The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

Mrs. NJ B. Griffith is the daughter OF a
confederate officer killed during the war.
leaving destitute widow Of - with three
small children. A fine musical education.
received in happier days. was turned to ac-
count, and Mrs. Griffith was trained for
the same profession by her mother. and
has followed it successfully for years.
During the summer of 1898 Mrs. Griffin
visited the worlds fair and, for the first
time in her life. heard a chime Of bells.
In her enthusiastic pleasure over this new
experience she sought the belf Tower and
made the acquaintance of Prof. Burbrdge.
the player, who finding her Interested
explained the method of playing and writ
ing the music Two days remained of her
visit. during which she was permitted to
play tunes on the bells, to her great de-
light She thought no more of the Incl
dent in her busy home life until. shortly
before the opening of the Atlanta exposi-
lion she received word from the commits
sioners that, upon consulting Prof. Bur
bridge, he had recommended her as
ringer for their bells. Thus far a pecu-
liar interest attaches to her position, this
being the first chime of bells ever heard
within the state of Georgia.
During the short time allowed her he
fore the opening of the exposition she
wrote a repertoire of 100 pieces for the
bells. some of which could be heard each
day ringing out over the grounds. Mrs.
Griffith told us of an incident which had
occurred to her in the rather monotonous-
ly recurring days of her life in the tower,
which. told in her pretty southern way.
was so delightful, shall endeavor to re-
produce it here. The 7-year-old son or
Mrs. Griffith spent many days with her,
wandering out into the grounds when
tired, and being recalled to her by a tune
from the bells. One afternoon, Mrs. Grit
nth forgetting for the nonce her boy,
locked the tower and strolled away, nor
proceeding far before remembering her
charge. She FASTENED back. expecting to
find him awaiting her on the tower stairs.
Instead, there stood an old gentleman gaz-
ing out over the darkening grounds, lit
up here and there by fOrerunners of he
electric lights so soon to transform the
scene, TO whom Mrs. Griffin said: 'Oh, sir,
have you seen small boy about here,
with beautiful brown eyes and "a little
red neckte?" The gentleman had not and
was somewhat surprised TO have the an
xious mother unlock the tower doors eX-
plaining she must ring for him" Pres
entity out from the tower floated the notes
of Home, Sweet Home" and the old
gentleman watching below saw a small
boy fly across the plaza and up the tower
stairs. The sweet, safe shelter of moth
er's arms attained, the small boy painted
out: "Id borrowed nickel and was start
ing Tor the CITY, when l heard the bells,
and | said: Nobody can play like that
but my mamma, an so l came back ''
Mrs. Griffith found under the tower
door next morning the card of the old
gentleman and on it was written: THE
little boy of was not the only one who
had tears ON his cheeks when you played
Home, Sweet Home -
The effort to provide by legislative en-
actment for the punishment of bows hirt-
ing with school girls seems to have been
unsuccessful, says a Richmond (Va) dis
patch. About two years ago a law was
ishable upon conviction by fine, for any
man to loiter about a female school The
president OF prominent Richmond fe
prosecution under the law. Later a simi-
lar attempt was made in one of the Dor
der cities to convict a young man or
ogling the girls. His counsel, however
promptly gave notice that he would SUBJ
poena all of the lady teachers and many
OF the girls and bring them into court as
witnesses. Rather than subject the ladies
10 this humiliation the principal aban-
Tense indicates the futility of convictins
fiirters under the law, and it will be re-
pealed.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett. in a
speech, says the New York Times, at the
recent ladies' night dinner of the New
Nagabonds, London club, happily re-
piled to reference to a general indefin-
iteness" of opinion as to whether she was
an English woman of an American by ad-
hitting that she did not wonder that such
doubts existed. They have at tines
she says, EXISTED in my own mind The
truth is, however, that j was born in Eng
land-all my people were English even 10
the third and fourth generations-but /
have been the mother of two American
sons. That SEEMS to give a country a
sort of claim upon a country TO have
given II two men. ] have not yet pre-
scented my claim in the halls of congress
but if l did il would be a large one So
perhaps, il might be said that by my own
birth ] am an English woman, and by
can -''''ei =
The following advice, says the Boston
Herald. given to young married woman
by an older and more experienced one
may be helpful to some of our readers: ",
When the visitor arose to go the hostess
came with her to the door and out upon
the pleasant piazza which. however, look
ed little dusty in the corners
''Oh, dear" said the young wife chow
provoking the servants are. | told Mary
to sweep the piazza thoroughly, and now
look how dusty il is.
Grace" said the older woman looking
into the disturbed young face with kindly
humorous eyes, Il am an old housekeeper
Let me give you a bit of advice: Never
direct peoples attention to defects I'm
less you do so they will rarely see them
Now, if ! had been in your place and
blue the sky is or How beautiful The
clouds are, or How bracing the air 4.
Then / should have looked up at thar as +
spoke and should have gotten you safely
down the steps and out of sight without
your seeing the dust.
The woman who does not own Candida
bra viii do well to invest in some daint-
Hy colored candles in cream white Ger
man-ware candlesticks. With these She
can effectively light her table Let the
candies match in color the flowers in her
centreplece; Buy or make dainty crepe
paper shades in the same color as the
candles Altogether each candlestick win
cost nut little, and they may be used in
many effective ways. One candlestick
placed at each corner of the table will
lcok well or they may encircle the jard
nieres, adding much to the beauty of the
eenterpiece. The candlesttcks viii answer
Tor many dinners, the candles and shades
changing with the flowers used
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