The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16

indeed, you viii be diseraced for life.
cannot explain just why You must not
go she added as the young woman stiu
looked unconvinced, but when We get
nome Your brothers will tell you"
Wen, what do they drink here?" ask
tn the young woman, Indignantly
soda said the maid, much relieved,
aod straishlway led her mistress into a
Dig contectioner's, and as to that Young
woman one thing was as good as an
other, she ordered a chocolate ice cream
SOFA for her. This American beverage
being so unfamiliar to the stranger, il
straghtWay made her desperately H. She
mas learned to speak English now, ana
tens the story with much delight, but she
sun thinks soda is barbarous drink COM
pared with an honest glass of beer.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean explains as fol-
lows how a Chicago girl got husband.
'Oh. Mamie said the blonde girl to
the brunette. I've got a piece of news
john Davis proposed to Julia Smith last
ASht ana OF course she said yes and they
are to be married in September, and
Yes, I've heard it all; everybody in the
helghborhood knows all about it, inter
rupted the brunette. And what's more, 1
know exactly how she managed it. Oh
shes sly one, is Julia"
Tandem, moonlight, etc, s'pose." said
the blonde girl
Nothing of the sort" said the brunette
Her scheme was really quite ingenious
and original Ii was like this: John, you
know, Is a queer sort of chap. He is
athletic himself, and he despises woman
VINO hasn the figure Of a Washerwoman
and the strength of a circus acrobat He
talks about the physical degeneracy of the
American woman, rails at Corsets and all
that sort of thing and swears he'H never
marry a glfl who hasn't constitution
like Philippine woman or some other
kind of savage. Of course. he doesn't say
an this point blank TO the girls them
selves, but he's always limiting al it, and
when he's with the boys he talks right
out plain. OF course. Julia hears all this
from her brother sam. She's got a beauti-
ful figure, julia has, l must admit that.
But she doesn't go in for golf and she
isn't devoted 10 the wheel. She's the other
sOrt-distinctly feminine, you know, and
all that sort Of thing. She doesn't like
short skirts or mannsh shirt waists and
collars, and sticks to clngng draperies
and such things. So, of course, John,
/ though he likes Julia quite a little falls
into the idea that she's a soft, feminine,
useless sort of creature, without any
strength, and nothing but a society but
ter1y.
We'll Julia sizes up the situation and
makes up her mind 10 open Johns eyes.
| Her mother, you know. is a splendid
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women who believe in girls knowing how
10 do things about a house. Consequently,
J uha knows how to do all sorts of things
wash and iron and cook and all the resi-.
So one night Julia leads on the UnSuspect-
ing John until he is riding his hobby good
and strong. Then she gets him TO admit
that because she does not go into ath-
I letics of all kinds he thinks she's a gilded
butterfly. or words to that effect Then
She up and offers 10 bet him that she'll
do the family washing the next Monday,
and do it N style. He can't back out, and
she wagers theater party against a box
of gloves. OF course, John himself is to
be the judge-thats the game.
"Wen, John shows up Monday morning,
and finds Julia wen along with the wash
ing; in fact, she's just ready TO hang out
the first of the clothes. And maybe she
wasn't got up for has benefit She had on
a blue print gown, and looked as neat as
a pin. Just think of the possibilities
sleeves rolled up 10 the elbow over round,
white arms; clinging skirts that revealed
unsupported charms over the washboard;
dainty attitudes as she stopped over the
clothes basket, and stood on tiptoe to reach
the clothes line; gHmpses of slender ank-
les etc. Humph No wonder he proposed
that very night"
It is more than aggravating-it is ago
nizing-tO know that ones future depends
upon the merest trfles; that chance
word a chance meeting, some little thing
done or undone, may make or mar ones
life, says a writer in the New York TriD-
une.
81 feel that l owe all my happiness to a
reconssdered invitation" remarked a man
who is particularly fortunate both in his
marriage and in his success in affairs.
lone summer day, when l was rather in
low spirits, l received a note from Mrs.
X. asking me to spend Sunday at her
country place with quite a large party
of young people. My first impulse was
to refuse, and l wrote a conventional note
regretting that l would be unable to ac-
/ cept. etc This I directed and sealed, and
even placed in the post box on my desk.
Returning home later in the evening, I
found the letter still there and thought,
why not accept Mrs. VS. invitation?
Even though l am good for nothing and
out of sorts, perhaps it may cheer me
up Again acting on impulse, / tore up
my first mssive and wrote another, ac
| cepting.
''Weu, to make my story short, there
/ I was introduced 10 my wife, who was
leaving the following week for her home
in the West. She made a great impress
! sion on me and as l had business in the
/ vicinity of her town a short time after, l
1 called upon her Our acquaintance pro-
| crossed rapidly and the result you know.
/ However l was young and poor, and our
| engagement babe fair to be a long one,
when. six months later, another chance
| befriended me. Walking through Wall
street one day I saw, lying in the shadow
/ close to a step, a wallet which had evil
/ IDENTIFY just been dropped. l picked it up
/ ana carried it into my office, where 1 eX-
! amined the contents AS it appeared to
/ contain personal papers of value, and the
/ name of a prominent lawyer was printed
I on the inside of the Docketbook, l took
/ it to him myself
| "He appeared to be greatly pleased to
| recover his property and was most genial.
| The next week 1 was agreeably surprised
/ by a referee appointment from my new
/ found friend, and that proved only the
/ beginning Of favors. He constantly threw
/ business in my way, finally took me into
! his Office and ended by making me one
! of the partners of the concern"
/ speaking of such chances" said wo-
/ man who had listened 10 The above re-
/ cital "a rather dramatic incident hap
] ,.orad u 4 cnu-In Of mine once TINT nlehl