The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-24

gentlemen, I'LL your glasses. Here's TO
: young fools. May they learn some day
how much trouble they make for those
/ who love them best"
/ All the glasses were drained even that
( of the umid, little man. which contained
/ only water. At the same time there trick
+ led into it some drops of water from the
pmld, little mans eyes. Other drops
: started from the same fountain. and the
party noticed them, so the little man
Gentlemen. 1 have been called to an
] other state TO solemnize a marriage, one
/ of the parties TO which I know very WE'LL
| ana what you have been saying troubles
| my mind sadly. Suppose the parties should
| be any or the couples of whom you have
! been speakng2"
We'll. parson. replied the host. "the
[ law really doesn't compel you to marry
/ people whom you shouldn't marry, does
mo sir, but suppose
There seemed some difficulty about con-
| Guiding the sentence. SO the host remark
"Ah. well, let's hope that yours won't be
! q case of that kind. Gentlemen, fill your
! glasses again. It's Thanksgiving day; let's
De as happy as we can in the circum-
/ stances. We're alive: there's good cheer
before us, and as to trouble, why, hang it,
II IL Werent for trouble none of us would
| know where to find the best stuff that's in
| him. Here's to our dear onesr'
! Then the host told a story of a day when
| Ihere seemed an empty table in prospect
Ior nm and his wife, and they had agreed
! to feast on kisses and hope when sud
| denly they were invited out by the man
| with whom the present host afterward be
! gan business life in earnest, so they kept
tne Kisses and hope for a second dessert.
to be enjoyed in their little one-roOm home.
rms reminded one of the guests Of a
| Misunderstanding dinner he had eaten in the
array during the civil war-a dinner at
| which he found the meat spoiled and the
bread sour SO he gave his last dime to
| an old cOiOred woman TO bake him a hoe
cake, and then had to invite the baker to
| dine with him. for the cake took the last
| corn meal she mad in the house, and she
nag nothing else TO eat, nor any place at
| when 10 DQy at short notice.
This reminded another guest of a din
! ner where the bottled cider was really
champagne, although no one knew the
difference by the taste; nor would they
ever have known Of the grocer's blunder
had not the man who ordered the cham
/ payne made an awful fuss when il was
| too late to make the proper exchange.
When three Americans begin to swap
stories about anything, no matter what,
| they are pound to Keep 1t up, in spite of
any trouble on their minds; they wouldn't
/ stop even if they were marching side by
/ side to the gallows. Even the little mir
ister lost his tiroidif, o,1 hi -1,.i,Si,- 80
and told of several Thanksgiving dinners
over which his mouth had watered in
/ advance, but which he was afterward
moved 10 give away TO people who had
[ none, while the minister and his family
sat down to cold baked beans and sauce
| OF dried apples-the hated remains of
| hated dOation parties. He really hadn
I been grateful enough for beans and dried
apples he supposed for now that the
people seemed to think his days of pulpit
usefulness at an end there were times
when a big bag of beans would some
times be handy thing to have in the
we have the car all to ourselves" said
ne most II guess the other people on
the train didn't get up as early as we
this morning; but the cars loss is our
gain. Let's have a song"
So saying, the host started AUD Lang
Syne," and the others Joined in. No one
seemed to know more than the first four
lines, but they sang these over several
times, and seemed to get d lot of cheer
I out OF them. The little minister, in par
ticular, frightened amazingly; he had
! been in the slough of despOnd so long,
and so deep, that to be treated cordially
/ by three men of good appearance, even
though they We're strangers, pulled him
together in great shape, and set his
tivities in his college days. He told SO
I many good stories, and told them so well,
that the other men were content to laugh
ana nsten and when, finally, he was
/ moved to sing some jolly old college songs
and sing them very well. too-the au-
dience were so delighted, and appIauded
so heartily, that they did not note the
stopping of the train
Just as one of the songs ended the door
of the car opened and man and woman
entered Both dropped their heads and
passed quickly by the uproarious party
but before they could seat themselves
| they We're startled by the sound of several
names 3iTiS y uttered in quick succession:
Miller
"Barchessr
"Sister Waystarr'
The man and woman, both of whom
were young, turned pale. The woman
looked appealing, the man sullen, yet de-
The host arose and said quickly:
Come right here, Barchess and dine
! with u. Let bygones be bygOnes. This
is Thanksgiving day. and I'm host Bring
the lady with you Here, waiter, clear
eway this table and find a couple of
whispered to one 'of his guest:
Your party, too, evidently"
Sure enough"
"And mine" said another
THE. couple that I've been called to
marry" groaned the little minister. al
ter what I've heard, 1 can't DO it, and-on,
oh, oh!'
The host, again hurrying the waiter.
went forward to the couple and said:
Brace up, Barchess: no one is going to
harm you. Won't you do me the honor
Of Introducing your employer to the lady?''
The young man mUmbled some words
The host replied addressing the lady:
Il m delighted to find one of my clerks
in such good company, ma am. You won't
refuse to dine with me? All of my guests
seem to be friends of one or other of you
Waiter, I'll be the death of you if YOU
don't bring those seats"
In the next few moments there was
good deal of ice to be broken, and some
Of it appeared to be pretty thick but the
host ratified off some more stories, JUST
as If nothing had happened and the little
minister who seemed to be desperate
about something, followed suit; so the
young people had to laugh in spite of
themselves. Besides, good dinner is not
bad ice-breaker.
The young woman soon became infected
by the cheerful spirit of the party. None
of the men looked as grim as any who had
heard their disclosures would expect; the
people for whom they had started in
search We're before them. so their work
was as good as done. What each one
would do in conclusion he scarcely knew,
so he fought for time by telling another
story. The young woman, being a school
teacher, had herself heard some amusing
stories and told them very well; besides,
it is not every day that a young woman
has four middle-aged men regarding her
as respectfully and admiringly as if she
were q. princess
The host got her from storytelling to
conversation and found she was quite
clever His eyes told him that she was
very pretty, and his knowledge of human
nature told him that she was good. How
did she come TO take up with Barchess, a
fellow who had just robbed his employer
Of more than q hundred dollars? Pshaw!
Girls had no sense. A new face, a glib
| tongue, a pushing way-the scapegrace
had all Of these; there were apparent pos
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