The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

rumors of the girls wealth arrived before
US. The papers told fabulous stories about
it, we were fairly beSieged by beggars and
fortune hunters, In Paris I simply earn
ed my bread by the sweat of my brow.
My charge set all the American colony
gossiping, and finally one night announc-
ed to me that she was engaged to a pen
niless but good-looking German attache.
of unsavory reputation. We left the next
morning, and l endured tears and re-
proaches until we were settled in Berlin
and the German officers effected a cure.
We were visiting Baron de M. and his wife
and we all kept sharp watch upon the men
who focked to the house. But one day
the maid came to me in tears and told
me mademoiselle was planning to elcpe
that night with the baron's private sec
rotary. Naturally, we stopped that, end
l cabled to the girls father, breaking my
agreement and asking whether 1 should
take his daughter home. He answered
that he would come for her, and we went
to Nice to wait for him.
THE night before he was to arrive we
went to bed early. He came at in the
morning, went to her room, and found a
note beginning: Dearest Papa: When
you read this I'll be the happiest Of girls
and a Princess She had married an
Italian Prince, in debt up to his ears, and
with no redeeming feature save pair or
black eyes How did her father take it?
Oh, he swore eloquently, but he forgaVs
her, and he certainly behaved royalty IN
regard to me.
THAT is one experience. Then, three
years ago, l took six girls abroad; and'
at a tiny village in Italy, one of them was
taken seriously ill. The doctor fooled
about for a week, and finally said she
had smallpox. We had all been exposed
for she had been with us constantly. The
hotel keeper would not keep us. Neither
prayers nor money had any effect upon
him. He simply said we must move out
at once. There was no hospital ana we
couldn't get away from the town, and no
one would take US in"
What in the world did you do?' asked
the fat little woman who had started the
conversation by saying something about
the delightful chaperoning.
"Oh, l went to the priest. I've found
that is the only thing to do when one Is
in little foreign town and things go nope
lessly wrong. Bless those dear fat tath-
ersi They've saved me from lunacy sew
eral times. This particular priest was
saint. He abused the inn-keeper IN
style which my weak Italian couldn't APP
preach; and he took us to a convent, near
the town. where the sisters behaved IKE
a troop of seraphs. l telegraphed TO Home
for an English doctor, and when ne ar
rived the next morning he said the slrl
had the measles. She got well in a Weeh'
but I've kept that little church and con-
vent in candles ever since.
lone doesn't have experiences like Una.
often; but just the ordinary routine is pau
enough. You've no idea how senselesS
and annoying some girls can be. Some
times there will not be a serene DAY III
weeks Some one is always ill, or out u
temper. No two want to do the Same
things; and the chaperon is a candlda's
for nervous prostration before she has hau
the party out for a week"
"Is it always like that?" asked the Lao
little woman, sympathetically.
mo, indeed. I've had years that were
charming, and girls whom loved but any
one is a goose TO take the chance unless
she can make good income by it oilo
must make liberal estimate OF expense,
a very liberal one: and then, in addltion
to her own expenses, she should ASH
good bonus. When began, my expenses
were divided among the girls; ana p
sides that, each paid me $500. Now thlLl ms
are arranged the same way, only each %
pays me a thousand dollars, insteau -
two hundred. l couldn't make so nut
money in any other way; but If any ois
tells you that European chaperonns
not hard work, don't believe ii.