The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15

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at s4O. IN get u hack at the depot, and twenty
minutes will he plenty of time to get over 10
the hall and take n good long breath and In
troducc myself TO the a.c,e eesre whsn .n. climbed
into u hack and requested the driver 10 take
her tO Albemarle Town Hall For what hap
pened thereafter the driver or that hack "a
with evident surprise at the sweet-laced woman
with the well-iitting gown Of black silk and
the soft gray hair. whose waves formed such
and he wondered why ON earth 80 gen,ie, timld
q. woman wanted 10 20 to Albemarle Town
Hall where. so hs nao been Informed an hour
were raising particular hell" Now, be II
known to all people not already acquainted
with the pechliarites OF municipal
ing public buildings, the Inhabitants Of that
borough were guilty oil confusing repetitions.
IL must have been that The same civic pride
that prompted them TO build two large halls
suggested the idea of bestowing the towns
name impartially upon both public buildings.
the only difference being that the building on
mated by the initiated populace As Albemarle
Town Hall. while the one ON Market street
was called sinp!y Ahelnarle Hall, Mrs. En-
pert, being unlesrned In the mysteries Of Abe
marie life, stood in Ignorance OF the fact OF
the twin halls and their names. But the nice
distinctions were well known to 'the driver,
and he knew equally well that NJ that very
moment the " ails of Albemarle Hall We're echo
Ing to the gentle converse OF the mothers OF
the county therein 'nssembled. while down al
Albcnarle iowa Hall the very tia roof WAS
melting with the heat einanating from the
torrents of warm language, that were being
poured out from the lips OF the delegates 70
the Republican con INVENTION. The man ought
10 have known. from the looks Of things. that
Mrs. Expert was a Mother and not a politicians:
but apparently he didl't. and az just 2:5' O'Clock
entrance to Aibemarle Town Hall and pocketed
his fare. with the advice that she had better
hurry upif she didn't want to miss the fun. =,
A H.. L.nar DIR hrnrX~ Sh. ..ratAI
unrinchingly up the long nlght of stone steps
and past the officers AZ the door, both of whom
were too deeply Interested In the proceedings
within TO demand credentials from any inter-
Lopez. especially an interloper So nenteei look
ing a. Mrs. Expert. Once across the threshold
Of the hall, Mrs. Expert stoppcd and caught
before had she been in such IA crowd of people.
aud never before had she heard such a babel
OF tongues. Every seat IN the biz auditorium
was occupied. and Mrs. Expert noted with
surpris. that fully two-thirds Of those present
We're men, She wondered for a moment, in
the vague, uncertain way IN which, people
thilk things In times OF great mo Ital stress,
AT this preponderance Of masculinity, bur re-
menbering in almost the same instant That
mel AID unmarried Nonen GENERALLY con-
tribute the bulk of advice that constitutes the
reports OF Mothers meetings she accepted
the situation as logical, aud proceeded on her
way to the speakers platform. The chair.
man Of the convention saw her coming aud
wondered Al II, but he went right on with the
business Of the day.
II will now" he said, int to you Mr.,
Matthias Expert"
Mr.. Expert was AZ the foot OF the platform
then She heard The word "Eppert' and step
Ing up 10 the chairmal's desk and, bowing
faned the astonished audience. A, the an
nuunCcment Of his name a. the next speaker
on the programme Mr., Matthias Eppert had
hall risen from his chair with the laborloq.ily
prepared nomination speech Clutched tightly
In his right hand. but when he behnld his place
prompted by his Whitehead wife he sank
down sS. a, again .,i iq I'd eyssT rsD M,. el- sn in the cd hal
not speak for q minute or 50, for now At the
beginning " the crucial test she discovered
that she had left all her ab~trl~e arguments
on lndiCtive Reasoning AT home and had Moth
ing Ia 60 on except her own mind, which wa>
apt to clog, and her own tongue, which wa
APT to, fal'er in.momentS of extreme agitation;
But Mr., Epperi's message To the Society "
Mothers that day was primarily a heart mes-
sage. and when an earnest heart dictate, the
brain and tongle are bound TO do It., will.
