The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
Miss FinSer'S
Disappointment

At every election for years our
votes had been unanimously cast for
the same party. we were all doing
pretty well, and few of us ever gave
thought to making any change in
politics. 50 there never was any e.
dtement on voting day.
But. about a year ago. Bill Sutons
maiden aunt came 20 live with him,
rs she put It, TO spend the rest Of
9er days with her dear nephew and
Keep an eye on him.
She wss supposed 20 have a little
money. thow much Bill was anxious
20 End OUT. had been through some
aides college years ago. and had lee
Dred several tines before different
somen's clubs. her fsyDrite subjects
being, How to Manage a Husband"
How to Bring up Children" and
The Care Of q Household"
II did not take her long 20 get &C.
quainted with every woman in the
village # wouldn't take her long 10
get acquainted with every woman in
ZEN Villages She was q thin. lively.
DeddlesOme, spectacled. but clever,
old l:dy who honestly thought she
improved everything she butted into.
She formed d Married WOman's I'm.
proyement Society and made all our
wives members, Miss Clara Finser,
he old lady herself. being president,
secretary. lecturer and chief adviser
At first We men looked upon the
hing as a joke and when we met
u the village store would have quite
laugh over it. but we were careful
Z our comments as none Of US was
n1ious TO get next TO Miss Finser
and her lively tongue.
But we soon began to feel the et.
iects Of the VI. ". Improvement So
ciet. in our homes
John" said my wife to me one
lay. don't you think We should 20
put with the team at least three after.
Moons a week! We are working too
hard. and don't feel so well as
used to some weeks ago"
Whose idee is that, Miss Fin
ser's? / asked
Yes, and quite agree with her."
n. replied.
Then We will think II over"
That evening some Of the neighbors
net at the store; each OF them aired
ONE grievance that was put down to
ne work Of the NJ. W. l. Society.
Peter Barrows' wife was insisting
a visiting the nearest city two days
, week and taking singing lessons;
fiss Finser said her voice was
Torth IT, Another mans W wanted
lis property arranged so mat any
aeek or deed he signed aould be OF
% use without her gnature also;
mother wanted n -.-olin lessons; an.
'ner a seventh .e-dollar set OF false
eeth; the work she was doing
round the house and farm demanded
1e best, she said, and so on.
We talked these things over and
scided not TO notice these demands
= the women and at the same time
7tified Bull Sutton that If this condi.
On of things did not cease soon.
ere would be trouble for both him
Nd his aunt
Bill said he did not want to inter.
ere with her and we all knew why.
g had found out that the old lady's
INK account was pretty good, and
ought he was in line for it. but
3ove all he was afraid Of her tongue;
e would sail into him on the least
ycuse until he was glad to 90 out
the fields and work for a rest;
@e would continue to talk when hu
7me back to meals, he got it TO.
~eakfast. dinner and upper.
lie was taking more hard cider
'aa was good for him since his aunt
rived; he said it was impairing his
caring.
The State election was coming
1und and one question chat we werc
vote on this year was woman suf.
age. The Women's Society, acting
gder the advice of their energetic
eGident, cased Ip IN their small in.
Tdual demands and began to work
body for an affirmative vote.
Miss Finser was almost as good at
'asing the voters az she was at
king; every voter In the village
buttonholed, every voters wife
lhSl lucubH6 Hol 10 l'L up nut re-
nd their husbands every day what
g expected from them. and every
ter. believe, promised several
mes to vote the right way. know
promlse to vote correctly on the
Incorrectly as ! saw 1t.
While the men did not arrange any
ncerted action. and did not even
* very much among themselves
out 1t, II could easily be seen. how.
er. that there was an undercurrent
feeling that bodcd Ill for Miss FIJI
IS pet object.
IN an address to the voters, in the
ore. the night before election. Miss
fser said, among other things:
lille It may be doubtful about get.
'g majority throughout the Stat,
woman suffrage, we want this 1T
village OF Farnum TO be unani.
Gus for II, thereby showing the peo-
that though we may he one Of
. smallest villages in the State,