The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03

bachelors all married, and to meet the
increased expenses of their altered condi-
tions he has made them allowances out
of his own income. He admits that he
is not legally obliged to do this, but says
significantly: For the sake of the fam
lily credit, L feel compelled to do so, as
nothing would give me more annoyance
than that any of my relations should
give the impression OF being out at ell
bows"
class, than the English, but they prefer
to be generous to their liking rather than
in recognition of a claim upon them. A
rich woman died the other day, childless
widow and left $4,000 to Womans col
lege, although nearly related to her are
two young girls who are crying their
pretty eyes out because they cannot have
a college education. 1t did not even oc-
cur to this really kind-hearted relative
that she might have attached two tenn
porarily scholarships as conditions to her
handsome bequest and thus helped IN
two ways, although the circumstances Of
the case were we'll understood and more
than once deplored by her.
It is about 800 years since forks were
invented A princess was married to a
Prince of Venice; for the wedding break
fast she provided herself with a silver
fork and a gold spoon ION, M, rms set the
vided themselves with like table furni-
ture The greatest excitement followed
their introduction, and the church con-
which you would not be able TO eat in
comfort It is said that it was 6l3 years
later that the fork and spoon entered
England.
Grace before meals. says the New York
Tribune is difficult to manage nowadays,
although there are few excellent people
who are in the world, but not OF 1t, who
try to keep up the good old custom, and
show their consistency even at dinner
parties, to the unfailing confusion and
discomfort of some Of their guests. These
guests may be taken unawares, and may
be talking or laughing, or otherwise mis-
behaving themselves al the solemn mo-
ment. They are thus likely to be wrought
to a realization of their unintentionaI
frreverence by the sudden hush that
comes over the assemblage, an awful ST.
lence that makes the high-pitched voice
of the unlucky offender horribly distinct
"Why didn't some one tell me that the
G-s said grace?' quoth little Mrs. Chat
ter, plaintVely. Il went there the other
doy to dinner and ! was never made 80
wretchedly uncomfortable in my life Mr.
c. took me in, and, as usual, l went
on talking, never giving him a chance
to say a word. l saw he looked disturbed
and l noticed that every one was quiet
but thought it was all the more my duty
to stir things UP. so 1 called out to
Nelly b, who was sitting opposite me,
Cheer up, Nelly! Why are you 80 soi-
emn? My husband said afterWard that
he was quite wild. and that everybody
was tittering, until finally poor Mrs. c.
took advantage Of my stopping for breath
to begin, For what we are about to re-
ceive,' etc. ] was completely taken aback
and they told me afterward that the ex-
preston of my face was irresistibly funny
But how was to known
1.-THE struggle at the Is to keep their
guests quiet for grace Is one of the Jokes
/ really think, under the present condt-
ton Of society, It would be better to give
1t up. They nave no end Of dinner par
tisf' 1nC .ilways say grace, whatever