The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-19

betarians. The visitors had been allowed
70 drive TO rather distant church, and,
yielding TO the charm Of the day ana the
delight OF being behind fine pair of horses,
they prolonged their drive and never went
to church at all. They drove up to the
house soberly enough on their return, hav-
ing timed themselves to reach home at the
correct hour for ohurch-goerS. They said
nothing of their escapade, hoping 1t would
remain unknown.
But when they were about half way
through dinner the head OF the house
turned benignly to one Of the partners in
iniquity with the inquiry:
well, my dear, what was she text this
morningF
The girl passed an appealing glance at the
young man. who had been her companion,
and faltered:
What, what was it, HarryW
Ana Harry replied without a moments
hesitation:
MY father. my father. the chariots OF
Israel and the horsemen thereof"
medical journal says the New York
Times, recently recited the case of a child
who diel from drinking hot tea which had
been standing in the oven until it had be-
come a strong decoctiou of tannin. As it
10 say it was the more dangerous; for, had
milk been used, the combination would
have been comparatively harmless al
luminous taunate."
This statement will be received with sur
prise by many people who have hitherto be-
heved that it was the introduction of milk
into tea that worked less or greater digest.
i've mischief according as the tea was well
or poorly brewed. People are beginning to
understand that tea Is rather an edged tool
which behooves one to handle carefully
Physicians have inveighed loudly against
the tea habit. and have succeeded in work.
ing needed reform in the making of the
beverage. There are still many housekeep-
ers who let the tea be made in the kitchen
when and how the priestess of that realm
elects, aud only mildly complain when the
bitter taste of the tannin asserts itself.
A mild decoction of peach leaves. quickly
infused, ia sovereign remedy among old
country women for nausea and seasickness
II the leaves are brewed too long, killing
solution of prussic acid is evolved. This
should warn careless tea~makers that be-
nign plant under wrong handling may be-
come a potent poison. In these days of
pretty porcelain teapots, to be had on every
side for trifie, there should be no table
where tea is served at which it should not
also be brewed.
When the intelligent foreigner comes to
our shores, says Clara Belle in the Cincinnati
Enquirer he at once begins to Investigate
our marriage system. It's the eighth wonder
of the world to MIN, and what astouuds him
is the frivolous and flippant manner in
which our young women break Off these en-
gagements to marry.
But the men can play at this game, too,
as proved by the little story which Pm
about to relate: Algy and Connie have
been engaged for two years. They are both
exquisite walters, and upon dancing to-
gether for the first time they at once fell in
love with each other. They literally
waltzed into each others affections. The
soft and sensuous flow of the one-
two-three time melted their souls to-
gether; they emerged from that
waltz in the condition OF the milk, rum,
egg, sugar and spice after they have left the
shaker-a homogeneous mass. After that
night Algy and Connie always danced to-
gether, and fortunate indeed was the fash
ionable hostess who could secure their serv-
ices to lead her german They we're in
great demand, and in truth, it was dream
Of grace to see them waltz together: such
poetry of motion, such sculpturesque atUi
tudes, such poetry of feet conld not but
proclaim a corresponding psychic harmony.
"Algy's danci9g," said Connie, has more
soul than Byron's poetry, more feeling than
Swiuburne's verses"
ITO dance with Connie" said Aigy, SIS
more Of IA rapturuls pleasure than making
love to the most beautiful girl that ever
lived. When l come to die all ask is let
me die with my arm around Comics waist,
not TO slow agitato, but to the glorious
swing OF Strauss waltz. / really hope
that the music Of the spheres will turn out
to be written in waltz timeI"
And so they were completely happy. But
try TO imagine Algy's horror when, at the
small dances given after Lent, to discover
that Connie had lost her wonderful grace
and elasticity, that she dragged one leg
little. In an instant Algy felt his love be-
gin to limp, felt his affection for Connie go
lame.
OF course, Connie denied the accusation.
IL was ridiculous There was no change in
Der step. She danced just as we'll as ever.
Algy had learned to love another, she said,
and made this pretext to quarrel with his
partner in love and the lancers.
But there was no use talking; If Connie
couldn't dance any more, Algy had no use
for her. SO he decided to lay the whole
matter before Comics mammal careful
mother-and demand to be released from
the engagement
81 knew it. / expected IT," cried that
lady, with clasped hands aud tears stream
ing down her cheeks.
"Knew what? Expected whatP' demanded
Algy, breathlessly.
why. that Connie would have rheuma-
tism or sciatica when she insisted upon going
out to dances and parties and standing and
sitting in cold draughts with only one I'M
derskirt on. It's dreadful! You know she
is rather full at the hips, and when this
craze for slim figures broke out she insisted
upon following the fashion of lining her
dresss and wearing only a single underskirt.
Twice she has been threatened with sciatica,
and that's the reason she now drags one
leg when waltAng but, my dear Algy, l
can do nothing with herln
Algy left the house with heavy heart.
The dream was Ger, his love was too deli
cate to get along with one undershirt, and
now be waltzes with another girl, and Con-
ME with another young man, who is not Il
good dancer enough TO notice that she drags
one leg little.
But" said to the lady. from whom
had this story OF love shivering in one I'M
derskirt, do you suppose that young girls
will be 30 presumptuous as to content them
selves with a single underskirt this summer
while wearing gowns of gauzy thinnessp
Certainly they will" was the reply;
land they already look forward TO the
pleasure OF being encased in Rlove-ftting
silk underwe with barely two thicknesses
of stuff between them and the whole world.
Think Of it. my dear Do you wonder that
q mothers heart should almost come to a
stand-still at such a thought2 l trow not.
But | have one thing to comfort me- and