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

uOnB 10 uelp US OtltAylI We don't S0t
any babiesT we might Just as we'll
dose our doors at once. should be
swfully mortified to have the whoia
thing failure, after all we have done,
and all the ADVERT sing we have had
Mrs. Burke sat down and assumed
q very judicial expression.
swell, Ginty dear, Pm awfully sorry
for you; don't doubt you done the
best you could It'd be unreasonable
10 expect you to collect babies like
mushrooms in single night. All true
reformers are bound to strike snags,
and to suffer because they amt ap.
preciated In their own day and gen.
GRAFTON. It's only after we are gone
and others take our places that the
things We do are appreciated you'll
have TO resign yourself to fate, VIM
Btni. and wait for what the newspa.
pers call tho vindicatin' verdict of
prosperity Think of all the people
that tried to do things and didn't do
Aem. Now there's the Christian mar
trs-
For some reason Virginia seemed to
have q vague suspicion that Hepsey
was still making fun Of her: and beirg
considerably nettled, she interjected
tartly:
I'm not working for the verdict Of
prosperity. and don't care flip for
tho Christian martyrs. I'm trying to
conduct day nursery, here and now;
We have the beds, and the equipment.
and some money, and"
"But you haven't got the babies,
virginia."
Precisely, Mrs. Burke. It's simply
n question Of babies, now or never.
Babies We must have or close our
doors. must confess that I am great
ly panied at the lack Of interest of
the community in our humble efforts
to serve them.'
For some time Hepsey sat in silence
then she smiled as If bright idea
occurred to her.
"Why not borrow a few babies from
the mothers in town, Virginia? You
zee, you might offer to pay small
renta, by the hour, or take out lease
which could be renewed when It ey-
pires. What is lacking is public con-
fidence In your enterprise. II you and
Miss Quinn could be seen in the nur.
sery windows dandlin' baby on each
arm, and singin' lullabies to 'em for a
few days it'd attract attention and in.
spire faith in the timid, and public
confidence would be restored. The tide
of babiesd turn your way after a
while, and the nursery would prove
howlin' success"
Virginia considered the suggestion
and after deep thought remarked:
'NVhat do you think We ought to
pay for the loan of baby per hour.
Mrs. Burke?'
"Well, of course. l haven't had much
experience rentin' babies, as 1 have
been busy payin' taxes and insurance
on my own for some years; then you
see rents have gone up like everything
| lately. But I should think that ten
cents an afternoon ought to be suffi-
cient. think might be able to hunt
UP baby or two. Mrs. Warren might
lend her baby, and perhaps Mrs.
| Fletcher might add her twins. I'll call
on them at once, if you say So"
Virginia looked relieved and in a
| voice of gratitude responded:
you are really very,very kind"
"Well, cheer up Virginia. cheer up.
Every cloud has its silver linin'; and
guess we can find some babies some
where even if we have to advertise in
the papers. Now l must be goin', and
I'll stop on the way ana make bid
| for the Fletcher twins. Good by"
When Nicholas Burke learned from
his mother of the quest of the neces'
sary babies, he started out of his
own motion and WAS the first to ar
rive on the scene with the spoils o.
victory in the shape of the eighteen
months infant of Mrs. Thomas Nc
| Carthy, for which he had been obliged
The infant protesting vigorously with
all the power of well developed pair
of lungs. AS Mickey delivered the
goods he remarked casually:
Say, Miss Virginia, you just take
the darn thing quick. He's been howl.
in to beat the band.'
"Why, Mickey" exclaimed Virginia,
entranced, and gingerly possessing
herself of James Mccarthy, ''hcwever
did You get him?"
His ma wouldn't let me have him
at first; and it took an awful let OF
| iolIyin' tO hiring her rOund OF cOu-sC
! didnf mean to tell no lies, but l said
YOU was awful fond of kids. said
that if you only had Jimmy, it would
give the nursery dandy send Off
cause she was so well known, and
Mr.. Mccarthy was such prominent
citizen. When she saw me cough UP a
quarter and play with it right under
her nose, | could see she was giyin
in: and she says to me, Mickey, you