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The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

custom. And the choosing of the dav
by the way, is all that the bride has
to say about the marriage. The criar
also, a few days later, calls out thn
dowry of the bride, and proclaims ha-
charms aloud in the market place 81
all the population is notified, and a
goodly crowd of admirers gather to
take their chance for the fair lady
The near relatives of the bride and
the contestants-who have previously
given their names in to the father or
the girl-and a crowd of perhaps 100
persons, IL the young woman is the
daughter of man of Importance.
gather to see the show.
ION the morning of the marriage ths
bride is taken out by her maids and
crowned with lilies, and clad in white
Then, with much drum beating, she Ia
led forth, and passes among tho
suitors, and kisses each in turn. Then
she is wreathed with more flowers, and
is seated to watch the fun.
Now, on that island of Sulu thew
have a kind of ant that puzzles the
scinetists, for it has a double set of
mandibles, one above and one below,
the head, and both entirely independent
in action. These ants play a leading
part in the marriage ceremony The
night before the ceremony the village
priest goes out by the light of the
moon and opens an ant hill with secret
rites, and carefully selects some ants.
equal in number to the number of
suitors. These are kept with care.
After the bride has kissed all the
suitors in turn they go out to the hut
where the ants are kept. The priest is
there, and he takes an ant by the body
and allows 1t to fasten the lower man
dible to the forefinger of the right hand
of a young man. These ants are about
an inch and a half long and have the
most ferocious bite you can imagine.
Then, each sutton with an ant hang
ing to his forefinger, the young men
go back to the presence of the bride.
Then there are long and elaborate
rites, while the young men go around
and dance before the bride each with
monstrous ant hanging to his finger.
Then she is blindfolded. and the young
men are lined up for the selection.
THE drums are beaten with renew
ed vigor and the bride goes along the
line of the suitors and inserts her fore
finger in the upper mandible of the
ants that hang to the fingers of the
suitors. each in turn. The first ant
that closes his pincer on the digit Of
the fair lady wins her for the man To
whose finger 1t is hanging. Then the
chosen bridegroom strikes the ant to
the ground and brushes it with his
heel, and in comes the priest and mar
ries the couple. Afterward the ants
that have been used in the ceremony
are taken out and cooked, and a por-
ton is given to each guest to be eaten
like the wedding cake in civilized
lands"
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UP as he always did after reading one,
but the Lord Mayor who happened to
be at his lodgings bidding them good
bye begged him to let him have the let
ter so that he could frame it in a gold
frame and hang it in his drawing room,
and Robin let him have 1t, although
he could not understand that 1t was
any more valuable simply because a
kings hand had written it.
l might take up several columns and
tell you of the various things that hap
pened to the company on their voyage
across the Atlantic, but the thing that
will interest you most is the account
of their return to Oldham.
Robins uncle and half the town of
Oldham were at the station to receive
them, and many people who would not
have spoken to Tom the Piper's son
before he went away were now eager
TO shake his hand just because he had
visited the King and all that sort of
thing. But Robin hurried them on to
the building. He was anxious 10 get
through with his unpleasant duty.
On the way he took his uncle aside
and said:
'"Uncle, don't you think that you'd
make just as much If you DIDN'T turn
all these people into wax again? Thew
are fond of living and Il really seems
wicked 10 deprive them OF life"
III they were living what would I
do for a living?" said the uncle ~
couldn't make them stand there ali day
long unless they were wax. They've
had 100 good time on the other side
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

Sweer at vel wife, will We? Yen an
swer for 1t til the elders o. the North
Kirk"
Tam the elders!" roared Dave.
me an the girls is goin' visitin',"
continued Mrs. Shock, tying the rib
bons of her sunbonnet with a decisive
twitch. when we've bocht the organ
We may hitch up til the double rig, an
yen fin us at Aunt Jeans"
She stepped from the front door, and.
followed by her daughters, moved in
stately procession down the lane and
out to the concession leaving Dave
completely paralyzed by the rebellion.
They had reached the front gate before
he recovered the power of motion.
"Hi!" he shouted, walking to the
door. The women stopped and wait
ed to hear what he had to say. She'll
no haze a tam kist o. squelin' whistles
l. her ain hoose, an she nefer comes
pack" he roared. His wife waved her
hand in scornful farewell, turned
the corner and led the strikers up the
side line.
Charley Rhodes sat on the kitchen
table whistling cheerfully, and it must
be admitted he had sufficient cause
for merriment. He was now promoted
from the inferno at the tail of the car
riers. and installed as chief cook, vice
Mrs. Shock, resigned. And as he mel
lifiously MARBLE dhis way through the
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
MARRIAGES MADE BY ANTS.
How the Insects Select Husbn nds
for the Sulu Maidens.
From the Denver Renublican

