The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-12
HE PROVED HIS THEORY.
A DisagreeabIe Kind of Man Told a
queer story.
From the Washington Star.


Woman" remarked the disagreeable
kind of man in the midst of a group of
ladies, lacks the discriminating quality"
II object" interrupted the woman whose
mind was strong and who prided herself
THAT'S because you lack discrimina-
ton" said the man with an unmoved
81 object again." persisted the woman.
permit me-" continued the man, bow
ing for permission, ito say that, as COM
pared with man in respect of that quality,
she is lacking"
"Um," shifted the woman. that's what
you men always say. have been close
observer, and my Judgment leads me to
conclude that woman is not only more
discriminating than man, but that hers is
much finer discrimination. Men in their
blundering way fail utterly in discerning
things which are as clear as day the
finer discrimination of women. Women,
with their more delicate and nervous or
ganization, are far more impulsive than
men, and they discriminate and differen-
tiate by intuition.
The man bowed again and turned ap-
pealingly to the haff-dozen other women
IN the crowd, but received no sympathy.
To-day, he said slowly, Il was talk
ing TO eight women, and I told them a
story sailor had just told me, their re-
ception OF which convinced me conclusive
~ that the point seek to maintain is cor
rect.
Tell US the story" chorused the crowd.
1t is this said the man. "The sailor
told me, he had returned only two days 90
from long voyage, and that while they
were IN the Pacific they had picked up a
shipwrecked mariner on an island. MANY
leagues from land, whose case was the
most remarkable, not~to say terrible, he
mad eyer heard or read of among all of the
Tragedies OF the sea. The man lived bur a
DAY after his rescue, but had strength suf-
nclent 70 tell his dreadful story of suffer-
wig. he mad been cast on a small island
where there was absolutely no food supply
ana only one spring of fresh water and
very little of that. He had saved nothing
from the wreck except a knife in his pock-
ct and pair of spectacIes. He was so
near-slghted he could not see without
glasses; There was some driftwood along
the shore and from this he made fire.
using his spectacles as stin-glass and SET
ting in blaze the shavings he cut from
hue hue w1oe. he Kept the fire going in the
nope that 1t might attract the attention Of
some passing vessel, but none came and at
the end OF three days he was suffering the
most exquisite torture from hunger. StilI
no ship came and the days went by until
at length he resolved to eat himself. .
All the women gave concert of small
shrleks at this narration.
with this grim determine ton" contin-
ued the man, he sharpened his knife and
having torn his shirt into strips with
which to bind up his wounds, he cut off
his left hand half way between the e1hop,
and the wrist. This he cooked over HE
bbfi e' i ana BY careful economy he prolonged
ms NE; Stlll no ship came but hunger
did, and ten times worse than before. Tben
ne cut on his right hand. This LASTED him
seNSIdi Gays longer and hunger came
SsSali, put no snip Then he cut off his left
loot and lived off it for five days. When he
was picked up he was on the point of cur
unS on his right foot but fortunately he
| was saved from further self-demolition
Inc story was so horrible that the vvo-
| men fairly shuddered
Dreadful; awful; sickening;" thew
erled simultaneously, and all of them be-
gan sympathizing with the terrible fat
OF this poor shipwrecked sailor.
Ihe disagreeable kind of a man listened
10 them with curious interest
Inc otner women to whom l told the
story, ne said, solemnly, received n
exactly as you have DONE
ana why shouldn't they?" asked all
would nave been reflection on their
They might have Disseminated. spe-
sested the man almost tirnorouslv
- II is no time for discrimination. even
II there was anything to Disseminated
asserted the woman who had began the
discussion. 1T is a case calling for tba
sympathy of all human kind '''e
stu, persisted the man, as he nre-
pared 10 depart, "a little discrimination
or discernment, or something like that
might nave prompted an inquiry as 10
now the poor wretch could have cut of
ms right hand and his left foot. when
u Ms isit hana was the first to be cut off.
When the sailor told me the stoy" con-
unued the man, a shade more htrrfedlH,
told MIN he was liar but | have
not YET heard any such intimation airbar
from you or the other women TO WHOM,
narrated the painful episode"
Iheh the disagreeable kind of a man
49, lsS. ppeanee ana the women took turns
a was all about. anyhow ''''