The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-02
TALE OF A SPOON.
Its Discovery in the Lining of a
Cloak Recalls some Serious Scenes.

Cloak Recalls some Serious Scenes.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Mrs. Egbert Jones Of Birmingham, Ala.
spent last year In Berlin, and one cold
day In January while walking along
Friedrich street, she saw some pretty
souvenir coffee spoons displayed in a shop
window. Stepping in, she bought one.
thinking that it would make a nice ad-
dition to her collection, as well as serve
for reminder Of a pleasant sojourn in
Berlin. She slipped her purchase into the
pocket OF the heavy cloak she was wear.
ing, and, after a visit to the museum, re-
turned to the hotel Removing her cloak.
she threw 1t across the foot Of the bed and
she found the chambermaid, a stolid look
ing German girl OF the peasant class in
the act of hanging the cloak In the ar
MORE. As the door opened the girl gave
a start, and 1t seemd to Mrs. Jones that
her face became a trifie redder. Are YOU
nervous, AugustaE'l she asked kindly,
and muttering something about not being
well, the girl hastily left the room.
Mrs. Jones, bethinking her Of the spoon
she mad bought, ran her hand down into
the cloak pocket, but, to her dismay, no
other pocket was intact, but nowhere
could she find the small parcel containing
the spoon. Recalling Augustus guilty
start and flush, Mrs. Jones conceived the
idea that the girl had distracted the
spoon, and had been surprised before and
ing the purse. Hastily ringing the bell.
which was answered in a few moments by
Augusta, Mrs. Jones, without circumIo-
eution, accused her of the theft. The girl
broke down at once. and with sobs pro-
tested her innocence.
Mrs. Jones urged her to confess and re-
store the stolen article, promising forgive
ness In case she did So but at length, ind
ing her obstinate in her denial, and being
moved by her representations that she
would lose her character and be turned
into the street should this be known, Mrs
Jones consented TO forego prosecution, but
sternly ordered the girl not to serve her
room again, and when she left Berlin the
liberal donation she was in the habit OF
giving those who served her well jingled
Augusta.
Now comes the strange part of the sto-
~. one Friday becoming sensible of the
early autumn chill in the air, Mrs. Jones
opened a large cedar chest in which she
had packed away her winter clothes. and
among other things, came across the
heavy cloak she had worn in GERMANY
Examining it closely to see whether the
festive moth had gotten in his fine work
on the furbordering the garment she felt
something hard in one corner between the
lining and the outside. With a preuloni-
ton of what she was going to find, she
caught up a pair OF scissors and shipped
a rev threads out fell a small paper par
Gel. and, opening it, she saw the round
face Of the Great Elector'' looking i'm
at her from the bowl OF the little gold
coffee spoon, just as II had done that day
What did she do? Why, first of all she
sat down In rocking chair and had a
good cry, and now she says she is going
TO undertake pilgrimage to Berlin with
peas in her shoes, and If poor. slandered
isn't there she is going to look
Tor her TIL she finds her, and then-she
doesn't know what she will do then.