The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
AN M. P.'S INFATUATIoN.
From London Truth.

1 -,,sls friends was that he might have
| ,,,s a good deal better for himself than
= zil in his matrimonial venture.
An u. p. with a safe seat and
4 ,.-f5ed abilities. young. cookbook
.,r well connected. but having only a
united income. he was just the man who
a .souIf have married money. and this is
. -,setly what he had not done. He met
4 -s- wife in Paris during a holiday trim.
. She was a pretty. vivacious Irish woman.
,5r-like and attractive. but she had no
4 fortune. and was OF no particular family.
4 The N. P's friends shook their heads
over the match, and all felt convinced
4 that before long he would find out what
4 mistake he had made.
There could be no doubt that. under the
4 srcumstances, his marriage was an impru-
. lent one. With his $500 a year Percival
s had subsisted comfortably enough
as a bachelor, but as mar
! red ". P. he found that his in
4 come went simply no way at all. To cut
himself of from society and to live with
his wife in economical seclusion was. of
/
4 made him unpopular with his constitu
4 ants. as well as with certain influential
friends in town, whose good offices he
/ looked for securing some post in the gov
eminent when his party came back TO
power. And as he had no profession. but
had launched himself for good or i'll upon
parliamentary career, il would have been
i madness in him to prejudice his chances
Of political preferment.
The natural consequences followed. Per
Oval got into debt. He consoled himself
lrst of all for outrunning the constable by
the consideration that his party must soon
return to power, and that then he should
be able to recoup his present expenditure.
But the radicals remained lin" session af-
/ Ter session; the looked-for general cleo
4 ton came no nearer, and Percival began
TO feel very lugubrious indeed. He already
/ owed nearly Il, 000-a crushing liability to
4 a man with a small income and no capi-
tai; indeed, he did not attempt to disguise
4 from himself that unless something very
i Unexpected turned up he must soon be
hopelessly inSolvent His wife had long
. been urging immediate and rigid retrench-
ment, but each time she mentioned IL Per-
cyal shook his head.
The House was in committee on a bill
4 which was being fought tooth and nail by
4 the opposition and urgent whips had been
4 issued 10 the members of both parties to
4 be as frequently as possible in their places
4 But there were many dreary intervals of
4 debate. when no big division was immi-
nent, and during those intervals Percival
did not always remain in the precincts
4 Of the House
He might no doubt have spent them at
4 home or in escorting his wife to one or
other of the numerous social functions
4 which, for his sake, she so religiously at
i tended. But in his worried state of mind
the dullness of domestic evening or the
Yet deadlier boredom of a political con-
yersazione, was uninviting. He pre-
erred to forget his troubles in more en-
Lyening scenes. Within a mile of the
4 Palace of Westminster there is, as all
the world knows, famous theater of va
4 netles. 1t is under uneXceptionable man.
4 agement; it puts forward the strongest
and most enterprising programme of the
i kind in London. one evening during a
PARTICULARLY drowsy debate a fellow NJ.
p had suggested to Percival that they
should run across to the X. and see the
4 Rainbow danseuse. After that night he
4 went TO see her pretty regularly.
Just before the dance the stage was
darkened; behind doomed a background of
murky clouds, gloomy as the sky before
4 an impending thunder storm; then a brill
iant blaze of sunlight burst upon the shad-
4 owed scene, and whirllng wildly in its
4 lazzlinS rays appeared the famous Rain
BOW danseuse. What a sight that wasl
i toW deXterously she managed her mass
4 Of gorgeous draperies, which floated all
i ABOUT her, and swrled and spun like re-
4 'olving wheel At times nothing but the
H lashlng hues of these robes was visible;
+. az other times lovely face, crowned with
Il golden yellow locks, stood out among
T. men, radiant, spiritual, superb-and then,
WINE tnls enhancing apparition smiled
F. anu the audience clapped and shouted,
H rombllngs of thunder rolled upon the air;
II Clouds overcast the sunlight and amid
{. her gathering gloom the Rainbow god
Jess faded slowly from the scene
If 1t had ended with his merely admir-
4 ing this ravishing beauty from a dis
4 lance, all might have been well. But such
miatuation as Percival's was not salts
+. ned 10 confine itself within those modest
units. A strong desire came over him to
make her personal acquaintance He
vuSht, of course, to have withstood it,
!, should have been perfectly obvious to
hlm that in giving way to this desire,
ne was voluntarily thrusting himself into
he path of danger
But he gave way, nevertheless. He
went farther. He actually addressed one
VI Two letters to the young lady. To his
great chagrin she sent him no reply. At
ns' in desperation, he procured an intro
eueuon to the manager of the X, and be-
+ sought that gentlemans aid in his foolish
H ana culpable project.
Just So" said the manager, rather
Coidly. We'll, Mr.. Percival, l will COM
Huhlcate your wish to the young lady,
ana will then let you know her reply. 1
cannot hold out hopes that it will be ia
/. ,ofaDle; for a number of other gentlemen
nave desired introduction to her, and
nave all been refused. You see, she is a
simple, modest girl, who is merely using
ner talent to support her family, and has
no desire for circle of male admirers.
however, as 1 said, 1 will tell her that
YOU wish to be introduced
Inc following night, when he ought to
nave been in his place in the house listen
,AS TO the ministerial leaders statement,
ne was lowering near the stage door of
we y. He had made up his mind to follow
nus goddess home, and so find out her pri-
ate address.
Percival had a cab waiting for him at
we corner. He noticed another cab drawn
up opposite the stage door. He strolled up
u'lu accosted the driver.
N - Aoure a lucky man to have such
0narmlng fare" said Percival carelessly.
90 said ad charming fare?" re-