The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-10


| was approaching from the opposite direc-
ton. But no sooner did he begin to run
| than the woman, who had apparently been
watching his advance In fear and trem-
| bling, rushed into the middle Of the street,
threw up her hands wildly and uttered a
series of piercing shrieks.
| The mans situation was awkward and
| disagreeable
| If a policeman should appear he would
| ind 1t difficult thing TO explain the
woman's screams and establish his own in
nocence; or if some Of the belliGerent neigh
! oors In that locality were attracted to tn Q
scene by the woman's silly hullabaloo he
might be given a sound thrashing for a sup
posed insult 20 her. without an opportunity
OF saying word in explanation.
These thoughts flashed through the gem
tlemans mind. His Indignation, however,
| soon overcame every other feeling, and,
! stopping short in his course, he said to the
woman: Madam il you'll come back TO
the sidewalk and stop your screaming
| youll be doing much moro sensible thing
! uhag you're doing now. Permit me to say
that you are making fool of yourself. l
would advise you either never TO COME out
at night without an escort or else to get rid
Of the idea that every man you meet wants
to insult you.n
The woman said never a word in reply.
but stopped her noise, and returning to the
sidewalk, went on her timorous way. The
gentleman found that be was "hotn
enough to render further running unneces-
| sary.
Hosiery is another important subject,
Gays the New YORK World, Just now to
the woman who wants to look we'll this
| spring. The aesthetic young woman is
reveling Ia the Doucdesse stocking, a dainty
| and delicate affair, made OF fine white silk
| gyrfh hffrh ~ n
stocking, between the stripes of in
sertion. is emproidered with white
silk. Stockings with colored silk tops
and high insteps Of sandal lace are
something new. SO also is the Gre
clan stocking. This has black silk boot
| with colored top and fancy clocking at the
side. Another very popular stocking delight
in wearing is the "Mascotte." 1t has a
black silk boot, colored top and lacing at the
side. Thespring shades for the tops OF stocks
ings are a delicate nile green called cigale
| Argent, which is a grayish tint; perse, which
blends on the lilac, and englantine, which is
10 reality nothing but old pink, are high In
favor.
Lent is more than half over. The friv-
| Giles and the folderolles are deeply i'm
mersed in what. think you-prayer and
meditations o, dear. no; nsw gowns and
| eastern bonnets, says Clara Belle, In a New
| York letter. They make use OF Lent to
economize. With them it is a
season of spare pennies and make
pounds. They put piety to prao>
tical use. AS a fashionable woman
said: Silks and satins feel very comfort
able after sackcloth and ashes. You know
| the bon vivant cleans bis mouth with q
crust OF bread between each course OF wine.
How do you keep Lent, my dearm
asked one fashionable woman of another.
| what do you leave off"
my lace trimmed underwear was the
calm reply. And you, my dearp
II don't permit any one to kiss me" she
gurgled.
Poor DEAR" replied her friend, "arnt
| you bit too hard on yourself9n
| The theory of kleptomania being under
discussion at the dinner table the other
| evening, says the New York Tribune. the
well-known physician, DR.. B., who was
| present, was asked If he believed that such
disease existed to the extent of making a
| person morally irresponsible. "Ah, you
have asked u difficult question:" he an
swered. II have never had what consid-
cred bona fide case of kleptomania brought
under my observation; but l have seen
other cases OF apparently dual ex-
| lstencaS that seem equally Incredible. Take,
| for instance, sOmnanbulism In its morbid
| form; Its phenomena are occasionally Of
the most surprising kind. / had case
many years ago which there is no impro-
priety in citing, as the only parties inter-
| ested are both dead. IL was that Of most
exemplary woman, who worthily filled a
high social position. She was a chiIdless
| widow, and devoted the greater part of her
| large income to the different charities in
which she was interested, particularly to
the cause of temperance, in the behalf Of
| which she was an earnest worker Her
flrgN rtvF IL I'll
her and was my most intimate friend One
day he came to me in the deepest
trouble and with the strangest tale.
| 1t seems that not sharing his sisters
views on the total abstinence aues-
ton he kept at her particular request, his
store of the tonics and liquors with which
he was wont to regale his friends under lock
and key in the library which was his own
| particular sanctum SanCtorum. For some
time he had had reason 60 believe that his
stock was tempered with, but being unwil-
| ling to make disturbance in the house. he
had said nothing about it until the quantity
| taken daily was 80 large that he felt it his
duty to discover the delinquent; and
although loath to trouble her, informed his
sister of the theft. She was distressed be-
yond measure, as the servants were all old
family for years Not wishing to
bring the theft home to any
one, she suggested that the usual place Of
the key should be changed to a safer place.
All in vain, however; the next day bottle
Of whisky which had stood in the cupboard
was half empty, and this time Col. B.
resolved to change the lock next day. That
! evening he happened-s rare event in his
methodical life-to be out very late, and re-
memberng that he had an impor tant bust
| ness note TO write which ne had neglected,
| he proceeded to the library. 4 shadoWy
| form seemed to fit before him.
AHA he said to himself, our wine
bibber is a woman, it seems But what
| was his utter astonishment and consterna.
ton when the figure turned the angle of
the hall, and he saw in the dim light that it
was his sister.
| "a strange expression In her face checked
! the involuntary exclamation that arose to
his lips, and following her quietly, saw
| her with the utmost directness aud ap-
parently quite unconscious of ME presence,
enter the room, strike a match, light the
candle on the writing desk, and deliberately
draw forth the key which they had hidden
| together. She then went over to the cup
| board, unlocked it., aud taking out a
brandy bottle, poured out what seemed
to him half a tumblerful, added little
water, and drank it off. She then replaced
the bottle and, carrying the glass with her,
left the roof after having extiuguished the
! candle-leaying him. of course, prey to
the most harassing conjectures. That she
was walking in her sleep and acting without
the knoWledge of her actuai self was very