From the Denver Republican.
w. L. Baize, a merchant of Manila,
is at the Brown Palace Hotel. He has
recently been travelling in the island of
Sulu for month, and tells of some
curious marriage customs there. Said
he last night:
"A most curious custom is to be
found in that island. 1t obtains only
among some of the more savage tribes
OF the far interior. called the Kakko-
hattchochka U won't swear to the
spelling) tribe. These savages are
very primitive people indeed, and very
savage in all their manners of life.
There are not above 10000 of this
tribe, and they live in the mountains
OF the interior. The way their Young
women are given in marriage is worth
going miles TO see. I saw the ceremony
last month, and / shall not soon for
get Il.
When a young woman comes 10 the
age OF IA she is deemed manageable.
a notice is given out by the town crier
lhat on a certain day the young woman
VIII De given In marriage. This day in
wlthln a month OF the fourteenth birth.
day OF the lady concerned, and Is
chosen BY her, according 70 ancient
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

What back to the wax?" said Silver
Lock with pretty pout.
Back to the wax 1t doesn't seem
right, but I turned you into living be-
ings and he's finished his new Museum
and wants to set you up there as soon
as possible. You see he hasn't made
any money all summer.
There were grumblings, distinct and
loud until Cinderella's godmother whis-
pered something in fairy language that
quoted the whole group. Robin, not
having learned the fairy tongue, did
not know what she said, but he was
grateful to her for quieting his COM
pank. He did not relish taking them
back to captivity, but he felt that duty
was duty and he had to obey his I'M
Gle.
You have no idea how sorry London
was to part with the merry troupe
that had made things lively that sum-
mer. King Edward sent Robin a very
funny letter, telling him how desolate
his kingdom would be without the
giants and the rest of them and beg
ging him to return the following sum-
mer.
Robin was going to tear the letter
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to be willing to stand still now and
get covered with dust"
But don't you think it will be like
owning slaves to have so many people
shut up in that house, even If they are
wax?"
Now, Robin, run along and don't
bother me any more. You've had a
long, pleasant summer and now I'm
going to have a long, pleasant winter
showing these Travelled figures at so
much a head"
Then Robin saw that 1t was useless
to talk and like a wise boy he stopped.
He wondered why his company were
so light hearted. If he had been about
to be turned to wax he would have
been very doleful, but Red Riding
Hood was singing and the giants were
whistling like locomotives and Tom
Tucker and Nimble Jack were cutting
capers through the streets and the old
woman who lived in a shoe was sur
rounded by her children who had been
released from the asylum and she was
as happy as she could be and never
thought of spanking them soundly
The uncle had provided pedestals for
each of the figures and when they
were in the building he said sharply
Come, jump up"
They were not all able to jump.
Some climbed up with good deal OF
trouble, but Nimble Jack sailed to the
top of his like a butterfly and when
he had reached it he struck funny
attitude. Everybody laughed and
while they were on broad grins Robin
said "Abracadabra. May you all turn
to wax"
The next instant the entire troupe
were stiff and motionless with wide
grins on their faces, grins that would
be sure to accumulate dust as the
years went on.
I have said that they were all turn
ed to wax but this is not quite true.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
MOTHER GOOSE WAX WORKS.
Robin Himself Is Turned Into Wax
and His Hard Hearted Uncle Re-
Tents.

By CHARLES BATTELL DOOMIS.
Copyright, 1901. by Charles Battell
Loomis.)
One day in the latter part of the
summer Robin Taylor was waited on
by a messenger who handed him a
telegram from his uncle. 1t read as
follows: Building finished. Bring
back my wax figures by next steam
err"
We'll, Robin had known that he
could not travel forever with all these
delightful people; he knew that his I'M
Gle had owned them when they were
wax and that he had been fortunate
in getting away from his quiet little
home in Oldham for even one summer,
but when the order to return came, he
could not force back the tears. He
gulped down the lump in his throat
and went into the dining room, where
most of them were lingering after a
meal; all but the giants who had gone
out for a walk.
1.-The jig's up, my friends" said he
"Uncle wants you back"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

