The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-18

items in which the bridegroom has
failed to make his appearance at the
appointed hour. Nothing is ever heard
of him again. The epidemic is not con-
fined to any class. 1t attacks both
high and low. The retiring Lord
Mayors daughter, who acted as Lady
Mayoress in place of her mother, had
made preparation for most brilliant
wedding, and a day or two before the
marriage, the groom disappeared and
no one knows his Whereabouts. A pre-
vious marriage was rumored, but the
affair was hushed up, being aired
only one day in the papers.
Even now and then some apostle of
the Handicap to Marriage" arises,
gives his opinion on the extravaganza
of women, their foibles their want of
intellect and so forth, and after getting
some notoriety, goes the usual way
gets married to find out if it really is
sd. THIS is the case of Mr.. Brereton who
wrote the following in his first letter of
the "Handicaps to Marriages" and in
seven weeks after, became a Benedict
and as a local paper had 1t, walked
down the aisle with his bride, his face
radiant, and not a trace of penitence
for deserving his first principles"
ut is wise man that can change his
opinions when an occasion arises.
the price of marriage script so high,
that men to-day, cannot, or will not,
bid.
IF he (the husband) has an intellect,
he must leave it with his hat in the
hail.
Perhaps this explains it. She was a
widow.
Hall Gaines s'The Prodiga1 Son."
Hall Gaines latest novel. THE Prod
igal Son. has aroused much feeling,
and columns of the daily press are
filled with letters on Christian Hope
Human Responsibility" and "Overrul-
ing Justice" inquire, do we get our
deserts. Religion, philosophy and ag-
Mysticism play and important part in
these discussions.
Some one writes that If suffering and
fighting against sin is good for us,
1--WE are slightly incoherent in striv-
ing to prevent their occurrence"
A poor widow with three little ones
to support inquiries why is she suffer
ing when she has been trying honest
ly to take care of herself and children,
and see nothing before them but star
walton. ?'
Another writer claims that we should
trust Providence which "doeth all
things we'll" And from Herbert Spen-
GERS Autobiography comes the quota
ton, CAS- regards the ultimate nature
of things, or the origin of them. my
position is that l know nothing about
it, and must be content in my igno-
rance"
While others admit that we suffer
from the sins and ignorance of our an
| cestors, or that we suffer rightly for
our own misconduct-get our deserts
or that we have sinned against God
and that He will pardon if we repent
| yet there are other inQuirers who al
low, while all or each one may be
right, there comes the query, What is
it all about? Why were we put here
! at all? Why were we and the world
| created?"
The Buddhist also gives his reason
for believing in the TRANSPORTATION OF
the soul. that it is both a means OF
! punishment and publication before the
final peace of oblivion.
The ROssetti Episode.
Beside the moral involved in the
story, the author has been condemned
for using an episode in the life of his
| friend, Daniel Gabriel Rossetti, the
poet. Rossetti, coming home one night
found his wife dying from an over
dose Of some drug, and fearing that his
neglect had been perhaps the cause
! ndd buried Win her, between her hair
and cheek, a volume OF poems which
he had just written. He thought that
the time spent on them should have
been devoted 10 her, and this act would
be an eXplation OF his fault Several
years after, his friends persuaded him
10 get the manuscript and publish II.
This he did. and II is this incident that
has brought upon Hall Game the
charge OF disloyalty 10 his friend. He
defends himself by saying that every
one knew n, so that he ala
not betray him. snd besides. his art
allowed him 10 use material or that
| kind.
10 my letter 10 the Morning News
0f Nov 8, in speaking ~ the safety
with which one gets through the con-
gested streets 81 London, credit should
have been given 10 The police. whose
! raised hand n oqualle0 only BY that
~ tho Kings. AZ Dis command man
/ and horse stand fiiil
A People Tbaf Lived 90 Die.
A. one examines snd contemplated
I fhN EFYptian Hnfiqnifff in fhe Bfif,
/ irh Museum, they aro afrufk with fhf
uaeifafness ~ preparation f0r fhs
! fufuff. Here ere munmlrf, between
1900 anq 900 years olq, on public o.