Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-18

In any emergency" II Mrs. Burke'a
sympathics could be enlisted on behalf
Of the new scheme 1t would be bounh
to succeed.
Al . matter of fact, Mrs. Burke had
heard rumors Of this now project Of
virsinia's. 1t always went against the
grain with Hepsey to say: Don't do
It." She was firm believer in the
teaching Of experience: Experience
does IT, was her translation Of the
class'" adage.
And SO one morning found Virginia
sitting opposite Mrs. Burke in tho
kitchen at Thunder Cliff, knitting her
brows and poking the toe OF her boot
with the end of her parasol in an ab-
sent minded way. This was symp
tomato.
Anything on your mind virginiaf
What's up now?" Mrs. Burke began.
For moment Virginia hesitated.
and then replied:
II am thinking Of starting q day,
nursery to care for the babies Of work
Ing women, Mrs. BURKE.
Mrs. Burke with hands on her lips
gazed intently at her visitor, pushed
UP her under lip, scrowled. and then
observed thoughtfully:
~ wonder some one hasn't thought
of that before. Who's to take care OF
the babies?"
MARY Quinn and I, with the assist
ance of others of course.'
"Are you sure that you know which
is the business end of nursing bot
tie? Could you at safety pin where
it would do the most good? Could you
wash a baby without drownjn' it7"
"Of course I have not had much ex.
perience," Virginia replied in a digni
fled and lofty way, "but Mar Quinn
has, and she could teach me-"
You're thinkin' l suppose that q
day nursery would fill long felt want
or somethin' like that. Who's goin'
to pay the bills?"
"Oh, there ought to be enough pro
gressive, philanthropic people in Dur
ford to subscribe the necessary funds.
you know. 1t is to be an auxiliary 10
the parish work"
Him! What does Mr.. Maxwell say?"
"Well, he said that he supposed that
babies were good things in their way:
but he hadn't seen many in the vii
lage, and he didn't quite realize what
help a day nursery would be to the
working women
"That doesn't sound mighty enthus-
iastic. Maybe we might get the mon
ey; but who's to subscribe the ba-
biesH
"Why, the working women of
course"
"They can't subscribe 'em II they
haven't got 'em, There are mighty few
kids in this town; and If you really
want my candid opinion, don't think
Durford needs day nursery any more
than 1t needs an ice box for cherubim
But then of course that doesn't mat
ter much. When you goin' to begin?"
Next Monday. We have rented
the store where Elkin's grocery used
to be, and we are going to fit 1t up
with cribs, and all the most up to date
conveniences for sanitary day nur.
sery.
Him! Well, I'll do all 1 can to help
you, of course. suppose you'll find
babies pushin' all over the sidewalk
Monday mornin', comm early to avoid
the rush. Better get down as early do
possible, Virginia"
Virginia departed.
After the furnishing of the incip.
tent nursery had been completed, and
each little crib had new unbreakable
doll whose cheeks were decorated
with unsuckable paint, Virginia and
Mary Quinn-invaluable in undertak.
ing the spadework of all Virginia's g
parish eXploits-gave All afternoon tea
to which all the subscribers and theft
friends were invited. But when ev.
erything was in readiness for patron,
age, what few working women there
were in Durford, possessed of the
right kind of babies, seemed strangely
reluctant to trust their youthful off
spring to the tender mercies ot Vjr
ginia Bascom and Mary Quinn.
Consequently, the philanthropit
movement, started under such favor
able patronage. soon reached critical
stage in its career, and Mrs. Burke
was called in to contribute some prac
tical suggestions. She responded tc
the summons with all due promptness
ard when she arrived at the nursery
she smilingly remarked:
"Hm! But where are the babies
thought they would be swarming al
over the place like tadpoles in a pool
well, you see.' Virginia began, hel
voice quivering with disappointment
Mary Quinn and have been sitting
here four mortal days, and not 4 sin
gle infant has appeared on the scene
Il must say that the working womer
CT Durford seem strangely unappie
ciative of our efforts to help them
"Wellp Mrs Burke respOnded al