The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-24
BOGUS BABS.
ADV ENTVRIsSES ARE TRAVELLING
INDEX BAB'S NAME.


Women 10 Have "a Failing cut.
Dogs who Are Useful and Dogs
Who Are Embarrassing.
New York, Feb. 25.-This kind Of weather
makes one fully appreciate the horror of
Dante's seventh he'll; where. instead Of be
ing comfortably warm. the poor souls
sleep, sit on and eat ice. and. when they
aye remorseful weep icicles. As sell as
possible this state Of affairs has existed
i'm most homes; but 1 am SO taken w
with q burning indignation that [ feel
more and more comfortable. as far as
warmth goes. every minute. and more
and more indignant the more / think
about some things / have Just heard. T
hope all newspaper editors are going 90 De
very nice, and write out three very per-
sonal affairs. 4 little while ago a woman
calling herself Mrs Coe" was at "a
hospital in Philadelphia. While she re-
manned there. she told 20 the nurses and
whoever would listen TO her a story that
is absolutely untrue. She announced that
she was Bah" and had cast aside her
husbands name, and taken the one under
which She was born. Now this woman is
d fraud. "Bab" is not Mrs. Coo," Cue
was not her maiden name Bah was never
ia hospital, she has not been to Pbila-
delphia for three years. and she bears
her husbands name with as much pride
as she did the day she first took it. So
much for Mrs. Soc" whoever and where
ever she may be.
Another woman, name unknown. has. J
believe, been cavorting around IN the
western states. being entertained at no
tells, given theater and railroad passes
because she was Bah" Bah" has never
been further west than BudaIo i'm her
life. She never knew the joy Of a railroad
pass but once and then she forgot to use
81, ami bought ticket. When she goes
to hotels she pays her way. J hope 81
ever those two women are heard OF again
they viii be arrested and held until can
get where they are, and then I don't
think there viii be any necessity for hay
ing Il stove III the room.
Tie next sufferer from fraudulene rep
reseutauoa IS my friend and the wo-
man ] love best next 70 my mother, Ruth
Asnmore. For two years Miss Ashmore
has been a biz of an invalid. She has not
been away from her home. which she
shares with me. except 90 go 20 the cOun-
try. The false Ruth" solicited subscrip-
lions and / believe, got a great number, a.
something which Ruth Ashmore never
did, Cor her work is ia a different line.
This woman was entertained largely
throughout Northern New York / believe
she Is, just now. thinking over things be
hind the walls Of penitentiary, but my
friend asks me 90 say that when she does
go among strangers, they viii only find
out when they grow to know her very
we'll, that she is not merely Miss Ash
more, a pleasant woman" but the Ruth
Ashmore,' who counts among her ac-
quaintances and friends so many girls all
over the country. So much FOR myself.
and my kin. and, indeed. dear Mr.. Editor.
who will blame me for being angry2
This was talked over when we were
having our tea. and after ! had expressed
myself decidedly and made the air cheer
full, we began to discuss other things and
this story was told. a young Englishman,
a theatrical manager whose diamonds are
as large as his ambition, and whose rings
are as innumerable as his flow of words.
said TO a man. apropOs of his ability: THE
thing to do. dear boy, is to catch the ear
Of the voX populi." After we had all
laughed somebody else got to talking about
the pIima donnas and their lost dogs.
They seem 10 get dogs TO lose them. My
private opinion is that the reason a prima
donna likes a dog is because he masters
his slave. and every woman likes a mas
ter even If IL Is one with four legs, and a
tail capable of expressing joy or sorrow.
The time has come for dog stories.
Miss Backnunber hurled this chestnut
at us yesterday. She knew q dog, in fact
it belonged to her brother-in-law 0his
dog always does belong to ones brother
in-law, or ones cousin. He had his leg
broke, and kind-hearted young doctor
took him to a hospital, set his leg and
kept him there for two or three weeks,
permitting him to enjoy all the luxuries
Of the season, and to live an idyllic dog
life The time came for him TO go.
About week after the doctor was stand
ing at a window looking out on the street,
and he saw his dog friend trotting toward
the hospital with something in his
mouth IN time, the doctor saw it was a
penny The little dog stopped just in
front of the door; there stood a push
cart man, who sold such sponge cakes
as only a dog can appreciate. He hesi-
tated All his soul went out to the
SPONGE cake, which he knew the penny
would. buy, but the noble feeling tri-
umphed. Dropping a tear in memory of
the lost dainty, he trotted up the steps
and dropped the penny in the box at the
door for the poor patients. This was a
noble pup. but unfortunately for the
young woman who told the story, nobody
laughed. for we had all told 1t ourselves,
ana we had all claimed that dog as being
attached TO us in some way.
Now, my dog story is true. That's where
il differs from every other dog story. A
dog who frequently dimes with me- fox
terrier. rejoicing in the name Of "Bleek-
ins.' always stops as he enters the front
door and wipes his feet on the mat /
ask nobody to believe this II is asking to
much even 40 demand that ones own kin
should accent it: but / know It is true.
Another dog was told about then by a
vouag woman, who pronounced vase as il
was spelled "vshse" She claims to have a
pug that. when he hears her play the
march from 'Lohengrin" joins in and
sings II in perfect time ] saw my mother
adding bitter salt tears to her tea when
this was told. for she has an old-fashioned
idea in regard 70 value Of truth, and yet
she expected US to believe this. She knew
a dog in fact ne belonged 10 her brother.
,vho wouldn't eat terrapn unless 1t was
dfamond-back and had plenty Of eggs IN
it. After this everybody took their tea
without sugar.
But. really and truly, there is dog
of nv acquaintance who won't eat in the
kitchen unless some of the family go out
and sit with him, because he is so aristo-
cratic. He cocks up his nose and wags
his tail from side to side, as if he We're
irving to tell Of the blue blood in his veins,
and 10 make you understand thoroughly
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