The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

grubbing for a living, but who had
been telephoped for, not to marry any
woman alive.
The professional man began to get
alarmed and lose his unctuous ease of
manner, and stuck the little glass tube
in her mouth. Strange" said he,
her pulse is normal her face is not
flushed-
Just then hubby came from the busy
| marts of man, looking frightened. The
tube was distracted and taken to the
light
Madam" said the doctor with dig
nifty, you have not single degree
of fever-not even with all these hys-
terics. Why did you send for me? Is
this a joke?"
The woman bounded off the bed.
Joke! How dare you! 1 am desper-
ately ill. My fever is 1O4. If you
don't know your business there are
others
The husband examined the tube.
''He is right, Lollie," he murmured,
meekly. What made you think--?'
Think? Know? l took my tembpera-
ture! Herei" She handed over the
troublesome bit of mercury. 1t was ex-
amined and found to be out of or
der. 1t registered 100 when laid in
the refrigerator.
As he was very proud of his pretty
young bride, says the New York Times,
it occurred to him-foolish man-that
there would be nothing more delightful
than to spend the honeymoon in max
ing a round of visits among his rela-
tives. 1t would mean a series of ova-
tons for the young woman, and when
would there ever be another time when
she would have as good an opportun-
ty to meet them all? They were plain
country folk, but the bridegroom did
not Know of any people in his social
| circle to whom he would be as pleased
to present his bride.
| And she. the bride? Well she was a
young women very much in love, and
where would she not go with the only
man in the world? So after a week to
themselves the round of visits began.
They reached the first station in the
| round at noon in time for the midday
| dinner. The introduction of the new
member of the family was everything
that the young man had planned.
! Hosts and guests resolved themselves
| speedily into a mutual admiration par
ty. Then dinner was announced, and
| such dinner as it was!
/ You cannot get dinenr like this at
at hotel or restaurant" cried the bride
| grom, in delight.
we had ham and eggs Willie" said
| the aunt, who was the hostess, beam.
| ing, because we knew how much you
| liked them" And the little bride, wei
| pleased, made mental note of Viii.
| lies fondness for ham and eggs.
1t certainly was a good dinner, with
! everything deliciously cooked and tn,
| best Of its kind. Delicious baking
! powder biscuit which would melt il
ones mouth-the young bride asked
! for the recipe before dinner was over
mealy potatoes, fresh peas and bans
from the garden, with the most deli
cious of salad, big berries so sweet tina
| sugar was superfiuous, and home
made ice cream made of genuin,
| cream. 1t was no wonder that thu
young couple said that they had no
had such a feast since they left home
But the ham and eggs proved thei
| undoing. Why had Willie ever give1
expression to his fondness for thi
plain dish? Everywhere the recollec
| ton of this partially followed them
! Was it breakfast, dinner, or suppe
there was sure to be ham and eggs
| and before the visits were half made
and at the risk of offending the un
/ visitd forever and a day, the bride ant
bridegroom, in sheer self-defense, TO
| the preservation of life as we'll as tn
| pursuit of happiness, made hurried
| departure. And the entry made tn
| last day in the little brides diary reaC
| thus;
I'VE are going away where no on
| knows us or what we like or don't lik
! to eat. Memo: Willie says that whel
we go to house keeping we must neve
have ham and eggs. We don't thinl
| they are healthy"
EIouise had tried all winter to ge
| a knitted waistcoat, says Clara Bell
| in New York letter in Cincinnati In
quirer, but they cost too much and hel
figure was too good. The ready-madt
ones were too short in front. too bis
at the waist, too wide across the bach
and much too narrow in front. Ont
day, skimming around the corner or
that most useful Sixth avenue car
that goes up Seventh avenue, she dis.
covered a little knitting shop, the win
dow full of sweaters. She hoped out
and in five minutes was being meas
ured for a waistcoat.
81 am very wide in the front, mar
row in the back, long wasted and
small around. Can you fit me?"
Charlie, who was along" gasped
at her with admiration. He adore6
her mostly because of that lovely fig
ure of hers, but he had never grasped