The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-30

creep along the wall. ana listen 20 tho
nurses little cue and dried conversation
thst always seems like "a doctors prescriu
tlon- .cheertul, but not exciting. and that
uofes you 70 death. outside I could hear
'he orlsk footsteps OF people coming and
gong. ana used 90 Die there and almost
/ pray Tor somebody 60 come in and talk
10 me. and break the deadly mouotonv n
Would have been just az much charity
ior woman 70 have come 10 aud beeuiled
a weary half hour for me as Il woula
nave been 70 pick M q fninting wretch on
/ the street and feed him bat nobody came
Because ] made no appeal 70 their purse
/ NOBODY thought OF me as being an object
OF charity. and even the good Samaritan
passed by on the other eide"
/ When you talk about worthy objects
OF CHARITY" said the liitlc woman m the
smart tailor frock don't forget the
| strangers, and the better or they are aud
/ the finer house they have ana the more
fashionable The neighborhood. the moro
they need Il. People who have always
/ lived IN the same city. who have their
! own family aud a circle OF friends whom
1 they have known since childhood can
have no comprehension OF the agonies OF
| ionesomeness woman cndures who
/ moves to city where she doesn't know
one single. solitary human being. except
her husband He can 20 out and NEE.
men. and get acquainted with them. hui
| there's nothing for her 10 do but Just
! SIT at home and wait TO be visited. Upon
my word. / don't think there's any moro
/ pitiful situation than that OF a Young girl
who cones 10 "a strange city as a bride.
She has always been made so much OF
/ and been such a figure In the society ~
her home town. ana she comes with sucn
nigh hopes. She's so interested in getting
I - 49,. "A a.
tic. and she's so anxious TO show IL or
Her husband. as "a general thing doesn't
/ know anybody but the men In the same
/ office or business and a few OF mis- old
| cronies come around to cali on her. and
/ that ends It. Day after day she sits up
/ alone In solitary state, and peeps wist-
/ fully out OF the window al the other
/ women Ia the neighhorhood as they 80
/ by. but Il never occurs 10 them that
/ would be an act OF heavenly charity 10
/ so 20 see the poor. lonesome litile crea-
| lure. who has 30 many pretty clothes and
/ such a pretty house. and so they let her
/ alone. ! know all about "a. and I used
/ to think II Il was reported that a woman
was dying for lack OF food on his block.
/ there wouldn't be n woman In the neigh
| borhood who wouldn't b. here before night
10 see what she could do towards relicv-
| ing the distress. but because am sim
/ ply perishing for companionship nobody
| seems TO think q worth while to take
| compassion on my sufferinEs. Believe me.
| there is no charity that goes more surely
10 che right place. where 20 viii do tho
/ most good. than that % tho benevolent
woman who calls on her new noiEhhors.
| There are times when a good gossip Is
Just as much aims 10 the needy az a soup
ticket"
The Wednesday coiiions for Southern
ers in New York will be continued this
season at Deimonicos Tho dates will he
| Dec. 4. Jan 2 ana g. and Feb. 70. The
number Of patronesses has been reduced
| from 10 TO s They are Mrs. Samuel
| Spencer. Mrs. Agernon 5. Sullivan. Mrs.
| William l.. Trenholm. Mrs. John ".
Boothby Mrs John Burliug Lawrence
ami Mrs. oliver LivingstoH Jones. The
patrons include DIT. Robert c. Mylcs. Dr.
! oliver Livingston Jones. Messrs. Hugh 5.
| Thompson John Burning Lawrence W de
| ~. Washington, Francis @. Landon.
James Lindsay Gordon. George Gordon
Battle John II. Ingram. William NJ. Al
| ken. Harwood Huntington. Harry h.
Lockwood. Frederick r. Tilghman. w.
Hunt Tllford. Samuel Spencer, Robert r.
! Lee Lewis. VIM. l.. Trenholm and Archie
Quarter The members OF the board Of
governors are Dr. George y. Lee.
Messrs Heth Lorton, Arthur Governor
Morris. Richard Francis Goldshorough.
George II. sullivan, Archie y. Quarter.
Montgomery Schuyler Jr.. James l..
Johnson and Harry G. Adams.
| Speaking about schools. says a writer
| In the New York Times. thcro was one
| teacher who was caught mapping the 9th
or dav There Is one little girl in the
school who perhaps belongs 20 the class
horn tired At any rate. she was TO be
found continuously sitting with one elbow
on the desk and her head resting on her
hand greatly 10 tile annoyance OF the
teacher. who spoke without avail
what would you think II you should
see me sitting at my desk IN that posi-
tom" she said finally IN reproving tones.
Now, II you ever see me sitting with my
elbow on the desk. / will give YOU my
permission 10 do the same; yes. every giri
In the room"
That was apparently a safe promise 10
make. but unfortunately. a few days lat
or. before the children had had time 10
/ forget the teacher herself had tired
aay. She felt so weary and languid mat
1 she could not hold M her head. She put
her arm on the desk and rested her head
on her hand. There was slight rustllug
movement In the room that seemed 60 run
/ from tn. front seats back like the pass
ing OF a gentle breeze and then perfect
/ silence The teacher raised her tired head
/ 10 see what II all meant. and saw every
naughty little girl In the room with her
| elbow on her desk and her head resting
/ on her hand.
Here's a true story which shows how
| absolutely women are maligned In what
/ is supposed 10 be their weakest point. says
the New York Times. The man was a
| bookkeeper, not always In these days,
when brainwork Is al a discount. such an
] important position. But chs was man
! Of rather more than middle age. who had
| taken his position In the old days. when
/ baoS<eepers were considered worth while
He had never been confined 60 hours. for
/ he would not keep them. IL was really
/ NOT essential for his work was done so
/ quickly chat In half the time he could ac-
/ compllsh twice the work OF other men.
| Even with the short hours. be had "A large
/ amount Of leisure at his disposal. and be-
/ ING an opinionated Individual. he always
/ mad important subjects Go discuss with
/ his fellow-laborers. But, alas they hhn
no snare time. II took every minute Tor
| them 10 finish a days work IN Jay
/ hours. and even though the conversation
introduced by the veteran bookkeeper de-
welcomed into a monologuc. SIN they could
/ ros couplete their tasks. And enc book
tcoper would talk. The end came finally
After All his years OF service the book
kcener was told that he must leave. II
"a not that his work was not everything
.n.i h should be. but he talked too much.