The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-14

so happy had he known what was going on
| in his absence. Shortly after his depart
ture man applied at the real estate Of
| flee for a house, After listening TO his
requirements the agent turned 10 one of
his clerks, saying: II think No. lin -
street will just suit Mr.. X; take the keys
| and show him over the house" BY some
! oversight, however, the clerk misunder-
stood the number. and instead of taking
| the keys of the house indicated, he select
ed those belonging TO Mr.. A S home which
! was next door, and, accompanying their
| client, showed him over the premises.
1t was far larger and finer home than
| Mr.. X had expected to get for his figure.
land much better furnished. Returning to
/ the office he closed the bargain at once.
The same clerk was told to make out
| lease. He sun supposed it to be for Mr..
AS house, and took the two forms to the
| new tenant, signed for his firm, as he
| was empowered to do, and received the
| first quarters rent. which Mr. X, who was
| ready-money man, paid TO him In bills.
| So by curious chain OF circumstances
| the mistake remained undiscovered. A
few days after this The new family. which
consisted of Mr.. aud Mrs. X, a dozen
| children of all ages and what poor Mrs.
| A, who was a particular person, would
| have considered a totally inadequate num-
! Der of servants, took. possessionN On ex-
| aiming their new premises the new ten
| ants could hardly believe their good for
| tune. Mr.. X found several boxes of ci-
| gars in the sideboard, the children discov-
| cred plenty of toys in the nursery, and in
the basement were several bicycles, left
| there apparently for their iuse, and which
| they Immediately appropriated.
| In a week Mrs. A. would not have
known her beautiful home. The X. chill
| dren reigned supreme. the servants were
| s,atternly, the mother Incapable and I'M
| tidy. So the summer went by the AS
| travelling happily through Europe, and the
| X. s in possession until September, when
| the AS returned home. AS they had not
| collected their servants Mr.. A. established
| his family at a hotel, and then, taking his
| duplicate key, started up to have look
at his house.
| The sequel beggars description, and it Is
| left to the readers imagination.
She was a dear old lady and she was
| spending the summer in quaint old sea-
port town of New England. One morning,
says the New York Times. everyone had
! gone out leaving her alone in the house.
| Ii was not long after that that she heard
a noise in an adjoining room, and going TO
| investigate, saw man ransaeking bu-
reau drawer. What most women would
| have done, If they had not been frightened
into Immortality or into giving a scream
| at the awful realization that there was a
| burglar in the house, would have been to
hurry away and hide until the. dreadful
man was gone. But that was not what this
woman did. She stepped Immediately up to
| him and said .,
81 am all alone in this house and | want
| you 10 go right away"
/ The etrappegt mari of the story Saaroc
to be that the man did go. He had already
| taken some things, and those he kept but
! he did not wait TO look for others 1t was
not conscience that drove him away. as he
! kept what he had, and it could hardy have
! been fear. ii is a standing conundrum IN
that family why that burglar went away,
and no good reason seems to be found UNI
less it was politeness, and he did not like
to refuse lady's request.
The life of woman of great wealth is
not one that is TO be envied She is in
| some ways as isoa ted from the resi- of
the world ais If she wore crown. Her
responsibilities are not as great, but her
trials and tribulations are almost as nu-
( merous. New York woman whose for
tune is counted by millions does nor pre-
tend ever to walk on the streets alone
for it is not safe Although she is an
object of hatred and distrust to the null
titude of the great unsatished She never
has a photograph taken and Is never
pictured in any way, because the dissen-
nation of such pictures would make her
known to the public, would add 20 her
perils from those who threaten her life
and to her dscomfortS from the innor-
tunities of a large army Of cranlss She
sends a Gift and she cannot send with II
the graceful compliment OF an auto
graph letter. for her signature Represents
money, and If it falls into unscrunu,ots
hands it Will be forged this has haan
done. even by her benehciaries There is
nothing so hard as poverty, but the rich
have their own trials and they are not
small.
Commander F. W. Dickens OF the navy
department who WIZ be remembered ae
the man who broke the news OF the de
srucnon Of the Maine 10 the President
Is also distinguished for number of other
things Commander Dickens Is handsome
and his luxurisnt whiskcrs are the envy,
o. meulsers OF the leading. clubs here
He Is also well versed in the knowiodgs ~
ceramics. The commander and his VIE
have one OF the finest collections Of core
mics in Washington. and they hnexpActed-
Iv came into possession Of another raro
piece II is plate which used 10 belong
to Martha Washirgiou. They cannot fe,l
whether 81 Is SSvres or not, but It suffc4s
tnai the plate was rare ana was hard 10
get. There are one or two others OF the