The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-19

man she would make the wheels of af
fairs 20 round with a hum"
"Triplebob Trigtidy, I wish she was
for then she wouldn't be here and al
over every room in the house the same min
ute" that lady would respond with such
a show of feeling that her husband was
stirred into temporizing apology and de-
tense.
You must admit she's a remarkable
woman2"
Remarkable. "
with tremendous powers2"
"Tremendo us."
"And keen and penetrating insight into
things2'
keen and penetrating"
'With extraordinary activity"
Extraordinary"
"a great factor in the church,"
Great"
"a most original thinker"
Always"
And she's got lots of money!"
"Oh, suppose so.
(Which wen get!"
when
why, when Aunt Mirandy's through
with it."
"When'll that be-"
'Clara she's past sixty"
And we're only just past forty, but
really older than she}"
Tut, TUT
while she has already ruled this house
for twenty years ever since year after
we were married. Triplebob3"
MY, my"
And brought our children into the
world, and took 'em out of it?''
Gracious, Clara ="
tAnd worried rbosp that lived until wa
had TO send them away"
Don't put it that way, Wife"
And engaged our servants, and Sc
lected our clothing and decided on our
FOOD and chosen our friends and made our
enemies2"
Dear, dearl-n so bad as that"
And owned this house and made me a
slave instead of a wife, and you grovel-
ing instead of man-all for few paltry
dollars you hope to some time get2"
dear, dear dearp
"Oh, Triblebob Trigtidy, isn't real
home for those you love, while YOU and
they are yet living, more than a possible
inheritance when everything dear is gone
and the grave is all there is left to long
for"
Mr.. Trigtidy was astounded and con-
fused. His good wife had never rose up
TO this hight of protest until this mo-
ment, when, as he was about to leave for
his office at late hour of the morning,
the unfortunate subject of Aunt Mirandy
had again been preached
Like most men of affairs, he had taken
only the business view of his erratic elder
sister. Cline me home, Triplebob,"
she had said in her curt, direct way,
and when I'm gone I'll leave you a
million2"
Il had seemed an easy way, a good and
flial way, TO become rich and powerful
He had only thought of that; and like so
many other well meaning men, had never
comprehended or had always ignored the
first sacred duty of the husband to pre-
serve the home intact from whimsical
and offensive influences, which the wife
and the children almost solely suffer,
from irresponsible or Jyrannical relatives
They we're coming up from the break
fast room together.
''There she is now berating the oler-
gyman y whispered Mrs. Trigtidy, as she
brushed a few hopeless tears from her
cheek; and the two heard a shrill voice
advapclng from the reception room into
the hallway with bland, protestive tones
and irregular footballs preceding it.
Mr.. Trigtidy peered through the banis-
tiers apprehensively. He saw the gaunt.
but erect, form of Aunt Mirandy adyanc-
ing upon the backing, pursy figure of the
clergyman of their own church Her ewes
flashed, her arms whirled wildly as her
hands came together in resounding whacks
in emphasis of her words, and her pri,-
zled locks, disarrauged from the violence
of her indignant head-shakings, whipped
threateningly about. her scrawny neck
and head.
Huh! :" snorted Aunt Mirandy you'll
not get penny"
But my dear Miss Trigtidy," gasped
ole Il
newell post cleverly
Don't but me, sir! I won't have it.
Church Extension Funds2 Huh! WHY
don't YOU stop eXJendin2 Why don't YOU
stop tryin to Guido other churches Why
don't you stop your everlastin' beggin'2''
Remember your means and your
years p pleaded the clergyman, execut.
ing a deXterous h-about-face, during
which he recovered his hat and um brella.
My means and my years, eh2" re.
torted the irate maiden lady. "Hain't I
blame for my yeaTs-you better look tc
home and l wouldn't have any means
left il week, If your kind had your
way!'
Il beg of you, Miss Trigtidy"
"Of course you do! It's ali in the name
of the Lord Oh, what hasn't he had q
stand It's all in the name of religion
Oh what hasn't il had TO stand It's al
in the name of charity! Oh, what hasn't
il had TO stand 80
II am panied and surprised ---r'
BE, be your So is every body else. Ash
people. If you don't believe it. Comm
here in your carriage TO beg, beg, beg foi
church extension, while thousands are
starvin' all around US Beg plead
scheme, iuggle with church politics like
an alderman, and nobody bein' helped OIL
saved !"
This is astonishing, Miss
"Of course It's Thought so, forty year
What's churches for, Show Not much
What's religion for' Palace buildinR2 Not
much WHAT'S charity tor2 Gettin
your name in the papers? Not much
Churches and religion and charity have
got 10 quit holdin' their heads so high
eatin up folks substance. and givin
nothing but sound and words and sham
or everybodyll turn infidel and religion
Halter fore long Oh, h-h-hm she con
tlnued in a frenzy Of denunciation. Nif
had my way, sir I'd change all this with
a bangi'
The clergyman had managed TO get into
the yestibHe. Clinging 10 the door knot
on one side, while Aunt Mirandy held
fast TO the other, he was gently endeavor
ing 20 close the door and bow himself out
Being In manner on the outer and safe
side Of the incident. he ventured with
some little satire TO inquire:
And II Miss Irigtdy had her way how
would she improve mattersN"
She began improving them by giving
the door spiteful pushes, which her rev.