The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-04

ouy that also. put my hand in my muff
Tor the purse 1t was gonel That the
Weii-dressed woman had taken it admitted
OF no doubt, as she was the only person
at the counter except myself. and the muff
was 50 placed that the shopwoman could
nor nave reached il without an obvious
EFFORT So far the affair was simple
ehougn-the woman was a shoplfter, and
had adroltly stolen my purse But now
comes the strange part of the story. AS
1 hfted my mGff and gave il shake some
thing rolled out of it onto the counter.
cure dropping your ring. ma am.
sald the woman behind the counter. hand
ing 1t 20 me. 1t was a peculiar ring an
| opal with its colors repeated in smaller
Jewels surrounding it-rubes, amethysts,
turquos%s and pearls. l at once surmised
mat IN pulling out the purse the ring
which must have been loose, had slipped
from the wearer's finger. Deciding not to
| bring the gentle-looking little woman who
mad waited on me into disagreeable and
| useless investigation. made up my mind
TO say nothing about the loss of my purse
and, taking the ring which had come into
my possession in such peculiar manner,
| l left the shop.
Put it on and wear it, counselled my
| husband, when l was wondering that
evening what to do with the really beau
tful ring. It is yours by the right or
purchase, and perhaps in that way you
| may discover the thief
I followed his advice and added it to
the rings I was in the habit of wearing
| Not long afterward 1 was invited 10 lunch
| con at the house of a well-known social
| leader and, after putting on my best
| clothes, l decided to wear my new ring
| 1t would do to tell a story about, if con-
versation waXed dull, l thought.
AT che luncheon one of my neighbors
noticed the ring at once.
Il was looking at your ring she re-
marked, alphabetically, as she saw 1 was
aware of her gaze, That opal is exactly
| like one l know, and it is so odd Min
ME! she called suddenly across the table
| to a Observation-Disclosures woman whom I
didn't know are you wearing your opal?
1 want to show it to Mrs. B.
My opal! exclaimed the other; I lost
| that couple of weeks ago. 1t was some
| what large for me, and one day 1 neglect
| ed TO put on the guard, and wnen came
back from a shopping expedition the ring
| was gone. l must have drawn it off some
where with my glove. L was quite I'M
| happy about it
AT that moment our hostess made the
move to rise, and my companions atten-
ton was diverted from me and my ring
| Now the question is, what am l to do?
|
people in our class who steal, or is the
whole thing a coincidence? Have 1 got
her ring and has she got my money, and
if so, what ought L 10 do about it?'
My Guests
They. come to me in dreams, by nightly
day,
From soundless silences of that great
! life
| hos
And leads to Gods deep peace beyond
our strife.
They come to me like fairy shen-like
bark,
Across a sea of bright and shining foam:
Like sunshine falling thro' great drifts
of dark
Like winged voyagers from the skies Of
home.
They bring me weird sweet music from
They tell of lands where stormy winters
Til down my ciouded sky there shines a
And ali my soul is wrapped in perfect
peace.
They teach me how that sorrow, pain and
Bear blessed fruits of love to cheer the
world:
How every burden. every wound and
| cross,
A heart of sweetness holds within ii
furied.
How by and by the thorns that pierce our
WIN carry blossoms sanity. pure end
white;
How all lies bitterest draughts are
turned to sweet,
And all our darkest clouds are crowned
with light!
They wake my days with summer song of
birds
They lift my heart above the clinging
dust;
In voice of winds-in music without words
They teach me patient hope and love
and trust.
Mrs. e Alice Bradley, in the New York
Tribune.
AT Cairo Egypt says an English wo-
! man the bride is conducted on foot to
her new home walking under a square
tent or canopy of silk of some gay color
such as pink and yellow, carried by four
! men by means of poles at-the corners
| Her figure is completely enveloped in
red cashmere shawl and supported on
either side by a matron. The procession
is headed by musicians; after them walk
some couples of women and young girls
all shrouded, the former in black and the
| latter in white silk habarahs. In the cen
! ter is the canopy, and the rear is brought
| up bv attendants and more musicians.
! The procession invariably turns to the
right in leaving the house, generally TAX
| ing a circuitous route through several
of the principal streets for the sake of
! greater display, and devoting three or
| four hours to the journey
! Towards evening the bridegroom is con-
Quoted by his friends to the bath, and af-
forwards to the mosque at the hour of
the fifth namaz. If he is a young man,
and this is his first wedding, he may,
like the BRIDE be honored with a zeffeh.
or procession, on this occasion. and goes
| 10 the mosque accompanied by numerous