The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25


much noise, and that he was unable to
so to sleep. But the men refused. Just
as L reached the scene saw Storey him.
self come down stairs clad only in a pair
of trousers and vest. He was as mad as
a hornet and swore Justify al the men.
What - - - is the matter with
you?' said Mr.. Storey, with a few yards
of oaths Stop you -- pound
ing
Zone of the men said they had been
sent there to fix the rainspouts
Well, L don't want you to fix the -
- rainspouts. Do you understand?
The men had been instructed by me 70
pay no attention to Storey, so they went
ahead with their work. Storey fumed ana
ragged He grabbed hold of a ladder ana
yelled:
Come down, - - you; come down
or II take you out to the plains of Piza
and cut your - - throat
He shook the ladder so Violently that
the man who was on it became frightened
The workman went down the ladder until
within 10 feet from the ground when he
dropped and skipped, leaving his tools
The other fellow on the roof opened the
trap-door and sneaked through the house
out by the back way. They were afraid of
their lives.
Storey content with the effect of his
threats cooled down and Went to bed
I saw the whole scene and laughed
heartily. l went to the shop and asked the
boss now the men We're getting on with
heir work. He said they had been driven
away by lunatic, and that they had
hardly yet recovered from their fright. ]
asked to see the men, and asked them to
50 back. But they refused, saying they
wouldn't go within reach of Storey for 81
oO0,O00. They would not even go back and
get their tools. So 1 went and got the
mems tools for them.
"A few days later when Storey had gone
10 spend a week or two at Green lake the
men made the repairs, and Storey never
noticed them, but plumed himself that he
mad prevented me from making them.
Storey never finished the house which
he was building for himself, and as it
would suit nobody but Storey himself it
was torn down after his death and a block
Of smaller houses now stands on it's site.
While it was being built Storey showed
me the plans. On it had been marked vari-
Gus rooms and their uses. There were a
.ibrary, situng-room drawing-room, etc,
nut among others l noticed one marked
schoOl-room and another marked nursery.
Why do you have those?' 1 asked him;
you have no need of them
don't ever. expect to have any chill
dren, but every gentleman's house has
such rooms
Il suggested that he ought to have
chapel built. Was it necessary, he asked
1 assured him that while not necessary
nearly everybody had one. So he arranged
for chapel Then | called his attention
20 the fact that he didn't have poor rela-
tons room.
Whats that?" he inquired.
:" "A room in which your poor relations
will stay when they visit you
g" But l haven't any poor relations, and
if did have any 1 wouldn't have them
around in my house
But 1 declared, no gentleman's
house is complete without it,
$50 he agreed to add a poor relations
room, in addition to the others. He was
constantly making changes in the house,
and for six or seven years kept the build
ers and architects planning and con-
structing and tearing down and recon-
structing.
Storey went across the ocean to get
cured of paralysis, and I was with him on
the steamship, his stateroom being next
to mine. We had very rough weather one
day, and the propeller was partly out of
the water, making a laundering big
noise. Early that morning Mrs. Storey
knocked at my door and told me to get up
quick. Storey had gone to the captain to
demand him to stop the noise. She was
afraid of a quarrel which might result
in a fight. Hastily dressing, went up to
see them I found Storey looking for the
captain and demanding to see him at
once.
"Here, Jones' he cried, when he saw
me, find that - - captain for me-.
" whats the matter?
That Internal noise must be stopped.
I can't sleep. and 1 won't have it..
ITO prevent trouble, told him I would
go in search of the captain. l found him
and told him what was the matter. He
was rough. gruff old fellow, and said he
didn't give a -; the noise couldn't be
helped. / explained to him the circum-
stances, and told him about Storey So at
last he said 1 had better go to the first
officer. who was a plausible man, and
would probably succeed in modifying Sto-
rey.
II took the first officer to Storey.
What's the matter?" asked the first
officer.
L want this noise stoppedp
"The first officer explained that 1t was
due to some fault in the machinery, and
that as soon as he could have it done, he
would correct the defect. Storey said 1t
must be done at once, and the first officer
tried to calm his anger. 1t couldn't be done
at present.
"'Wen,' said Storey, stop your con-
founded old ship. change its course and
turn it around. BY heavens, 1 want to
sleep
after some more talk the first officer
persuaded him to take an early breakfast.
We sat around the table telling stories,
had a good breakfast and some cham
payne, and Storey forgot his grievance. Al
terward the wind moderated and the noise
in the machinery stopped. Storey was
firmly convinced that the first officer had
fixed it for him, and declared that ne
would go back on the same ship, II the hrst
officer was made captain.
The captain does not know his bust
ness he declared. I'll give him good
roast in the Times Storey never Kept this
latter threat, but upon his return from
Europe he waited two weeks in order 10
get the same ship that had the agreeable
first officer on board.
while in Paris Storey was treated by
D. Brown-Sequard for paralysis and apo
plexy. He was treated by means OF
needles which, heated to white heat
were thrust into his flesh near the YER
zebra. You could see the smoke rising
from the burning flesh, and the operation
must have been intensely painful, but
Storey never flinched. He would SIT
gripping the armchair with great self
control. and the next day would return
to undergo the same ordeal.