Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-31

his whistle as he draws near the city that
his wife may know that he will be ready
for his supper in twenty minutes, at when
time he is usually found seated at the
table.
Canon WilberfOrce has been passionate
ly defending himself at Plymouth against
the two clergymen who presumed to call
him heretical for saying that anything
created by God was a curse. Give him,
he explained, one drop of fermented Wine
made by God and he would drink it on the
spot. The canon's eloquence has caused
5000 persons to join the blue ribbon ranks
within a week. The Baptists contemplate
at the next May meetings to bring in
motion calling on all members who hold
excise licenses to throw them up and
abandon the liquor traffic without delay.
While the sale of the Ashburnham
manuscripts is causing so much contro-
versy in England and France, great inter-
est is excited by the forthcoming sale of
the collection of the Duke of Ossuna. Be
sides old furniture and paintings, there
are sc. 900 volumes and 1000 manuscripts.
Among the latter are copy OF the Jour-
nal of Christopher Columbus, the anthem
tic copy of the 'Romaunt of the Rose"
(fOr which the German Government has
offered $4,000, Dante and Petrarch,
ornamented with admirable miniatures,
and many other Spanish and italian lit
erary works of the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries. The Spanish Government is
urged to buy the collection, valued at
9200, ZOO.
The London Graphic is moved to re-
mark: american women in Paris are
also interesting to notice. When very
pretty and well dressed they excite the
envy of the ladies and call forth the adj
mratiOn of the gentlemen of France. TO
their discredit be it said, however, French
writers-Octave Feuillet among them
are ungallant enough to sheer at Ameri
can women. But this is done to curry
favor with the fair of their own nd;Will
two things which a French woman for
not cOncede to an 'Anglaise' are the at
tributes of beauty and the art of dressing.
The grandeur of France may be dlmmed,
but the glory of Partisan millinery and
the grace of Partisan cOquetry are for
ever"
The Princess Louise, who is passing the
idle days in Bermuda, was tOuchingly re-
ferred to by the Prince of Wales in his
speech a fortnight ago to the graduates
of the London high schools. In the mean
time, what was the Princess, doing III
Bermuda? On the day before the recep-
ton rendered her at st. Georges she went
on a sketching expedition along the shore,
all alone, and, after time, becoming
thirsty, went for a drink to the cottage of
a negro fisherman. No one was there but
''auntie," and she was busy as
could be ironing a shirt for her
sole man. to wear at the recep-
ton. The Princess asked her for drink.
"I'se no time to bOdder getting water fO'
YOU" was the reply; "Pse fea'ful busy,
for Use bound to see de Queens chile to-
morrow" But if you'll get me drink
I'll iron while you do So" said the thirsty
Princess. The offer was accepted, the
Princess finished the shirt and got her
drink, and then revealed her identity.
$50 de Lo'd, hOneyr' exclaimed ''auntie,"
when she recovered from her surprise, sole
man nor no one else ever wear dat shirt
again. nOhOWl"