Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

Dooy DEAD In the FAMILY or Amt YOU
feelin' well as to your head this
mornin'f"
His voice quavered with mingled
embarrassment and resentment a he
replied:
what difference does 1t make Hep.
seyf It don't make no difference, as
long as nobody don't see It but me-"
"And why in the name Of conscience
don't you get q thimble, Jonathan!
The idea Of your stickin' the needle
In, and then pressin' 1t against the
chair to make 1t go through. II that
ein't just like a helpless man, l would
mt say"
We'll, Of course sewin' amt Just q
mans business, anyway; and when h,
has just got to do tt"
"Why don't you let Mary Mcclure
do it for you? You pay her enough,
certainly, to keep you from becomin'
buttonless orphan
Mary MCGUIRE be 1t said, was the
woman who came in by tho day, and
cooked for Jonathan, and intermittent
'y cleaned him out of house and home.
"She don't know much about such
things" replied Jonathan confiden.
TALLY. T did let her do it for a while,
but when my buttonholes got tore
larger, instead of sewin' 'em up, she
just put on a larger button; and I'd
be buttonin' my pants with the covers
Of saucepans by now, IL I'd let her
90 on"
ut is curious what helpless critters
Jonathan why don't you lay aside your
sewin', and invite me into your par
lor? You aren't bit polite
well, come along then, Hepsey;
but the parlor amt just in apple-pie
order, as you might say. Things are
mussed up a bit" He looked at her
suspiciously.
When they entered the parlor Mrs.
Burke gazed about in critical sort
of way.
Jonathan Jackson if you don't get
married again before long l don't
know what1l become of you," she re-
marked as she wrote her name with
the end of her finger in the dust on
the center-table. 'Why don't you open
| the parlor occasionally and let the air
| in? 1t smells musty in here l feel as
| If l was attendin' your wife's funeral
all over again"
well, Of course you know we new
was a funeral in the family, or you
called or things like that"
THANK you; but even SO, you
might put things away occasionally,
and not leave them scattered all over
the place.
whats the use? never can find
anything when it's where it belongs;
but if it's left just where drop it,
know right where it is when I want
it."
That's mans argument Sakes
alive! The least you could do would
be to shut your bureau drawers"
whats the use shuttin' bureau
drawers when you've got to open them
again fore long?" Jonathan asked.
ut just makes so much more trouble,
and there's trouble enough in this
world anyway"
"You wouldn't dare let things go
like this when Sarah was livin'."
mo-" Jonathan replied, sadly, "but
! there's some advantages in bein' a
widower. OF course l don't mean no
disrespect to Sarah but opinions viii
differ about some things. She'd never
! let me go up the front stairs with
out takin' my boots off, so as not to
soil the carpet; and when she died
and the relatives tramped up and
down reckless like, I almost felt as
il it was wicked. For fact l did,
"Well, l always told Sarah she was
q slave to dust; I believe that dust
worried her lot more than her con
science, poor soul. should think thai
Mary Mcclure would tidy up for yol
| little bit once in while"
well, Mary does the best sh,
| knows how. But / like her goin' bet
ter than comm. The fact is, MAJ
of my age can't live alone always
Hepsey. It's change to live this way
| till"
| ol, HcdFcH save tHc iidih! Sdu
stay here talkin all day; but I'll It'd,
up bit before go, if you dcr't mind
Jonathan. You go on with what yol
call your sewin'."
go ahead. Hepsey. You can do any
thing you like" he replied. beamint
| upon her.
Mrs. Burke opened the blinds ant
| windows, shook up the pillows on The
lounge, Strengthened the furniture
busted off the chairs and opened the
door to. the porch. She made flyini
trip to the garden, and returned will
big bunch Of flowers which she plac
ed In large glass vase on the man
tel. Then she hung Jonathan's dress
.ng gown over the back Of chair
and put his slippers suggestively neal
at hand. In a few moments she had
transformed the whole appearance Of
the room. giving 1t look of home
| like coziness which had long been for