The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-05

is always doing the most absurd things.
He forgot me in restaurant in Boston
not long ago, and never remembered that
L was in his charge until he was on the
lightning express for New York: We were
both coming back from Harvard togeth-
er--I from the annex and he from the
college-and he had the money and the
tickets We went together to the - for
luncheon, after which he left me to get a
cigar. waited and waited, and no Harry,
until finally 1 imagined what had really
happened, l. e., that after purchasing his
/ cigar he had entirely forgotten that 1
was with him and had gone to the rail-
road station Leaving word with the wal
ter, in case he should return to fetch
me, I rushed to the station and found
that our train had gone, then back again
to the restaurant, where, as l had ex-
pected, no Harry had turned up. AS had
only so cents in my purse, 1 spent part
of IT in telegraphing an explanatory mes
sage to mamma, and with the rest re-
turned to Cambridge where l found q
telegram from Harry which he had man
aged, to get sent from the train. Did you
worry? L asked him afterward. oh, not
bit! he answered cheerfully. knew
you would be all right but 1 was glad
the mater received your telegram before
arrived home
Clergyman are often absentminded. The
Rev. Mr.. c., who during his vacation
was in the habit of writing number of
sermons for the winters use, came down
from the chancel one Sunday after SER
vice to speak to one of his vestrymen
about some parochial matter after which
he said, just before separating, ct had an
idea while preaching my sermon just now
that it sounded very familiar, and 1 have
been rather worried lest / might have
preached 1t already. l trust that you did
not have the same impression. Did you
ever hear it before?' "Only last Sunday"
was the laughing answer
1t seems rather hard on the punctil-
iously careful people of the world that
the absentminded are always readily for
given for every misdemeanor, however
often repeated it may be, while every
lapse on their part is resented as an in
territorial rudeness. BILLY can do any
thing" grumbled the good elder brother
OF the family, speaking of the prodigal,
and he is never held accountable He
may miss engagements, forget promises
and get into scrapes more or less serious
all the time, and nobody is ever angry
with him. Whereas, if 1 neglect the small
est conventionality, I am punished with
black looks and am sure to have it re-
membered against me- 1t is Just the same
now as in ancient Judea. The good, con-
scientious member of the family Gas rem
resented by myself is always at a disad-
vantage, while the fellow who puts every
body out land that's Billy is always the
favorite."
Open the Door
Open the door, let in the air;
Inc winds are sweet, and the flowers are
fair;
Joy is abroad in the world to-day:
II our door Is wide it may come this way
Open the doorl
Open the door, let in the sun;
He hath a smile for every one;
He hath made of the raindrops gold and
gems,
He may change our tears to diadems.
Open the doorl
Open the door of the soul. let
Strong, pure thoughts which shall Danish
sin,
They will grow and bloom with a grace
divine
And their fruit shall be sweeter than that
Of the vine.
Open the doorl
Open. the door of the heart let in
sympathy sweet for stranger and kin.
1t will make the halls of the heart so fair
That angels may enter unaware.
Open the door!
British Weekly.
A well-known rector of an East End
church, says T1t-Bits, was approached
one day by lady who said she desired to
rent seat in a row nearest the door
of his church. The rector responded that
the seats in that row were alb free, and
that she was at liberty to occupy any one
of them. But she persisted, saying that
she desired TO have 1t for her own.
Being somewhat curious as to her rea-
sons. the clerical gentleman said: But.
madam, tell rue why you wish to sit so
far back?
After some hesitancy she responded that
she simply couldn't bear to have any one
"sit behind her"
yet you will be sitting behind others.
who perhaps feel the same way" said
the rector, laughingly.
That may be-" replied the devout lady,
earnestly, but you know l have such a
wretched little wisp of hair at the back
of my head that II would certainly in
terfere with my devotions IL / knew any
one was looking at it,
Mrs. f. 8. Talbot. wife Of the English
Bishop Of Rochester, has issued. as pres
ident, a manifesto to the members of the
Battersea Women's Early Shopping
League. urging them to give up the bad
habit Of late shopping. The aim and
objects Of our work" writes Mrs. Talbot,
Involve a very constant pulling of our
selves together to maintain a high stan
dard of self-denial In urging both our
selves and others 20 set through our
&hopping early whenever possible and not