The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-05
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After it was decided that the church
at Riverdale was to be enlarged and
remodeled, and that the work would
be begun at once. the Ladies' Aid
Society, ct Its first meeting, passed a
resolution that it would assume re
sponsibility of one hundred dollars
OF the cost of the improvements
to be made, and in order to
expedite matters as mucn as posi-.
BILE, 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 Aid So
ciety 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 statement Of
how 1t 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-everybody had
called her that since she was a 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 much to help
the good work along, as she walked
homeward, and was greatly disheart.
ened thereat. Not one IN the parish
would more willingly do than she to
make success Of the undertaking
but 1t was 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 certainly 1t was a duty to do
all she could in this case,
"I'm willing enough, goodness
knows" thought the little woman.
but that don't count, IL | can't get
something to do. | wonder II Deacon
Spencer wouldn't give me job weed
Ing onions? They say the boys and
girls he hires make fifteen or twenty
cents a day at 1t. But don't suppose
l could stand 1t to work out in the
sun more than a day or two, and II
couldn't I'd likes not be laid up for
a week or two after trying 1t, and that
| never could do, for I couldn't af-
ford to have doctor or nurse II
got sick. I'll have to think Of some
other way. It's discouraging to be
poor, real discouraging, especially
when one wants to help along so
much. don't see how it's possible
to be any more saving than | am
unless | give up the new hat I've been
promising myself for the last five
years, and 1t don't seem as II could
do that, this old one looks SO. Its
hardly fit to be seen. OF course a
hats q hat, and this answers the pur.
pose Of one as we'll, maybe, as a new
)ne, but the minister said last Sun.
lay that we ought to dress as well as
We could afford to, because each one
II us owed something to society, and
rood clothes had moral effect. He
made 1t real plain and convincing, and
thought then maybe he had my old
nat in mind. He's seen enough Of it
n the last five years to be quite famil-
ar with 1t. I'm sure" and little Miss
Deane laughed at the idea. I'D hate
lreadfully to give up getting a new
me, especially since I've been saving
Up money for it so long, butt don't
Inow but I'll have to, unless some
,ther way of getting money opens
accidentally. | wonder II | could
make this old thing do another sea-
on?"
Miss Deane stopped in the road and
ook off her hat to inspect 1t criti-
ally. 1t was very rusty. 1t showed
vidences Of long though careful
Usage. 1t was hopelessly out Of style.
n short, it was a piece Of headgear
hat proved conclusively that she, BY
ontinuing to wear 1t, would be fail
ne to cancel her share of indebted
less to society, If the minister's last
sunday sermon was based on sound
heories.
"Ill wait till the months up be-
ore I buy a new one" she decided,
and il can't get anything in any
ther way I'll give my hat money, but
hope won't have to do that 1t
ust seems to me I'd have good deal {
more respect for myself If | had {
lew hat, one like that | saw at the &
nilliner's with vlolets under the brim, {
md such pretty lace and ribbon in a !
lunch on top. | shan't dare to 30 by
he window saw 1t in for fear Id be q
empted to buy 1t In spite Of every.
hing And Just think hoO you'd 0
eel, Dorothy Deane, when the social /
anne off and you had to get up before q
and say you hadn't brought ,
lnything! Much good the new hat'd t
10 you then! But maybe therell be 9
ome way to earn something. Any /
way, we'll hope So"
But 1t was hoping against hope. The |
month slipped away, and when the
ime for the social came, poor little
Miss Deane hadn't earned a cent. |