Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-13
BRIGHT BITS.

'WHY is it called the honeymoon?" asks an
exchange. Honey, because it is full of cells.
ana moon, because II "comes high" Throw
another one at us Y0nkerS Statesman.
II SEE the French have taken umbrage,'
sad ola Cos Ing, as he read the paper to his
wife. More fools the Chinese for not forth
flying II better" said Mrs. Gosling.-Pr0oi-
dehce Iele0ram.
WAsHINGToN hotel clerk Ito guest who has
Just regsiered) ANY baggage, slr?'
Guest-"Y "a, trunk -
Clerk -"Well, give me Your key, please, and
III sec what's in it.'-Ae10 York Sun.
A new YORKER predicts that the day is not
tar distant when the speed Of the roller skater,
by means Of improved skates, will be in
creased to forty les an hour When that
day arrives the American bank cashier will
take roller skates instead of the cars to make
the journey to Canada.-NOrristol0n HeraId
a BOY stood on the platform of a Long Line
car yesterday, and tried to stow market
basket out OF the wqy Of the conductors feet.
You nave to pay for that basket" said
the punch man. 'What, for this little bas-
ketY' "Tnem's the oriers.' Nv ell, you
can, charge anything { IF this basket, mis-
ter" ''Why nOtY" This basket isn't four
years old yet."-Ne1o Orlean8 Times Democrat.
He was wiping away his tears with a dirty
fist in the post office alley, when one of the
letter carriers asked ~ nat allied him. "My
bruther Jim got KICKED" was the reply.
Can you show me the mani" at wasn't any
man at all, but horse" "Oh. | see. Where
was he kickedI' I'm the head" 'tWen, |
wouldn't cry over it he'll probably get we'll"
yves, and if he does l don't get his new
hat and sun ay clothes n'-DetrOit Free Press.
BAYLIss W. HANNA. our new Minister to
Persia, weighs $50 pounds ayoirdupois. \ ct
we read that in q recent address to his court
the shah Of Persia expresses the hone that
gentle gales Will watt to the land of the fig
and palm that intellectual sun whose splendor
is soon 10 warm and ii umine our presence:
aye, even as the thistledown is borne by whis-
pering Zepnyrs over fragrant meads and
through dancing sunlight to the far-dlstant
vale OF Cashmere, 30 may the exalted coun-
sellOr ba transplau ted from America to our saI
red SOIL The whispering zeph rs required to
LIT Judge Hanna from Terre Haute to
Teheran IS called dynamite in this country
Chfcd0o RelCS.
A DISTINGUISHED Boston divine. of unusu-
ally solemn and Impressive appearance, went
ont to q country town not long ago to lecture.
He arrived early in the afternoon. and all the
town. Of course, ''fp1tted" him within FIVE
minutes ss a very great and very sanity man.
He went into drug store. and. in tones nat
froze the young blood Of the clerk behind the
counter, said.
"Youug-man-do ou-smoke?"
yves, sir" SAID the trembling clerk:
Pm sorry, but leaned the habit young, and
hayen't been aole TO Quit it yet"
"Ihen," eald the great divine, without the
movement of muscle or the abatement OF a
shade Of the awful sOlemnily Of his voice,
"oan Won tel me where I Can get a good
cigAr" Boston Record.
NOT TOO SLOW
In great reforms 20 slow, OF course,
For haste makes waste. we know;
But usc fair degree Of force
Go slow, but not too slow
'Tis well, in turning rascals out,
To sort aud slft them so;
But send them to the ri ght about
Go slow, but not too slow.
It's not so well to give. you see,
RoscAls chance TO crow;
Let them be free. but not too free
Go slow, but not too slow.
IT'S not so well 10 house and feed
Spies Of the willy foe,
And crafty unfrendly greed
Go slow, but not too slow.
The peoples grand decree was right
That babe the ascals 20,
And right - justly joined to might
Go slow, but not too slow.
-Neao York World.