The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19
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| assistance to reach her home She SAYS that
| IN February last she was employed by Miss
maggie Mitchell as a tutor in German. She
| says that Miss Mitchell made very severe terms
| with her; that shs was an exacting mistress and
| that. finally, when Miss Krampa, unable TO
| stand the strain, broke down with nervous pros
| tratlon at Burlington. L.. Miss Mitchsll aban-
| doned ner without money. Through the kind
ness OF some railroad men she enabled to
get 70 chicago, and she wanted assistance to
| get TO Philadelphia. The mayor referred her
| TO the Visitation and Aid Society
A MASSACHUSETTS PAPER, called the HoIyoke
Democrat is authority for the statement that
the authors Of THE Bread Winners were ex-
| Senator Gilbert A. Pierce of Dakota and
| william T. Curtis, now secretary Of the com
| mission from the United States to South
| America, who was at the time the novel ap-
| peared the Washington correspondent of the
| chicago tnter-OcedH, of which paper Col
| flerce was then managing editor. a member
| OF inc Democrat staff was at the national con-
| vention at Cincinnati some time before the
| DOCK appeared and accidentally overheard
| these two gentlemen discussing plot and
| The Bread-Winners" The DeaocTqt saws:
| Both Mr. Curtis and Col. Pierce had at that
! Iime written some STORIES but. like many in
| the Journalistic profession were too modest to
| put their names on the title pages of their
| WORKS. They were certainly brilliant enough
to write such book as The Bread Winners"
| VERY STARTLING was the mistake, says
| Hdrper's Magazine, by a queen Of Denmark
| during her visit to the Danish colony of Ice
| land, where the good old bishop exerted Kim
| self to the utmost to show her everything that
| was worth seeing. The queen paid many com
| pllments TO her host. and having learned that
ne was family man, graciousy inquired how
| many children he had. Now it happened that
| the Danish word for children" was almost
| Identical in sound with the Icelandic
h MeFG T IGr tsnsepi 50 the worthy
| complete as it might have been-understood her
| majesty TO ask how many sheep he owned, and
he answered, Two hundred" Two hundred
| chlldren. cried the queen, astounded. How
| can you possibly maintain such a mum ber?''
| Easily enough, please your majesty" replied
| the hyperborean prelate, with cheerful smile.
| Ia the summer turn them out upon the hills
| to Craze, and when winter comes kill and eat
| them"
| RANcHMAN JAMES MCDERMorT of the Big Horn
| basin thrashed his wife, who to escape his fury
fed with her girl baby to the cabin of Tom Mad
| Den, a nelghbor. Madden went over to Nc
| Dermott's to endeavor TO pacify him, but was
chased away AMI told that unless Mrs McDer-
| mott returned home at once her haven of refuge
| would be destroyed. Madden had barely re-
| turned to his cabin when Nc DermOtt appeared
| carrying in his arm his 4-year-old boy to bs
| used as a shield, and a six shooter in his right
| hand he meant business and opened fire at
Madden at once. The latter jumped inside his
caoln, secured a Winchester and again ap-
peared, taking careful aim at McDermott's
head. The unnatural father raised the child in
his arms and the boys skull was grazed by the
! bullet as it landed in McDermott's cheek. Sew
eral more shots were exchanged. The boy died
| IN few hours and McDermott is not expected
20 recover. The story of the tragedy was
brought to Buffalo by passenger who came
| for the sheriff, coroner and coffin Madden
| escaped with flesh wound
| AvoNDALE CEMETERY, located on Burnett
avenue, between Molitor and Market streets
| Cincinnati condemned some time since
but the examinations have been progressing
| slowly. Yesterday the BODY of Mrs Catherine
| Darby, who died in January, and was buried in
| February, 1852, was taken up and transferred to
| Pleasant h1ge cemetery. The coffin, when
| opened, revealed phenomenon perhaps never
| oelore recorded. At TIE time of her death
| MIS-. Darby was IN her Both year, but had lost
all of her teeth some years before
| The open mouth in the coffin re
| seen by the sorrowing relatives
new and complete growth of teeth quite an
inch IN length, sprig of myrtle placed upon
| the breast of the deceased lady was
| SUN green, while the burial robes, from
long dampness, had taken on the same hue.
| Mrs Wainrght, daughter of Mrs. Darby,
| hVes with Mrs Jones, daughter of her, and
consequently granddaughter of the deceased
| lady. IN Avondale now. Bob Darby, formerly
on the police force Is son, and another lives in
san Franclso. The husband, Jonathan Darby.
who was painter on Walnut Hills long pre-
| vlous to its incorporation, died ten years before
| his wife.
! FREDERIC CUWER relates a story of a wolf
which was brought up as a young dog, became
| familiar with the persons he was in the habit Of
seeing, and in particular followed his MASTER
| everywhere, evincing chagrln at his absence
obeylnG his voice and showing degree of sub,
| mission scarcely differing in any respect from
| that OF thoroughly dOmesticated dog His
| master, being obliged to he absent for a time
| presented his pet to the Menagerie du Roi'
where he was confined in a den. Here he be-
| came dsconsOlate, pined and would scarcely
take food; but at length he was recopciled 10
| his situation and recovered his health
He became attached to his keepers and an
peared to haze forgotten Aud Lang Syne, -
when, after the lapse Of eighteen months his
old master returned. AT the first sound of his
voice the wolf, who had not perceived him
among the crowd, exhibited the lveliest Joy,
and, being set at liberty, lavished upon him the
most ahectionate caresses. With some diff
Guilty he was enticed back to his den and the
second separation was followed by demonstra
tlons OF sorrow, which, as before, lasted for a
considerable time. Three years passed away
and the wolf was living happily with dog
which had been placed with him. when his mas
ter again appeared, and again the lost-lost but
well r6membered voice was instantly renlied
TO by the most impatient cries. redoubled as
soon as the poor fellow at liberty Rushing
TO his master, he placed his toreteet on his
shoulder, licking his face with every mark of
the most lively JOY, and menacing the keepers
who offered to remove him. third separation
followed, and proved too much for the Door
creature temper; he became gloomy, refused
his food and for awhile it was feared he would
die Tlme however. which blunts the grief of
wolves as well as OF men, brought comfort to
his wounded heart, and his health gradually re-
turned but henceforth he permitted the caressea
of none but his keepers, manifesting to ali
strangers the natural savageneSs and morose-
ness of his kind.
YOU MAY talk about your heroes" said the
old '49er, to Chicago Post reporter 81 once
had the honor of knowing a man whom con.
slider one of the truest of heroic characters
His name was Watson, and he was only plain
| everyday miner. 1t was in so and Watson had
struck it rich. He had $1,000 in gold dust and
was going home by way of Panama to the girl
he left behind him. They had plighted their
troth. as the nOvelists say, sig years before and
he had come to California to make enough TO
marry on, She was loyal and loving as I saw
by many letter Watson showed me in his CON
fidential moods, and as he was a mighty good
fellow all through, hard worker and an honest
man, the boys were all glad when he made A
strike. A lot of us went down to the wharf to
see him off aboard the Yankee Blade and when
we babe him good-by and wished him a safe
and speedy voyage, a happy marriage and a
quick return, there were two or three water
marks in the eyes of every blessed one of us
Well, we went back to camp and the Yankee
Blade started on her course. / didn't stop
thinking of Watson, and often | pictured him
holding the little girl in his arms and telling her
of the old times on the claim. You can believe
then, that was never so surprised in my life as
was about four weeks after Watson sailed to
see him-that identical " atson-come trudeing
into camp He was in ra gs and his faet 100