The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-09

A servant girl was washing the front
windows and steps OF a house on High
Detroit Free Press, when she suddenly
heard voice at her elbow says:
Juliet didn't clean windows, but she
wouldn't have been any less a lady for
so doing. A lady to the manor born
ml m, if you Please-is a lady under
She looked at him as she wrung out the
cloth in pail of clean water, but made no
reply.
mona, and 1t exactly hits the case. That's
me. Been travelling on my uppers of late
you know. n. c. in capital letters which
means no cash. No casino banker-no
diamOnd-set prospects ahead. All 1 have
is my character for industry integrity
and love for the human race. Savoy, my
princess?"
She rubbed up and down and crosswise
with her cloth, but did not even look at
him.
lease is just this" he continued. as he
sat down on the railing and removed his
hat to wipe his brow. Il struck Chicago a
year ago from St Louis. Expected to find
something soothing there-something to
sort of lull my weary soul into a state of
calm repOse. Ever been in Chieago2''
She was ready to wiring out the cloth
again, and she soused 1t up and down in
the water and had no word of reply
Beautiful city, he went on, but the
inhabitants thereof are inclined to be over
particular with strangers. Couldn't strike
a job there to save my life, and cheek
finally played out. Chief of police asked
me as a personal favor to disappear, and
/ obliged him. A pointer my fairy queen
Always oblige the police when 1t doesn't
cost you red to do SO. Presto! change!
Which in the Grecian language signifies:
From Chicago to Detroit on the bumpers ,
Do you follow me, Beatrice?"
She changed over to the other window
and went rubl rub! rubl and gave him not
the least attention.
Like the town first rate as far as I
have peregrinated around" he went on
using the lining of his hat to wine his
nose. Does peregrinated strike you as
too rich for the seaSOn2 No. Well then
let me further state that feel en- rapport
with Detroit. Felt sort o nil desperan-
dun when l first got in, but I'm O. K
now. Up on French and Latin, my queen
of the May? 'Scuse me, if have seemed
to convey the impression that YOU don't
know Virgil from Webster's unabridged
Old Virgo used to be particular pet of
mine Did 1 hear motion to adjourn %
He probably didn't, as her cloth went
wipei wipe! wipe, and her back was to-
ward him.
but delenda est Carthage. as I used 10
remark in st. Louis. To come to the point
at once to secure a clearer and more sat
isfactory understanding between US, let
me assume the interrogatory Mavbe a
little rich for this locality, but have al
ways been noted for liberality. Now, then
dunn vivimus, Vivamus, which means Got
any grub in the kitchen for a traveller Ger
the long highway of life?"
She rose up and dropped the wet cloth
into the pail with a 'spatr' gave her
hands a wipe on her apron and disaD-
peared into the basement. Two minutes
later she returned with a good-sized
sandwich and a couple of pickles. and
handing them to him without so much
as a look. she soused the cloth in the
pail and went on with her window
"Alterum alterius auxilo eget' - saluted
the man as he removed his hat. In other
words. Just my mt. You have proved vour-
self an oasis in the sandy waste Of life.