Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-06-30

thanking her Tor her donation, and, re- |
ferring to her paper on which was |
written that If he wanted anything |
else to send to her. he said, "There is i
one thing 1 need very much, but since |
it is not an easy thing to get hest
tate to ask for it" He did not inform |
her that since he had no family Of his |
own he had given the things to those |
who had, but he said some other |
things that were not called for-name- /
ly, that he was sure Miss Archer must |
be very practical Christian and al
together lovely
Then followed by correspondence
kind of twenty questions game. The
young lady asked whether the object
desired belonged to the animal, vege-
table or mineral kingdom. The reply
was the animal kingdom. Was it a
pet? Yes. it was intended for a pet
Then followed a number of questions
as to what kind of an animal it was
dog. cat. parrot or such like? The
answer to all these questions was in
the negative.
| the matter. concluded to consult her
minister. The minister. DR.. Hawley,
Elistened to her and took Mr.. Kapl2n
letters, which he promised to read and
advise her after having done So BE,
however, turned them over to his wife
with instructions to read them and re-
port.
Mrs. Hawley read the letters and,
considering them rather strange epis-
ties for a clergyman and a man of
family to be writing to a young girl,
consulted with the chairman of the
committee for sending supplies to in
digent clergymen. Then it came out
that, the ladies having learned that Mr..
Kaplan had no wife or children, his
name had been erased from their list.
1t also came out that Miss Archer, in
stead of working under orders, had
been doing so on her own hook. Mrs.
Hawley and the ladies Of the commit
tee saw at once that the article Mr..
Kaplan wanted was a wife.
Miss Archer received note from her
pastor that he had turned Mr.. Kaplan's
letters over to his wife, who would
endeavor to solve the riddle.
Mrs. Hawley's report was long de-
layed. One day member of the sup
ply committee showed Miss Archer a
photograph of a handsome young
clergyman and asked her how she lik-
ed his appearance. Miss Archer ex-
pressed herself very much pleased
with it Later on another member of
the committee asked Miss Archer to
exchange photographs with her. The
meaning of these two Photographic in
cidents was made known to Mf. Kap-
Ian by Mrs. Hawley, who had written
him saying that she would be happy
to assist in supplying the article he
needed and apologizing for Miss Ar
cher's having prematurely sent him the
children's clothes. the girl having sup
posed him to be married. So Mr.. Kap-
Ian, at Mrs. Hawley's suggestion, sent
her his photograph, and she sent him
Miss Archer's
One day Mrs Hawley reported to
Miss Archer that she had written Mr..
Kaplan and he had given her the
name Of the article he wanted. Miss
Archer was all eagerness to hear the
solution of the matter and was much
disappointed when she was told that it
was not best that she should know
the name of the article, but it would
be sent to Mr.. Kaplan and if Miss Ar
cher chose she would be commissioned
by the church committee to take it to
him.
Miss Archer was more puzzled than
ever Why was it not sent by express
The reply to this was that, being an
animal, it must eat and, being a very
high bred and valuable animal, it could
not we'll be intrusted to the care of
the employees of an express company.
Miss Archer thought the matter over
and decided to decline the commission.
She saw no reason why she should
have the responsibility of a pet dog or
cat on a long journey to a benighted
country. Why, the idea was too abb
surd for anything. If Mr.. Kaplan
wanted pet he could come and get it.
When this reply was made to Mrs.
Hawley the matter, so far as Miss
Archer knew, was dropped. Then one
day she was Informed that Mr.. Kap-
Ian was coming for his pet, and, since
he had written her about it, she was
to give it to him when he arrived.
Miss Archer was somewhat miffed at
this, saying that she saw no reason
why Mr.. Kaplan couldn't have told
her frankly what he wanted as well
as any one else. She asked If he in
tended bringing his wife and family
with him and was told that he did
not. She said that she had been both
cred good deal about the matter and
would send no more boxes of supplies
: to any one. The response to this was
that she had brought the matter upon
herself by working Independent of the
; committee
One day Miss Archer was much sur
prised at receiving a card on which
was engraved the name of Mr.. Kap-
} Ian.