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

tN. where you can get a divorce for no
reason al all, provided you stay there two
years. For twenty-four long months he
lived in a dun little town For 1W weeks
he smoked cigarettes and read novels.
and Tor 40 DAYS he yawned away the
time. Then, OH joy. he secured his di-
vorce, packed his trunk and hied him
home to this state. Three days later he
remarked the woman from whom II took
him two years 10 get divorce. If a wO-
man had acted like that men would say.
Women mover known their minds, any
way"
From the Detroit Free Press.
Good by he said, simply; "good-by.
This is fnal?" she nodded. yes. yes"
I'm sorry so sorry, but /
Well love doesn't like me, I guess"
You're going?" Eyes. going" he said.
=. And yet there is just one thing more;
You remember face was quite red
The fellow you Tilted before?
"The last one-oh no 1 forgot, .
I'm the last-its the next to the last.
Well. he stood on this very same spot
tell it now that it is past
and after your no had been heard
And ere you had told him good-by,
He asked for a kiss: you demurred,
But you gave it to him-now may I?'
Her face was a study. There came
To her white neck deepening hue
Yes, take it," she said; whose the
Poor boyl It's the least can do
He turned, yet not toward her face.
II thank YOU" he said. but no. no.
With myself / should be in disgrace
If l should accept ere l go,
What only your pity might give.
Your love is denied me, so then
There is nothing to do but to live
Without it. So good-by again.
Goodnight and good-by." and he took
Her hand. while her blue eyes grew wet
And she sighed as she gave him one look,
And she murmured, "Oh, please don't
go-yet"
For a man who is rather shy and avoids
general society, particularly that of la
dies, Mr.. y. had rather an uncomforta-
Bile experience the other evening, says the
New York Tribune.
"Confouud that driver. why dosen't he
stop the bus" he exclaimed as, belated
for the first night at the - theater,
and racing after the numbering vehicle,
he caught hold of the door, and swung
himself into the Fifth avenue stage,
which he found already crowded. Drop
ping his fare into the box, he steadicd
himself with strap, and then became
Versal observation. while the evidently
suppressed laughter of several young
women in his neighborhood made him SUI
premely uncomfortable.
Something is evidently wrong" he
thought distractedly, but what can it
and face, and tried to catch a glimpse of
himself by the uncertain light in the tiny
mirror at the end OF the stage To add
TO his embarrassment, the women We're
all young and pretty, and among the men
he deserted one or two acquaintance who
were also furtively smiling. In vain he
tried to look unconscious, but every now
and then a repressed giggle would make
him miserable, until finally, after ten min
utes' torture, he drew the strap sharply
and not waiting for the stage TO stop, he
opened the door and let himself down the
steps. He heard, as he left a peal of
merriment, which he felt uncomfortable
sure had been in some way occasioned
by himself.
To retrace his steps to his rooms and to
sean his appearance critically was his
first and only thought but the examina-
| ton showed him nothing wrong, and he
| betook himself to the theater, having
| lost two acts of the piece without haV-
ing solved the mystery. Being a very
! sensitive person, the incident troubled
| him greatly. and meeting a man the next
! day whom he slightly knew. and had mo-
| tced in the omnibus, and seeing again an
| amused smile cross his countenance a
sight of him, he asked for an explana-
| ton.
See here. s." he said rather awkward
! ~, was there anything wrong about me
| in the bus last night or was il only nv
| fancy that people laughed at something
| about me? 1t sound a crazy thing 10
ask. for | dare say it was altogether my
! Imagination"
| The other man grinned 1T only han
| pened to be Mrs. A. private stage which
/ she had chartered for the occasion IN
| take her dinner guests to the play" he
| explained, and you popped in so uneX-
! pectedly and assumed so completely that
| 1t was public conveyance that it upset
/ our gravity, while your evident discom-
fort and perpleXity made it all the fun
nier.
| so glad to have furnished YOU with
! entertainment returned the other grim
/ ly. but if you had had the Kindness 10
! explain my mistake at the time Won Womb
/ have saved me q great deal of unnecessary
aTNONAnCp'f-
! muttering; 1t takes very little to amuse
! those people. What ninnies they ali arei"
Alas for good manners! At A recent
/ private concert, very swell" very excIlise
/ i've as to audience. some ladies' arriving
/ late found the house crowded every saaf
| apparently taken. At length saws tbe
| New York Tribune, couple of sears
were discovered, pre-empted only NV n
pile of wraps. 1t appeared natural -
suppose that the occupants, whoever thel,
might have been, had departed for y
brief intermission, but as one menbeI.
/ after another passed and no clainant
appeared one of the ladies Nentured 10
accost stately dame who sat nearest
with the very natural query. Are these
| seats engaged
To which Mrs. Lakeland X cen Every,
thing made amazing answer in the most
querulous of tones:
well, I'm sure / don't know where 7
| shall put all our things"
It's beneath a. Woman's dignity. saws
the Chicago Record, TO keep track of
keys. A girl who has been bridesmaid
four times and thereby cuts herself off