The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-22

Sundays She knvN she Was hr~aklti
ihr tenth rule. which says
No mrmher shall purchase an,
new garmrni ur article of adornmen
for ler person until the debt on th'
church organ has been fully met aud
liald quoted Mrs Peters eagerly
As | was about 10 say" remarked
Airs Wlxon 10 an Injured tone
Y And there's still $50 due on the or
+ gan, commented Miss Barton as shs
book OUT handkerchief saturated with
I Florida water aud proceeded to dust
her square shoulders energeiically.
a suppose II win be another year
hrfpre we can has. ANY new that is
4 suppose Il will be another year be
! fore the debt viii be paid" said Mrs
Peters np1odily
Mary Peters do believe you are
I feeling bad because you can't 90 gal
I lisaniing around with pink flowers Ia
/ your bonnet. too" exclaimed Mrs
Wlxon Indignantly For my part, .
she continued yirtuously I'm willing
10 wear my old clothes year In and
year out for the Lords sake"
so am 4" said Miss Barton, Il
give s. last winter that ! was going
90 lazy out on spring clothes"
Il guess I've doue my SHARE" whim.
uered Mrs Peters angrily II guess
done all the cooking for the fair aud
give
"1hat amt either here or there" In.
terrupted Mrs Wlxon decidedly as she
paused M her front gate. The mat.
ter before the society will be this;
Cornelia Rowland has bought new
pink flowers for her bonnet aud has
wore 'em to church two Sundays
Last Sunday spoke 10 her about II,
aud she said nothing and did nothing
Today she wore 'em again, and now
we've got to take some action That
bunch of flowers never cost less than
80 centsr
How do you know?" asked Luella.
81 went into Miss Klines millinery
store and asked TO see pink geranlum
flowers. aud she showed me bunch
just like Cornella's, and 1t was 20
cents"
"Did Cornella buy hers there?" ask.
ed the other women eagerly,
II asked Miss Kline, and she wouldn't
ray. She's terrible close mouthed, you
know"
II know" nodded Mrs Peters sage
ly. when is the meeting 10 be?'
Tomorrow afternoon, here, to my
house." said Mrs Wixon, ''and | hope
you'll both come. All the other mem
bers win be here and Cornella too"
'fWeIl come" said the other women.
moving along the road.
"Goodbym said the president OF the
Give 1t Up society as she painted up
the graveled walk.
is that Cornella ahead?" asked Mrs
Peters, peering nearslghtedly up the
road.
Yes" replied Luela Barton grlmly
"She's just going In her gate"
"Cornela's terrible dressy." sighed
Mrs Peters. Il always liked Cornelia
Rowland. but always thought she
was fond OF clothes.
"Tve seen other people that's fond OF
clothes" shifted Miss Barton, with
furtive glance at her friend
Il suppose you mean me- retorted
Mrs. Peters, with an offended laugh.
81 don't care If do like to look nice
Ny husband says I've looked so shah
by the last year that he's ashamed to
he seen with me on the street"
II suppose that's why he spends 80
much time down TO the postofiice." re
marked Luela maliciously as she
stalked into her front yard and closed
the gate with a Vicious snap.
Mrs Peters did not reply. Her blue
eyes grew watery. and her thin little
nose turned deep pink, but she did
not weep. There were suppressed woe
and anger In the look that followed
Luella's gaunt form into the front
door. Then Mary Peters trotted along
home
eyes" said Mrs. Wixon, bustling |
about her small parlor Hospitality the |
following afternoon; we're all here |
except Cornelia Rowland herself.
expect she'll be here presently"
There was a murmur OF approval
among the assembled ladies who com
prlsed the members Of the Give 1t Up I
society. Seated about the stufYy lit
tie room they numbered about TWEEN
ty Ave In all. Without exception they
were shabblly attired Some were
even slovenly In their dress. while
many were neatly but poorly dressed.
but, representing. as they did. a pros
porous farming community. stranger
would have been surprised al the lack
Df taste or beauty In their garments.
Even the younger women wore thread
bare gowns.
Here comes Cornelia," whispered
Mrs. Peters from her seat In the front
There were shifting OF chairs aud Il
Duzzlng undertone as the harsh bell
Hanged through the house.
Then Mrs. Wixon. with grave lmpor
ance depicted on her round face, ush.
,red into The room the erring member
IF the Give II Up society.
Cornelia Rowland was small and
hin. with a straight back and trim
igure She had meek brown eyes and
oft brown hair parted over her smooth
,row Her skin was faded. with few
Ines here and there. She wore spot
essly clean white muslin dress. with a
white ribbon belt, and her feet were
bod with old fashioned black prunella
,aters She wore no hat.
She nodded seriously 10 the assem-
He'd women and took a chair which
'Irs. Nixon indicated AZ she seated
lerself she found that she was con
rolting the members Of the society.
while Mrs. Wiron. MS It's president, was
eaied beside her 10 huge Boston
ecker.
They all rocked silently for few
eeonds then Mrs. Wixon got upon
Ter feet aud adjusted pair Of steel
,owed spectacies upon her nose The
women were looking at cornelia Row
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