The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-04
NOT ON SPEAKING TERMS.
People who Have Lived Together for
Years without Conversing.


From the Chicago Record.
The other day / heard of a man of the
name OF George Gould living az New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, whose wife has lived in the
same house and sat at the same table
with him without speaking 10 him for
more than twenty years. They were mar
ried in 1868 and have four children, who
are grown and three of them are married.
About twenty years ago husband and wife
quarreled, and the latter, becoming angry
at one OF his remarks. declared that she
would never speak to him again until he
apologized. He is too stubborn to apollo
gize, and she base become accustomed 10
silence. They sleep and eat and sit to-
gether like other husbands and wives.
They drive to town In the same buggy
occupy the same pew at church; she
mends his stockings, sews the buttons on
his shirts and fulflls all the other wlfely
duties In the ordinary commonplace way,
except that of conversat ton. and the hus-
band has become accustomed to the situ-
alton by long experience. He talks 10
her without reserve, but when IL is nee
essary for her to communicate with him
She does so through her daughter, who
telephone for the old lady.
And yet people say that woman cam
not hold her tongue.
There is another and similar case at
Vestal Broome county, New York, where
two brothers and two sisters named
Glenn. all unmarried. live together under
the same roof, and one OF the brothers,
John Glenn, has not spoken to the rest
of the family for fourteen years. He Is
IS years old, a bachelor. and has always
lived al home with his brothers and sis
tiers. In 1885 their father brought from
town two suits of clothes for the two
lowed the first pick. John became in
dignsnt at this Partially and declared
that he would never speak 20 them again
He has kept his word.
have been told also of two other
brothers, John and George O'Brien, who
have lived for sixteen years In the same
house on Beaver Island, near Harbor
Springs, Mich, sleeping In the same bed,
eating at the same table and working In
the same cooper shop without exchanging
a word When they were boys they quar-
relied over some trining incident and VOW
ed they would never speak to each other
again Since then they have kept their
VOW although they are otherwise freddy.
Down near Salem, Mass, are two old
maid sisters OF the name OF Wftherspoon,
who quarreled over the seats they should
occupy at the funeral Of their mother.
The older claimed the privilege of sitting
next to the coffin. The younger assent
ed, but when the service began took her
chair around 20 the other side, so that she
sat next 10 the coffin also, and, as ID
happened, on the right side. The elder,
indignant at being outwitted In such
manner, vowed that she would never
speak to her sister again. and has been
stubborn enough to hold her tongue.
Living near Newburyport. Mass., are
two sisters who, in 1879, quarrelled over
the best method Of preserving tomatoes.
They separated in anger, both refused TO
apo ogize, and although they live In the
same town, they have never made up or
spoken TO each other since. Their hus-
bands and families are friendly and visit
back and forth daily.
Near Rye Beach, N. H., lived q farmer
who had two sons, both married and the
fathers OF families The three were well
known throughout that section OF the
country and respected for their intelli-
gence, integrity and piety. Philbrick, the
Younger son, was famous for his fervency
in prayer, and was always called upon TO
pray at church meetings ana occasions
OF religious ceremony. He also led the
devotions at family prayers every morn
Ing at home The old man would first
read a chapter in the Bible and then in
vite Philbrick 10 pray.
When the angel OF death. summoned the
father he called his sons to his bedside
and told them that he had made no will
because he had confidence In their broth
erly affection and unselfshness He hop
ed they would always live together In the
future as they had done In the past and
keep their property in common. but II
the time ever came when they thought
Il best 10 divide he was confident that
they could settle the estate between them
without quarrelling
The old man died about o'clock In the
morning. and couple Of hours later, as
the household assembled for prayers ac-
cording TO their custom. Jenness, the Old
err son, took up the Bible and read chap
ter, as his father had formerly done.
Then when he closed the book, he cleared
his throat and announced that he would
offer prayer himself The family and es-
pecially Philbrick, were amazed No voice
but his had been raised in prayer In that
house for more than twenty years, he
said. and he suggested to Jennas that
their father had expressed Wish that