Sweer at vel wife, will We? Yen an
swer for 1t til the elders o. the North
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

one who sees a vision of her own past
loneliness. I'm no denyiR', Bessie, ="
she said. closing her firm mouth with
characteristic snap, that fathers a
wee bit close. But he said no! An that
ends it-for him."
But not for us" replied the girl
Lets strike"
A jubilant yell answered the toot of
the whistle which proclaimed the dim
ner hour and thirty grimy thrasher
men vaulted from the bays in the barn,
or tumbled down the steep sides of the
straw stack in a mad race for first
wash at the pump.
AN Sandy Craggy's bocht a new
organ for his JEAN" said Wully Bell
as he and Dave Shock moved soberly
along in the wake of the crowd. yen
be gettin' one for yer ain lassies, Dave
mon?"
prompt decision. She'll haze no
screamin' kist O. whistles l. her hoos."
Say Charley" whispered Percy
White, the second of Dave Shocks pu-
pills. Whats the matter up at the
house?"
Hastily Withdrawing his head from
beneath the streaming pump. Charley
shook the water from his tangled curls
and stared at the building. The lively
DuSlle Oh the early morning was gone,
no smoke arose from the chimneys.
The door was shut, and a strange still
ness brooded over the place.
"Tinner'll pc reaty!" said Dave
Shock, throwing open the door. Come
the tefil!" He stopped and glared in
to the quiet kitchen. The table was
not spread, the fire out. and there sat
Mrs. Shock, quietly knitting.
Dave regarded his wife in horror
Such breach of hospitality had never
been known in Zorra township-30 hun
CRY thrashers, and no dinner! The
news of this would set tongues wag-
ging as far north as Stratford.
What h-pe-wrang? he suffered.
20, nothing in pertiklar." replied
Mrs. Shock, impaling her ball of yarn
on her knitting needles. me an the
girls is on strike. That's ALL"
A quick oath slipped from Dave
Shocks tongue, and he opened his
mouth to damn strikes in general and
this one in particular, but his wife was
too quick for him.
"Ye'll catch it, Dave Shock" she
said, rolling up her knitting. 1.-THE
noeenisther'n kell o. thees, surely.
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Beanstalk Jack had married, as you
may remember, and had settled IN
Wales and the fairy godmother was
nowhere to be found when the troupe
entered the building.
How do you think they look,
Robin" said the uncle turning to the
boy. Robin was also grinning in a
very waxy manner and his uncle said
GROSSLY Here, stop that grinning and
tell me how they look
But Robin could not stop grinning
any more than the rest of them could,
for when he turned them into wax the
fairy godmother who was standing be-
hind a pillar had turned him to wax
also and his uncle had the figure of
Robin Taylor to add to his collection.
Now he loved his nephew very much
and when he saw that he had lost
him forever his grief was something
awful. He went around wringing his
hands and begging each figure to have
pity on him. But the giants grinned
down at him from somewhere near the
high ceiling and Mother Hubbard
grinned at him as much as to say
you've brought this on yourself" and
the wolf grinned in so realistic man
ner that when he saw him he jumped
behind a pillar and there stood the
fairy godmother not grinning at all,
much alive.
You're a nice sort of man." said
she. Are you going to exhibit your
wax nephew"
"Oh, didn't want him turned to
wax. Isn't there some way of bring
| ing him to life AGAIN."
mot unless all the rest are brought
| to life, too"
The uncle did not wait a moment.
| but said at once:
Bring Robin to life and I'll give you
| the rest of the figures"
| Then the fairy said IT don't want
| you to give them to me, but I'll pay
| you a good round sum for them
enough to keep you for the rest of
your days"
| Robins uncle would have Rugged
the fairy only she looked as IL she did
not care for that sort of thing. He
said eagerly Bring the boy back to
me and you can have the figures for
nothing"
"Abracadabra." said the fairy. NAV
! all these figures including Robin come
back to life and may Robins uncle
find bag of gold in his house when
| he returns
| Then there was a sound of jumping
and all the figures left their pedestaIs
and Robin hoped UP in the air and
began yelling for Joy. Tom began to
| play his pipes and they all fell to
dancing in the maddest merriest way
| and during the confusion the uncle ran
home and there on the hatrack stand
stood a big bag of gold.
And here, for the present end the
adventures of the animated wax works.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

