The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-08

tell US what it does mean" said some
one.
1t means" began the doctor, holding
his left thumb before him and placing
the forefnger of his right hand against it
with the air of professor about to make
demonstration by tolling the points
on his fingers. lit means the posterior
trailing hagelIum of bihagellate infu-
sorian."
The doctor swept look of triumph
over The assem- bled group through his
glasses, and relapsed into eXpectant ST.
lence. He hal fired off a l2-inch gun, but
Inc auditors were so far away that the
report of the explosion had not yet
reached their ears. IL was like Joke
with rebound, which must ricochet be-
lore It's refractory course can bore it's
way into the seat of human understand
! ing.
oh, l see, said one of the group, at
last in timid tone of voice and with a
heightened expression of counteuance
"Ha, ha Funny l didn't see it at once.
What did Shaw call the word?"
"Guoernaculum," replied the doctor
promptly, lit is a very useful word, I
should say. 1t is in the Century diction-
airy"
And IT wouldn't be there keeping COM
pany with octopus and other freaks I'M
less II had some use in the economy of ma
ture like flies and rats said Shaw. I'm
Just trite mitfed at the doctor for steal
ing my thunder, supposed no one had
ever heard of the word. 1t has been in
the refrigerator of my memory for some
time, as intended to use it in a Fourth
OF July grafton which ! am expected to de.
liver. 1t is a word of great explosive
force and would go well with cannon
crackers and gun cotton"
In plain English it means, take it. a
tail tied to another tail. " said Meikleiohn.
Hold on" cried Perkins, who edits
the Sioux City Journal, from his seat in
congress: II want TO put that word in
my notebook Next time we have a
democrat in Iowa making a gubernatorial
race | shall refer to him in one of nv edi-
torials as 'gubernaculum, or the tail of
a tail"
Thus we observe" gravely remarked
Shaw, how ph1lology conforms to the
principles of nature-each little thing has
It's place and object; nothing is wasted.
This word which moment ago we were
all more or less inclined to treat with the
same contempt that all well Unbalanced
minds entertain for garish woman or an
over-dressed dude, has suddenly found
It's legitimate sphere in the vocabulary of
a republican editor, and is shortly de-
stlned TO move out of the Century die
tionary into a new, a brighter, a more ex-
penslve, and congenial world. and travel
IN an orbit of its own, radiating luster
and rejecting glory upon the name of
Perkins"
This sentiment was loudly applauded
by all assembled and seemed to check the
flow of levity and direct the minds of the
group of statesmen into n graver channel.
Moving out of the Century diction-
ary," observed Mr. Reed, IN usingly re-
peating Mr. Shaw's words, ''you could
have expressed that pretty idea by hap
pier phrase. For example, by substituting
for Century dictionary the simple phrase,
Weary weller of Words"
DIR. Everett parted his lips to utter one
long, deep, and hysterical laugh. His
white teeth were already half cleaning
into light, and his facial muscles were
slowly drawing themselves into the sem
blance of humorous grimace, like a
face racked by gripping attack of sum
mer complaint, when his name was called
by the reading clerk who was calling
the roll, ana the doctors visibility faded
into a stern look of duty. Without fin
ishlng his laugh he ran out of the cloak
room, and, having once resumed his
pla e at the desk, forgot all about it.
When the doctor had gone, philosophy,
philology. aud everything else vanished
IRON the midst of the group of states
men, and the circle for the time being
went link-wise back TO its place on the
hoor.