The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

'Trilby' told him to leave his pitch and
go to the model soup kitchen in Euston
road to get some food. Du Maurier, as
Joke, consented to take charge Of the hat.
When the man was out of sight he pro-
ceeded to wipe out the pictures of battle
scenes, faithful dogs, etc, and commenced
drawing portraits in chalks Of the society
ladies' and gentlemen made famous by
him In Punch. Passersby stopped to look
and remunerated the deputy, and when,
an hour later, the man returned he was
pleased to find so much In his hat, but re-
GREETED that his work had been destroyed
This may attract some people, but 1t amt
art he said to the amused Du Maurier
as he commenced wiping out the society
males and females Now, this pleases
everybody he continued, drawing the pic
ture of a soldier"
This little bit of human nature found a
place in the Chicago Times Herald: Good
ness me! How badly Alice looks to-nightw
said the girl in pink to her companion, as
they seated themselves together In
shaded corner of the ball room. by the
by, tell me what Alice did TO you. I've
been dying to know ever since you fell
out"
'she acted like a sneak-thats what she
did," answered the girl in pink, indignant
ly "You remember the night of Agnes
Kennedys party?'
YES. yes. What was it?"
"Well," she said angrily, biting her lips
to keep back the tears which threatened
to follow the recollection, 'she told me
that she wanted to apologize to Charlie
Stewart for something she'd done to him,
and she asked me to ask him to borrow
her fan for me or do something TO get
him to speak to her. Well, / did II, al
though hated to like poison, for l know
Of faV "a Ia
ing he consented to borrow the fan. And
what do you think? She kept him talking
to her until the german had been started,
and / had to sit II out until Arthur Browne
took pity on me. ] felt so badly that ]
nearly cried. And Charlie took her home
the horrid thing Told me afterward that
he thought I'd been trying TO give him
the cold shoulder, sending him over TO her
when knew they didn't speak. Oh, but
l felt bad. Mariel ] never felt so badly
in my life. And then Alice had the impu-
dence to come and see me the next day
and tell me how sorry she was that she
couldn't persuade Charlie 10 come back to
me The detestable thing But / gave her
a piece of my mind then. and more than
got even afterward'
She paused to catch her breath, and the
other girl gazed at her admirlngly.
"You clever thihg! she exclaimed
what did you do?"
"Dol Why, l just waited until I saw
her start downtown shopping-you know,
she lives across the street from me-and
then / hurried after her and caught her
just as she was getting on the car. So l
was just as sweet as peaches and cream,
and she had to ask me to 20 shopping with
her. And that was just my chance! When
found out that she was going 10 buy
new gown / thought i could die happy,
Marie. You see, Alice hasn't much mind
OF her own, anyway, and when she gets to
buying she'll take the advice OF anyone.
SO made her tell me that she could only
have this one new party gown this win
ter and then / persuaded her to get q
violet silk and have It trimmed with yell
low lace The gown Is Lovely, just as
knew 1t would be, and all the boys wonder
why she looks 50 horried In IT, But Oh,
Mariel you know how pinky her complex
ion isl'
ayes, indeed. dreary," responded the
other girl as she stopped ecstatically, 81
do. She looks like a combination of tur-
keycock and beetroot tonight, and she
knows It. wish 1 was as clever as you
are"
We'll I think I did pretty we'll this
time" said the first girl with a satisfied
smile. 80 now I'm going to be sweet to
her again and make Charlie ask her 10