The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-26
Midwinter serenades .


and the unjust inasmuch as they creep
up before the unjust think to swipe the
umbrellas of the just. On Wednesday
night a party of young amateur musicians
serenaded several of their young lady
friends at house not thousand miles
from Liberty square. 1t was not raining
when they arrived at the scene and
began to play a large stream of
of melody upon the balcony overhead.
Presently the girls, drawn by tho resist
less music, came out on the balcony,
with barred heads and without
wraps, and listened in real,
or well feigned, enchantment.
Then the light and insinuatng rainfall
got in its work. The musicians were I'M
der the shelter of the balcony; the girls
were unprotected. But so enthralled
were they by the efforts-hardly by the
effects of the efforts-of the young men to
entertain them that it had been raining
some minutes, and they were dampened,
before they knew it,
No i'll effects may result from the Incl
dent; still it was fine opportunity to
contract grip, pneumonia or a dangerous
cold. At the same time it affords an op-
portunity to remark how dangerous the
mid-winter serenade may be to those who
rush rashly into it, and to offer illustra-
tions in proof
About week ago a Maryland young
couple W ere married. Their friends. in
pursuance Of the proper form in some of
the rural districts, went out to serenade
them, taking along an assortment of tin
horns, drums, cow bells, etc, and one en-
thusiastic fellow took his shotgun, with
which he meant TO punctuate the instru.
mental applause with loud reports But
before he had fired half a dozen times he
slipped on the ice and received charge
in his hand, which was torn to pieces
That would not have happened in sum
mer .'-.s 30
In another instance, in Indiana this
time, a love-lorn swain took his banjo and
to its accompaniment sang sweetly under
the window of his hearts idol. But the
dog got loose about midway the sonnet
and "treed'' the troubadour in happily
convenient tree, where he was forced to
remain all night. 1t was a cold night,
and he caught bad case of grip. That
would hardly have happened in summer.
Down in Vireinia young lady leaned
too far out Of window TO see who was
playing the guitar, and tumbed out and
broke three ribs. That might have hap
pened in summer, it is true, but as it
happened about three weeks ago it must
be included in the list of casualties TO be
charged against the winter serenade
An Eastern Shore (Maryland) lover
Crept around the back way in order to
get under the chamber window of the
object of his affections before beginning
his serenade. His movements disturbed
the geese. and in a moment tho girls
father, who was sitting up watching for
chicken thieves, had pumped the air full
of bird shot, some of which overlook the
flying lover. That was also the result of
midwinter attempt at serenading. On
the whole, therefore, it appears that mid
winter serenaders should protect them
selves with accident policies, il they
positively cannot wait till summer.
Mr. George w Child's condition, ac-
cording TO the bulletins issued yesterday,
was favorable to his partial recovery, at
least There are fears entertained by his
friends and physicians that he will never
OG d DGilttbiN VIGIL ulAu again. BESIDES
the attack of vertigo, from which Mr..
ChiIds suffered on last Thursday, he had
stroke of paralysis on the next day,
which rendered 10th of his legs entirely
useless. Mr. Childs, by the way, suffered
from a paralytic stroke several years ago,
and the present being his second one, is
regarded as quite serious. HIS mind,
however, is unaffected, and he remains
bright and confident. There is no man in
this country more highly thought of than
tn g eminent Philadelphian and the
course of his illness will be anxiously fol-
lowed by admirers in two continents.
The engagement of Miss Anna Gould,
daughter of the late Jay Gould, is an
nounced by the New York newspapers
and has not been denied by her family.
The prospective bridegroom is not the
handsome young actor who left the stage
not long ago to study law, with the ulti-
mate purpose in view of becoming Miss
Annals husband, but a 37-year old bust
ness man named Hartman, who has
fortune of his own. Miss Anna Gould is
% years old and is reputed to be worth
50, 0C0, 600 in her own right.
The rate of Mr.. Corbett's income for a
few minutes yesterday was greater than
any regular rate of income ever enjoyed
by Vanderbilt or Gould One thousand
dollars minute is pretty rapid money
making.
The pugilistic championship now be-
comes race question. Peter jackson is
nextin the line Of eligibles.