Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-14
Whistling and MhistIers.


1t is an accomplishment which proves
very useful in a variety Of emergencies.
Many young man going home from see
ing his girl and plOdding over lonely
country road would have been scared to
death only that he had whistIed up his
courage; otherwise ne would have been
looking about for ghosts ard highway
men and got frightened by the sound of
every falling leaf or peFamhQlating cat.
The whistle prevents him from hearing
mysterious sounds, and his attention
being taken up with trying TO follow the
tune and working his eyebrows in unison,
viii have no time to look about for what
might be lying in wait for him., And be-
fore he knows It, he will arrive at the
paJern&l domicile and have to study
about getting into the house without
awakening his father.
Many man and great many more
ladies have been prevented from COM
hitting the sin Of profanity because they
whistled when they pounded their fore
finger instead OF the tack with they were
attempting TO fastcn the carpet toward the
evening OF spring cleaning day.
Men whistle when they are happy aud
they whistle when they are sad. When
you see a carpenter or a house painter
pushing the plane or Shaping on the
paint and whistling a lively AIR at the
same time set him down as man who
pays his depts, is cheerful at home and
never whips the children. When the lat
ter task has to be performed his wife has
to do IT,.
When a man Is sad he whistles in a
doleful tone Nine times out OF ten he
won't choose dismal air, but he will
whistle lively tune. hornpipe, or anegro
minstrel song. And he Will draw the
| melody in and out between his lips in a
/ way 10 draw tears IRON all listeners.
/ sometimes man accomplishes the same
result when be is cheerful and trying to
whistle real good.
When a man Is studying some complex
1 problem, wondering how he can 1--we at
t1e rate OF $1,000 year on $500 income,
or something of that sort, If be has not
got something 10 smoke he will whistle.
| He will walk up and down the room or
the back yard, or he will sit in a rocking
chair, and thrustlng his hands as far as
the elbows into his pants pockets and
| whlstle-w whistle softly.
When man Is suddenly surprised at a
| prepOsterous statement, il he is very
profane he.will say H-laudd-nation! I"
II mildly profane he will say: "rle
dip II not al all wicked he will whis-
tie: "W-h-e-ww
Girls cannot whistle well as a rule
Now aud then there is one who can, but
T
There is one pretty, goldeu-haired creature
/ In Denver " no Can whistle first rate, but
the boys usually do not appreciate IL and
| they let her know il. But girls. as "A rule,
| whistle in jerky, disconnected sort Of
/ way aud gr0un mildly between the notes.
! There used 10 be pious old deacon OF
the Baptist church who was continual.
| ly whstling. although nobody ever was
known 70 hear him. He was fat, happy.
| looking old gentleman, and he used ia
walk with a slow, rolling gate. which, I'm
a shorter man and one OF quicker move.
ments, would have degenerated into d
| wadGle. He always walked with his
hands behind him and his lips pursed into
| the attitude Of a perpetual whistle. Thus
/ he would roll along the quiet street sOi the
| town where he passed his peaceful life,
4 ever with the whistle just about % emerge
/ from his lips, but still il never ESCAPED.
/ When be was very young, bis school
mites, his sweetheart and later his wife.
aud the brethren and sisters in the
/ church, his neighbours, children and
! grandchildren, at the early stages OF
! their acquaintance with him, waited Tor
I the tune, buta AN were disappointed, and
/ be died and made no sound. Doubtless
there was tune IN his mind Of so rOllick-
I ing and worldly character that his po-
sition in the church would not allow him
I % let 10 80 forth % set bad example 20
/ the Young. And 40 he heroically re-
strained the earthly desire and went down
/ % his grave with tine pucker upon his
/ Lips aud the world none the worse for his
/ having whistled an 10 himself