Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-19

ann Ar6or Correspondence Of the Detroit
JonrRdL.
Mr.. Herman Danser, who does the editorial
work on the RGSbfeadlD POST the German
paper published at Ann Arbor, is eNtraordi-
narily fond of good wine: but he is a fine
writer and a good fellow. lie has been cen
ne'ted with some o. the most prominent Ger
man daily Journals IN the West. Being a good
biblical scholar he has been engaged The last
five years IN translatng religious works for
the Adveutlsts at Battle Greek, but lac Was
finally compelled to return ioJcurnalism. On
Friday last Mr.. Danser had a Wrestle with old
bourbon. the ACKNOWLEDGED all round cham
piOn athlete of the world, and he was com
peeled To take nap IN the afternoon aud re
cuuerate, so as to be able to celebrate the
birthday OF our nation on the morrow Ac-
cordlng he entered the COMPOSING room and
informed one of the composltOrs that he IN
tended sleeping I'm the office for the
night and that they should wake him at $
O'Clock in the morning as he wished To dis
pose of some COPY The conn" bent on a
little fun. returned to the office the same even
ing, woke the sleeulng editor and informed
MIN that ~ was O'Clock aud that the glorious
Fourth had again arrived.
ASH was "a little early for work the com
pOsItOr invited the editor TO breakfast which
invitation he eadily accepted. The 'scomp''
then found An opportunity TO quietly inform
those present that Mr.. Dansor lah0red under
the impression that he had lcut all night and
that u was now the morning Of the Fourth.
The comp" remarked that 10 would urobahiv
suggested lighting lamp. Al S o'clock he
lamps were lighted, FOR IL was growing darker
every moment.
"This is indeed strange" said one OF those
present.
mot at all" replied Mr.. Danser. ain June,
1908, there was also q dark day like this, when
the darkness Of night fell upon the earth.
Then this Is an unusually bad year. Earth
qdakes, cholera, etc, and now this sudden
darkness--it means something"
lie admitted that the Adyentists were right
IN their prophecy Of The early approach of the
hna day. TINS assertion made an present
very nervous, and a lady who mad left the
room a few moments before and had lust re-
turned IN AZ excited STATE from the cighbors
Informed those present that everybody was
excited and had their lamps lighted. and the
company specially Mrs. Daussr-grcw more
nervous. A Bible was handed Dir. Dansor.
the coming OF the Lord, aud he read, ardently
aud devOtedly. only stopping to cast an occa-
sional look at the window.
The report OF q toy cannon or n fire -cracker
on The street showed that young America was
bound 10 celebrate bon suIte OF the unusual
phenomenon. Mr.. DAnspr read Of the glory
thpt would attend the righteous, aud OF the
cverlaGtinR condemnation ~ the wicked. and
OF "Him mat makcth q lie.' Here Mr.. Dan
ser said, IN trembling voice. that. being
newspaper man, he mad lied 20 some extent
70 quite great cNtcnt-but he knew. he felt,
that he would be forgiven. lie said that he
had been most aesiduaua student OF history
ana the Scriptures, aud he now became fully
impressed win the COW ctloH that the tiith
monarchy predicted 10y Daniel IN the seventh
chapter OF that prophecy was about 60 be con-
sum mated. Yes, he believed that the day Of
the Lord WIS uear-cven 40 the door.
one OF me better sex now took pity on the
nervous man and exposed the affair, and told
Mr.. Dauser that II was Friday evening, aud
not saturday morning, and that he had been
the victim OF Joke.