The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-26
Fireside Finesse.

Il saw you driving with George last even
ing said the girl with the yachting cap, &C
cording to the Chicago Tribune, land could
hardly wait until morning to find out how
you succeeded in evading your father whom.
/ saw going into that horrid little Mrs.
Eighties house an hour later"
II didn't have to evade him. replied the
girl in the pink morning gown. He stood on
the front steps and watched us off,
Yes. dear, bat that was before Mrs.
Flightie had reminded him that he was still
young enough to marry again himself"
You don mean"
Yes, do 1t is lots Of fun. You ought
TO have heard papa pumping me yesterday
concerning a suitable present for her.
He evidently thought Of diamond neck
lace"
"Oh, no. dear. told him that a book of
poems would be more suitable"
Il should really like to know how you man
aged it all. You are so clever sighed the
girl with the yachting cap.
Well, in the first place 1 gave George a
few instructions Then gave up society and
told papa that 1 intended to stay at home
evenings and amuse him. I bought him pair
OF slippers and took to singing old songs to
him after dinner, apparently oblivious to the
fact that he kept tidgeting about and looking
az a.. his watch and that he was wearing new
tie almost every day"
Il noticed the other day that he had on
huttonhole bouquet-that is generally a Sc
rious sign for a widower."
Very true. Well, the other evening after
l mad been singing Annie laurie, Bonnie
Doom and The Land o. the Leal, went
over and perched myself on the arm Of his
chair, and, smoothing the hair away from the
bald spot on his head, said, L have decided
never to leave you, papa, but to devote my
NE TO making you happy in your declining
years"
Fancy talking about declining years to
man with pink necktie"
Yes. Well, he wriggled away from me
and mumbled something about despising old
hfrnf hot ct
my duty to him was of the first Importance.
Then told him that he ought to go to church
with me every Sunday, as he was growing
old"
you didn't"
Il did lie hummed and hawed and finally
said: BY the way, what has become of that
young fellow who used Co hang around your"
= On; never see him now, replied. You
remember, you forbid me to have anything
more to do with him, so II
Why, Mabel Gotrocks!"
1t was all fair, dear. Then said: Be
sides, 1t is better so. papa for could never
leave YOU Ne cOughed, and muttered some
thing about not minding that. Then 1 went
on; He is evidently getting over his feeling
for me, too, for 7 hear that he is quite at
tentlve to Mrs. Flightie.'"
''Oh, Mabel, you"
Il know, but I had to do it. That made
papa furious. He jumped up and shrieked
that he would slay the man who had trified
with his daughters affections"
"Oh, goodness"
1SS' anu L repIleu InaJ Mrs. fughtie
would make him lovely wife, and that
really did not care much for George after all.
Then he worked himself into a perfect fury.
and finally commanded me to marry George
on pain of eternal displeasure.
You surely don't mean it?'
Il do. sent George note, saying that it
was all right He came, papa has taken him
into partnership, and the wedding is set for
September"
But Mrs. Flghtie and"
"Oh, that's all right. She is going to marry
old Mr.. Millions, but papa doesn't know it
yet"