The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-13

chronieler, to add that in every one of
/ the alliances here recorded or suggested,
| love has lost nothing by his untoward af-
| lection. All the ladies in the case have
| large bank accounts.
One Of the richest men living, whose i'm
mense wealth makes him target for
poor people, says London Tft-Bits, has re-
Gently been in Paris and the way in
which he repealed a certain applicant for
help is related like this
On the opposite side of the hotel table
sat a woman who had once been rich
Monsieur you Englishmen are so chiv-
alrous-so ready to assist those in dis
tress."
Yes" said the man of wealth, hesdtat-
ing. He had heard that before, and
thought he knew what was coming next.
Would you, with your usual generosity,
do me favor and a great kindness?"
Eyes, madam-that is, it depends some
what
Think well, monsieur, before you prom
ise for 1t is a great Kindness -
1t was the same old plea that he had
heard many times before from people who
wanted a loan.
Il am afraid, madam, that I shall have
to-but what is it you wish?'
Only that you will be kind enough
monsieur, to pass me the mustard. You
have everything on your side of the ia
BILE"
Judge Taft of Ohio who will be asso-
| ciated with Gen. Wright in the Philippine
| Commission, says the Memphis Scimiter,
| tells this story of how his wife once turned
the tables on him when he attempted a
bit of sarcasm at her expense:
The Judge and Mrs. Taft attended
church one Sunday morning and after SER
vice MRS. Taft was the center of a groC
OF women, who stood in the aisle and held
| long and animated discussion on some
topic or feminine interest, as women Will.
The Judge grew impatient at the delay
and was very grum on the way home.
At last he said: do you know that
you chattering women reminded me of
Balaam's ass blocking the way?"
"Oh, no." replied Mrs. Taft, severely.
You are mistaken. 1t was the angel
that blocked the way of the ASST
1t seems. says the New York Times. that
women sometimes get the snake habit. and
II IS almost as bad as to be uncom fort A hIv
afraid of them. One gels this habit nv
killing two or three snakes. To kin q
snake is recommended, it seems as cure
Tor the Tear of snakes If you once kill
one, the men who know say you will never
be afraid of them again. But If the vro-
man, who is curing herself of the awful
fear she is supposed to have inherited from
Mother Eve, takes too much of the cure.
she becomes an enthusiast and snake kill
ing has charm for her, an intoxication
| that she cannot resist
There is a very nice girl who lives In Ia
maica, who is such a NICE quiet-looking
| girl that any one who saw her would be
! sure that she would squeal at a mouse. As
a matter of fact, perhaps she does, but
any way, she has the snake habit. Last
sunday, and this is an absolutely true
story, she killed eleven and some of them
were yard long. 1t was after the rain,
and she had gone out to take walk, when
suddenly looking down by the side of the
| path, she saw three little heads looking III
at her. Snakes! And she killed them II
is part of the snake habit always in
walking in the country to carry stick.
Just then her sister came in sight but
only to stop at distance. for there before
her, with her stick held id defensive at.
titude, her eyes sparkling, was the CIR
with the snake habit.
"Oh, come here" she called; come her
and see what I have killed"
But her sister didn't. She was not thai
kind of a girl, and she started in an OPP
posite direction as fast as she could go
| After time the girl, with three dead
| snakes as a witness TO her valor, walked
on. But she could not leave, it was sucf
| a pleasure to think of what she had done
&c. after she had started, she went back
iOI just another look. S5Ven times 6nt
did this and each time there was another
snake. and she killed it. Finally she left
but later in the day, meeting some friends
she took them to the scene OF the battle
and there appeared three more snakes, and
these she also dispatched. That Is another
tradition gone. That is the trouble witt
traditions, you once get them started an6
! they fly OFF in whole company of theil
kin. George Washington and his Ii tie
Ratchet began it. When that great mora
tale disa appeared it seemed to take the b t.
tom out of many things that stood on
next to the Bible as matters of belief.