Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-18
BRIGHT BITS.

TuF bald-man's motto: "There is room at
the top. '-YOHkerS Gazette.
ACTIVE shears gather no rust" as the West
ern editor said when he sat down to his daily
WOrk.-ESchdRge.
MY hairless friend, worry not on account Of
the glistening pate; those who are richest IN
hair are sometimes poorest IN 0ralns.-Ihe
Judge.
''AiA! why is that darkev equivalent to
cOnundrum?n PPM sure | don't know, my
son." because he's a-nig see"'-Yon-
kers Gazette,
A MILWAUKEE GIRL married bald headed
man. and her lady friends are wondering now
she manages to make him stand rounu.-Bur-
lingtOB Free Press.
APHYsICIAN has discovered that ''more acts
of violence are committed during the hot
weather than at any other season." He must
have observed the violent efforts of fat and
bald headed old gentleman to murder mos
quito or hy.-LOlCeU Ctttsen.
THE POLITICIAN
They've thrown me overheard - that's
rough"
The politician cried.
stPerhaps / still have strength enough
To swim TO the other slde."-G. b.
81 SHALL enter Journalism on leaving col
lege," he said, ~ look upon journalism as the
noblest Of the professions" II tried journal
ism when 1 was your age" remarked an ola
gentleman. "but | couldn't make 1t pay.
Of that time l was worse of than when be-
gam" And did you give II up - II mad 70
give it up or starye." W nat ana you 10
them" 81 pulled myself together and went
nto the newspaper business, and did well.
wouldn't advise you to enter journalism,
Young man. Try the newspaper business,
there's money in it."-Nso0 York Mail and
ESpresS
He was a tramp, and when he had care
fully scanned the back yard for the expected
wood pile and found none, be quietly slid
around, AMI, knocking at the front door,
began his story of misfortune and his inability
to get work. Eyes" said the farmer, who
was of a classic turn, "but labor conquers all
things:' YOU remember the old saw, don't
vou9'' yes, indeed / do,' said the way
farer, as tears started to his eyes, land the
remembrance is indeed painful, but as came
along didn't see any hanging up on the back
of the house, so l thought l would ask for
something to eat. Yes, remember the old
saw, and the wood-pile, too, but have no use
for them; good day." and he vanished into the
whereness of the whither.-BOston Posi-.
MARY had a little dude,
He was twenty-one he said;
And everywhere that Mary went
This little dude she led.
So Mary went to church one day
And said she'd walk alone;
But to her papa's great surprise,
This dude he followed her home.
The stern old Judge espied this dude
That monkeyed with Mary Jane;
And it made the children laugh and shout
To see pa use his cane.
The Judge stood on the burning deck;
The dude stood on his head;
The flame that lit the battle wreck
Showed Mary her dude was dead
Henry WdtterS0H in CoHrier-JOgrndt.
RARE OLD BEN
Rare old Ben of the bunting mill,
Running for Office time to kill;
Indepe- Democrat Republican,
Anti Monopoly w orkingman-
Labor RefOrmer- Communist
Hlge-license PrOhibitiOnist-
Greenback9r- all thugs to all men
Rare old Ben!
Rare and turned over.
Rare old Ben of the sandy craw
General. Governor, man Of law;
Red in the button-hole blooms the rose,
Red the blood in his bad eye glows;
When he is ready to fight or talk,
Some man is going to 'holler' or walk.
b for Bunting Butler, and Ben
Rare old Ben!
Rare, but not too rare.
--Burdette, in Brooklyn EdgJe.