Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-12
BRIGHT BITS.

MISSISSIPPI negroes are holding a camp
meeting. the chief attraction being series of
base ball games.
A WRITER SAYS that love makes young people
frank and honest with each other. Wen, II
ought to. They always meet face to face
Boston Transcript
ABRAHAM was not poker player as far as
we have any profane record, but the Bible
mentions the fact that he beat four kings
Merchant TrdrelIsr.
NEW YORK has a milkman who scorns false
pretences in his trade and drives over his
route in a wagon labeled Lake Mahopac
Dairy" which shows that he deals in pure
lake-teal fluid.
JOB is always quoted as the persOniication
of patience, but we wish it distinctly under
stood that job never spent his weeks vaca-
tiOn at the sea@hOre, where it rained SIX OF the
seven days.-BOst0n Post.
Iris a mean father who as early as 1880
at night will scare his daughter from her
Alphonsos arms by yelling from the top OF the
stairs, sarah. wind up the clock. 1t must
have run down. -PhiladelDAia CAL.
''NECKTIE parties" are the prevailing form
Of amusement IN Montana. Ihlrteen noIb-
thieves have been lynched there by cowboys
within three weeks. The services com ence
with the HYMN, Life is but a hemp-tie
dream. '-@orristo1oR Herald.
THE following testimonial OF a certain pat
ent medicine speaks for itself: dear Sir
speak She has taken two bottles OF your
life Renewer,' and now she can't sp ak at
all. Please send me two more bottles. l
wouldn't be without it,
ssGoISG out with your bride to select your
tabIeware are YOU? Wei. young man, let
me- 1--WE Won a hint Buv light Guns and small
plates. Many man and wife have been serl-
Ousy injured in a dispute by big plates" And
old Mr.. Budger chuckled ana rubbed MS head
as the happy couple passed on.
"a DRUG CLERK who puts up the wrong
medicine by mistake and thereby polsons
man commits an Otfense against the law,
doesn't he?" Certainly" the lawyer replied.
"Under what head would such a crime be
classed?" You mean where the druggist
uses the wrong medicine in making the
prescriptions" Yes" "Compoundlng
felony"
"WHAT's the matter, Auntie?" asked Oni
Ger Woods of an old cOlOred woman IN the
Charities and Correction building yesterday.
on which was written: "The old woman is
suffering from general debility" wen,
what can we do for yOu?" the officer asked.
Anything at all you can get for me IN take;
but / would prefer a little buckwheat ana
molasses."
"MAMaA," complained a little girl, run
ming into the house, "me and Willie wanted
nurse to sit down and let us pour sand IN her
back and she wouldn't" 'Certainly not.
She Hid 0uite right" ''Well, that's what you
told her She was to do when she first came"
II told her that she was to let you and Willie
pour sand down her back?" mot exactly
that, mamma, but you told her she was to
mind. the children"
t'WHAT can poets dor
With the thermometer at ninety-two?
Grandeur in shirt sleeves Grace with no era
vat,
Sublimitv beneath palm-leaf hat?
Love with no dicky! Beauty in a sweat!
Truth at the pump with hands and forehead
wet.
Fame drIuking soda! Glory with fan,
Passion asleep upon a cool divap;
And Faith and Hope in wrappers throwing
dice.
%. w. Holmes.
COME, sweet mosquito, pray be not so shy;
Draw nearer whilst thou sing'st thy lullaby.
Art thou in love with me? Then be not coy
To hold thee now would make me wild with
joy. ..,.-,.
Thou holdest back, but ceasest not thy lay;
Thou art too bashful, draw Il ee nearer, pray
l love thee, yes-swoop, slap! all doubt Is
l wooed thee well, thou'rt mashed on me at
last. -So71eF0ttte journal
THE good ST. Paul is gone to rest
st. Peters at the wicket,
While poor st. John is left below
To head the temperance ticket.
Merchant IrdrelLer.