The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-08

was highly one or the other, and determin-
ed 70 get ii all down either way.
There's more evidence to come yet,
please. your majesty" said the White Rab-
OF, jumping up In a great hurry; this
paper has just been picked up"
What Is it?" said the Queen.
Il haven't opened IL yet" said the white
Rabbit. but 1t seems to be a letter, writ
ten by the prisoner toto somebody"
who is Il directed TOT" said one of the
jurymen.
1T isn't directed at all" said the White
Ratbit; I'm fact, there's nothing written
on the outside" He unfolded the paper as
he spoke, and added 1T isn't letter after
all; it's set of verses"
Are they in the prisoners handwriing?'
asked another of the jurymen.
No, they're not" said the White Rab-
bit "and that's the queerest thing about
it, CThe jury all looked puzzied)
He must have initiated somebody ese's
hand said the King. (The jury all
frightened up again)
please your majesty" said the Knave,
Il didn't write it, and they can't prove
did; there's no name signed at the end
IF you didn't sign it," said the King,
that only makes the matter worse. You
must have meant some mischief or else
you'd have signed your name, like an hon
est man."
What need is there of comment? If you
find anythiug-an invitation, an accept
ance, a letter, a laundry hst-written In
the prisoners hand, 1t proves his guilt.
II it is not in his hand the proof is all
the more conclusive.
"Alice in Wonderland" forecasts the
Dreyfus case not only in general, but in
detail, for one of these verses Is:
If l or she should chance to be
Involved in this affair
He trusts to you TO set them free,
Exactly as we were.
And a dispatch published a few days
ago says
Du Patty de Clam will make a written
| statement which will be put forward as
! a complete, desperate confession by him.
| In this he will state that Col. Henry, in
| his last interview with him in Fort Mount
| Valerieu, before Henry committed suicide,
| confessed that he. Dreyfus, and Esterha-
zy were coufederates When Dreyfus was
arrested Henry and Esterhazy promised
| that IL he would not denounce them they
would in some way secure his liberation.
| Is not this the exact meaning of the
stanza thus quoted?
Let the jury consider their verdict"
the King said, for about the twentieth
| time that day.
mo no." said the Queen. Sentence
| first-verdct afterward."
The pure French method again. Keep
a man in Punishment for five years. with
occasional torture. and then bring him
| back and try him.
who cares for your" said Alice :
| You're nothing but a pack of cards!'
| At this the whole pack rose up into the
air, and came flying down upon her; she
| gave a little scream, half of fright and
I half of anger, and tried 10 beat them off,
and found herself lying on the bank, with
her head in the lap of her sister, who
was gently brushing away some dead
leaves that had huttered down from the
| trees on her face.
wake up, Alice dear!" said her sister
why, what a long sleep you've had!'
VIII the whole French army prove &c
be a pack of cards, gaudy and fllmsy aud
weak, and come flutterng down, harm
less and helpless, around M. Labor? Ant
IL only Dreyfus-yes, II only the Who'll,
French people-could wake and find 1t al
a dream!