The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22

in envy of this lot Of his of which he
complains"
ITO be out OF Jail then Is the hight
of happiness ?" asked the Lawyer.
well. don't say that exactly" re-
turned the Idiot. But on the whole,
it is a desirable condition and however
Indifferent you may be in the matter,
I personally am mighty glad that 1 am
living here with you fellows instead Of
in some such populous if not popular
hostelry as Sing Sing, Dannemora, or
Moyamensing."
You make me SMILE" put in the
Doctor. You with your ingro wing
blessings"
"Ah?" interrupted the Idiot. EFT tn
Brute? Wen, I am surprised. That
you, Doctor. of all men should take
this attitude of cavilling against the
things of this world, that you who more
often than any of US have looked with
in, and are supposed to know all about
the real mainsprings of humanity, who
know the value of a cheerful DISPOSE
ton in meeting the ills of life should
at this time line up with the pessimists,
Is matter of some surprise, and real
regret to me. Hasn't your business
been good?"
MY business has nothing to do with
it," retorted the Doctor. but haven't
had any blessings this year to speak
Of, so why should 1 pretend to be
thankful?"
"All your steadies recovered?" queer
led the Idiot. =" Or left for that bourne
whence no traveller e'er returns?"
Never mind my practice-just tell
me one thing that I should be thank
ful for" persisted the Doctor.
'Well-the fact that you aue no
| longer threatened with appendicitis,
and therefore will not have to operate
on yourself for that interesting disor-
| der, or pay somebody else a cool thou
| sand for doing it should evoke a little
bit of your gratitude said the Idiot.
"Bosh!" returned the Doctor, snap
| ping his fingers in derision. Il never
was threatened with appendicitis"
"All the more reason to be thankful
them" said the Idiot Considering
how many thousands of people have
been threatened either by appendicitis
| or an operation therefor, and one is
as bad as another, you should be one
Of the most grateful fellows alive"
you're a droll bird" shifted the
Lawyer II believe you'd be happy on
an income of nothing year."
YES I think l would" said the
| Idiot. And for a very good reason.
should know if my income got down
as low as that, that whatever might
| happen in the future, no matter what
diasters were to overtake others, my
own income could never be less. That
| in itself should contribute to that Sc
renity of mind and general gratitude
| toward kindly Providence, that is one
| of the surest evidences of a clear con-
| science and a sunny heart
| There was silence for moment, and
then the Idiot rose from the table.
Mrs. Pedagog," said he as he
started to leave the room, your gem
erosity has touched me deeply. The
dinner you promise for next Thursday
is a glorious dream that seems almost
too good to be true. I hope you will
permit me to donate something toward
it, not in money, but in materials"
why certainly Mr.. Idiot, if you
| wish" said the Landlady. Il am sure
we would all welcome anything you
might have to contribute
Very WELL" said the Idiot. IT shall
stop at the hardware store on my way
down town and send you three indie
structable china piee plates which
neither Mr.. Brief nor the Bibliomaniac
could masticate, nay, not even with
the jaw of Samson"