Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-07-01

In the drawing room OF the Spen-
GERS hung the portrait of an exquisite
ly beautiful girl with powdered hair
and panniered skirt. She was the
famous ancestress Of little Mrs. Spen-
GER and. when Mistress Barbara
Stuart, had saved two continental Of
ficers from being captured by her
presence of mind and ready wit. One |
was her brother the other a cousin,
whom General Washington had sent |
to Burlington with message to Cen |
eral Wayne.
The temptation being too great to |
brook resistance they stopped to sec
Mistress Barbara. and while she was
preparing refreshments company OF
tory foragers came to the house Mis-
tress Barbara cordially invited the
unwelcome callers within the house,
knowing that it was less risky than
to keep them without. She ushered
the tories into the dining room, then
rushed to the kitchen and gave timely
warning to her brother and cousin,
telling them 10 remain perfectly quiet
until she came again Returning TO
the dining room with huge tray
heaped with delicacies. she spread
them before the tories, talking mer-
rily. her quick tongue ever ready with
a witty remark. When they were all
busily engaged eating the tempting
viands she softly closed the door and
shot the bolt in place. Commanding
her kinsmen TO mount and ride away,
she followed them with her eyes until
they were lost to view; then she ran
TO the nearest house and sent the men
to capture the tories. which they did.
John Spencer was a stolid. adaman-
tine man. who was vice president OF
bank. and when he married dainty
Barbara Stuart everyone speculated
as to the wisdom of his choice, for
she was a butterfly creature who
never gave a second glance at the Sc
rious side of life One day Barbara as
tonished everyone by joining the
Sorosis club. much against the will OF
John. who believed that a woman's
realm was bounded by the four walls
Of her home.
In the meantime Barbara had de-
veloped into an ardent suffragist, OF
which John knew nothing until he
read an article in the paper saying;
Tomorrow being Independence day,
the Soross club has arranged an In
teresting program and the mayor will
preside Mrs. John Spencer has con-
scented to speak on equal suffrage and
the Constitution. and Judging by the
able manner in which she handled the
child-labor question at the last meet
Ing. there promises to be a discourse
on the suffrage question worthy OF
many listeners
This was too much for John His
wife addressing a motley Fourth OF
July crowd and for the cause of eQua
suffrage, She was forgetting her dig
nifty. and he must call halt on these
unfeminine actions or no telling where
they would lead to.
Barbara was not at home when HI
called MP on the phone. so he had Il
nurse his ire until evening
"What does this mean" he de
| manded. handing her the paper.
Exactly what you have read there
| she calmly answered.
| Il forbid you to deliver that at
| dress tomorrow. Barbara. so you ha
| better phone the mayor that you ar
| indisposed.'
| III do nothing Of the sort. Johr
| For a long time I have been waitin
Il 3 o.. Ia n1d mi
/ crowd. There are a few things thin
the men ought to know. want to II
viie you to accompany me tomorrow
but Of course. if you disapprove, yo
mast forego that pleasure"
| Johns face became the hue Of
| boiled lobster, and he stormed an
| fumed. walking the floor like cage
| beast while Barbara perused the pap6
| totally oblivious of his presence. FIJI
| ally he went upstairs with partin
command that she remain at home III
next day.
John was awakened by the eXpl
| sion of cannon-crackers. for which Il
| small boy next door spent his week
| allowance to properly usher in Il
glorious Fourth.
| He found Barbara ct the brea
| fast table already attired for Il
street.
81 had to have breakfast earl
| this morning. dear" she smiling
said. for We women resolved TO
| on the platform before the crowd
I sembled and to begin the program {
| the second of the time appointed.
| DO you mean to say that you n
going-knowing that you are dol
| so without my APPRECIATION
! "I am thoroughly cognizant of tn
fact, my dear John. DO you reci
what day this is? Our forefathers
clared independence 1877 years az
and Barbara Stuart helped capture {
enemies OF liberty. I mean to do
in my power to help the women ri
above the medieval tyranny Of mt
Good-by, John. SO sorry you Will I
come to hear me-"
For an hour he sat alone on I
veranda and sulked; then noticing {
entire neighborhood moving iowa