intricacies of the last opera he had
heard before his deportation from his
native Piccadilly, his gaze Travelled
round the kitchen and rested tenderly
on a little sailor hat which hung on
the row of pegs. she's the only girl
/ love." he sang, then his eye CHANGED
to light upon the clock. THE devil!
he exclaimed, jumping hastily off the
table Half past four! and supper for
80 ferocous thrashers at 5. Get a
hump on, Charley" He dashed into
the pantry and grabbed a pile of plates.
then turned, caught his foot under
Mrs Shocks spotted dog rug and shot
the dishes all over the floor.
HE'LL" he calculated in blank dis
may. There go Dawes best dishes.
Observation-Disclosures of 'em broken!
Phew"
The door opened quietly and fe-
male head peeped in. Poor boy!" mem
tally exclaimed it's owner, surveying
the wreck. Then drawing down the cor
ners of her mouth to express extreme
severity, she stepped into the kitchen
and remarked, Serves you right!
Scab!"
Charley jumped. What! Bessie? See
what I've done"
You'll catch it," said the girl.
SERVES you right. Scab!"
ed tones, what are you calling names
for? / haven't done anything" he
pleaded, bending his long body before
the little spitfire.
Eyes, you have!" contemptuously.
"This," pursuing her red lips, lis a
strike, and you have taken the position
of striker. Wait a moment" she said
darling into the bedroom. "Here!'
holding out feminine garment at
arms length. PUT this on. Do! There's
a little dear"
Charley gazed at the obnoxious gar
ment with reddening cheeks, then
made dash at the slighter Of his man
hood, but only succeeded in humping
his head against the bedroom door. He
could hear the walking delegate of the
woman's strike laughing inside.
Come out, Bess!" he called.
''Will you behave?" came the reply
through the keyhole.
Eyes, If you'll only come out and let
me look at you," replied the non-un-
ion laborer rubbing his head.
You'll be good?" reiterated the
girl.
Surely"
She opened the door and walked out.
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"Well, goodby!" she said opening the
outer door. II must be going: It's near
ly 5. and you haven't got even fire
started yet. You'll catch it'll"
stop a moment. Bess!" implored
the boy. Say a bright idea striking
him, II want to join the union"
That's good boy!" The girl waltz
ed round the kitchen and brought up
right opposite him, 81 could almost"
Dol" suggested Charley. bending
his curly head.
help you to pick up the pieces"
Damn the o, 1 beg pardon.
meant 1 should be delighted Yes, I'll
join the strike on one condition"
What's that?"
He leaned forward and whispered in
her ear. She opened her mouth to
laugh, but caught the earnest look in
his eyes and blushed and hung her
head.
you don't mean It," she answered,
playing with the ribbons in the bosom
of her dress. What would your folks
in England say?"
Charley captured the huttering hands
and drew her toward him, and COM
menced to say some uncomplimentary
things about her folks in England. but
she placed her hand over his mouth
and stopped the sacrilege.
Don't talk that way of my future
relations" she said archly.
Then you will, Bess?"
She was about to reply when the toot
of the whistle, and the hungry yell OF
a score of threshers interrupted her
words. Hastily tiptoeing she kiss
ed him on the lips, and had just time
to seat herself sedately in Dave
Shocks chair, when the door opened
and the threshers walked in.
''Whaur'll pc supper?" growled Dave,
speaking to Charley, but staring at
his daughter.
Get your own SUPPER" replied the
boy. i've joined the strike"
You hain't got no organ a-coming?"
said Ed Brady the thresher.
Strikes sympathetic" iaconically
answered Charley.
Don't blame yer!" said Ed with a
knowing glance at the blushing girl
Send me a piece of the cake. Guess
there's no supper here, boysl I'm a
goln' ter drive home. Who's fer my
way?"
shell ket DOT o. here!" roared Dave,
after the threshers had departed. "An'
TAX the meddin' missy wi herl"
"All right. Mr.. Mcdonald" replied
the last quarters premium TO the
agent Dishwashing is not colonial
farming. you know"
Old Dave WINGED beneath this Par
THAN shaft. To lose money was bad
but 10 lose both money and free labor
was agony Yet he stuck 10 his man.
date and pointed sternly 10 the door.
Shell peter ne gettin supper he
said, turning 10 Percy White. AN her
sci WI do "a chores"
Guess mott" replied Percy. Count
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
DAVE SHOCK AND THE UNION.
BY Herman Whitaker.

