The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
ev ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

Were you ever on a committee?"
asked Sal.
"Nothin' but the County Central
Committee" replied the cynic.
Il mean a committee" retorted Sal.
Not a black-hand society"
You do me a grievous wrong there"
sassin. but a peace-loving patriot. My
duty to my country led into"
This ambush" Knocked Sal.
Il will never cease to deplore that
spirit of levity and skepticism. my
dear SAL" interrupted the cynic,
which has, ! fear, kept you out OF
many of the good things of this life"
Such as"
well, let us say matrimony."
Il have enough to trouble me- said
Sarah, without taking on the incu-
bus of husband"
"Ah. but" murmured the cynic lag
lily blowing cigarette rings toward the
ceiling. lit is woman's sphere. What
greater happiness than ministering to
household Her life bound up in its
four walls Coddling, petting, humo:r-
ing, boosting along, educating"
YES" cried Sal, sewing, patching,
mending. darning. cooking, sweeping.
ironing, washing, scrubbing-its a low
ely picture. I'm sick of this rot about
'woman's sphere
"Oh. well. Sal, didn't mean to rifle
you up" soothed the cynic. ITO one
of your excitable temperament and re-
alistic outlook marriage presents"
"Cut it out" said Sarah. Were al
ways talking about marriage and stuff
like that. What I want to know is
were you ever on a committee?"
Il told you nothin' but the County"
ooh, that aggregation of backstairs
politicians" said Sal Il mean a COM
mittee for a church social, or club
meeting, or lodge entertainment, or
Sunday-schOol picnic, or an old set
tiers meeting, or-anything like that"
she added vaguely.
Come to think of it l was on a COM
mittee for church supper once" said
the cynic. 1.-THE Mems League gave a
supper to the Young Woman's Anal
gamated Soul-Uplift Society. l was
chairman, l think. l was to furnish
the cake"
Did you furnish it," asked Sal.
well. yes, after fashion," grinned
the cynic. II went up to Mayhew's ba-
kerry and bought up job lot at the
last moment and they never knew the
difference"
You see," said the cynic meditative-
ly," it was this way. l was the chair
man and seven women were appointed
to assist me. l furnished the decora-
tive effects, so to speak, and the wom-
en- the cake. They appointed commit
tee meeting for half past eight one
morning. OF course couldn't be any
place at that hour. So told Mrs. Wig
glestick, wife of the church treasurer,
to take charge of the meeting and-I
give you my word l never gave it an
other thought until the evening it was
to be pulled off and Borem called me
up and reminded me that the fatal
hour had arrived"
when I got to the door Mrs. Wig
glestick and two other women greeted
me severely.
WHERE the CAKE! Luey dSkcU.
"'Cake!'" returned
eyes, cake!'" they vociferated.
, "'Why, my dear Mrs. Wigglestick,'
says, I thought you agreed to get the
cake"
"'You are entirely Mistaken she
returned swapping her jaws. together
like mouse-trap. I never agreed to
get the cake!'
'Wh-what!' gasped feebly. Why
you took charge
"'You asked me to take charge OF
the first meeting of the committee,
calculated Mrs. Wigglestick, not to
! furnish the cake
"'Anyway.' interrupted another OF
'em, Laura Buttinsky said you had in
, timated to her that she should buy all
the sugar and supervise the prepare
tons and so supposed there was moth
ing for us to do
81 see myself baking cakes to Lau
ra Buttinsky's dictation,' Kissed Mrs
Wigglestick.
"'And So says.
| land So they said.
"'And so there is no cake! We