The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

entitled to pin there the cross of the
Legion of Honor.t for his gallant sac
rifice of himself to his duty. The
world sees in him only a thin old
man, dried up an wrinkled, who has
acquired fussv. particular ways
through much living alone, and 1t guys
him goodnaturedly about being an old
bachelor, and never dreams that some
where down the road of the old mans
life there is a grave where he buried
love and romance and the hope of
wife and child. and turned his back
on happiness for the sake of others,
who often do not even appreciate him.
Once upon a time, says the New
York Herald, there was a beautiful
maiden who returned from a summer
resort and began to unpack her fall
furs and get her winter dresses plan
ned out.
At the close of the season it was
found that this girl had become so long
on hearts that she had taken every
thing in sight.
To make matters worse, from each
one of the young men she had taken an
engagement ring, thinking, when the
number rose to twenty-nine, that it
would fill her record book completely.
She had one of those cute little rec
ord books which tell how many men
you have conquered.
She had worn hearts so ostentatious-
ly that it had created much envy and
iiscord, so that when she got back
to town and was seen wearing a neck
lace of these rings it was wondered at
by those who did not know and sheer
ed at by those who did.
The girl strung her diamonds, rubies
and opals together and wore them as a
collar.
Said she to herself: Now I can
make the other girls sit up and take
notice, and I can observe the green
eyed monster in the very act of cavort-
ing around"
This may not have been in the best
of taste, but it was canny. and it made
the arid land of the city life produce
an oasis here and there.
After while one of the young men
whose ring was in the string came to
her and said. 81 hear you are making
loud and enthusiastic boasts about my
pigeon blood"
May" answered the girl; at is an
evil SANDER. I have not mentioned
your ring.
'lt is because they cannot find my
recipe for removing freckles that they
deride me-"
The man was so moved by the logic
of this deduction that he forgot what
he had come for.
Later on a second young man came
and demanded to know what had be-
come of his solitaire.
He was rewarded with so lovely
pout that he thereupon begged par
don.
A third young man appeared.
Surely they have fabricated concern
ing me-" said the girl plaintively.
ninth and yet a tenth young man
came, hearing reports that the envious
had circulated, and asked for his sap
phire. But the girl shed go many
tears and they We're dropped so artis-
tically that he thought he had been
brute.
But one day her ring necklace was
lost, and the one who found it took
it gleefully to the one whose name
appeared on it in the plainest script.
Now the young man to whom the
bauble was taken was clever. He put
two and two together and made trou-
BILE.
The whole twenty-nine men met and
discussed their fate, and they left the
girl to her well earned reward.
Thereby twenty-nine girls obtained
husbands, and the owner of the curl
Gus necklace remained a bachelor girl
all her days.
The immoral of this is clear: Among
Twenty-Five ottomans it is easy to fall
to the carpet.
A lovely New Orleans woman. says
the Times Democrat of that city,
whose home is essentially her king
dom, has convinced her husband dur
ing several years of married bliss that
she is the best caterer in the South.
Mr.. Blank was breakfasting at SUI
burban restaurant recently with n
number of benedict friends, and after
the meal one of these commented upon
the virtues of the feast. VERY good 1t
was" replied Mr.. Blank, but my wife
can serve a better" Nonsense
calculated one of the good livers pres
ent; you're prejudiced." Another
spoke: Then why don't you ask us to
breakfast with you, some timer" Mr..
Blank bowed. Next Sunday l hope
you will all do me the honor of break
fasting with me at noon" The invita-
tion was accepted by each member Of
the party. Mr.. Blank told his wife that
he would De obliged to her If she would
get them up one of her uncommonly
good repasts, and she seemed delight
ed at his praise of her talent. We're to
be a stag party, you know" he ex-
claimed, but 1 want you to come in
at the end of the feast and let the fell
The Sunday following the convives
arrived one by one, set of gourmets
with sharp edge on their appetites,
ready to fall-to upon the seasons deli
cacies as prepared by home talent"
There was very short quart d.
heure' and then the hostess appeared
and bid the gentlemen come to break
fast A THE dining room door she
paused "Messieurs," she said, her eyes
twinkling, II have reversed the usual
order of menus and will serve you
with sweets first" Lol as they entered
such G sight met their eyes. At inter
walls between covers sat ladies fair,
wives of the would-have-be stag
party There wasn't time to be disap-
pointed, for each man of them had
to admit that the women enhanced the
snowy cloth and choice flowers, and
they seemed in high good humor at
their assurance. 1t was far pleasant
er occasion than it would have been,
as each was obliged to conce5e.
And wasn't 1t beautiful that those
half dozen women could keep their Sc
cret and carry out the plan 30 perfect
ly? Mrs. Blank says she doesn't be-
lieve in stag parties, and thought she
saw her chance to prove to lot of
men that women are the proper ac-
compartment to feast.
1--WE are told by those who know
about such things that there is very
little actual money in the world" said
a matron, to the New York Tribune.
land that if all the different assets