Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-20

An ex-cashiers' reunion is one Of the posi-
bilities Of the future-in Canada.
The real work of the campaign cannot be-
gin till the base ball season is over.
ADoLPHUs-''Why is it, don't you know,
that all the young fellahs sit down on me sOf'
Mary Jane-''I don't know, Dolly, unless 1t is
that they like a soft seat.''- Boston transcript.
''AIANY PEOPLE," chirps a witty observer.
''have very peculiar kind of religion. 1t
resembles the portrait which the young girl
wanted to have painted, which was to be a
perfect likeness to her lover, but not recog
nizable by any one else"
SCENE-Table d'hote at fashionable hotel on
Deeside; big market day. Farmer of the old
school has dined. Waiter-''Finished, sir?"
Farmer-"Fat's the charger" Waiter-"Five
shillings, please" Farmer, startled-"Five
shillings! We'll I'm nae deem yet" Resun es
operations.-Bdilie.
The teacher of a Chelsea Sunday school re-
Gently asked her pupilsth following question,
expecting "sin" for an answer. "What, chill
dren, causes the most trouble and misery in
the world" For time no one answered; but
finally small, bright-looking boy held up his
hand and gravely said: ''Skeeters, darn 'em."
(WHICH is the deepest the longest, the
brOadest, and the smallest grave in this church
yard?' said a pedestrian to his companion,
while meditatiDg among the tOmbs in Gem
terry. why" was the answer, lit Is that in
which Miles Button is buried, for it is Miles
below the sod, Miles in length, Miles in
breadth, and yet, after all, ii is only Button
hole"
Mrs. Allow stranger Mr.. A.-''What's
strange:" ''The paper SAYS that in recent
excavations in Egypt they discovered num-
my wrapped from head to foot in gold coins"
"Ha! then the theory that it was once warm
at the poles and cold at the equator must be
true" ''Why, how in the world do you make
that out?' ut is evident that in past ages
Egypt was cold enough to have plumbers. y
PhiladegDbta call.
WOMAN will calmly leave the cover of a
jar containing ground coffee open when she
knows the air will take the strength out Of it.
But she will never leave the stopper out Of
bottle containing the perfume she bought In
Paris last summer. Any one sending us
correct solution of the whyfOreness OF the
thusly, VIII receive, by return mail, the cor
net used by Washington to blow his fire at
Valley Forge.-Puck.
SHE dropped her glove
Perhaps in love;
He stopped and picked it up,
She flushed and smiled,
The artless child,
And asked him home to supl
He answered NO"
Then turned to go,
And bIushed beneath her glance.
And of he went
For when he bent
He badly split his pants! Life.
WHAT Is HEAVEN
"What is heaven:' / asked a little child:
''Al jOyP' and in her innocence she smiled.
| asked the aged. with her care oppressed:
"All suffering DER; oh heaven at last is rest.o'
] asked a maiden, meek and tender-eyed:
at must be IOgeN' she mOdestly replied.
/ asked the artist. who adOred his art:
Heaven is all 6edutyr' spoke his raptured
heart.
/ asked the poet, with his soul afire:
Its glory-glOrV." and he struck his Tyre.
/ asked the Christian, waiting her release:
\ halo round her, low she murmured: :" Peace"
SO all may look with hopeful eyes above,
It's beauty, GJOry, jog, rest. peace and lOUeF'
philadelphia Call