The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10

with 500 girls fuzzy conscious of their pow
er and mischievouslyin cAned, you can not
appreciate what ii is"
A young couple of this city just returned
from their wedding journey, went
the North Side. They rented the
house with part of the furniture from
the owner, who had left the city for a
time. All went we'll apparently for few
days without a thing to mar the newly
welded bliss. One evening, while sitting
before the crate reading his rap the
young husband stealthily glancing at ms
wife to see if she were looking. took off
one shoe and began scratching his foot
Stealing another look at his wife he per-
ceived that she too was scratching. Their
eyes met and explanations followed.
1t appeared that both has been troubled
with an intolerable itching sensation in
the feet ever since coming into the house
SAYS the Indianapolis News They had
been afraid to tell each other, fearing some
sort Of skin disease had been contracted.
The husband began q systematic investi-
CATION after the Sherlock Holmes style.
He remem bered that the people who left
the house had dog The little red
blotches on his feet looked like flea bites.
at the conclusion that there were teas in
the carpet Further investigation proved
this to be true.
He left for business the next morning
without having settled on any definite plan
cf action, but by evening he arrived al
the determination to tear up the carpets
and have them cleaned. When he went
home at 6 O'Clock, angry, with the vision
Of an evenings hard labor before him he
found his young wife backing through
the house trailing a string on the floor
and a little white kitten chasing the
string
what on earth are you trying to do?"
he asked, GROSSLY.
"Its a great scheme OF mine, George,
Watch the kitten.
She gathered up the string. The pussy
the plaything removed and her mind left
open for other things. sat down after the
manner of cats and began vigorously to
scratch her back with her hind leg at the
same time furiously chewing the fur on
her neck.
owe got them most all out Of the car
pet now triumphantly explained the
wife Another day and kitty and 1 can
do the business"
MADAM, may kiss these beautiful
cFildren?" inquired q candidate for the
coming by-election in the Midlands the
other day, who was on tour round the
constituency as he leaned over the front
gate saws Tit-Bits.
Certainly, sir; there is no possible OBJ
lection"
"They are lovely darlings,' said the
would-be NJ p, after he had finished the
eleventh Il have seldom seen more beau
tifu babies. Are they yours, maem?"
The lady blushed deeply. "Of course,
they are. the sweet little treasures! From
whom else, ma am. could they have in
herited those limpid eyes, those rosy
cheeks those profuse curls those comedy
figures. and: those musical voices?"
The lady continued blushing. by the
way ma'am," said he. may l bother
YOU to tell your estimable husband that
Richard j. Spouter. parliamentary candi-
date for this division, called upon him this
EVENING""
"Excluse me, sir" said the lady, IT have
no husband"
'But these children, madam-you surely
are not widow?'
81 feared you were mistaken, sir, when
YOU first came up. These are not my chill
dren This is an orphan asylumy
Exit would-be p. NJ.
There seems TO be no reason for It. ex-
acty, for Il is a useful member Of society.
but. says the New York Times. the garter
does not occupy a very honorable position
in sartorial affairs, Notwithstanding its
practical value and the fact that IL was
ne foundation Of a great order in England
However. just at this season OF the year
IL comes prominently 10 the fore, and It is
astonishing what a quantity OF pretty ar
fairs Of ribbons and lace are sold at s. a
pair. They come In an colors and shades
ribbons fuglsd oYsr the elastic ana eagsa