The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-18

wearing black silk gowns, over which fell
uIpiices OF white lace, their chasubles OF
white satin, heavily embroidered Win goId
thread and touch Of red. They were Al
tended by five altar boys. In cassocks OF
red, with overgarment of sheer white ms
uerlaL Here the ceremony of exorcism
was performed. And then we enssred the
church. ~ VIC
Inc ceremony was elaborate, the baby be-
heved charmingly, and the soft strains of
sIollh ana organ, the musicians hidden
IIoln view, the incense laden AIR, the monot-
onons Latin chant Of the priests, the little
village churcl with its tawdry decorations.
tne rays OF light falling through the stained
glass Windows. the after visit to the sacristy.
"hefe we all registered our names. the
american being particularly requested to
ado the name Of her country as a something
never before appearing in these records:
the delighted eyes OF the altar boys as they
looked at and hastily pocketed the five.
franc pieces given them by baby and mana
are all details Of an ineffaceable Old World
mosaic: The baby is now Madeleine Marie
Josephine, and half dozen more names.
AS we lett the church we were asked 70
throw the money given us 70 the awaiting
populace, a proceedihg that made me feel
somehow as though / was figuring in a
comic opera, and that the villagers might at
any moment form themselves into two
groups and with gtittering tin cups, guilsIess
OF any beverage, commence drinking song.
or that the curtain might drop and the
COINS prove upon inspection to be the
worthless coin Of the property man.
ANY little illusi US of this sort were
soon dispelled by the eager scram-
Die In the dusty road. Such cries, such
tumble. such squabbles; for once in a while
two boys would stop to flight it OUT only
inc pl,
little courtesies as "room for women were
completely ignored, aid one desire seemed
to perYade the motley crowd, that was to
get all they could. Little children jostled,
wblte-haired grannies and stalwart, able
bodied men pushed old war veterans to one
side -H
As we passed the village cabaret, under
the wide spreading trees, the men seated at
the little tables arose and, amid the CHATTER
or hrecrackers and torpedos, drank the
Eealth OF the little newcomer and her graft
fed father and mother. Cries of "Vive NJ.
Martin" followed US just to the house, and
there, from the vine-covered porch, extra
money was thrown, this time francs fell
with the copper coins. Somewhere between
$40 and $50 fell to the villagers from
the open-hearted, generous giver of
the feast. The aged and in
firm were not forgotten, and the church
NeAAAAO Az Ava a WCACgAlc bulu. ODUu
rival at the house such a jolly feast, such a
drinking OF healths. such a climbing OF
glasses, such swapping of bon bons Out
side in the garden the employees were max
ing just as merry. And all this time that
blessed baby never uttered a cry, but ex-
hibited a repose of manner that might have
stamped the vaunted 'caste of We're de
We're" Great fancy satin covered boxes of
candies were given the guests. The baby
submitted to the usual embracings, but in
Difference to prejudice in Frsnce-that
for hyglenic reasons ought to be adopted
here-the baby was not kissed upon her
sweet little month ,-