Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-12-24
A BENEVOLENT
lie Saved the Fortune of 70
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Know. -
She was as sweet a little woman as
aver wore tailor made suit and q
jaunty hat that made every fellow who
passed her straighten his tie and look
his prettiest She walked into the
telegraph office at Fourth aud Vine
streets and timidly inquired OF the
clerk; ''Can send telegram TO my
husband here?"
"Yes'm," responded the hollow-eyed
functionary, Frightening up little and
handing her blank, with pen and
ink.
"a guess il will go all right II l put
the street number, won't it?" she asked
again.
"Yes'm," laconically replied the
clerk, with sad, anticipatory smile.
She frowned little while collecting
her thoughts, and then wrote;
Dearest Charlie; You do not know how
much l miss you while away from home.
though auntie Is very kind and we have been
shopping all afternoon. / have bought
some OF the lovelest swiss TO go over my
green dress aud three pairs OF French kid
know you won't care, will you, dearest1
| thlnkof you always and wish you were hero
| withNe to see the cute baby carriages and
| cradl.As and table. chairs for little Mary. 1
| was tempted to buy all three OF them but
only took the carriage Be sure TO scald
| b title ever meal aud that tho milk Is fresh
and sweet before IL Is warmed for baby.
Bless her little heart; she Is her mammals
darling dear so she is. and when she cries
| IN ,lV, Iolrl h..
at all, remember Give her a drop Of
camphor on a nice. big lump of
sugar u that cough returns and two
drops OF peppermint or paregorlc In
| sugar and water In a teaspoon II shs
has cramp In her poor little stomach. The
| key TO the cake. box Is under tho corner of
the mat In the front hall. and II the Icing
| sticks to the knife butter II, and don't give
baby any; besides, be sure to crumbe tho
crackers well in her Cruel. Auntle wants
me to stay all week, but don't feel satisfied
away from you and baby so long, dearest,
and will come home Wednesday. II seems
like year since saw you, love, though 10
was only yesterday tvening; so now you see
how much love you and cannot bear to
| be away from you at all oh, II you should
die or anything should happen while am
| away On thinking II over will come home
Tuesday on the first morning train this be.
| Ing Monday night, Tell the girl TO warm up
the roast from Sunday or else cut It down
real thin, with chill sauce to eat over 1t, and
to see that the bread does not get musty In
tho pantry and TO keen the ants out Of the
sugar box above all. Kiss baby for mamma,
and send you hundred for yourself From
your loving little wife, SUSIE BROWN"
Gathering together the piles of sheets
filled with the message, she handed
them to the clerk. He read the tele-
gram, while she stood there and
blushed.
"How much will 1t be?" she asked,
shyly.
twenty-five cents. madam. You
see, we can shorten it by leaving out a
few of the unnecessary words, and SO
save you money"
"Oh, thank YOU" she said, beaming,
"but be sure not to leave out any Of
the necessary words" and away she
went, happy as lark.
The operator picked up the blank
and hurriedly dashed off:
"Charles Brown VIII be home Tuesday
morning by first train. SUSIE BROWN"
He was a married man himself
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.