Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-15
BRIGHT BITS.

THE price paid Tennyson for his new poem,
Freedom" is not stated, but 1t is not worth
it.-Eorristes0n Herald.
SENATOR LOGAN is said to have been over
heard to mutter that if Spanish treaty's
anything like jersey treat he won't vote for
it.-Philddelphid Neaes.
MISTRESS Ito amiable servant maldl-'I
am going to go to the opera this evening, so
shall probably be home late" Amiable maid
sob, you needn't apologize to me for that
Ftiegende Btdtter.
WE notice in New York paper that "Bill"
Mcclure, the son of a wealthy plumber, has
mvsteriously disappeared. He VIII turn mp
as the giant in dime museum-that Is, II ne
is like other plumbers bills.-LOa0eH Courier.
THAT'S a handsome suit you have on,
Gus" remarked Gilhooly, admlring the new
nobhv suit" '.How much does it COST" II
don't know. I've not been sued for 1t YETI
Siftings.
IL the year 24OO, Joseph Cook says, the
population Of this country will be ,2OO, 100000
Those of our readers who contemplate going
10 the circus that year viii do well 10 pur-
chase tickets at the downtown office and
avoid the rush at the wagon.-B~rttRGtoS
Ha1ckeVe.
4 RETURN to the old-time simplicity Of
Washington would bring back silver buckles,
silk breeches, ruflled- bosOmed shirts, pow
dered wigs. cooked hats and other ridiculous
trumpery fnery and nonsense, aped from the
II
wants JeffersOnian inauguration should
think of the fuss and feathers from which
progressive nation has escaped.-Ne1o Orleans
PicdVuae.
"WALL. eff dat want de blam'est caper
cher seed" exclaimed an old negro who sat
on the bank of bayou fishing. what's the
matter?r some one asked. ''W'y sab, jis' now
nv dog ne cnmmed er long an laid down at
my feet an lis dis minnit er alligator he
slips up an grabs de dog an takes him erway;
De imperlitis trick l cher seed. Minis me o.
| a Niger preacher at barbecue. OT-
leans Picdyune.
OLD Judge Saunders is a great brag. and
has told about a dozen different stories in re-
gard to the weight of a certain big catfish
That he caught. A friend. trying to entrap
him, asked Judge, what was the precise
weight of that big hsh you caught J4 pd
aunders ito cOlOred waiter)-"I say, BOD,
what did l say yesterday that catfish
weighed.'' ''What time yesterday, boss-in
de mawning, at dinner time or after supperr
-Sytihgs.
"SEE HERE, Gen. Cheatham," said Col. Jack
More chief Of one of the divisions in Satur-
dtv nights procession. show shall form my
men here, and where?" ION, go on, JACK
replied Gen. c., land form like you did IN
iigbt during the war" "Yes, replied the re-
d0ubtable ex- Confederate Colonel, THAT'S
easy enough said. But the conditions are
somewhat reversed here. During fight we
Ind more room than men; now we nave more
men than room ."-NGshClLe World.
PROFESSOR. sarcasticaIy, to inattentive pu-
piI-"NIr. X. one question more: When was
the so-called missing link dlscovered?n Stu
cent. dreamilv-"AIust have been when the
father addressed his impairment son as 1 GU
little monkevr" Professor, irritated at the
laughtcrin the class-''In what epoch didsthis
wonderful revelation happen, SIRE student
al think at the time OF the sauce age, SIT.
The subject of the prehistoric man was
dropped. and the student soon found himself
in the same Standardization Courier.
IT WAS THE L AT
NV Kitty fair, with silken hair,
And eyes Of brightest azure hue;
Had such an air, quite debOnnair,
Ia have sworn She would prove true.
With Kitty bright, the winsOme wight,
mad many a pleasant play;
But when l looked for her one night
found she had gone far away.
For all. me! 1t had come to be
That my lovely Kitty so fair
Loved a tOmcat better than me-
Eloped and left me in despair.
Toledo Blade.