The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15

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l as a competency. Most OF those who were
/ present evidently considered that petty
/ amount as a bare subsistence.
| And yet when ! was girl" said the
| mother Of the hostess. an aristOcratic old
/ lady of pure Knickerbocker descent "a
/ Young man felt that he could marry and
| in society on 5000 a year, Times have
| changed and not for the better, in my
! estimation.
| Another conversation which took place
I at a dinner a few days later may also be
] cited as a straw to show the currents of
/ the worlds maelstrom, currents that are
| drifting us-whither? 1.-The easiest way
/ 10 make a fortune" said a hin de steele
/ young man, whose brains so far had not
| solved the problem of how to pay his
! tailor sis to get up a syndicate. buy up
! certain influences and run up a particular
stock on bogus promises
| But that would be dishonest" said the
! debutante, fresh from the school room
ethics of morality.
/ "Oh. nobody is honest nowadays" an
| swered the youth, fiippantly. 1T really
! doesn't make a bit of difference to people
| what your principles are. If you are
amusing and have money you can do
Here is another recently overheard
4 scrap of conversation:
They say that Harry A. lost every cent
! in that tremendous tumble in - a few
'But I thought that was managed by
"oh. it is the fashion now to swindle
! your friends; 1t helps general confidence
/ in your enterprise"
| What can be the moral development of
young people brought up in such an at
| mosphere and subjected to such influ-
ences? IF you are poor, said young
! college graduate lately, ut pays you TO
| be Observation-Disclosures get on much fast
er. But If you are rich you can do as
| you choose-n0body realiy minds much,
/ Is there absolutely no remedy for this
| plague of riches except the inevitable
! reaction which must come sooner or lat
! err Whether we are pessimists or optim-
/ feta Iubathpr believe that the world
/ is growing better or worse, every one
/ must concede that history repeats itself,
| and that an age of great luxury and great
wealth is an age OF great danger, not
| only to the intellectual life and morals of
a community, but to the actual existence
| of the society which is its exponent.
At a recent church wedding, says the
| New York Times, one of the guests had
| written several popular handbooks on
| matters of etiquette. A young girl was
| shown into the pew with her, for whom
| the seat, or TO make any room, while she
| glared through her lorgnette at the new
| conner in a fashion excessively discomfort
| ing. When the victim returned home she
! found the pages in a certain work which
| treated of manners in church The very
| offense committed by the writer was there
| reprobated with unspairing hand. The
girl drew pencil marks around these pas
| sages, and wrote upon the opposite mar
gin: AT the so-and-so wedding, such
| and-such a church" And she sent the
book to its author.
Did you ever hear the story of the best
rretort that Murat Halsted ever received
No one, says the Cincinnati Tribune, ever
enjoyed telling the story more than,he did
and 1t Is good enough to print anywhere.
Hoadiy & johnson was one Of Mi Hal
stead's pet subjects for sarcasm, politi-
cally and otherwise. He caught up a
partner of the firm. Mr.. Johnson, ana
after calling him Shining ornament of
brilliant Mr.. Halstead went further ana
publicly dubbed Mr. Johnson "the brass
ornament of the Cincinnati bar" This
phrase was so attractive to Mr.. Halstead
that he never hesitated to use it in every
possible way. Halstead's day of reckon
ing came. however.
Il At an evening gathering Mr.. Halstead,
who was very susceptible to the charms
of the fair sex, saw a handsome woman
IN the crowd supefbly dressed, and with
that would at once attract attention. He
begged to be presented, and waste Mrs.
Halsted's mind,perhaps a little less steady
at the time than usual, who the lady
might be. He was curious about her.
johnson, Johnson" he repeated 81
have never had the pleasure of meeting
you before, Mrs. Johnson. DO you live
J oh. yes" replied the lady. trimming
over with smiles; II live in Cincinnati
= "IndeedT said Mr.. Halstead, quite as
tonished May l inquire of what family
l The smiles were more than merry this
Mr.. Halstead," she replied. "for fr-
teen years 1 have been trying to polish
up the brass ornament of the Cincinnati
bar"
Men, says the New York Press, dislike
2 to acknowledge that there is anything
: which they do not know. Mind, l do not
il is Under protest This little ittie ia failing Gn
l leads to comical results sometimes. Two
= young gentlemen of leisure who spent
their summer in the Tennessee mountains
; can ivouch for this. They We're in the
, habit OF taking long tramps and stop
5 ping for their meals at some cabin when
l ever they felt hungry. One day their
2 impromptu hostess said as she poured
out the coffee, "Sweetnin?" Yes" was
the reply from both. "Whatu We hey,
< long or short2" That was a poser, Final,
a ly one answered, " Long If you please -
D just to solve the difheulty. The woman
. complacently dipped her forefnger into
= a bowl OF molasses, swirled it around
= until it had gathered enough of the liquid
!. sweetness to satisfy her, and then She
= mans cup. His companion profted IN
= this object lesson and said he'd take short
9 sweetnin.' He did not feel any better
than his comrade, though, when she calm.
. ly bit off a piece from her hunk of mania
i sugar that lay beside her plate and dron-
. ped It into his cup. The best part of this
= lesson in ventures was that IL was a plain
< case of the pot cannot call the Kettle
I black.
= Said the girl among the pillows in a
friends room the other day, according
e 10 the New York Times, Il had an ex-
r perience last week that is worth TELLING
A man l know came to the house M
appointment to take me out. He was q
% little ahead OF the hour set, and l WASH
!. quite ready. When I was and ran down
o 10 the parlor. I found him--sound aeIeen
r In his chair The parlor was rather dimlv
| lighted, warm and perfectly quiet ana
k ] suppose the poor fellow had hurried
n 10 keep his appointment after a hard
b days work. ! felt awfully sorry for
= him"
e THE pity that is akin" began the girl
q al the dressing table
. THE pity that rs akin 20 NOTHING. %
4 the realization Of what IL means for many
! promptly interrupted the other EXCEPT
J. the realization Of what BE- means Tor MANI
10 young New York men 10 go into society
DIS particular one happen
- 70 know has gerX RESPONSE