The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20
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she had the most absolute faith In MISS
Sue and though no one ever knew IT,
other than myself and two others this
WON an from the midst of carousing and
sensual pleasure would often leave her
place of abode and seek out Miss Sue"
bending on her knees In heart-breaking
sobs and prayers.
Women of her class are supposed never
to saw their prayers and never to express
a hope of salvation, yet this one many
times in the darkness and terror of night
at 2 or o'clock would go to the one
woman in whom her faith was supreme.
and with her, petition the Almighty to
save her soul from the hell which SEEM
ed to be staring her in the face.
In the midst of hard, grinding work
few newspaper reporters ever find time
to devote to literary achievement In the
instances where they do find this time
in nearly all cases the work is of high
class and finds an appreciative audience.
Such has been the result OF the work
done recently by Mr. Sidney Ormond,
of the Atlanta Constitution, who last
year won the plaudits of the whole south
for his very clever theatrical criticisms.
The latest work of Mr.. ormond is
after the style of Kipling in that his
story is the story of broken bicycles,
their sprockets chains and handle bars.
The story has attracted much attention
since it's appearance some three weeks
ago. 1t follows a series of clever stories
entitled ''Stories of the Iffites." Mr.. Or
mond is probably one of the most sue
cessful of all southern newspaper men
who have begun to dip into literary work.
In Judge Feagins court few days ago
r,.,ttn over
the questioning of a young boy to as
certain whether or not he was capable OF
giving evidence The case was one in
volving throwing of rocks and two young
children were the most prominent VIII
nesses. For the defense some one OBJECT,
ed to the giving of evidence by one OF
the little fellows who was only aoou
six years of age.
The little fellow was told OF I'M
things necessary to allow his evioenc'
to be accepted. He was then asked sew
eral questions as are usually propounoe'
in such cases. a
.,Do Won know 1t Is wrong to tell some
thing that is not true?' was the mrs
query of the solemn Judge.
yves. does know It," timidly replie'
| the little fellow.
.well If YOU know that where will 20,
go when YOU die If you tell stories?" wa
| the second question.
The little chap pondered a minute AM
then smilingly said:
ITO Bessemer."
The crowd laughed. Even the judge di
So The boy was excused.
We have had Gibson everythings unit
| now we have the Gibson waist for wo
men. Why the waist Is given this nam
nobody has yet attempted to explain, bu
that IL is here every woman in Birming
ham will testify. All will also testify tina
II Is hard to make and that it looks we
on few forms But that Is not the story.
If there is any one thing in this worl
| about Gibson's personality 1t is his at
solute manliness. There is no particle c
the woman or the effeminate about thi
stalwart fellow. Yet the women VIII
make fashionable things and must nam
these things have made waist and Label
ed II the Gibson. Whether 1t is the wais
or the name that caused 1t, this particu
lar waist is tho most popular one o
the market today and pattern dealer
cannot keep supplies Of patterns on han
for the ever-hungering multitude.
know a woman who made two tn
other day. She Gid not have patter
herself nor could she buy one her size
which l think is thirty or thirty-ont
In this predicament she borrowed
neighbor's pattern. This neighbours siz
was thirty three. She made one and tr1e