The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-02

/ The following morning, portly, not to
| say pompous individual, whose appearance
denoted a certain plethoric respectability,
was shown up into my receipt On room |
arose and bowed, and he opeaed the con-
versation as follows:
II haven't co re here for any of your
| hand nonsense, but have come here on a
matter of bu ,iness; you are, suppose, a
| man OF business in spite OF this silly trade
! you seem to have taken up" ! smiled a
dangerous affirmative smile and thought it
best TO hear what he had to say before I
! discussed tho matter with him.
"a man called to see you yesterday" con-
tinued he, land had his hand read; a large,
dark man with stupid expression on his
face, which some people are foolish enough
to call handsome. | raised my eyes inter-
negatively, and he went on:
1T is no use denying it, | know that he
came here; now. am going to work it that
he shall return to you, and that is why am
here"
still kept silence, feeling, that if left to
himself, this old gentleman would probably
founder about for a while in the misty
labyrinth of his limited vocabulary, and
finally losing himself completely, would
be at my mercy.
Now, let us say that | want to have my
fortune told, how much do you charger
handed him, in silence, a card on which
such details are specified for the instruction
of the inquirer. He looked at it and he
said
Now look here, Mr. Heron-Allen, / am
plain man and am told that, in spite of
this business of yours, you are gentle nan
and shrewd at that
was, of course, delighted to hear this,
and doubtless, showed it in the expression
of my face.
"Well," he continued, THAT man is max
ing fool of my daugh 'er, he is always
dangling round her, and believe they're up
to some mischief together, for she is pledged
elsewhere and must not break her vows
Now when he comes again. tell HIM that ne
is betraying young and trusting heart,
and that he is laying up store of misery,
of social degradation and infamy for him
self, that unless he cuts the connection, he
| Is lrretrievably ruined; i'll word, pile it
| on as hot as you can be quietl don't answer
Inc yet, then I'll work it with my girl. She
shall como to YOU" aud here he gave me a
description Of the young lady's personal APP
| pearance, you must tell her the same kind
OF thing, only more so; say that the man
on whom she Is wasting her affection is a
blackguard that she is by her thoughtles5
| actions involving household in ruin and
dragging noble name in the dust. Pile it
| on as hot as you can with her also, and here
is my check for twenty times the fee which
see you charge. What do you sayP'
Hitherto, had maintained silence; now
rose and said to my visitor;
Il see that you feel very deeply on this
subject, more deeply than you are willing
to admit. 1t is this, confined with your
age and obviously good intentions, which
prevents my having you thrown out of this
house. The proposition that you have made
to me is infamous in every respect. You are
dealing with me in a sense Numerically
opposed to the'verv fattering opinion which
you profess yourself to have formed of ms,
and of my professional integrity. beg. that
before / forget myself in manner which
I should probably seriously regret to the
end of my life, you will leave this room and
never infict your presenos upon nae again.