The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01


On the other Side
~. 20 our ways in life too much alone,
~ hold ourselves too far from all our
kind;
400 3ften we are dead to sigh and moan.
,r,s often to the weak and helpless
ma. affen where dis tress and want abide
~. rurn and pass upon the other side.
The other side is trodden smooth and
t.,. footsteps passi ug idly all the day;
VS.. lie the bruised ones that faint and
Is --Idom more than an untrodden way.
nm selfish hearts are for our feet the
-uide-
The, lead US by upon the other side.
r. should be ours the oil and wine to
goto the bleeding wounds of stricken
~. take the smitten and the sick and
And bear them where a stream of bless
ing runs,
1,=t.ad we look about-the way is wide
a.nd so we pass upon the other side.
d friends and brothers. gliding down the
4 years,
Il tender accents, born of grief and tears!
Il pray you, listen to the thrilling call!
Non cannot, in your cold and selfish pride.
bass guiltlessly upon the other side.
Buffalo News.
The maids cap. says the New York
Zines. has got into the English courts.
i 4 servant sued her employer for wages,
after dismissal because she would not
We r. caps. The learned queens counsel
admitted that the subject was very del
Hcate one, and seemed to be ever
cause of complaint between mistesses
and maids. 1t was finally decided that
the refusal to wear caps per Sc was not
sufficient ground to discharge servant
olt of time. The particular case in ques-
ton took on some other phases, but this
part of the decision implies by inference
that the cap has ceased to be the sine
qua non of the English maid which it
is regarded on this side of the water.
1t is certain, as many housekeepers will
testify, that hte English maid, supposa-
bly, admirably trained and accustomed to
service, gives more trouble on American
soil than servants of other nationalties.
4 she exaggerates 1he freedom of America,
and takes not only liberty but license
without restraint. Such of them as serve
in the houses of our very rich country
men are not open to this criticism; they
are clever enough to show a Difference 10
the wealth about them, if they do not
fsel it, but those English maids that
drift into the average American house
hold are, for the most part intolerable
in speech and manner.
when in Rome do as the Romans do"
says the old distich, but in these days
Of universal travel, says the New York
Tribune, it is somewhat necessary to
know beforehand the manners and Gus
toms of the native Inhabitants of the
countries that are visited.
Il have eaten with chopsticks with a
mandarin's wife and daughter in China,
and sat cross-legged with the Persian
ladies in Teheran, and smoked nargles,"
said an American woman, who was moth
ing if not cosmopolitan, but 1 never
failed to adapt myself successfully to
tae customs of the country until 1
reached Jamaica, in the West Indies.
1 had letters to one of the magnates
there and upon delivering them ! received
u prompt invitation to breakfast and
10 spend the day. The hour was not
mentioned, but as the people were
French, 1 supposed, of course, it was u
o'clock, a la fourchette, at which time
l presented myself, only to find that 1
..
entertainers were most hOspitable, and
their usual frugal luncheon of cake,
wine and fruit was evidently supple
mented by more substantial Viands for
my benefit. After luncheon / was asked
il ! would like to take a nap. AS l had
just arrived, l assured my hosts that !
never slept in the daytime, and pro-
ceeded to make myself as agreeable as
possible. My entertainers endeavored to
be cheerful, but there was something
in the atmosphere that made me aware
that l had committed solecism-and
that l had guessed rightly was very
apparent in the relieved looks of the
family when 1 said that l thought / did
feel tired and would be glad to repose
myself a little. | was Immediately con
Quoted to an apartment which had evil
IDENTIFY been arranged with the expecta-
ton that / would so regularly to bed,
and, wishing me a good rest the lady ana
gentleman of the house left me for the
whole afternoon. About o'clock one of
the daughters came to fetch me in a
fresh toilet, looking very nice and maxi
ing me feel very tumbled and untidy
IN consequence. So, after l had been
shown the gardens, which were really
lovely, l began to make mes adieuX
But I must stop to dinner, they urged,
they quite expected me- But l thought
they had had enough of me, and per-
sisted in my refusal. 1 thought they
parted from me rather stiffly, and in driv-
ing over the long avenue which led up
to the house 1 met a number of smartly
dressed people, who, I afterward learned,
had been invited especially to meet me.
So l missed it all around and gave no
end Of trouble and offense, all because
did not just know Jamaica habits"
There is a woman in this town, says the
EmpOria Kansas Gazette, who has IN
vented a new calling for women. She is
d professional companion for women
whose husbands are away. She will go
TO house and be company for a lone
woman at IS a week, or she will so out
Tor the night while husbands are away
Tor 70 cents an evening. She knows all
the possip and will tell gossip for 80 cents
night extra. In families when there Is
Young woman with a beau, who is Ia
Ole to be talking in a low tone until 10
o'clock in the parlor, and then hush up
until she is awakened by the front door
siamming about midnight. the woman
charges a dollar night straight, making
no reduction for longtime contracts In
families where there is a boy who lies