The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30

grew fond of thrusting his hands deep in
his pockets and modify soliloquizng. 1t
was always So" Probably from a child
ish Renaissance of that dear gazellen
One wintry afternoon during his stay
in the metropolis, being especially nissan
thropic and time dragging with him, Ar
thur got into an uptown stage, for its lum-
bering misery seemed commensurate to
his humOr He enSconced himself in one
of the farther corners, and in each jolt
and bump discovered similitude to the
course of his existence. Passengers came
and went, but he needed them not. They
went more than they came, until he was
alone, alone with the straw and the rat
Ting glass and the dangling straps. Then
he likened himself to prisoner in a tum-
brel on the way to execution and became
almost cheerful in the thought O., if il
were only true! He would send a lock Of
his hair dipped in his blood by one of the
naughty minions and then her stony heart
would melt-that being natural attrib-
ute of all stones
The stage stopped. A young lady en-
tered and took seat by the door. She
extended her fare and Arthur forgot him
self sufficiently to take it. AS he did so
he gasped. and well he might for il was
james little hand that he touched. His
Jane, alas, his no longer! What was she
doing alone in the great city, Could she
be lost, or wandering from disorder of
reaSOn2 Could she have recognized him
from a distance and followed through the
thrOng2 No, she seemed composed and a
ease; indeed, far too much so. She evil
IDENTIFY had not noticed him, for her eyes
were demurely cast down. She had not
and she should not. Arthur drew his hat
over his brow, but not so low as to pre-
vent him from glancing askance- which
he found a proper though melancholy
pride-and shrank back in his corner as
much as the vibrations would permit
o. how pretty, how sweet, she looked
Was it possible that one so fair could be
so false2 Yet were not these terms cor
relative, and was not seeing believing
Had he not the damning proof in his in
side pocket gnawing away at his vitals
like Spartan boys fox But yet she
was so pretty, so sweet! Did ever CO.
quette possess such pure face, such
maidenly mien Yet she had allowed her
picture to be taken with Robert Prince in
that very position which their troth had
sanctified : and who knew but that half
the young men of their native town had
similar trophiesl o, yes, she was so
pretty, so sweet; but beauty was only
skin deep. Alas! Arthur found only
faint consolation in the saying for he re-
allied that like MerCutio'S wound il was
quite deep enough for him.
Arthur sighed so fervently that he must
have attracted notice but at this instant
the stage lurchcd and fell TO one side
There was a scream, a shout, and for
moment the separated lovers were as
thoroughly mixed up as their unfortunate
affairs were, for one of the hind wheels
of the vehicle had come OF and rolled
away. as if disguised with lack of pat
ronage, and about to set up business on
its own account.
The attraction of the accident was
speedily overcome by the repulsion of
recognition.
MIR Lathers ~ cried Jane, and bounded
on the uppermost scat like chamois
miss Dobbins!' growled Arthur, MAX
ing a dive for the door But it was
iammed. Push and strain as he might,
he could not bulge it. The only result of
his eXertiOn was very red face whose
glow Jane seemed to catch and family re-
fleet He tried window, but, as he felt
as much like a camel as it looked like a
needles eye, he soon desisted, and, sink
ing into the lower corner, which gave
him the sensation of being caught in a
chasm, he abandoned himself to Werther-
like despair.
The driver now leisurely descended and
stood at one side, proud in the faith that
his horses required attention from
him, as they yet had sufficient strength
to stand alone.
'Yez 'ull hev' to stay in until yez gifts
| out, +" he said consolingly. But I'll not
be after chargin' yez DOODLE"
BY this time a crowd had collected and
began, after the fashion of crowds, to
| theorize regarding the accident. Some
maintained that it was of no moment,
since the stage would go on as comforta-
bly, on three wheels as it had gone on
four. Others that the imprisoned pas
| sengers were lucky in their confinement,
since if it was protracted, there would be
no lack of fare, A messenger boy in a
piping voice volunteered to run for
doctor, and provoked incredulous Laughter
at the Likelihood of his running This
gave Arthur a chance to display his mag
nanimity.
the lady air" AS if a stage ever wanted
for this essential except in warm
weather
But -he throng, impressed by his vehe-
mence, withdrew to the sidewalk and
stamped feet and chafed ears as if like
the Roman sentinels at Pompeii, they
couldn't desert their posts, l. e., lamp
posts.
Thank you, Mr. Lathers," said Jane
in tones akin to the tip of her nose.
There was time when you wouldn't
have said MIR. Lathers,' >" replied Ar
thur.
eyes, and not an hour ago"
"You knew me them"
II saw you. didn't recognize you"
"And yet my heart is the same as of
yOre."
Coward Susie2 Yes? How interest
ing s
"What am to Susie, or Susie to me? !,
who am maligned, bereft, discarded"
"You should feel at ease now, Mr..
Lathers."
and why now, pray"
"On the stage, you know. You are such
an actor"
AT least haven't the craze for indis-
criminate picture-taking. That seems to
be a feminine characteristic"
''You haven't To think that any
camera could have twice sustained the
shock of that smirk o, it's too ridicu-
lous :"
Il don't know what you mean"
90, you do not7"
pray Miss Dobbins, in this enforced
association, which no one could regret
more than 1, let US not yield to idle re-
elimination. The past is dead; let the
dead bury it. ] shall await our deliver
ance with resignation and then bid YOU
godspeed."
"Some sort of speed would be accepta-
BILE. But resignation If that posture
is your idea of resignation I'd rather look
uncomfortable.
1t.