Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
Her Real
M,a.rtyrdon1.

Under the naples back of the Haz-
ssiitt house the Ladies' Aid Society was
holding a business meeting. The
group numbered bare two dozen.
Time had been when the houses at
Mecca Summit could hardly hold the
members.
No one ever asked for an explana-
ton Of the change except the new min
listers, and they did not inquire long.
It's only the unwilling workers
and givers who have dropped by the
wayside," the president of the society
often remarked, resignedly; but there
were those among whom was Mehit-
able Winthrop that held to another
opinion.
The subject under discussion at this
business meeting was the annual
Fourth of. July dinner given in the
church vestry, and largely attended by
the summer people down at the lake
The president, Mrs, Cox, sat In an
! armchair facing the group Of ladies'
1t was difficult to remember the time
when Mrs. Cox had not been presi-
dent. She was tall. thin woman,
colorless and wiry, bundle Of nerves
under good control, lbut not in perfect
repair. Mrs. Cox was the most ca
pable woman In the church, at least so
every one believed Mrs.
Cox herself!
What would we do without her?r
sighed little Mrs. Boltwood. thank
fully, to Miss Mehitable: but her
thankfulness was Of the same variety
which she felt when her Youngest
child came down with the measles at
exactly the right age.
Miss Mehitable, tanning herself. an.
peared not to hear. and there was no
time for the other to repeat her re-
mark. The president was sneakinp
& and when Mrs. Coy smoke every one
listened. 1t was understood at the
Summit that Mrs. Cox had no superior
as chairman of a meeting. 4
who will donate chickens7n she
z asked. ar, 49, y. -. ~
g For an tnstant No ona. anopa ,rhan
with an air Of impatIent martvrdom
Mrs. Cox made :: note ON the nona,
she held In her hand and .ata az, I'll,
give three" She drew her linz doun
at the corners and added With ,,on,
but significant emnhasis aAna I.
nrove. nacossar,, + -, r.. = -
though had honed to sel, IN ennra =,
hens next month "a vet . now bat =,
Mrs. Cox rlancad ovar tha hoa ~. :.
Mrs HOLLYWOOD adornod .. a. 80 ....t,.
q prettv f,owar.trimmad - sra, s 10 ~
Mrs Roltwood trrnad 80 ~. a.,
II will give two. sha ra,sas
voice rebelliously. with sound -,
tears FIST nndar I, +ha snn,.a sn0 a,. =.
the first all-over new hat rye had
in four years." she whispered 70 Mics
Mehitable; "and can't AFFORD to give
two hens"
Irene Hazlitt sat next to Mrs Rolf.
wood. Mrs Hazlitt was vonno mo.
tron who had lived only one wear a.
tie Summit and was possessed ~ az
cellent ideas, which she had bean call.
ed upon to use In connection with tha
Ladies' Aid. She spoke ont with .
fearlessness Supplying to the faitb.
full members mot a single cbickan
will donate to a twenty.cent dinner
Sliced ham is good enough and mncb
cheaper. will give ham bnt M,
chicken"
twenty-five ladies secretly apreod
with Irene Hazlitt. The twentv.fonrth
in the armchair. drew down tho Gov
ners Of her mouth and made another
note on her paper.
1--WE always have had ch,ckens -
Mrs Cox looked fixedly at her naner
"And always before thew have hean
cheerfully donated"
Irene Hazlttt. despite her conr,o,,
sc-se.- felt vaguely and uncnu to..ah,..
disgraced she Hi her line ans i ,aD,,
ed at Miss Mehitahle hut tha ,a ..oA
was staring at tba erass =. -a..e.
Thought Miss Mebitabie hoa ho. tesp
ed much thonpht ana ,ar, 49,
the condition ~ tba ola saa,a.,s "
inc the mast wear wv
The nresident waitad an ,nst..
veloned In 4 necu,iarlv cb,,,,na 49,.
nhere which deenenad avasu aao.s
added II will make IN M daa,,an sn
II viii p,va sour Instead =, $3.50
Everv one save Miss Mebitoh ,a -,
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