The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-08

PA" said little Francis what's a
rcorback?"
We'll" Mr Doodlssap replied. accord
Ing 20 the Chicago Times-Heraid. Il done
know as ! can explain lt 80 you'n under
stand exactly. but may he you can get
az idea OF what % is from little story
III tel YOU About two weeks ago
received a Icfter from q lady who asked
n I could ger her a haif-fare ticket on
a certain railroad. Before answering her
or taking any step@ N the matter
thought ! would tell your mother about
&C., So when ! came home from che office
that evening ! said 20 your mother, says
/:
Mamma got a letter from lady
so-lay who wants me 20 get her half
rate railroad ticket sac knows / have
opportunities 10 do this and I suppose
she thought she might az well save the
money ns not 30 would help her
SHOW me that letter Tom Doodle
cap" your moshcr demanded.
I put % ~ pigeou-hole ia my desk.
I told her. or else / threw 10 in the waste
basket. don't remember which
Wen. Francis your mother was not
amused. She informed me that the woman
who had written snc letter was hrazen
thing, nud wanted 10 know n had ever
seen her. ] had ! told your mother so.
In fact I had known this woman before
your mother ana ! were married Fran
els Your dear. fond mother jumped UP
and down several lines and said things
TO M that ] am going 90 try 20 forget.
/ may not succeed in doing this. but I nm
going 90 try. Shc told mc that II had
not encouraged The woman In some way
she never would have dared 20 write 20
me as she did. I protested that had
never 10 ms know ledge, given her word
or encouragemeut-at least not since your
mamma and have been husband ana
wife. Before chat / had tried 10 he kind
70 her-had, ia fact. done al In my power
20 win her favor admitted this openly.
but u dd not seem to strengthen or re-
new your mothers confidence in M.
She denounced me as a sneak and q de-
cciver She said she didnt believe l had
told her holt, ana fatty informed me
That II / ever had any more to do with
this woman our happy home would go TO
smash like a cold storage egg upon the
cheek OF political candidate. or words
TO chat effect
But my dear I said 20 your mother.
suppose that ] get the ticket and YOU send
Il 20 her; There would be nothing i'm
proper about that
what" your dear mother answered
would You pull your wife down 20 this
persons level! No, And you shall not
get the ticket You bring that letter
nome tomorrow, You know where II IT,
ana you know. too. that hasn't been
put IN the waste basket. Don't YOU come
home tomorrow without IL"
And says ! 10 your mother, YOU
won't reconsider about che ticket
u will not repeat the answer I re-
ceived Fnncis Your mother was firm
In her decision that the lady must re-
ceive no further consideration from me
and so the matter was dropped untA che
next day. except that ] received some
looks which were calculated 70 make my
clothes great deal too big for me.
Wei, Francis. the next evening I
brought home che letter II was from
your Grandma Paddleford who wished
20 come end pay US a visit and thought
! might send her the half-rate ticket as
wen "a not. When your mother had read
me letter she was up against about the
nearest thing TO a roorback that / am
able 10 describe "