The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-24

she knows every primary district IN the
First, and looks hard the First is for
her.
Says he: Fifty month and she goes
TO work Monday
Katy went to work in a primary school
and she and the babies made mud pies
and her smiles made the whole world seem
like sunshine TO them One day / gets an
invitation to her house to supper aud I
goes And when / come In l says:
Katy, there's a new knob on the
door
Yes says she, and there's a new
smile on the old folks face for it's fine
that I'm doing. God bless you, Mr..
Couglin, and may your feet be always
dry Says she: I'VE something on my
mind, Mr.. Cougln. one day last week
the head man he puts me in another room
temporarily to look after the youngsters
there. And because there wasn't much 10
do ] looks around and l sees a statute
of the Apollo Belvedere.'
What ward?' asks l.
Never mind, says she. he's a dead
one. | says TO the children. says I, ''Who
is this mani" And they begun guessing.
IL would have done your heart good to
have heard them. Johnny Peters he says
It was Washington, and Patsy O'Brien
says ii WAS Raphael, and Marguerite Ma
hony said II was Dewey. And l said IL
was not one Of them. Then they were
quiet for minute. and finally up jumps
Isabelle Mccarthy, bright child that she
Is, ana she says:
drews.v
" I thought would choke, Mr.. Cough
lin but / said calmlike
mo, Isabelle. dear, 1t is not DR.. An
drews II Is another god who brings light
10 the world"
Says 1, You're a Spanish diplomat.
You'll get sixty IN June
II goes over 10 that glorious exponent
of free democracy, Carter H., and | tells
him the story so as TO get his feelings
aroused and have him work to push Katy
along. And he never smiles. He looks at
me and he says:
Are you against the franchise, John?"
81 tried TO look back at him. but / be-
gan TO feel phoney, so | asks:
What's there In it?'
He jumps up and thumps his desk
hard and he says:
The memory of the people, John. il
shotter'n dogs tail I'll be cussed in April
for what l was kissed for in December
because the people sticks longer to the
man what kicks them than to the man
what don't But there's this in It, John.
for you and me-its for standing nm ~
our medicine and showing the whole
shooting match once that we can't be-
bought to do wrong and don't have to be
bought TO do right Where are you?',
felt Just then as If I'd been reading
the destruction of Cervera. / saws right
out: ~
I'm with you to the end of the ditch.
In that case says he, L think Miss
Katy knows on which side her bread Is
buttered, and II word from me win hen,
her' you take the word, John, and shove
her along
i wished i was a Roman then. When
the Romans felt sweet on a big man they
Just threw their arms around him and
swapped whiskers. / felt just like doing
u. ia have given him the Silver Dollar
right then and there IL he asked for n
says 10 myself as l leaves him alone with
his think:
John, man who stands pat when
there's millions for ducking the bridge IL
what the people need. Let the horse sense
OF our woman teachX have plenty of rome
ana give US a Mayof%What has a backbone
ana the futre statesman of Chicago win
nave theater tickets for every night in The
week Katy says to myself there's a
futufe for you. Carter says / TO myself.
they can't stop you. They've braced the
game on you, but the people are with Won.
memory or no memory"
Al this juncture a note was handed the
alderman, which he opened and eagerly
read. The contents were
You've got the gain, John, and the grit
You'd be great man il you had the
grammar. Hink."