The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-03

this peeryod CONTRACTED an unforch-
nit alliance that was destined to cast
a deep gloom over his career. AT tn
age iv fifty, afther a life devoted to
tn pursoot iv such gayety as janiuses
have always found nicissry to solace
their avenin's, he married a young an
beautiful girl some thirty-two years
his junior. This wretched crather had
no appreciation iv lithrachoor or lith-
ry men. She was frivolyous an light
minded an ividintly considered that
nawthin' was rally lithrachoor that
cuddent be TRANSLATED into groceries.
NiVer shall l f'rget tn expression iv
despair on tn face iv this godlike man
as he came into Casey's saloon wan
starry July avenin' an staggered into
his familyar seat, holdin in his hand
a bit iv soiled paper which he tore into
fragmints an hurled into tn coal scut-
tie. On that crumpled parchmint find
in. sombre grave among tn disin-
TERED relics iv an age long past, to
wit, tn cariboniferous or coal age,
was written tn liver mim'rable pome:
i "Ode to Gin" Our frind had scrib-
bled 1t hastily at tn dinner iv tn
Betther-t hin-S Shakespeare Club, an
had attimpted to read it to his wife
through tn kelyhole iv her bedroom
dure an met no response firm tn fl
lystein but a pitcher iv wather
through tn thransom. Forchnitely he
had preserved copy on his cuff an
tn gem was not lost to posterity But
such was tn home life iv wan iv tn
greatest iv lithry masthers, a man
indowed be nachure with all that shud
make a woman adore him as is proved
be his tindher Varses, ITO Carrie"
ITO Maude," ITO Flossie," ITO Ane-
BEL" ITO Queenie," an so foorth. De
Bonipoort in his cillybrated MING
res" in which he tells ivrything I'M
pleasant he see or heerd in his frinds'
houses, give a sthrikin' pitcher iv
scene that happened befure his eyes.
"Afther few basins iv absceenthe
in tn reev gosh," says he, "Parnassy
invited us home to dinner. Sivral iv
tn bum vivonts was hard to wake up,
but tinlly we arrived at tn handsome
cellar where our great frind had in
stalled his unworthy family. Ivrything
pinted to tn admirable taste iv tn
thrue artist. TIL tub, tn washboard,
tn biler singin' on tn fire, tn neigh
boris washin' dancin' on tn clothes
rack, were all in kepin' with tn best
ideels iv what a potes home shud be.
TIL wife, a faded but still pretty wo-
man, welcomed us more or less, an
with tn assistance iv sivral bottles iv
paint we had brought with US, we
was soon launched on a feast iV raison
an a flow iv sowl. Unhappily, be-
/ fure tn raypast was concluded
miserable scene took place. Amid
cries iv approval, Parnassy read his
mim'rable pome Untitled: I Wisht
Niver Got Marrid.' Afther finishin' in
a perfect roar iv applause, he happened
to look up an see his wife callously
rockin' tn baby. With tn impetchos-
ity so characteristic iv TIL man, he
broke a soup plate over her head an
! burst into tears on tn flure where
gentle sleep soon soothed tn pangs iv
a weary heart. We left as quietly as
we cud, considherin' tn way tn
chairs was placed an wanst undher
tn stars committed on tn ir'ny iv
fate that condimned so great man to
so Melancholy distiny"
This says our author, was TIL
daily life iv tn hayro FIR tin years. In
what purgatory will that infamous wo-
man suffer if Hiven thinks as much iv
janiuses os we think iv ourselves
Forchnitely tn pote was soon to be
marcifully relieved. He left her an she
marrid a boorjawce with whom she led
a life iv coarse happiness. 1t is sad to
relate that some years aftherward tn
great pote, havin' called to make a
short touch on tn woman FIR whom he
0dQ SdCTyICSQ SO was Qil0ellNS-
ly kicked out iv tn boorjawces
plumbin' shop
80 We see, Hinnissy, why a woman
oughtn't to marry JANUS. She can't
be cross or peevish or angry or jealous
or friVolyous or anything else wo-
man ought to be at times FIR fear it
will get into tn ditchn'ry iv biography
an she'll go down to histhry as
termygant. A termygant Hinnissy, is
a woman who's heard talkin' to her
husband afther they've been marrid a
year. Hogan says all janiuses was I'M
happily maryid. guess that's thrue iv
their wives, too. He says if We hear iv
a pote who got on with his family,
scratch him firm ye'er public lib'ry
list An there We ARE"
aye know a lot about marredge,"
said Mr.. Hennessy.
II do said Mr.. Dooley.
"Ye was niver marble"
NO" said Mr.. Dooley. "No, / say.
givin' three cheers. I know about mar
redge tn way an astronomer knows
about tn stars. I'm studyin' II
through me glass all tn time"
"Ye're an astronomer" said Mr..
Hennessy: but" ne added. tapping
himself lightly on the chest I'm a
star"
GO home" said Mr.. Dooley Grossly,
before tn mornln comes 10 put ye
out"