Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-04-19

ming before the meeting, as he sat on
Hepsey's porch, he began to exper-
fence qualms, perhaps in his capacity
as Junior Warden. But Hepsey turn.
ed upon him relentlessly:
"Now see here! You know I don't
start somethin' unless l can see 1t
through; and IL it means a scrap, so
much the better. Next to good re-
vival, a good hard scrap in stupid
parish has a real spiritual value. It
stimulates the circulation, increases
the appetite, gives people somethin' -
think about, and does lot of good
where peaceful ways would fail. The
trouble with us 1t that we've always
been sight too peaceful. If Eve got
to do 1t, I'm goin to make row, a
real jolly row that'll make some peo
pie wish they'd never been born. No
mono! Don't you try to interfere.
| We've come to crisis and I'm goin'
| to meet it. Don't you worry until
| begin to holler for first aid to the In
| jured. A woman can't vote for a yes
| tryman, though women form the bulk
| of the congregation, and do most all of
| the parish work; and the whole
church'd go to smithereens IL it were
| not for the women. But there's one
| thing a woman can always do: She
can talk They say that talk is cheap,
but sometimes it's a mighty expen.
sive article, IL it's the right kind; and
maybe the men will have to settle the
bills. I'm going to talk; perhaps you
think that's nothing new. But you
don't know how can talk when once
(, get my dander UP. Somebody's 60
in to sit up and pay attention this
time. Bascom'll conclude to preside
at the meetin'; whichever way he
means to act; and pve fixed 1t SO Max.
we'll will be engaged in other duties.
| No; 60 way. / don't want to see you
around here again until the whole
things over"
"All right Hepsey, all right. guess
II it goes through the way you want
you'll be that set up you'll be wantin'
to marry old Bascom stead of me-
| chuckled Jonathan, as the lady of his
choice turned to enter the house.
She faced round upon him as she
reached the door, her features set
with grim determination:
"If l get the whole caboodle, bag
and baggage, from the meetin' and
| from Bascom, there's no KNOWN but
what I'll send for the parson and b.
married right there and then. There
| isn't thing l could think Of, in the
line of real expensive sacrifice, that'l
measure up as compensation for win
MIN out-not even marryin' you, JON
athan Jackson
So Hepsey laid down lines for con
troll of the meeting, ready with diff
ferent variety of eXpedients. from
point to point in its progress, as Syl
yester Bascom's attitude at the tine
might necessitate. For she felt very
little anxiety as to her ability to car
~ the main body of the audience alous
with her.
The night of the meeting thr Sunday
School Room, adjacent TO the church,
was filled full to Il seat at least 4
quarter of an hour before the time an
nounced for the meeting. Hepsey had
provided herself with chair in tlr
center of the front row. directly Fac
ing the low platform 20 re occupied b.
the chairman. Her leather bag hung
tormidably on one arm, anG long mar
row blank book was laid on her Ian
She took little notice of ner surround
ings, and her anxiety was impercepr
ible, as she thummed with a pencil
upon the book, glancine now and thea
at the side door, watching for Bas
CONS entrance. The meeting buZzcd
light conversation, as preliminary.
Had she niiscalculated on the vcry
first move? Was he going to treat the
whole affair with a lofty disdain? a
the hour struck, dead silence reigneG
in the room, eXpectant and JUnathan
Who sat next her, figeted rervousl!
give minutes grace, and that's all
II he's not here by then, it'll be up 10
you to call the meetin' to order, ;,
whispered Hepsey.
"Sakes!" hissed the terrified Junior
Warden, "you didn't say nothin' about
that, Hepsey." he protested.
She leveled whitening glance a
him, and was about to reduce him to
utter impotence by some scathing re
mark, when both were startled by :
voice in front of them, issuing from
"the chair" Silently the Senior War