Dear Mothers of Clarmpnt County" began
Mr.. Eprert, and ridiculous a this sounded
when addre-.ed Ia the hardened old politi-
cian, surrounding h"r, no one even Thought
of laughing, Mrs. Experts speech to the Re-
publican convention Is not pre- served in the
archives W the county. mores the pity, for
she wa lalf through before the shorthand
take a note, and otter that their eyes were 50
misty Il mari of the time that they got pot hooks
and cnrleycne; hopele sly mixed, and not one
he did get down. But those who heard know
to this day the substance Of what Mr. Eppcrt
snid,. She. talked mostly Of Jerry Golfer aud
~ all such homeless boys a. he. She told
about his SPA IN and his general helple,sness
and his pretty baby wavS. IF he could only
mud a good home. somewhere. the little love-"
Mr., Epport p, used then, The convention
hall wa verv. sti!l for a little while, then sud-
over the hons. and so MANY differed SHAPED
moses were never blown int" 80 many diF-
ferent colored handkerchief. a. one time
before Matilda .Fpper, him.elr .-portcd
n great tahleclotl Of an AFFAIR with u pink Dor
der, and after he had applied this diligently
10 his nose for n minute or 80 he seemed TO
that the opportunity Of n lifetime Wa at hand
quietly he Topped ~ be ,ide hi wife"
"G,nt;"pen of he Convs9tion,r he said.
to the history of jerry Golfer. tie Ia been
adoptei. he wa adopted this morning bv
aman whom vouall know we'll. he wa adopted
hv \n1v Stenlman, whom | now nominate
for Sheriff ri Clermnnt county"
When influenza finds It's cure in lung eS-
pan1ion the tumult is beyond description: The
stroke Andy Steelman was nominated by ac-
clamation n a hurrah that threatened to rcnd
Alhemarle Town Hall brick from brick
was being enacted in Albemarle Hall. The
Mothers ~ Clermont County, and those who
were not mothers, had dragred their meeting
flitik III U.s. NANNNf F'hNf lhh'N " tNf' " nv
ING Tor Mrs. Expert TO appear. When the time
had travelled round Ia $50 o'clock aud still
sh" had not come Ia instruct the audience i'm
the fine points OF inductive reasoning the CHAIR
man of the meeting called n halt in the regular
programme and every woman In the hall pro-
ceeded To do some indnctive rea soninn on her
own account. Subsequently. that unparlia-
mentary discussion was voted The most inter-
rstlng part ut the days minutes. for the in
vectives against y Mother who would DELHI
eratelv leave a band of associate mothers 10
their fate without giving warning or cause Of
ne de4"rtinn.. were sCathing. BY and bv a
particularly bright Mother who had had troubles
~ her own on account OF the two halls. OWNED
the true explanation Of Mrs, Experts dislOy-
altv to the society, and -,raighlway d delrva-
Hall to investigate. Not until ,hcy had ex-
pl4tned their errand did Mrs, Expert clearly
realize the mistake she had made.
4 thought" she said, that II was mighty
funny that n man was presiding over q Mother
meeting. and ] thought II still more strange
previous Introduction But II WAS Just time
for me To speak and ne ] always try 10 do what
have promised, ] supposed he knew was
sure 10 be here, and 40 announced me the min
uta he SAW q strange woman coming down the
ai-le. oh. dear. oh. dear. what must every
BODY have thought"
Mrs. Eppert was so overcome by this
humilia'ing reflection that she Int fat down
on the floor and fannet her flushed face with
her black silk ovarsklrt. The chairman Of
the cony"ntin,n raised her g%allsntlv To- her feet
a uuastion or what Wa thought then. bnt what
We think now and we are unanimous IN the
o~ninion that this Is the most successful Mothers
meeting on record
And all Mrs. Eppert could say to that was
@Boo-boo-hoO,'