The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

of winners rights" Cloud applause.)
MisSus Lem Whittacre was the next
one to riz up. Missus Lem said she want
50 sure she could convince her hnsbing
that she ort to vote. Then she begin
to cry and set down. Everybody pres
ent felt awful sorry for Missus Lem
being as Lem bosses her around some
think awful and the poor woman can't
skeercely call her soul her own. The
other wirnmen present who amt afeard
of their husbings crowded around Mis-
sus Lem and comforted her and pat
ted her on the back and told her not to
fret becuz they would take up her cause
for her and if Lem give her emmy more
back talk they would call at her house
in a boldly and scratch his eyes outen
his head if necessary. Soon as Lem
heerd this he begin to be as Mise as pie
to his wife Lem says ruther than have
the wimmen of Bingville call on him in
a boldly he would run off somewheres
and newer come back.
Well, by this time Hank who was con-
cealed in the clothes closet begin to git
purity warm and uncomfortable all coop
ed up in the closet and the SWEET was
apouring down his forred into his eyes
and he couldn't skeercely git his breath
and thort he should suffokate before the
mtg was over being as he couldn't ex-
cape from where he was without talSin
his fife in his hands as you might say.
Then all at onct in order to complik-
ate matters and make EN- worse Hank
who has had a cold for some time felt
a sneeze comm on which almost parry
lized him with fear. Hank knowed if
he was to sneeze he would be discov-
vcred and he diddent know what the
wirnnen present might do to him. Hank
said he grabbed hisself by the throat
with both hands and tried to choke his
self to deth hoping thereby to also choke
off the sneeze but in spite of all he could
do he went and sneezed turrible loud
and then crouched there all of a tremble
waitin for whatever was to foller.
Hank said there was a awful silence
for about half a minnit after he'd
sneezed, then Phoebe Hilderbrand
said, "I thort / heerd a sneeze some
where's over in that corner, dear sis
ters," and Phoebe pointed towards the
closet where Hank was crouchin with
his heart in his mouth. did emmy
buddy else present hear ennythink like
a sneeze," went on Phoebe, cor was
I mistaken" mo, you amt mistaken
Phoebe" speaks up several voices, 1--WE
all heerd it" Tin that case let us in
vestigate," says Phoebe. IF I amt
mistaken the sneeze come from that
closet" and Phoebe marched towards
the closet with her head in the air
and as proud and deefunt as emmy
think
Well when Phoebe yanl1ed open the
door Hank busted forth with a loud
shreek, but insted of being scairt
Phoebe made a grab for him but mist
him and screamed ITS Hank Dew
berry, sistersl Don't let him git away 7"
CONSERVATION rained soopremeI
Hank leaped down the aisle lords the
door but his foot ketched under the
mating and he fell flat on the floor
with a dull sickenin thud that made
him grunt and groan as if he was in
-urrible pain. Before poor Hank could
git on his feet agin Missus Lem
Brown and Missus Anne Hillyer and
other wirnmen too numerous to ment-
shion piled on top of him and pound
ID him with their fists and pulled his
hair and scratched his face almost be-
yond all human semblance. Hank hol-
cred and yelled and kicked and plead
ed for help but they didn't show him
no mercy. Finally the wirnmen
dragged him to his feet and asked him
# ne had ennythink to say for his
self. Hank said no he couldn't think
Of nothink to say except he would