The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07

My Remedies may be had
lights golden rays fell on the tears
glistening on her cheeks and her blue
checkered apron f1uttered in the wind as
she waved II, then disappeared. But I
can hear her tremuious tones now as she
said. Goodbye, Marse Billy, good
byer
This is one Of the war stories, says the
New York Times, which it is a pleasure
to hear occasionally. The woman belong
ed to the lower class. Her hands were
unmanicured-very much so-and her fin
gers covered with rings. She was
large, aggressive woman, who looked as
If under all circumstances she could take
care of herself. Unfortunately, such wo-
men do not limit themselves to getting
merely their rights. They are apt to en-
croach upon the liberties of others. This,
at any rate, is a., car practice, and the
woman like other men and women of bet
ter breeding, was sitting sideways on
the seat and monopolizing at least a seat
and half. She was sitting in this way
when a gentleman entered quietly. walk
ed up the car quietly, and took a seat
which CHANGED to be beside the woman.
But carefully as he took his seat he ac-
cidentally touched the woman on the
shoulder She turned upon him like a
tiger.
"Do you mean to kill me?" she cried,
savagely.
He lifted his hat and answered in a
courteous tone while the passengers who
had seen the incident listened eagerly.
ut would give me great pleasure to go
to your funeral, madame, for then there
would be one less rude woman in the
world"
Key collecting is the latest fad to attack
young ara enthusiastic American visit
ors to European shores, says the New
YorI. News. The object of the craze,
luckily is not predatory, but artistic, and
1t is also very insidious in its effect In
deed, it appears that by the time the Sc
robustness of the craze becomes manifest
there remains neither courage nor dispo-
sition TO combat 1t.
In the Puritan, Miss Marie Overton Cor
bin explains that the first key germ to
assail her was in one of the doors at
an old London show place. 1t was just a
plain medieval iron key, and was APP
parenlly attending strictly to business;
but ii surely was magnetic, for she look
ed and longed and then there determined
to possess 1t.
Fortunately the man in attendance,
she alleges, was corruptible. and as his
love for his queen was so profound that
a coin bearing her profile seemed far
more desirable than a bit of rusty iron,
the m1tter was soon adjusted.
The moment the key was hers its iron
entered her soul, and from that day the
manil became so dominant that she could
not enter a cathedral or any historical
building without peering behind doors to
see If the old keys were in their locks.
Were any one to ask her for a descrip-
ton of this or that abbey, memory would
be sure to play her false; but let her be
asked for a description of the keys, and
the inquirer would receive an accurate
account.
No doubt the distinct mental photog-
raphy was born of covetousness, for in
many instances the vergers would not
listen to eutreaties or delicately suggest
ed brides, and there was nothing 70 do
but to come keyless away The old verg-
err at Shakespeare's church, Stratford,
was so suspicious after her overtures
that he gathered up every key in sight,
and then followed her closely while she
made the usual rounds.
Many of Miss Corbin's specimens. how
ever, were not annexed" but gathered
from the scrap heaps of locksmiths;
others passed into circulation through the
hands OF contractors for the tearing down
OF famous buildings. A few drifted away
from direct lines OF descent of family
heirlooms and became attracted to the
growing mass in the collectors hands.
lone must have an ever-watchful eye
and a sort of penetrating instinct 20 col
lect keys" she contends. 1T is also well
to have nergetic and enterprsing friends
and to exercise a wise and discrminat-
ing lack OF curiosity as to their source
of supply or methods OF workings"
TO the woman who makes a domestic
slave OF herself. says Dorothy Dix in the
New Orleans Picayune. any idleness is a
deadly sin. but what troubles her most Is
that the sinners seem to get so much the
best Of things. By all law OF gratitude
she who does so much for her family and
sacrifices 10 much for them ought 20 be
the adored wife and mother. Instead. IL
II the Mrs. Browns. who don't do 80
much. but who keep themselves sunny
and bright, ana sweet tempered. who are
worshipped by their husbands and chill