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

Disrael when asked why she married
her second husband sho would say. as
n it was a feather in her cap. MY dear.
he made love to mo while my nrst hus-
band was alive. and therefore. knew that
! he really loved me"
The Duchess de Do Trcmouiilo was there.
as hidcous as people Of historic name us
ually are Little fat Lord Lyons WAS
most amlahle. hat his figure d. like a
pumpkin with an apple on tho top IL ia
dincult 20 believe be IL as clever az he
Us supposed 60 be lie II sometimes anus
ing however.
Two days ago I went to Lady Airllc's.
where a large party was collected 20 hear
Mr Browning read ] never heard any
one. even "A child or ten. read so afro
clously II was two OF his own poems.
Good News To- Client" and Ivan Ivano-
witch" tho laster always most horrible
and unsuitable for reading aloud but
ia this case rendered utterly unintclhgihle
by lho melodramat!c vocal contortions Of
the reader.
An element ~ good luck. says the New
York Tribune. seems To attach itself
To- some luanimato as we'll as animate oh
iects This is especially noticeable In
lewclrY. aud nay account Tor tho hair
breath escapes from being lost that come
pieces have had on the beach aud a.
soashore resorts these extraordinarily
lucky happenings sometimes seem httls
short OF the marvellous when one cousid-
ers how tiny a trinket H AMI how extend
"a the area 81 a beucn with rs ever shift
Ing sands Yet each year brings SIS won
derful stories 81 almost Incredible treas
ure trove. Unless there were number
OF witnesses io prove the truth OF her
assertion. who wouid believe the story u
the posstesor 81 lucky thimble which
added t. Hs number Of wonderful returns
this season hy the most apparently I'm
possible recovery. II o. a valuable little
biz OF iewelry Tor n thimbie. gold. with
a rim OF alternate diamonds and ruhies
and probably just Tor the rcnfon OF ia
oddlty. Il has always been returned 20
the owner. who has lost ~ a number 81
times. Last summer however. she gave
a. up FOR good when after morning
spent with her embroidery under an UNI
hrella on the beach. she found % missing
Although she returned 30 the beach as
soon as che discovered her loeH. and tried
90 locate the spot. she feit from the first
tnnt her fhimbie wa gone forever But
its luck brought &c back 10 her IN safety.
ana IN the following manner. a few days
aftcrward She was again sitting on tho
beach and Idly ran her fingers through
the dry. warm sand beside her; several
times che had done so. Wnru suddenly she
fclt something hard which was not a
pebble. as OF bringing @ up 90 the surface
o. proved 20 be the missing thimblei
Another almost incredible ma was that
Of womln's watch lost To- che Berk-
shiroa ~ was a crystal ball consisting
Of three piece. the center containing the
works Of the tiny crystal which fitted
over each side IL was host from the top
Of a coach on very rainy day when
the roada we're heavy with mud. 10 when
80 owner missed IL az dusk on the ar
rival Of the coaching party az rs destina-
ton for the night she naturally gave u
up for good. SIN. she thought Il worth
while 10 take every chance 20 rnc hal
notice OF "a reward put up IA the poetofilee.
and LEFT the matter Ia the charge Of the
landlord where they stopped. The next
day some one brought IN the center piece.
which was about the size Of a quarter
OF dollar. and which had been found
IN the road a week aftcrward the iaud-
lords little niece picked up one-haif u
tho crystal globe on her way 20 school
Whsrcupon the landlord put up a second
notice, advertising only FOR the remaining
missing piece. A day or two later this.
too. was brought 60 him by an Old woman.
who. Il seems. had trudgod over the road
shortly after the coaching party had pass
ed. and. stepping on something round ana
being attracted by the shining glass. hal
picked up the half and put Il in her
pocket. not noticing the rest. which had
proba bly, become separated by her heavy
foot and had sunk into the mud. Moth
lng, however, Was injured; the LANDLORD