Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-17
DOROTHY'S NEW HAT
BY EBES e. RExFoRD.

After it was decided that the
church at Riyerdale was to be en-
larged and remodeled, and that work
would be begun at once, the Ladies
Aid society, at its first meeting, passed
a resolution that it would assume re-
sponsibility for 500 of the cost of the
improvements to be made, and in or
der to expedite matters as much as
possible it voted then and there to
have an experience social one
month from the day on which the
vote was taken. Each member of the
Aidsociety and as many more as could
be interested in the plan, was to bring
to the social all the money that could
be earned, saved or otherwise secured
between times, with a statement of
how it was obtained.
Everyone can do something, said
the president of the Aid society.
"None Of us expect to be able to do a
great deal, but we are to remember
that every little helps and do the best
we can"
Little Miss Deane-e everybody had
called her that since she was girl,
a good many years ago, because she
was of the dumping order of women
thought about the slim prospect of
her being able to do muchto help the
good work along as she walked home
ward, and was greatly disheartened
thereat. Not one in the parish would
more willingly do than she to make
success of the undertaking, but twas
hard work to make both ends meet
now, work and economic as best she
could, and she could not see where
anything more was to come from.
Spring sewing was over 1t would be
dull times with her until fall But she
must continue in some way to do her
share. Dorothy Deane had never
been known to shirk duty, and GER
tainly it was duty to do all she could
in this case.
'I'm willing enough, goodness
knows" thought the little woman.
''But that don't count, if can't get
something to do. wonder if Deacon
Spencer wouldn't give me Job weed
ing onions? They say the boys and
girls he hires make 10 or 20 cents a
day at it. But | dom suppose I could
stand it to work out in the sun more
| than day or two, aRd if | couldn't I'd
likes not be laid up for a week or
two after trying it, and that | never
could do, for l couldn't afford to have
a doctor or nurse if / got sick III
have to think of some other way. It's
discouraging to be poor, real discour-
aging, especially when one wants to
help along so much. Idon't see how
it's possible to be any more saving
than l sm-unless give up the new
hat I've been promising myself for
the last five years, audit dom seem as
if I could do that, this old one looks
80. It's hardly fit to be seen. Of
course, a hats hat, and this answers
the purpose Of one as well, maybe, as
a new one, but the minister said last
Sunday that we ought to dress as
we'll as we could afford to, because
each one of us owed somethingto So
ciety, and good clothes had moral
effect. Hemade it real plain and con-
vincing, and I thought then maybe
he had my old hat in mind. He'sseen
enough of it in the last five years to
be quite familiar with it, Pm sure, T"
and little Miss Deane laughed at the
idea. "I'd hate dreadfully to give up
the idea Of getting a new one, espe-
cially since I've been saving up mon
ey for it so long, butt don't know
but I'll have to, unless some other way
OF getting money opens proyidentlal-
II. / wonder if / could make this old
thing do another season."
Miss Deane stopped in the road
and took off her hat to inspect it crit
ically. 1t showed evidence of long
though careful usage 1t was hope
lessly out of style. In short, it was
piece of headgear that proved conclu'
sively that she by continuing to wear
it would be failing to cancel her in
debtedness to society, if the minis.
ter's last Sunday sermon was based on
sound theories.
ssI'll wait till the months up before
/ buy new one" she decided, "and il
I can't get anything in any other way