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

paper reportin' how things Is goin' in
Zanzibar, or what's doln' in Timbucto.
Then we look over the old clothes
cent in for missionaries, mend 'em up.
and get 'em ready to send off. Then
we have tea and cake. I've had my
misgivin' for some time that perhaps
we cared more for tea and cake than
we did for the heathen; but of course
put such wicked thought aside.
II you value your reputation for pie.y,
don't you ever speak of missionary
tea here except in whisper"
"But 1 suppose the tea helps to get
people together and be more socia.
ble?"
Certainly. The mex. best thing e
religion is cup of strong tea and a
frosted cake, to make us country peo.
pie friends. Both combined can't be
beat. But you ought to see the things
that have been sent in this last week
for the missionary box. There's a
smoking jacket, two pairs of golf
trousers, several pairs of mismat I'd
gloves, wonderful lot of undarned
stockings, bonnets and uaderclothes
10 burn, two jackets and bs!hin' suit.
wonder what people think missionar.
les are doin' most of the time!"
On the day appointed for the mis-
sionary tea the ladies were to assem-
BILE at Thunder Cliff at four o'clock:
and when Maxwell came home, be.
fore the advent Of the first guest, he
seemed somewhat depressed; ard
Mrs. Burke inquired:
Been maxim calls on your parish
ioners?"
Eyes, have made few visits"
'Now You must look more cheerful,
or somebody'll suspect that YOU don't
always find parish calls the Joy of
your life"
''It's so difficult to find subjects OF
conversation that they are interested
in. I simply couldn't draw out Mrs.
Snodgrass, for instance"
"Well, when you've lived in the
country as long as have, you'll find
that the one unfailin' subject of in
terest is symptoms-mostly dyspepsy
and liver complaint. If YOU had known
enough to have started right with FL
mira Snodgrass, she would have thaw,
ed out at once. Elmira is always look
i'm for trouble as the sparks fly up
v ards, or thereabouts. She'd crawl
through a barbed wire fence If she
couldn't get at it any other way. She
always chews pill on principle, and
then she calls it a dispensation OF
Providence, and wonders VIII, she was
ever born to be tormented."
"In that case" laughed Maxwell,
"Td better get some medical books
end read up on symptoms. BY the by,
:. there any particular program for
this missionary meeting. Mrs. Burke"
"Yes, Virginia Bascom's goin' 10
read paper called The Christian
Mother as a Missionary in her owr
Household To be sure, Gintys no
Christian mother, or any other kind OF
mother; but she's as full OF enthus-
iasm as a shad is of bones. She'd
bring up any child while you wait. and
not charge a cent. There goes the bell
so please excuse me-"
The guests were received by Mrs.
Burke. Miss Bascom entered the pai-
lor with a portentious bundle of man.
uscript under her arm, and greeted
Donald with a radiant smile. Pulling
pansy from a bunch in her dress,
she adjusted it in his buttonhole with
the happy shyness OF young kitten
chasing it's tail. After the others had
assembled, they formed circle to in
spect the clothing which had been
sent in. There was a general buzz of
conversation.
AS they were busily going through
The garments, Virginia remarked, "Arc
aries at Tien Tsin?" and she adjust.
cd her lorgnette to inspect the heap.
"Yes,' Mrs. Burke responded wear
lily, "and hope they'll get what COM
fort they can out of 'em."
"You don't seem to be very appre-
ciative, Mrs. Burke" Virginia reprov
ed.
well, l suppose l ought to be sat
jsfied," Hepsey replied. But it does
seem as If most people give to the
Lord what they can't use for them.
selves any longer-as they would to
a poor relation that's worthy, but not
to be coddled by too much charity"
II think these things are quite nice
enough for the missionaries" Virginia
retorted. "They are Thankful. for any.
thing"
"Yes, know" Mrs. Burke replied
calmly. Missionaries and their FAM
lilies have no business to have any
feelings that can't be satisfied with
second hand clothes, and no end of
good advice on how to spend five
cents freely but not extravagantly.''
"But don't you believe in sending
them useful things?" Virginia asked
loftily.
$50 do; but I'd hate that word use.
full il / was missionaries wife,"
might l inquire" asked Miss Bas-
com meekly, what would you send?"