The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25


ttecof4, tells story 81 q tramp who, upon
being asked 20 undertake- the task OF
-atlns thirty Quails ~ thirty days pa
thetically exclaimed: Make 10 turkeys
~ the experience Of Mr.. James A. Herne
with his play Of shore Acres we have
an instance wherein number Of people
nave eaten turkey once 4 day Tor the
last eighteen months. u orc scene of this
frdtiSlic drama turkey Is cooked and
ssalth Upon the stage and this scene never
Lati7 10 MAKE q hlt with the spectators
many - when land particularly the gods
PIG inc gallery actually ttEgruige tEE par
ticipants In that ssTory lr eal-the steamug
t-dhds so tempungly spread out before
them. But Mr.. Herne and his associates
no longer sing the praises Of turkey. There
was time when that national bird stood
hisn IN their favor bat -ha wing eaten Of
turkey steadily once a day for eighteen
months there is nov no ether Wand so
oalous 70 them e. i this same once priced
Even those holidays which are hailed
with delight by other good people says
Mr. terne are anticipated by Us with
Wretched forebodings. simply because We
know that With them VIII come a universal
renaissance Of the bird which has been
our principal article Of daily diet for
weary months We have grown so des-
perats that "e really should like 10 rub
Thanksgiving. Christina New Years
and other winter holidays cut Of the cal
endar.
Ten days ago the veteran manager. J.
y. McNicker gave Mr.. Herne splendid
dinner. When the piece q q resistance was
key-a magnificent bird and done 10 the
queens taste but srill TURKEY. Mr. Nc
Wicker detected the look of subdued hor-
rof on MS guests face and an at once The
him.
My dear" said he 10 Mis-. McVicller. "it
has Just occurred to me that Nr. Herne
would much prefer a crt of that cold
roast beef which was left over from d.luer
last evening"
Last SUNDAY Mr.. Franklin H. Head en-
tertaiEed number Of Professional people,
and among them was Mr. Herne. There
was a splendid dinner and the crownins
glory thereof was a turkey. d noble "a
FOUNDER. Drowned to a crisp and reeking
with delectAble juices.
why 10 You shudder" asked Mr. Head
his guests emotion.
Mr.. Herne politely denied that he had
shuddered and he tried to launch a CHEEKY
laugh and 10 look happy. But Hamlin
Garland gave the secret away. and there
expense.
This we take It, Is one Of the penalties
of realism. As long as MIR. 6erne stuck 10
pure romance he vas a sleek. contented
man. He did not suffer from a glut Of
turkey because he couldn afford to- Ever
since he became a verltist ne has been so
prosperous That he has had TO pay the
penalty of prosperity, which in this par
ucular instance has been an oversupply.
4 Court of First instance.-
"Justieel was administered I'm pretty
crude shape in California in the year of
our Lord 1919" said Col T. L. Loeb
rane, of that state, TO q group of friends
at Pages. according TO the Washington
Star. u snail never forget one scene at
stockton. We had then what were styled
Courts OF First Instance A judge named
Reynolds presided He wore hign silk
hat about the only one, { think, in the
1 whole state at that tiCe. lie was utterly
destitute ut moral principle. one Will
Jams was prosecuting attorney. and q big
ger thtef never lived. The sheriff was
Dick Wiun. equal In lnayery OF the other
two They held court in one corner OF a
big tent. the rest Of which was devoted
to gambling. monte being the prevailing
sport. The play was often for pretty high
stakes. and tho swell ss3mesters tapped
the bank regularly.
ION the occasion ] have in mind a Mex
lean dropped in and BEGAN to play with
phenomenal success. he won $1,000 in
/ less than an hour, end was preparing to
leave with his gains, when the sheriff
arrested him on a charge of horse theft.
He was taken to the other end of the tent.
where Reynolds sat behind bis dry
/ goods box, looking very solemn and dig
niticd
Williams, as prosecutor. made a very
| brief speech, in which ne proved 10 the
satisfaction Of the court to the poor
greaser had committed the crime Of horse
stealing. His money had previously been
taken away from him. 1t consisted main
~ of coin and was heaped UP on the
judges desk The verdict Of the court
hours to leave the town. The Mc&ican
cast a wstful glance on his wealth, but
skunk of as if glad to escape with his
life. Meanwhile Williams and VIM had
advanced to The desk and were filling
their pockets with specie.
We'll, ! guess the court VIII have to
look out for its own interests. remarked
Reynolds. and hastily coming forward
/ silver coin into his lofty plug hat and de-
/ cldred the court adjourned