Copyright. 1901, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
A mighty man in zorra township
was Dave Mcdonald, nick-named
Shock" because of a delayed har-
vest. though a stranger would have
ascribed the qualification to his red
beard and fiery mat of hair.
With the exception of that particu-
lar harvest when his shocks of wheat
standing out in the early SHOWS in
expressibly scandalized the neighbor-
hood, benevolent Providence had been
good TO Dave. When his neighbors
slashed right and left into the virgin
forest, dropping the grand Ontario
naples in runs Of two or three dozen
at a time. Dave smiled-and left his
trees standing; and when he saw them
log up and burn countless cords of
black walnut and butternut, he tapped
the side of his nose significantly with
his forefinger and remarked, She'll
pc sorry after whiles!" And sorry
"she" was latter a whiles" Within
twenty years Dave sold his butternut
at a dollar a pound at Jimmy Hays
accruing to a prophet in his own coun-
try.
Then again, Providence sent Dave
fat droves of English remittance men,
to whom he impaired the mysteries of
colonial farming at the moderate rate
of $3.50 a man per annum. And he
worked the English lads live slaves,
but fed them on the best of the land,
so that from lanky city youths they
developed into strong, lusty men, whom
it was dangerous to cross in anger.
Yet he had great profit of the boys
and grew rich as he grew old and be-
came pillar of the church and was
well thought of through the country
side. He had but one sorrow, he had
ne'er a son to inherit his 300 acres
of finely timbered upland, though as a
compensation his wife had presented
him with the two prettiest girls in
Zorra township.
On a hot morning in the month Of
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August clouds of black dust rolled out
of the open doors of Dave Shocks
barn, shrouding the building in a sooty
haze. Fall wheat threshing was in full
swing. Within the barn the bid red
thresher raised and lowered its boom
ing voice, coughing a metallic protest
whenever an ill-fed sheaf dropped
broadside on into the screaming cylin-
der. Dave Shock hustled around SUI
perintending the carrying of the grain
the prerogative of the fathers of the
settlement.
"Phew. It's awful hoti" Charley
Rhodes let the rustling straw pile over
the carriers while he wiped away the
sweat which was depositing an allu-
vial debris in the corners of his eyes;
then he leaned upon his fork and
stared meditatively toward the house.
The monotone of the humming mon
ster beneath faded into a distant re-
frain, and the Tapping carriers whirl-
ed round and round raining chaff upon
the head of the unfortunate bushel-
man beneath, while Charlie built log
houses in the forest for the pretty girl
standing at the open window
"Hil Hi! You at the carriers! Quit
yer moonin' an dig 'em OUT" yelled
the hoarse, dust choked voice of the
indignant busheler. Dye take me fer
a swede turnip ter be covered wi
straw"
The boy bIushed and piled his fork
vigorously until the elevator revolved
freely, then while his arms moved with
the regularity of the automaton, his
mind returned to the construction Of
rustic frames for the picture at the
window.
The girl stood at the table. with
sleeves rolled up and dress turned
down at the neck. Her rounded throat
rose from plump bosom of bewilder-
ing whiteness, whose rounded curves
made the boy out on the stack bless
the heat the cause of the becoming
negligee. Yet, obedient TO the primal
instinct, without knowing the real ma
ture Of the feeling which moved him
while delighting in the girls beauty
he cast occasional glances at his fell
w-stackers-angry that they also
should share his pleasure. But all I'M
conscious OF his scrtiny the girl stood
at the open window and rolled crust
for innumerable pies. The corners OF
her pretty mouth were puckered into
veXed dimples, and her face expressed
troubled feeling which was certainly
not produced by the heat.
Mother" she said, bringing down
the rolling pin with a vicious bang on
the paste, I'm not going 20 stand H.
You and us girls have worked hard 70
Keep things together. Bake, brew
wash, churn. milk and tend calves and
pigs. 10 say nothing Of sugarin' IN tho
fpinR, year IN and year out: and now
won't let ue have that organ"
mother glanced up from her ap'
fff and her eye rested on her
- if with the lingering glance Of
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

frae John McLeven's fatty acres. An,
Annie" he added, "wull haze the south
hun'red."
That night Ed Brady, the thrasher,
forgot his religious scruples and fid-
died to the accompaniment of brand
new organ. And Dave Shock danced
a highland fling with the naligned
Wuly Bell to the music of the despis-
ed "kist O. whistles"
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