The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

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Nriebt and morn on the wings or piaH1i
sorebodv went when he marched away
Tool,ing so handsome, brave aud Ri"u''
someho6y's kiss on his forehead Jay
somebody chung to his paruns n'"N'
soroebodv'e watching and waiting ior MN.
vaarnine 40 hold him again 20 hel "N"i''
There he lies-with his blue eyes "'iN'
AND smiling. childhke bps apart
Tepderlv bury the fair young "ea"'
Pausine to drop on his grave -
carve on the wooden slab AT ms uSag',,
s.son,Abodv's Darling lies buried HeIS'
FURNISHED by request)
Yt's better to be human SleNe
human sponee. True the sieve ~ app
.eu things he shouldn't, but thal "o'
,,a,1v 30 had as to absorb aud a'7oi
"a absorb things and never give o"l So
much as one little pleasantly one
;dsa Women aren't apt TO he sio''5o''
49,, rather run toward being sieNe7'
eronoes are generally found among men
60 neonle. saws the New YORK sun
,,,,aarstand a human sponge as me''ul"7
a nerson who is inclined TO get 'ue ma
rial things of life at somebody ei9e
nense Enthusiastically such person 10
TYNE of the human sponge out tiie
sDonee proper is creature VINO keepe an
III ,,, affairs and all of everybody
o1se,s affairs strictly 10 himself. me
world would be a dull, uninteresllhs p'"Ce'
indeed if everybody did that. Az IeaS''
tbats what an old man. who mas sl'e"'
+ha hest mart of his years helping DINERS
to,d some Young women recently Ihey
were discussing a young man. ana "na'
old man off.
..Wen" exclaimed one Of the s'ris'
"von can all rave over John James Johh-
son all YOU have a mind to, but / can
endure him. Never in my experience an"
If has been vast for one of my years. nave
7 ever met such another man. lie Is ABOUT
as communicable as jelly hsh. now
Won girls can fool away your time WIN
him is more than l can understand. lie
never gives out anything. I'm sure his
mind has gone dry. If he buys new
book and reads it, he never mentions AZ;
if he goes out TO an entertainments ne
never hints that he has even been therei
If he goes to a distant city on pleasure or
business. he's so reticent about his trip
that an honest minded person is almost
forced to believe that he's been of ON
secret mission or 10 commit some crime
don't ses why I'm wasting so much time
discussing him. though, for he certainly
isn't worth it, No man is who has little,
tiny ewes that look like badlyworkcd but
tonhoIes set so close in his head.
THE idea of your talking about dear
Mr. Johnson that way!' Indignantly pro-
tested another girl You don't appre-
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man above all others. I'll admit he ism
half so good fun as Timothy Peacock,
but / admire him heaps more. Tim tells
everything he knows, hears and sees, and
adds a little TO it. He cant keep any
thing to save his life. He's regular old
sieve. If 1 wanted to publish anything
broadcast I wouldn't put it in the papers
or issue circular letter. Ia tell Tim
Peacock in confidence aud make him criss-
cross his heart that he wouldn't tell liv-
ing mortal human being Dear old Tim
All the same. he is as true as he can be,
and so companionable But how any
sane person could compare him with John
James Johnson is beyond me-"
"And it's beyond ms, too put in the old
man. who 40 to this time had been si
lent and amused listener. I've known
those two bOys-mcn YOU girls call en-
since they were lads, and they are not tC
be compared. We can't compare a sieve
and q spoSne, and Tim Peacock is a sieve
while John James Is as perfect a specimen
of the human sponge as l should care &c
see. I've had a me chance to study these
boys, for each lived with me two years
at different times Tim was most agree
allie fellow TO have around. take him al
in al. True, in his eagerucss always {,
have some news to tell at meal times, h,
sometimes manufactured a., but his vaCia
tons from the absolute truth We're always
harmless. Whenever he went to parU
or dance or a theatcr, the next mornins
at breakfast ne nude things lively by CIV
ing us all the details, telling of the prett,
giils their gowns, who was there the FUN
sly things that happened, everything. Whei
Jonn James Johnson was invited out, h,
never so much as told that he was invited
AMI he might go out twenty times week
hut he'd never relate one pleasant inter
esting on pathetic incident In the family
When he used to go occasionally 20 Visi
his parents, / USED to say TO my family
Wei, If John James carries no more &
his home than he brings away, his visit
must be as dry as a handful Of Sahar
eand.
You needn't be Dragging about John
sons rCtiCence." he continued, turning L
the champion Of John James. "He ism
Teticcnt. He's a sponge That's what d
is He goes about partal1ing Of an the goo
aud beautiful things in life and never give
out blessed thins.A man Is often very T.,
served and the same time interesting an
Inclined 60 give out much valuable know
edge In choosing a husband / would ad
wise any young woman 10 select a man
possible who IS inclined to he somewha
reserved, but a human sponge never. Tax
sieve every time before you DO a sponge
III tell you what fate finally ovcrtake
the sponge as the years 80 by. lie become
as utterly incapable of receiving as he
Of givins out. ! believe IN giving out sue
wares as one may possess lie who hoard
informant ton and keeps back the little intei
change OF the good and pleasant things
life soon becomes incapable OF receivin
and approprlating anything new and goot
The sturdy oak, dear girls, would neve
be strong and graceful aud beautiful II