The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15
STUMBLED INTO POLITICS.
MRS. EPPERT MISTOOk A COUNTY COW.
VENTION FOR A MOTHERS NETTING.
Got There just as Her Husband Was Called
For and Took His Place = Her speech
Carried the Day. Though II Was on a
strange Subject for a Political Gathering.

carried the Day. Though IL Was on q
strange Subject for a Political Gathering.
A good many people. Irrespective of suf-
fragist convictions, have been thrown into
quite a furry by the presence of women dele
gates at the late political conventions. but
all these women delegates from Utah and
Wyoming combined did not create half "a much
OF a stir as did Mrs. Matthias Expert when she
took part in the Republican convention down
in Albemarle. Ohio, several years ago. Mrs.
Expert was the pioneer of the female invaders
of the field OF politics in that State. and the
curious part OF IL was that she had no inten-
tion OF becoming a politician. A more domes-
tic, home-loving woman never breathed than
Mrs. Expert, and even the invitation TO address
the Clermont county Society OF Mothers threw
her into a panic. This invitation reached
her JIs; as she was mixing Wednesdays baking
OF sat-raising bread. Walsingham Expert
brought Il over from the Post ONCE"
Here's a letter for you. mother he said,
-The envelopes sealed with real wax. II must
be from somebody that's kind Of heightened"
Mrs, Expert looked from the letter to her
doughty fingers, r~uefully MY land. she said
Z wonder who il can be FROM Read 1t, Wally,
please, | cant wait in I get my hands out
OF the dough to find out what its about,
And Walsingham opened the envelope and
read as follows:
DEAR Mrs. E~PPERr-Pardon me for adj
dressing you thus familiarly. but | assure YOU
that although you are unknown to us person.
ally, there is not a member of the Society Of
Mothers who is not acquainted with you by
hearsay, and who does not, as a sister mother,
take pride in your reputation for the good man
agement and care Of children. Because Of
this enviable reputation YOU bear, the Society
Of Mothers herewith requests you to favor them
with an address al the next meeting Of the
society. which l. Ia be held in Albermarle Hall
on Tuesday, July 2S. II YOU will kindly con-
sent TO speak You will of course. be AZ liberty
to choose your own subject but Il, would please
the association rs Il whole. 10 he given 4 few
hints from your valuable experience on. The
Child Mind, and lnductive Reasoning as AU-
piled Thereto Kindly bet US know at once
if you will honor IL with this talk, which you
may make elaborate or informal, according
to your discretion. Very truly yours,
SECRETARY SOCIETY or MOTHERS"
Nalsingham read this alarming epistle
slowly, and long before he had come to the end
OF il Mr.. Expert had forgotten that her hands
were floury and that cold d~raughts blowing IN
on the partially mixed bread would prove con-
ducive Ia Soggiuess Well " she said, turning
her back TO the bread board and planting on
each hip a pasty palm, If that doesn I beat
all. Mat, come here and listen to this"
This demand was followed by the %rn,tllng
Of pa per in the living room across the hall,
and presently Mr.. Matthias Expert came am
bling into the kitchen whore his wife and eldest
son were vainly wrestling with the meaning
of the perpleNing communication.
"Wally," said Mrs., Eppert. read that letter
10 your pa, and see what he eau make Of IT,"
Again young Nal-ingham waded through
the polite invitation, Now. pa" said Mrs,
Eppert. what do YOU suppose that means,'
Mr.. Expert rubbed his ink-,raiued hands
over his bald head. which wa ALREADY crowded
10 the danger point with mighty thoughts
pertaining Ia matters ~ momeatO,l- import
ance 10 himself. Well" he rsid at length.
there ia only one construction thar can be pif
upon il. The mothers Of the society havs
learned what ha6 been patent to me and the
nelghbor' for years. and that il that thars
isn't n woman anywhere who ha, : UGH a knacS
of teadins children rs YOU have, and they wan,
YOU to tell them how you do II"
But the letter doesn't put il that way.
argued Mrs, Expert. 1T says something about
indurtive rea coming don't know the FIR,
thing about induCtiye reasoning All know
about the M lagement Of the little dears is
them and love them and study heir little likes
and dislike and rub their little aChe' and rains
aWay; ald then somehow, We yet along swim.
what the society wants to know. There il no
inductive reasoning about that
"Inductive Eddie 'ticks'" retoried Mr. Ep-
pert. If that's the secret of your -IcCe ~. why,
get up and tell them 30. From what I've heard
Of Mother meetings, your methods are com-
para'ively unknown TO. most. gf the member.
Of that august assembly. II wore YOU I'd
write TO the secretary It once accepting The
Invitation. 4 good sensible talk from n good
sensible woman might work Incal"ulahle benefit
70 the children them 'elves. now that hot weather
Is coming on. II is an opportunity f.or doing
good that YOU cannot afford Ia let slip"
Mr., Enpert %nlinge5 her land. into the
| noble purpo.e IN do it." she said, and while
TIN talking IN tell them all about little Jerry
Golfer, whose pa AID ma lied lat weak, NAV;
Mr.. Enpert sent her latter oF acrpntancc
end received a reply in which she was informed
fixed, that At 3 o'clock on tho afternoon Of Julv
- she would be- expected 10 take the lecture
platform. When the final arrangements for
reformar were decided unon. Matthias oppressed
himself n very well pleased with the turn
affairs had taken,
Its a curious coincidence" be- said. ".hat
4 ull w iNN' - = " ~ ''NlA f. VIZ '''H w.
same day. and, IN all probability, At that very
same hour. I'm u delegate. you know, from
Monroe township to the Re- ublican Convnu-
ton. From the looks Of things AZ rre-ant,
we're going To have an exceptionally hot time
At that convention, e.recinllv On ne nomina-
ton Of Il candidate for Sherin. There were
several men IN the field. AZ first, but guess
most OF them have droUred out and the con-
fii"t IL NOW narrowed down to two Andy
Steelman and Georre HShback. I'm for Steel
man, myself. Fishback. is n thorongh-Voina
rascal. In my o%ninion' I'm going TO- make NE
almost finished. It's n regular ,hunIuirr, !
tell YOU. IT proceedings should be DELAYED.
and yon should get through with your address
to the Mothers in time. Id like for YOU 20 come
shot into the camp Of the enemy"
And Mrs. EDpart, being thrilled with con
iugal pride, forgot, for the moment, the ordeal
awaiting her at Nbemarle Hal and said she
would give anything n she could,
Mr.. Matthias Expert did moi wait for the
righteous assault upon chicanery aud fraud,
He went over 10 Albenarle the day before the
delegates convened. Mrs, Enpert d~enlored
thi. excess OF zeal on the part of her husband. =.
Il had supposed. she said. when ne lait
home. that YOU and I could drive over to Abe
how, ] kind Of hate to go by myself. l We never
been in Albemarle but two or three times. and
although IL IL a small place, ] don't know n
thing abon! the streets and I'm as apt To get
lost a. not
But Mr.: En!Ser, laughed at III; %unlifeiS
couldn't do that. il you wanted 10, There
aren't more than half q dozen streets in, the
whole town. ANYWAY. Malsingham will drive
you over. and he'll know Just where Ia 20;
II was Mrs. Eprert's intention to leave hons
at . O'Clock and then. by taking the river road,
| Ia rntlA Fnnnh ma ria uhAnr 10 "A CLOCK