Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-02-02

| chief or dress. Mis- Mehitable's e.
preston became more thoughtful.
"Of course, Mrs. Cox. I'll make the
coffee" Mrs. Boltwood finally found
her voice. .I'll do my best"
Thank YOU Mrs. Cox spoke i'm
pressively, but did not look up. II
will very gladly help you." Srn made
another note, and added, 81 will $50
prepare the chic'-en and make the
gravy and mash the potatoes She
still spoke with averted eyes, the
nartyrdom of her position bearing in
with oppressive heaviness on every
one present. @My brother and his
five children will be visiting US at
the time, but = a manage somehow,
I suppose always have managed"
At the close. of the meeting Mrs.
Cox looked round the circle, her eyes
coldly skipping the flushed Mrs. Haz-
lit, and made an announcement:
@As every one seems too busy to
entertain the aid in July, it will meet
with me-for the third time this
year" No one else had entertained
It more than once. II expect to have
five boardcrs at that time, but, pa
tientIy, II can manage it somehow,
because it is too important a meeting
to miss" Here she fixed her eyes
again on her hands, and drew down
the corners of her mouth.
you will all remember, of course,
that it is the election of officers. I
don't forget it, because it means a re-
lease fo- me. Ihave done what little
I could for the past few years in the
position I have held, and low I look
forward to some one else more able
than 1 taking up the burden-some
one whom you will all approve and
support"
Mrs, CoI's manners alway.:. gave
point to her words; therefore Irene
Hazlitt bit her lips, and the rest
except MehitabIa-weakly protested.
Mehitable smiled. remembering that
Mrs. Cox had said substantially the
same thing at the June meeting for
years and yeaTs-and was promptly
reelected at the July meeting, just as
she expected to be.
The Fourth of July dinner was a
%;success, and after it the usual re-
marks about it began to roll in on
Miss Mehitable-the ~postofice being
a convenient place for making re-
marks.
THAT poor dear Mrs. Co.: is Ill
this morning, I hear, one of the sum-
n,er people informed Mehitable the
morning of the 5th. "She over
worked yesterday. Why, it seems
she had everything to attent. to, and
so much to do. She told ne herself
that she had to make We half the
sandwiches. OF course, she said, she
was perfectly willing, but it was very
wearing
It must have been. " responded the
postmistress, dryly.
Mrs. Cox had appointed Mrs.
ECrsmer, the slowest worker in the
society, on the sandwich committee.
whereas Mrs. Mclean could have
made the sandwiches quickly. AS it
was, Mrs. Mclean was committee on
decorations, a position in which she
vas a signal failure.
What sacrifices that Mrs. Cox does
make!r remarked another lady, en-
Enthusiastically why, l understand
that she donated fully half the food
furnished for yesterdays dinner"
Yes" returned Mehitable, am
biguousiy. 81 don't doubt that you
received that impression
Mrs. Cox told me yesterday" men
toned a third boarder, that her term
as, president Of your aid society ex-
pires in August and that she will SO
gladly lay down the burdens of Office.
She says that she has served SO long
that she hopes the ladies will see fit
to give her a complete rest. But, of
course" added the boarder, "you
couldn't get along without her."
which vas also Mrs. Cox's opinion on
the subject.
Behind the speaker stood two
ladies who had long ago been men,
bers Of the aid society. They raised
their eyebrows at each other, hav-
ing heard Mrs. Cox make these re-
marks for years, but at Mehitable's
confident reply they fell back aston
ished.
yes, she goes out Of Office at u
next meeting. She certainly has
worked hard and has earned a rest,
and it's time she took it."
The two former members departed
speedily, and called on other former
members.
Later in the day Mrs. Cramer
swept into the postofice, indignation
written on every feature. II won't
stand it any longer!" she stormed.
, Il worked at those sandwiches with
all my might, and now I hear Mrs.
Cox is supposed to have done EN- all.
l eve could make sandwiches fast,
but I could decorate the tables beau
tifully If eve I got a chance! I'm
not going to an aid society again."
Irene Hazlitt, who had been talking
IN low tones to Miss Mehitable, Of
fered no remonstrances az she de-
parted, but the postmistress laughed
easily, merely responding, "oh, you'd
better attend our next meeting!"
Whether or not there was to be a
special attraction at the next meeting
Mehitable did not state 20 Mrs.