Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-13

enough to call his daughter Misery, Pc
cause she loves company.-PutS0afg 1e'e-
graph.
THERE'S much talk about tishermen's
lies. but how can a man catch nsh prop
erIv without line. Z. S.-Diagrams for
sale.-NsrchGHt Irdreter.
WOMAN is of a tender, trusting nature,
and this units her to keep grocery store;
That requires somebody who will demand
cash.-ArkGHSa'r Irdreicr.
A GUuELFss girl wrote to her ad0rer
thus: Don't come TO see me any more
lust yet. John, for father has been having
his boots half-sOled and TWO rows OF nals
around the toes"
Dear Louise, don't let the men come
too near 10 YOU when cOurting.' ION, no,
dear ma. When Charles Is here we have
a chair between US" Mother thinks the
answer Is rather ambiguous.
No. SIR" said Fogg, Il never knew
Brown TO mislead or deceive anybody IN
his life. No. sir; fact Is, he couldn {; no
body would believe anything he ever SAID.
FOgg means well, but he never says KIND
word without spelling 1t before ne mas
finish ed.-BOStCH Transcript.
1T WAS a very fair dinner at Sir Gorgy
Busters" said Mrs. RamsbOtham;
Though think a little more attention
might have been bestowed on the entire
soils. and if the lights had had what the
French call their 'shadeOyers' ii would
have been better for the eyes."-L0Rdon
Punch.
..YES." said Mrs. Brownsmith, Il want
"a good girl, and possibly You might do;
but have you had any experience TX
parence. is itE' replied the damsel. rest
ing her hands on her hips and tossing her
head in the air; 'iXparience, IS it: Faith,
and haven't ca been in no less than tWinty
families during The last month";"
AND 50" says the narrator, closing
his story, ''thcy took him up 10 the ceme-
terry in a gold-mOunted hearse with four
black horses. and all the bands in the gar
rison playing the Dead March, Every
grand, dare say" remarks the listener,
''but | don't care for style. Going 10 the
cemetery on foot Is good enough for me-
ID.
i DECLARE" exclaimed Mrs. Brown,
provoked by one Of Browns speeches, Il
think you should be a base ball player"
"What do you mean by that" asked
Brown. because replied Mrs. b.. you
are always putting me out" This was
too much. Brown caught his better half
in his arms and declared that he would
make a home run as often as possible
thereafter.-B0St0R Transcript.
\ YOUNG tenor obtained a hearing be-
fore a director OF one OF the provincial
theatres. He sang. but the manager
stopped him at the end of three or four
notes. Every WE'LL he said, "leave me
your address. and | will think of YOU if il
should happen" .'What do YOU mean
by if it should happen?' interrupted the
young tenor. "Why, if my theatre should
burn" ''WellT' Il should engage
YOU to cry ire ~ PariSiQH PuckerjHgS.
A MILWAUKEE belle attending a theatre
in New York city recently complained in
one Of the scenes that the light was too
dim to see the acting properly. Won't
you try this glass; asked her escort.
handing her his lorgnet. Hastily cover
ing the suspicious looking object with her
handkerchief. she placed it to her lips,
took a long pull, and then handed it back
in great disgust, saying; 'Why, there
amt a drop in it, CbicdGO Herald.
Mr.. FLEISZIG wanted to leave the city
by the last train and, not knowing when
it left, sent his servant to see, saying:
John. 20 down to the depot and see when
the last train goes, and hurry back and
tell me. John went of and did not re-
turn for more than two hours, when he
rushed back into the room all out of
breath. ''Where in Gods world have you
been all this time:" demanded the mas
ter. Train just left, sir--this very min
ute was Johns broken reply.-GerHldu
Joke