The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-05

ner happy little face. She dida't seem to
KNOW much, but she UTILIZED tho knowledge
she bad IN particularly fascinating wsy.
Nine times out OF ten she nal GA blue or
Oiack cashmere skirt that had been mended
ano patcheo aud seen a great deal of ser
wee, taen she wore a loose blouse and drew
her belt in about her waist SO
ughs toat her measurement was lust
etdctiy eighteen incnes Her sailor
ma wss Tilted over her face and her
snort hair showed fluffy all about il. But
it was at her waist and her feet that one
must look to see her charm. No matter how
snaooy her frock, her shoes were as bright
ana ner stockings as black as possible She
rntner TANGLED standing some plaos near the
corner talking to the heavy villain of the
play, and sometimes quite uuconsciously
one hand would go on her hip and one foot
would come out from under her skirt, as if
she was Just goiag to do q little bit of q
dance She was Laughing always-she
laughed as she was drinking soda water. be.
cause 1t was so cool, and she laughed when
she was eating clam chowder, because it was
50 not. Sac oIdn'5 seem to have a care in
the world, but, dear soul, we didn't know
what her cares were. She was Just "a girl
VINO danced and sang in a sort of variety
play, and yet somehow when l pass the
corner, and she isn't there and | remeu Der
Ae-f N4AAc@At AAO AODc ne play lug
his part off the stage as we'll as on it, ard |
Just make one of those strong wishes that in
the sight Of God are prayers. that next
summers sunshine may loox down on the
little soubrette as merry as ever and on the
heavy villain with the clearest sort of con-
science.
WHAT SHE WISHED FOR AND GOT.
Do you ever wish? Do you remember
that Swedenborg said, Man, beware of
that which thou wiShest with intensity, for
1t will surely come unto your Well, the
other day | was taken to wishing well,
and, thinking this over / got very much
frightened, and concluded not to wish any
thing very much for myself, but to do lot
OF wishing for other people.
So wished that / might have a new pair
of shoestrings. l got them.
wished that | might have some new silk
stockings. l got them.
| wished that l might have a birthday
cake. | got it.
wished that women were more loving,
children more polite and men less selfish.
don't know whether that's come true or
not yet.
wished that somebody would write some
good books, books that were interesting,
books that were bright, withouta nasty
idea for the plot. | got a few of these, prin-
wished that the girls might get all tho
pretty clothes they wanted and their
fathers be willing to pay the bill. The re-
turns from this wish have not come In yet
wished that women never had to do a
bit Of work except that which comes in their
character as the head of the household. Ev-
identity l didn't wish this with enough in
tensity, for it wasn't answered.
l wished that men weren't so snappish
when they wers questioned about the reason
why they didn't come after you in time to
go to the theater. This wish seemed TO 60
to the very bottom of ths well, and will
probably be found when truth is discovered.
Then / grew selfish, and l wished that
might like everybody. and everybody might
like me, and that | could have all the books
and pictures and babies in the world. Out
of regard for the people with whom I live,
nothing has beon heard of this wish. Curl
Gus, isn't it, Bah.