The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09

lector for the funeral expenses of his first
wife Harry was out, and the second
wife got the bill Well. she said it made
her nervous, and she left him"
What strange stories one is told some
times of the dOings of servants when ''the
family is out of town. Returning home
Unexpectedly from the country a friend
of mine, says a writer in the "Gentlewo-
man" arrived late in the evening to hear,
as She stepped out of her hanson. the
sound of piano and fiddle issuing through
the open windows of her drawing
rooms.
At her ringing of the bell up came the
hOusemaid, eXpectant of another guest, to
answer it. My friend few speechless to
the drawing room, and imagine her feel
ings when she there saw her cook dane
ing in her own white satin wedding gown
in the presence of crowd of admiring
friends
Another story, stranger still and quite
as true. Wandering in the suburbs on a
holiday afternoon, a lady saw written up
in pretty shady garden, Afternoon teas
supplied here"
The way had been long and weary, and
the poor, tired lady was literally craving
for cup of tea She lifted the latch of
the gate and went in. There, upon
pleasant lawn, she found several parties
of trippers nightly enjoying themselves,
dIspatching hearty plates of bread and
butter, and even more solid delicacieS
Rather abashed, the wanderer with
drew to a quiet part of the grounds, and
seated herself at a small table to await
her tea When il was brought it struck
her as more than strange that the china
should be of old Dresden, and the silver
spoons marked with crest. So she drank
hastily and withdrew.
Great her amazement when some
months later, driving with a friend past
that very house, there was no sign of a
board or announcement of any sort in the
garden
cold Professor Ia his wife live at
that pretty house, remarked the friend,
en- PEASANT.
why" faltered her companion, Il
once took tea there!"
as there anything remarkable in thatp'
asked the friend.
We'll, under the circumstances, yes"
was the rejoinder, and an explanation fol-
lowed
To cut the story short, it may be added
that Professor and Mrs. T-had left
home for few days visit. and thus did
their servants turn t heir absence to ac-
count.
A medallion to the memory of Jenny
Lind is to be placed in Westminster Alb
hey. The place selected for it is immedi-
ately under the statue of Handel, in the
Interpretation of whose works Nine
Lind GOldschmidt found her greatest de-
light. The medallion will cost about
$500, and will be paid for by public sub
scription. Jenny Lind was a great favor
tie with Queen Victoria who showed her
consideration she has given to no other
singer except Nine. Albani. Before the
death of the Swedish Nightingale she
asked to be wrapped, when laid in the
coffin, in a shawl which the Queen had
given her, a wish which was respected.
The whispering waves rose and fell af-
ter the manner of whispering waves at
Santa Cruz and elsewhere, says the San
francisco examiner. There were not
many bathers in the surf, for the best of
the day was past and the smile had all gone
out of the weather.
This was Wednesday afternoon. Away
out beyond the float black speck showed
now and then. II was the head of the girl
that swims better than anybody else at
Santa Cruz. The float is the limit of the
swim down there, but to her the
swim to the raft is but the first step of a
Journey She swims away out beyond
the line of boats that do what they can to
make the sunset picturesque.
On Wednesday she bdffleu at Un6 de- !
serted float out on the way out to sea, and |
when she had gone there remained on the |
float a bathing skirt. Skirts are rather !
in long-distance swimming.
The wind rose a bit and by and by a lit |
tie wanton wave went over the raft and !
carried the garment TO the edge and other /
waves reached for it and finally it left !
the raft and went dancing merrily shore |
ward. The bay is very breezy nowadays |
at Santa Cruz, and the skirt was hurried /
along. Nobody noticed the garment I'M |
til it had fioated close in, and nobody paid !
much attention then.
After a while the girl who swims better |
than any one else turned her strokes |
5horevard. She reached the raft and |
looked for her skirt, which by this time !
was being used as mop by the washing |
waves on the sandy shore While a skirt |
IS incOuvenient in a long swim, it is prac- |
.ically indispensable in a walk up the |
beach when u lot of people are looking on. |
So the best swimmer at Santa Cruz hud- |
1led up on the float, where a ladder pre-