Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-12-07

tellin' me when you were comm, but
j didn't get down to the station In
time, as the men are killin' hogs today
and until I get the in'ards off my
hands, l haven't time for anything" !"
81 am sorry to have put you to the
trouble of coming at all. I'm sure it's
very good Of you"
| mo trouble; not the least. I gener-
ally look after the visitin' parsons,
and I'm quite used to it. You can get
used to most anything"
Maxwell laughed as he responded:
"You speak as IL 1t weren't always
q pleasure, Mrs. Burke.'
"Well, I must admit that there are
parsons and parsons. They are pretty
much of a lottery, and 1t is generally
my luck to draw blanks. But don't you
worry about that; you don't look a
bit like parson."
"T think that's rather doubtful
compliment"
ooh well, you know what I mean.
There are three kinds of people in this
world; men, women and parsons; and
like parson who Is a man first, and
q parson afterwards; not one who is
a parson first, and a man two weeks
Tuesday come Michaelmas."
Donald laughed: he felt sure he was
going to make friends with this
shrewd yet open hearted member Of
his flock. The pace slackened as the
| road began steep ascent. Mrs. Burke
let the horses walk UP the hill. the
slackened reins held in one hand; in
the other lolled the whip, which now
and then she raised, Tightening her
grasp upon 1t as II for use. on second
thoughts dropping 1t to idleness again
and clucking to the horses instead.
1t was typical Of her charaoter-the
means OF chastisement held handy,
but in reserve, and usually displaced
by other methods Of suasion.
AS they turned down over the brow
Of the hill they drove rapidly, and as
the splendid landscape of rolling coun-
| try, titled fields and pasture, stretch
| Ing on to distant wooded mountains,
spread out before him, Maxwell eX-
claimed enthusiastically, drawing
deep breath of the exhilarating air:
How beautiful it is up here! You
must have a delightful climate.''
'Well," she replied, II don't know
as we have much climate to speak of.
We have just job lot of weather,
and we take it regular-once after
each meal, once before goin' to bed,
and if NJ hafnrn ~
won't say but it's pretty good medi.
cine, at that. There'd be no show for
the doctor, if it wasn't fashionable to
invite him at the beginning and the
end of things.''
Jonathan, who up to this time had
been silent, felt it incumbent to break
into the conversation bit, and inter
| posed:
81 suppose you've never been up 10
these parts before?"
NO" Maxwell responded; "but I've
always intended to come during the
season for a little hunting some time.
Was there much sport last year?"
well, l can't say as there was, and
I can't say as there wasn't The most
l recollect was that two city fellers
shot a guide and another feller But
then it was poor season last fall,
| anyway"
Maxwell gave the Junior Warden a
| quick look, but there was not trace
Of smile on his face, and Hepsey
chuckled. Keeping her eyes ON the
horses as they trotted along at a
smart pace over road none too
smooth for comfortable riding, she
| remarked casually:
II suppose the Bishop told you what
we wanted in the shape of parson,
| didn't he?"
well, he hinted a few things"
'Yes; were awful modest, like
most country parishes that don't pay
| their rector more than enough to get
| mis- collars laundered. We want man
who can preach like the Archbishop
Of Canterbury, and call on everybody
twice a week, and know just when
anyone is sick without bein' told a
word about 1t. He's got to be an aw-
full good mixer, to draw the young
people like a porous plaster. and fill
| =