Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-02-15
Hepsey Burke
A Sister to David Har,711
By F. NJ. Westcott
By F. NJ. Westcott
SYNOPSIS
Chapters 4 to II

Chapters to II
Rev. Donald Maxwell, a city bred,
handsome chap of Is, accepts his first
snarEs IN the decadent m9pntatn Int Hansny s
and. eyes that twinkle She Is accom-. :
panied by her la,yesf,oid dnMnoh son Nicolas ons
thsn Jackson. MAXWELL sets about to
get acquainted with. and adapt himself
p the ways Of his parish parishiogners gnn and and
He receives hearty cooperation from
everyone but the senior , warden sylyes, v,,.
parish AFFAIRS. Miss Virginia Bescom,
his daughter. takes a lively interest in
church work for frc time but when tS MAJ n
attractive young bride, she becomes
very Jealous and naughty. Mrs. Betty
xTsl makes IKE ,a, warm ,dsndoS rriend OF Hep aep
than jackson, the Junior warden, to
choose Hepsey as hia wife.
chapter 1S-Nickey Burke with 9th
- boy companions, give circus per
SogmANoe In an old barn and while
Derohed on tho back Of the old horse
&haxies, posing as the Tattooed Man
~ horse bolts and runs through the
Village streets stopping in front of the
shurch. The remaining performers
and audience follow and as result
ars caught and duly punished by thei.
mothers who are coming from church.
Mickey alone escapes punishment by
running to the rector who shields him.
TO you were the Tattooed Man,
Hnre you! Well, suppose you know
bat it's not generally customary to
6DVear In church in red tights; but
- you couldn't help 1t, shall have 10
Dee what can be done for you, to get
yea homo clothed and in your right
Saind. I'll tell you! You can put on
~ Of the choir boys cassocks, and
dip home the back way. II anybody
pteps you tell them you were pracus-
AS for the choir, and 1t will be all
NsAt But really, Mickey, If 1 were
Il your place, the next time l posed
- . mounted Tattooed Man, I'd be
careful to choose some old Quadruped
aat couldn't run away with you!"
Then you aren't mad at mel"
Certainly not. I'll leave that to my
betters! You Just get home as fast AZ
You can"
Gee! but you're white all right
you know it didn't say nothin' in the
book, about what kind of paint to
use!'
Maxwell's eyes opened. what book
are you talking about, Mickey" he
asked.
"The one you let me take with the
Indians in It,"
Maxwell had to laugh again. $50
that's where the idea for this Carnival
ef Wild West Sports originated, eh?"
Yes sir,' Mickey nodded. Every.
body wanted to be the tattooed man,
but seeing as I had the book, and old
Charley was my horse, couldn't see
any good reason why 1 shouldn't get
tattooed. Gee! III bet ma will be
nad!"
After being properly vested in a
eassock two sizes too large for him,
Mickey started on dead run for
home, and having reached the barn,
dressed himself in his customary at.
tire. When he appeared at supper
Mrs. Burke did not say anything; but
after the dishes were washed she took
him apart and listened to his version
OF the affair.
Nicholas Burke" she said, "if this
thing occurs again l shall punish you
N a way you wont like
"Well, Pm awfully sorry" said
Mickey, but it didn't seem to- feaze
xr. Maxwell a little bit. He just sal
end roared as If he'd split his sides
I guess / amt goin' to be put out ol
the church just yet, anyway"
Mrs. Burke looked bit annoyed.
"Never mind about Mr. Maxwell
You won't laugh If anything like this
occurs again, / can tell you," she re
Piled.
Now, ma" soothed Mickey, "don't
you worry about it occurrin' again
You don't suppose / did it on purpose
do you? Gosh no! wouldn't get onto
Charley's back agsin with my clothes
off, any more than I'd sit on a hol
nets nest. How'd you like to rid,
through the town with nothin' on bu
your swimmin' trunks and drippin
with BLUM water, I'd like to knows"
Mrs. Burke did not care to prolon;
the interview any further, so she salt
In her severest tones:
Nicholas Burke, you go to bed in
SANITY. I've heard enough of you an,
seen enough OF you for one day"
Mickey went.
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