The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

He was a bright young man. says the
New Orleans Pcayune, and well worthy
| of regard. even if the father of the dear
| eet object on earth" to him, who by the
wav is a successful insurance man, did
! think he was insane inactive and ineh-
| eible saws the Washington Star. The girl
| admit think as her father did. which was
a deal of consolation in time like that,
and the two young things often talked over
! the paternal opinion, and sat up many cY-
| enines devisng ways and means to secure
| a reversal Of Judgment. The young man,
I If course never saw the father on the
subject but the girl was brave, and when
| ever there was an opportunity she put IN
a plea for the defense. Al the last talk
| the father had told his daughter that the
Young man never would set tne world on
| fire. aud she reported this, along with
other remarks. to the young man. Some
| davs later the girl had another chance to
argue for the defense.
"Papa." she said, when the opportunity
offered. II told Harry what you said ABOUT
him the other evening"
Il hope you did. my dear" he answered,
in a tone which conveyed the idea that
he meant 1t.
said-that he never would set the world
on fire"
IT suppose he thought and no doubt
said. | was mistaken, didn't hep said the
| father, with cutting sarcasm
mo, papa, he did not
TndeedI' he responded in establishment
| I'm surprised that he did not assure you
! thar he would do so as soon as he got
| the chance That is what his kind al
| ways do.
ing such a remark showed how poor your
| Judgment was
| We'll that's the same thing, only draw
| ing il a little milder
mo. l think not papa" she continued,
"for Harry went on to say that you did
NOT show ordinary business sense in offer
| ing his inability to set the world on fire
as an objection 10 him"
"Did that young snip say that of me-"
sold the father, growing red and warm
| "And YOU my daughter. listened to it?"
| YES papa" she replied gently, for
Harry said if he did set the world on fire
! every Insurance company in existence
would be wiped out and you wouldn't have
money enough left to buy a newspaper to
read the report of the confiagration."
Il was full minute before the father
| spoke again.
.'TTm-er-er," he hesitated. suppose you
send that young man around to my office
tomorrow at 10 o'clock, will your"
.,NJanv modest, unselfsh girl. who does
not regard herself as remarkable either in
| mind appearance OF manners, asks.
! where is there place for a girl to-day
who is not beautiful or talented, who can
n6f play or paint or sing, cannot permit
| herself to write an essay for a literary
club and has no ability for leadership ("
writes Mary r. Baldwin in the August
Womans Home Companion, of "The Girl
without Great Gifts " For such a one
The history of an everyday girl who met
| ful6lment and wrought from common ma
/ terial wonderful ,ife-fabric may be Of
fered. She was the plainest of family,
and as she grew to maidenhood gave no
SIGN of possessing anything that would
not seem possible to the most ordinary
nersou. Her sisters had each a gift
! But nobody expected anything great from
| Miss Margaret and she never dared to
| hone that she could fill any place Of i'm
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