The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-15


she got into the wagon, however. the
horses made a sudden bolt and before
the man could get them under control
they were tearing madly across the lawn.
Il think, William said old nurse. pla-
cidly, that when YOU are ready 10 stop
l will get out. Before they got to the
gate William succeeded in bringing them
10 a standstill
Were you not frightened? I asked
nurse. when 1 reached her, quite out of
breath with terror and hurry. No,
ma'am,' she answered I thought the
horses went on the grass because they
liked it better than the gravel
EIopements, says the New York Journal.
are never heard of IN Germany, and yet
there is no such thing as getting married
there without the consent of the parents.
Certain prescribed forms must be gone
through, or the marriage is null and void.
When girl has arrived at what is con-
sidered a maria seable age, her parents
make point OF inviting young men to the
house. and usually two or three are in
vited at the same time, SO that the at
tention may not seem too pointed.
No young man, however. is ever invited
to the house until after he has called al
least once, and thus signttied his wish to
have social intercourse with the family.
If he takes to calling on several occasions
in rather close succession, ii is taken for
granted that he has intentions" and he
may be questioned concerning them.
In Germany the man must be at least
eighteen years of age before he can make
a proposal, but when It is made and &C
cepted. the proposal is speedily followed
by the betrothaI This generally takes
place privately. shortly after which the
father of the bride, as he is then called,
gives a dinner or supper to the most in
innate friends on both sides when the fact
rs declared, and naturally afterward be-
comes a matter of public knowledge. Some
times the announcements are made by
means of the newspapers. and formal an
nouncements on cards, which are cirI'u-
lated among friends and acqualn tances.
The man supplies plain gold band ring
for each. This is worn during the engage
ment on the ring finger OF the left hand,
From this time the contra citing parties are
bride and bridegroom. Among conservative
people the affianced couple is scarcely al
lowed to be alone, a chaperon being pro-
vlded whenever the young people go out.
If the young man is not in a position to
settle in life a once, the betrothal may
last for a number of years, but most fire.
quently the marriage soon takes place.
The banns are only called twice a the
church, and in cases when the time is
short, twice on the same day
w nat IL huOWH dS the Pdy NtlNhiB Is
popular in Germany. The bride receives
the guests with a basin set before her, and
into this each visitor entering the recep-
ton room drops either some jewelry,
| silver spoon, or a piece of money.
In some parts of the country the ex-
penses of the marriage feast are met by
each guest paying for what he or she may
eat or drink. 1t would strike an American
family as a very curious reception, but
he vic h{.rl,r ~.
py couple make a handsome profit out of
their wedding, many as 800 visitors
often being present at such a festivity.
Among the middle class people all the
girls are curlously alike, and invariably
give themselves up to housekeeping knit
ting, sewing and cookery Their sober,
brown gowns are as much like one an
other as are so many peas, and the ma
jority of them are home made. The Ger
man girl cannot be said to be ambitious.
and is quite content to spend the whole
of her life in one groove. She knows and
gets the full value of every kreutzer she
spends, and is always an adept at making
coffee and cakes.
Heroism, courage and fortitude, says
DR.. F. 7. Bryan in the New York World,
are human qualities belonging to the en-
| tire human race at large, and are not con
| Nature Is kind, and when the time
| comes almost every one is ready to die
Yet the period of life at which death ar
rives, the form 1t takes, the time for
preparation, the circumstances, the tenn
permanent of the person about to die, all
have an influence and increase or de-
crease natural bravery.
Execute this man first" said the great
Nine. Roland, pointing to a friend, "for
he has not courage sufficient to see me
die Her wish was gratified, and when
her own head fell into the basket the
executioner relates that streams of blood
gushed up like fountains from the large
arteries in her neck something that sell
dom happens, for terror slows the circu-
lation and numbs the heart
Nine. Roland died as she had lived
bravely. Hers was sublime fortitude,
radiant courage in face of disaster The
time, the circumstances, the act OF saving
another pain and anguish, together with
the strength of her mind and body, her
temperament made it possible for her 10
meet death as calmly as if il were a sleep
Of hours instead of ages.
Women generally have firmer faith in
orthodox religion than men, and its
teachings in regard tc a future life nat
urally for them mitigate the sting of
death TO a great degree. The rewards that
the upright expect to receive in heaven
make the transition easy as stepping
through an open door into another house
one such woman showed fortieude to a
remai bic degree. Suffering severe pain
irterTnittently for years-pain due to an
aggravated heart trouble-the time came
when all her forces tended to extinction,
when death came a-knocking at the
door" In turn each member OF the fam
y was called to listen to a brief fare
well-the little children, husband, father,
brothers and sisters-and to receive a low
ing message for the absent. Then, turn
ing to nurse, she said quietly: There
Is nothing more that can be said now so
l shall not speak again" And turning
her face to the wall she rested with clos
ed eyelids for nearly an hour, when
Sweet, amable death" as Shakespeare
calls 1t, stilled forever the tired heart
For many women 1t does not require
much courage to die-just to stop breath
Ing and be at rest-so hard for them is
the strife and turmoil, the strain and
struggle OF daily living. why bother
about dying?" said one such humble
philosopher Either you've reached
home or you're No where. And both ways
are better than this"
The plight of being alive presses heav-
lily upon women who have survived their
loved ones and who have outlived their
social position.
OF the west coast OF Africa a ship sud
denly struck O rock and began filing
with water. An officer walked through
the bright moonlight telling each passen-
ger that he vessel was going down. that