
her appearance and the voice on n. ,.oaS
piazza is hushed until supper time Thea Ma
Greenwald comes out for her second tara. Io-
cidentAl performances are given whenever
GertrSde is wanted 70 70 on An errAB5 OF conc
In and get dressed. Thus Is q pleasant srd
musicA, cognomen made al AbontnAtAoa II ;aat
vicinity. For long time the neigh Dor. were
10th 10 DO anything about it because ,ae-. %
nothing Objectionable about Mrs- GreeauAd
except her calla But there came = time
when 1t was almost too much .or weak human
.,y 10 bear. and the lonE-suSerinS neirAoo-. -
gan 10 make suggestions neAt4I 20 brig - - o
"Coalda', you keep q ball Of twin. ,te4 20
GRrtrudeT OF them N-czeR-Ht N-s
Greenwa!5- and hAal her IN like KITE W.ea
-Or have her repor, ., certain hour, a.
nIed place 50 that yoa could ee sare o: Eei.ag
&c: ssa," advised .atrd. and sr. +, Of
NO. She eeuida', tell thn; from oiAssag"
easier jass % keep her a; home
Ia take her n al nartsi II we're yoa.- re-
iRe % eh..ds 81 ear. % oasns % 6e sr..sea. /. s.r.
aren'! pretty aoos -! ;As rest Of ours viii sAvs
II you want to save your voice, Ma Greea-
wsld.r put IN another neigh Dor. ue could ge:A
sos- ss9s and chase Gertrude up How -0D.e I.'
Curious as !, may seem +, wouldn't do q. al
Mr. Greeuwald inunated IN 10 Uncertain
often as she pleased and il ~h,teve- raasnef axe
to tie sfes, ,ertor q Of tie b..shsa.kcai. s,
Gertrude oonttn ued TO be called. and snA.ly oas
2, so me TEE orre BsscS III
OF the Democratic City Conm,ttee who iiyes
within easy bearing distance OF Mr. Green
Health stating thst the voice disturbed tie
peace. and in the interest OF good government
and the value c. Noun; Vernon properly ouEs.
yet bat Mr.. Greeawalt has She wrote tbs
pathetic pain: TO local paper:
r. ~ Easo- Oft S--:i.nl
K.ndly morn me ~sstse. z. M s..sd q As.sts -
m f a. . I !s..s 4 .sG9R A . osss4 ss e..n sS -A'a
u appears that some rn~csle%c-e ne.Eeno- sas
nAae Complaint 70 the RoA-d o. Health 0! az Ar.o1
osStf sesSs moaiA PH'Sst "a s anf A' IL a2! szI
In hurst OF Alli,erat;ve eea!us the et',o-
beaded the letter; Nest Mothe-'s Noah
Be MuEEied !; " which poetic. And -hyth cnioAl
nelShhorhacd OF South sixth aveaGe the eon-
troversy RACES with especial vloleace- -asrS
are criticisms Ard ooIa;er-er:t.e; ;sraa. no
wAld IS = most est,nAhle person.
We don't deny that sad one Of ;he oS;ee-
tors TO q reporter yesterday. IL !snt Ma
hard TO tske. When ths; voice Ee,s gong i
make. one feel As i: bis tee,e were u asA'rsi
seraped with dull knife Then SIZE s1ekk. of
thAi calling as an act'o- which IS sCre.y oai-
Ural and right IN mother 4 ~or tu'; 70
whistle or g screech owl. Aud as for Il. he ~
right II thar sor; OF ;hias is r.Sht. ,h-p kao~
where I'm going when die. |! Mrs Greea-
attack Of AphssiA she would be very es;:-1At.s
person. but as things are nov she IS ihe crea'esI
diseourscemeni 70 peace and the pursuit q Zap
As most of the women hAve esTors>t Mrs
Gseenwa!d's cause while the rnen are In the op-
position, there is every prn.peci OF i!veyse;.i9
before the voice is hushed or rises Ir!um?tAns
over it's enemies.
oRTIr1RY