The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-15

his shoulders. I had not studied the
man TWO Sundays before l made up my
mind that he was dangerous crank. On
the third Sunday l resolved to do someth ing
to arouse him. So went early, and, enter
ing the church by the rector's private en-
doors were throw n open, although he had
been ahead OF Tins, he found his favorite
place occupied.
You are in my seat, air. be whispered,
with flashing eyes.
Excuse me, sir said /; the seats are
free in this church. However, one seat is
as good as another to me. so you may have
IT. and took up my position behind him.
"He was trembling with emotion, and
opening his Bible and lowering his head. be
began to read i'll u whisper. GlAnotng over
his shoulder | saw there was marked pas
sage, but try hard as might, could not
see the number Of the page. All through
the services the mans actions became more
and more mysterious, and / was not a bit
surprised, while he pretended TO be kneeling
in prayer, to see him draw a murderous-
looking knife from his side-pocker and feel
its edge. From this moment | never took
my eyes off the fellow, for l made up my
mind that he was crank, bent upon STAY
ing the rector Of the church, who was
accustomed to pass down that very aisle az
ter the services. But | nipped the little
scheme in the bud, for the moment the
rector made his appearance aud saw that
the crank mad reached for his knife. my
hands fell upon him. Before he could
realize what had happened to him snapped
the bracelets upon him. tie raved like a
maniac that he was, spit, Kissed growled
and fOamed at the mouth; but soon had
him in a carriage on the way to the Thir
tenth street station. All, yes. you asked
me what the marked passage in his Bi ole
was 1t was this: Think not, l come to
send peace on earth; / came not to send
peace but sword So you see, this re-
ligious maniac was about to kill one limo
cent man In the name OF the Lord, and with
a sort OF mad logic he had chosen one Of the
very servants Of the Lord for a VICTIM"
The question is often asked: Is 1t posi-
BILE for a pretty girl to go about the streets
of New York alone and not be followed by
some man9 1t is. Unconsciously, young
women attract the attention Of men In sew
eral ways. The moment a girl has taken
her seat in a street car she begins q survey
Of her fellow passengers. True, she only
gives quick, sweeping glance up on one
side and down on the other, but the man is
on the alert. He catches that single glance,
and Is often weak enough to think it was
thrown at him, especially IL the girl has a
pair of soft, languorous eyes. Or, the first
thing another girl will do upon sitting
down in a street car. ferryboat or
waiting room, is to thrust out a
small foot daintily shod. 1t sets like tassel
on the male hawk sitting opposite. He at
once begins to stare at this little foot often
imagining that 1t was thrust out purposely
to catch his eye. Or else the pretty girl au-
daciously scans each face in front of her as
much as to say: bah, who's afraid Of you
Follow me il you dare and you'll get piece
of my mind" Or else the pretty girl In
some slight degree accepts petty attentions
from man sitting beside her. In such
cases she has a right to give a man his
quietus as speedily as possible, even at the
risk of being rude. There is no other way to
put damper on some over-attentive men.
to such an Individual bright girl once re-
sponded:
Better take the seat next to the window
so you can raise it without asking my per-
mission"
Ono pretty girl was hoist with her own
petard. The man who sat down beside her
made some trite remark thinking to start
the conversation. Whereupon the girl
spelled on her fingers: II am deaf and
dumb" In an instant the gentleman's face
frightened up and he replied in sign Ian
Ruage: Delighted to meet you. I'm a
teacher in the deaf and dumb asylum"
In reality there is no need OF a girl giving
short and tart answers to the man who
speaks to her in public. Let her be dignt-
fled but firm, and not commit the error of
replying to the question put to her. All
that is necessary is q faint smile and bend
of the head Such a reception is not icy,
but still quite cold enough TO chill the man
who talks He will usually take the hint
and subside. But. should he persist, It may
be necessary to display little more sever
lty. DON'T fly into a passion, but strive
rather to keep perfectly cool and don't use
any more words than absolutely necessary.
Sir, your attention are annoying to me !"
is quite enough in both cases.