The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-09

not en- the station Perhaps she got on
the wrong train" suggested brakeman.
what train could she take but thisf'
quericd the distracted chaperon. The
Chicago Limited express Just went out 20
grinned tho uusymputhlzing railroad man
Ana that was what had happened. Mary
had boarded the express. and the train
had started before she found,ont her mis-
take. Nothing. Of course. tbuld be done
but to telegraph 20 the girl. ana 10 the
conductor. and 20 her parents and await
results. Fortunately she had enough
money with her 10 provide food ana lodE-
ing n necessary. and % was not uuti
two days later that she arrived home not
being able to leave the train until late
the next day and having TO wait some
time for the return express.
Another involuntary trip was that Of an
aged woman who started not long ago
from Bostop 10 pay q visit TO her nieee'
who lived on Long Island Arriving al
New Haven she found that the daily sum
mer boat 10 Long Island had been changed
10 semi-weeky trips. and as there was "a
day TO spare she concluded - pay visit
to a sister who lived ia a neighb0ring
town. so. taking her ticket. she started
on her second excursion. To her surprise
the trip seemed long one "a fact that
was explained when she finally reached
the town. and found that she mad jour
neyed TO NJ. ga Rhode Island instead
OF NJ. s. Connecticut As Il was very
late there was nothing for her 10 DO but
10 md a boarding house ana stay over
night The next day she returned TO New
Haven. ara as fate would have a. she
arrived iuft one hour too late for the
boat So that when she finally reached
her destination She had taken just week
10 travel from Boston TO Long Island.
Practical jokes. says the Iadies' Home
Journal are rarely INDUCED in By per-
sons OF nice perceptions. and teasing
r.,sses th. bounds Of good taste when %
ceases 10 be- a matter Of pure fun on al
sides Inqmsltiyenors Is always bad form.
Whom ia your letter FROM What
makes your eyes 90 red?'' are Interior
ences with ones rlghuul privacy. a
closed door should be respected aud give
assurance OF scclusion.
one who Is 80 disloyal as 20 repeat 10
any outsider. however intimate. anything
10 the discredit OF the family deserves 70
forfeit All family rights and privileges.
There are no terms strong enough 20
condemn the vanity OF parents who viii
allow a daughters charms prospects and
advantages to be- advertised "a the pub
lie prints
Society requires that whatever their
private relations. husband and wife face
the world aa a unit. Harmonious and with
interests Identical
one thing good form imperativeiy de-
mands-that by no misch nance. no loss
OF seIf-control. shall family dlscords b.
revealed 20 strangers. children OF se--
wants.
An uncontrolied voice is always unman-
uerly and undignlhed.
A readiness TO give up IN little things -
the most tactful appeal possible for a
turn OF courtesy az other times when the
matter may be % Importance 10 US
Personalities that are made 60 do duty
az family Jokes ore never funny to
strangers
The following glimpse Of greatness are
from Augustus j. @. Harc'H Becollections.
Talking OF the Baroness Burdets- Coutts
Lord HouEhton said Miss Coutts likes
me. because / never proposed to her. Al
most all the young men Of good family
did: those who did their duty By their
family always did Mrs Browne (Nisu
Coutts companiOns). used 10 see IL coming
and took herself out OF the way for ten
minutes. but she only went into the next
room and left the door open. and then
the proposal took place. and immediate
~ 4 was done Miss Coutts ooughcd
and Mrs. Browne came In again.
Ars. Duncan Stewart described Lady
Beaconsneld as originally a factory girl.
Mr. Lewis FIRST saw her going 20 her
factory, beautiful and with bare feet. He
educated her and married her died and
left her very rich, and then she married