The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-02
enc ONLY man IN the World.

In one corner Of the car, near the door, sat
a very old lady. says the San Francisco Call.
Such plain, almost shabby old body, with
queer black bonnet OF a style Of years gone
by and rusty black wrap. Her face was
Wrinkled and scanned and worn with age and
care, and her slender old shoulders had begun
TO bend Ueneath the accommodating burden OF
years and the sorrow OF this world. Behind
her steel-bowed glasses her faded blue eyes
Shone dimly ana the soft bands Of hair be
meath the recessed roof Of her ancient bonnet
were sllVery white. But the faded old eyes
were full OF calm peace, the Wrlnkled old face
bore not line Of Impotence or annoyance,
ana the gentle smile that lowered acout the
sunken. withered old lips were certainly not
suggested by anything connected with tbs
cheerleSS dispiriting scene OF broken cable
car standing silent in the drenching rain. She
was accompanied by lively pretty girl OF
perhaps Is years whose smart gown and styl-
Ism coat showing beneath the storm coat that
she had unDuttoned and thrown back. pre-
scented sharp contrast TO the old lady's an
tlque AZURE. The girl had been fussing lmpa-
tiently for several moments, and finally, after
an irr1tated study Of her companions face.
she burst forth with:
Il declare, grandma don't see how you
can sit there and take things so quietly! It's
TOO provoking 1t seems as though all the
tlresome things in the world saved themselves
qp TO happen between Christmas and New
Yearsl'
There was no reply, and after an instant the
young girl spoke again:
-Doesn't 1t seem so TO you, grandma"
Inc blue eyes that had been looking afar
! through the mist came back to consciousness
OF the impatient child. The wrinklei face
bent itself tenderly toward her. but the smile
ABOUT the faded lips were strangely wistful.
Il don know, child" she said. The sea-
son is always pleasant to me-" And then
softly, as though she had forgotten her hearer
and was speaking to herself, Il was married
between Christmas and New Year s sixty
years ago-to the only man In the world"
There was hush. during which the young
girl gave quick. startled glance about the
car to see whether any one had overheard
grandma speech. No one looked at her.
Inc conductor was briskly wiping of few
trouolesome raindrops that had driven into
mis- eyes. The clustering passenger in the
| opposite corner was gazing intensely down
| Inc street with curious culver Of the chin
| That even his pugnacious black mustache
| could not hide. The mother of the impatient
| little boy suddenly lifted him into her arms
| ana hugged him close to her heart. The
Iacetlous young mans face was illumined
with a tender glow, and he made no pretense
| that the rain had gotten into his eyes. Out
Slde the heavens still wept toFrentally, and
| not sound came from he motionlesS cable,
| but within the car hatred had been banished,
ana every passengers heart warmed with a
| sudden sense of brotherhood with every other
| one The steamy, heavy air seemed to
| llghten, and not soul there but felt his bur-
| dens lifted and its sordid gloom frightened
| and purified in the holy radiance that shone in
| The wrinkled fac OF the passenger who had
| In the world