The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26

Sometimes he watched me, and one
day held up dog | was drawing. He
smiled and nodded in appreciation, and
pretty soon he showed me the picture of
horse, to indicate, thought, that he
loved horses more than dogs.
"After that we had sort Of window
acquaintance, and often exchanged
various little greetings from pane to pane.
He seemed most tenderly cared for, the
object of constant attention on the part
of his mother. Every bright day, too.
his father came from his Office early in
the afternoon and took him off for walk
One day since November has come in,
saw them coming home together, and l
noticed the boy went up the stoop with
tagging steps. But he turned as he passed
in and flashed pleasant look across the
street.
And the next morning when I drew
my shade l missed the pretty brass bed OF
my little friend across the way 1t was
gone from its usual place, and in its stead
was something that told the reason why
Through the partly-closed curtains saw
draped form, whose outlines were grim
in the figidity of death. That very af-
ternoon the small casket was carried out,
bearing the tired little boy to his long
rest and shall always remember how in
this snadowy, voiceless fashion l came
into the young life just as it was ending"
There is a saying in Paris, eff you hear
the rustic of skirts in Germany, that's
starch; if you hear it in France. that S
silk A clever way, really, of showing
the difference between a typical German
and French woman. To go on, il you
hear it in America, you can't really tell
which it is, for the silk petticoat, all re-
ports to the contrary, still holds its own,
has survived even a mark-down. The
muslin petbicoat should, in fact, confne
its frou-frou enbirely.to the house Ex-
cept with airy summer gowns, aud then
1t should be dainty, lace-trimmed affair,
1t is out of place in the street, chiefly be-
cause of its utter unsuitability for the
purposes of q promenade. A short walk
in the Guys streets sullies its purity and
then it is much more uusightly than any
sort if a lift of the gown at a crossing
brings it into view.
1t will probably surprise the general
reader TO learn that the first petticoats
were worn exclusively by men in those
days under Henry VII. OF England, when
the dress of the sexes was of a char
acter to make the difference between a
man and woman very difficult TO dis
tinguish
1t is an awkward predicament, says the
New York Tribune, TO come to the end of
ones resources while travelling. and a
good many amusing situations have oc-
Cured where "l'imprevue" has absorbed
the last penny and there is no money to
meet an emergency. ~ had been shop
ping in New York" said a charming
Washington woman, land had spent
everything but so cents. Fortunately |
had my ticket, so | thought for the nonce
l would be compelled TO put my pride in
my pocket and leave the Pullman to my
financial superiors, relying upon my half
dollar for the necessary sustenance by the
way. On crossing the ferry, however, !
fell in with party of some smart ac-
quaintances, who were also returning
home, and who, assuming, of course, that
Twas travelling trst-class, continued chat
ting until we we're fairly on the train.
Suddenly, for no rhyme or reason, a redi-
culous moral dread of avowing my rather
embarrassing situation to comparative
strangers came over me like wave, and
without explaining my want Of funds
which would have been so easily and
naturally relieved by any one of the par
ty, l took my place in the drawing-room
car with the reckless reflection that after
all my 90 cents would take me as far as
Philadelphia-and after that the deluge
Well, you would never have believed how