"
Mr. Butterfield was on his feet again.
"Mister Moderator, I'm agin acceptin' this donation. If we take it, we
shall only jump out er the fryin-pan inter the fire; instead of buyin' a
few books and payin' the librari'n a dollar a week, we shall hev to hev
a jan'ter for the new buildin', and pay fer insurance, and we shell hev
ter hev a librari'n ev'ry day in ther week, and by'm by the ungodly will
want ter hev it open on a Sunday, so thet they kin hev a place to loaf
in; and I'm agin the whole bizness teetotally. I've sed my say; neow,
you kin go ahead, and do jest as you please."
This was Mr. Butterfield's usual wind-up to his arguments; but on this
occasion it seemed to fail of its effect.
The Moderator said, "Was Mr. Butterfield's motion seconded?" There was
no response. "Then the matter before the meeting is the question of
appropriating money for the support of the town library."
"Mister Moderator," said Mr. Smith, "I move that the donation from Mr.
Quincy Adams Sawyer be accepted, and that the library be named 'The
Sawyer Free Public Library of the Town of Eastborough.
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