The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-09

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Nlnety-one. sir was the reply.
Indeed" said the judge, beamIng again
VIII, Mitn al! the effulgence Of a full moon.
Ihls Is interesting. Tell me, sir. have Won
ever known the taste of LIQUOR or tobaccop
Known the tasteP said the second wit
ness guess have. ALI I've got to kick
ABOUT now IS the fact that can't taste it
any more. 1t goes down like water. Judge
IN confidential tone, Pm ninetY-one years
old an don't believe Pve gone to bed sober
since was twenty-one.'
"A Utter went round the court room-a
very audible litter. The court looked up
and surveyed the jury, the counsel and the
spectators in turn. well, gentleman he
said, this doesn't exactly gee with what
was saying about abstinence. But it seems
10 me IL proves one thing-that it doesn't
make very much difference whether their
wood IS wet or dry in this country
President Harrison has particular aver
Sion to having his photograph taken or his
portrait drawn. A number Of efforts have
been made toipersuade him to sic for pict-
ure amid the surroundings in which he is
daily found around the White House; but
they have proved Of no avail. He sat for
some pictures to the regular Washington
photographers when be came here first, but
lately ne has refused to give any sittings
fostInaster-General Wanamaker is equally
averse to being photographed. 1 believe he
had a photograph taken just before he came
TO Washington, but it was the first for
many years, aud he has refused steadfastly
70 SIT TO the local photographers since his
induction into Office. The other members
OF the cabinet are not so backward about
having greatness thrust upon them.
Mag. Martin of Texas made his round of
calls this week on the wives of his COL
leagues fho HOuca AlthnYrob he e.
much of an authority on etiquette, a sort of
native politeness has helped him out in this
matter; and ever since he has represented
the Second district of the Lone Star state
In congress he has made it point to take
one week to call on the families of his
brother representatives. He always but
tons his coat to the chin when he makes
these calls. He has great aversion to
the "claw-hammer," and when one of his
friends told him on the occasion
of his first evening reception
that he must appear in full dress, ne
said, with expressive elegance. that he was
not gong to wear any e. troting
| harness." And he did not. He appeared
early, and looked quite like divine with
his coat buttoned to the chin. 1t was on the
occasion of this first reception that he
gained his first knowledge of the require
ments of society. He asked friend how
a.
invited. The friend, who had Texas honor
at heart. advised him not to go, but he was
firm. The lady who had invited him was,
he said, a nice lady, and he was sure she
asked him because she expected him to
come.
'How shall get in!' he asked, after re-
fusing to stay at home. "Shall show my
ticket at the door?" By ticket he meant his
card of invitation. When his friend told
him that oil ho xuofrI6 ha 70 do h.
to announce his name to the butler and he
could get in without trouble, the worthy
gentleman was puzzled. He finally prom
ised, however, that he would try first the
magic of his name, and If that did not
work he would have recourse to the card
But alas for instructions. Maj Martin
appeared at the door of the fashionable
house where he was an invited guest, and
called out SO that even the hostess could
hear:
Here's my ticket, young chap, if you
want to see it. p" -r-
After the laugh which greeted this story
had gone around, another member of the
group said: THAT story is as conclusive as
the one of the old lady, a crank on the tenn
perance question, who was riding on q
stage coach with me a long time ago, when
stage coaches were popular. She insisted
strong drink and tobacco before every one
III her immediate neighborhood. We were
all bored, but none of us said anything for
some time. Finally, an irascible old gentle
man ON my right could stand it no longer.
Leaning over, he said: Madam, / had a
brother who died at the age of "a, and he
used both liquor and tobacco freely all of
his life.'
"'Well, if he'd let 'em alone said the old
Iod tortiu Sha airrIt hax 10
was 104.'"
There are some drawbacks to man hav-
ing Napoleonic head. and Robert p. Por-
ter, the superintendent of census, probably
wished the other day that nature had made
him more like other mortals. 1t was in
Mrs. Morton's reception parlor, and he was
standing busily talking with a group of
friends, when a stalwart woman approached
him. Every one made way for her, as her
size commanded respect Approaching
him. she said, in a voice that could be
heard from the drawiug-room to the con-
Servatory:
"Well, my dear Mr.. Porter, am so de-
lighted to see you again, and think you
are looking more like Napoleon than ever
WHAT do you do to make your face have
that strong, noble firmness, 50 like the great
Napoleon's" And she would have gone on
udl IOb UE0 CGbSuS-tdhOi QiStI0oocu anu
blushing face pleaded for mercy. Some
one managed to interrupt the flow of lauda-
ton, and the woman passed blandly on, Mr.
Porter asserting as she departed that ne
had never seen her before. S eaking of
Mr.. Porter recalls coincidence that was
related short time ago. He had as guest
at dinner Gen. Francis A. Walker, who was
superintendent of the census of 1880.
After dinner they adjourned to the
library, and the first thing that caught the
guests eye was portrait of Napoleon thai
hangs over the fireplace. His host caught
his exclamation of surprise, and said
quickly:
THAT is copy of the picture of Napo-
leon when he was a Lieutenant. | under
stand there are only two copies in this
country of that portrait"
''That is what drew my attention." said
the other, ''for Ihad been told that there
were only two copies, but had no idea my
successor in the census bureau had the other
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