Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-28
BRIGHT BITS.

THE success of the False Prophet IN
Egypt ought TO be encouraging 10 Ola
Probs.-NdShcitle American
LAST wear England imported over S00,-
COO 600 eggs. She not only means 10 DC
mistress Of the sea, but boss OF the natcn-
way.
THE MINNEAPOLIS flour mills find more
ice than water under their whe Is.
What they want is Higher-wather at MIN
nehaha.
ssNow. tell me candidly, are you
guiltv?' asked a lawyer OF his client.
EsWhy. do you suppose I'd be fool enough
TO hire you if l was innocentF'
ADoRIEG one in lavender kids and
blue scarf-''O how 1 wish l were thar
book YOU clasp so lovingly" She" How
l wish you were, so that l could smut you
upr'
THE Knoxville Tribune says that Andy
TAYLOR. the day before he was hanged,
asked Sheriff Foute for drink of whisky,
and the Sheriff replied, Il Will give you
drop tomorrow.
"WHAT's going on here to-nightr' quer-
led a timid farmer of the man at the O0A
office. .Frhe Forty Thieves" vas the re-
ply. Glow much to get in?7 dollar ana
a half" .WelI, guess ] don't care to
see the other thirty-nine."
MILE. B. is a most lovely creature, but
her hands are the color of boiled lobster
Some one happened to mention ner name
10 (iOdinet ''She is very pretty SAID the
witty author, Il only see one fault IN her;
her hands are a tride too bashful."--
Courier de I Europe.
JOHNNY" said the teacher, ga lie can
be acted as well as told. Now, II your
father were to put sand in his sugar and
sell it, he would be acting a lie and doing
very wrong" 'That's what mother told
him. SAID Johnny impetuously, land he
said he didn't care
'PLEAsE, sir, give poor blind man
Nickel said tramping beggar to gen.
tleman on Austin avenue. But you are
not blind" remarked the gentleman. mo,
but my partner is. He is standing down
there on the corner watching to see II the
police are cOming."-TecdS SlttingS.
MAMMA said a little CoyingtOn boy,
''what does 'helufa' mean" why, my
child, / don't know. / never heard such a
word. Where did you hear it," Papa
said it." "WhenE' sunday morning. l
heard him tell Mr.. Jones that church was
heluffa place to go when the fshlng was
so fine"
THE director of marriage agency says
that the widows and young girls to whom
he proposes a husband invariably reply by
Tie iOiiOM liiA QuCStlOIos INV
is he?" say the young girls. ''What is his
position 2" ask the young widows. "Quick.
Where is he?" cry the widows of ripe
age.-BOstOn Courier.
81 DON'T care for any desert to-day"
said boarder at table, addressing the
landIady. Don't say desert, Mr. Quib-
lev. Please speak properly at my table
and saw desert" Excuse me-" replied
Mr.. DUDLEY. II said desert because L
found so much sand in it yesterday."-
ArkdRsdlg IrdUet}er.
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY: DE brag-
GIN OBJ de man an de vainness oh de
oman is de foundations oh de worlds
false lights. De ole fren' is de one dat
/ deceives YOU de wust. It's de ole family
hoss dat kicks de chile. | amt afeerd Of
a man in whose eyes | can see de shine
oh tear. He may be a man dat is reck-
less wild de pistol, an careless wild de
knife, but strike him right and he will
show yer der tender side oh his natu.'.
THE WANDERING DEMOCRAT
Brer Beecher SAYS ''prOtectiOn" aids
But one and cheats exactly twenty;
So, down with all its rObbcr raids,
And let us have a land OF plenty!
0 where's the man who'd hide our Ii ght-
Beneath a bushel place our candle.
How plain the way to simple right!
Why don't you take it, Mr.. Randall:
-COUrier-JOurHdt.