Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-08
BRIGHT BITS.

A TROY MAN shot at a hen with q revolver,
and hit neiGnbOr who was sitting on fence
watching him. Both are agreed that the
bullet glanced from the hen.-BurIjagton Free
Press.
A CYCLONE resembles a Western man, be-
cause II is some on the blow. 1t is like a wO-
man, because when it makes gp its mind to go
somewhere all earth can't stop it.-Chicdgo
Ledger.
WE are pleased TO hear that the complaint
from which the Hon. Henry Watterson has
recently been suffering v as only sore eyes.
We had feared IL might be sore head .-NeaO
York Sun.
do you believe in eremation?" "Ccrtainly
not" Give me your reason for rot favorng
It," well, one reason is enough. We are
constantly being reduced to hashes at our
boarding house. "-Bost0n BUd9et.
A wELL-DRKssED and pretty young woman,
who went about in New York saying that she
wanted TO get married, was promptly ciapped
INTO an insane asylum. When a woman wants
husband and docs not continually declare
she would not touch horrid man with o ten
loot pole. 1t IS a sure sign of insanity .-Phild-
delpAiG cal.
81 SEE you are building new house, Mr..
BROWNE "Yes, you are right made the
money ont OF whisky, / supposeP ''No."
why, you are liquor dealer, are you nOt?''
''Oh. yes; bnt the money I'm putting into this
house was made out of the water put into
the whisky. Every cent was made out of
water, SIR Escbdnge.
The fishing season is son" ''What did you
catch yesterday?' asked Peoria urchin, with
pole and an oyster can. to another boy.
Just what you'll catch " hen you get home"
SAID the other morOsely, rubbing his shOul-
ders. And then each smiled a sickly smile,
and he cOnve ton slowly and solemnly ad-
jorned without date.-PeOria Transcript.
"REALLY," remarked Miss Idlewyld, 81
suppose ought to encourage Mr.. Cushion.
What do you suppose he did today" Miss
Tutherwun-"What was it, dear? I'm diving
to know" Miss Idlewyld-"Why, he actually
kissed his hand to me; and his hand, you
know, is extremely ugly and not remarkably
clean. How the dear, silly fellow must love
me, to be sure !'-BeStO'I Transcript.
IN Sing Sing dwell,
have poisoned q well,
have turned on the gas in the dark;
have kidnapped lad,
l am awfuily bad,
My murders have caused some remark.
l have broken bank locks,
have robbed the pOOr-boX,
I've deserted my children and wife;
have taken my lot
In dynamite plot,
But never ate peas with knife. Snap.
IN anledition OF ''Men of the Time, - 1856, the
Bishop of Oxford is thus described: "OxfOrd,
Bishop of Right Rev. SamueD. A more kind
hearted and truly benevolent man does not
exist. A skeptic as regards religious revela-
llOLh (SlCJ nc 10 yet all Oub-tuu-Ou D6ilGNeT III
spirit manifestations" The error is easily
explained. The lines had been dropped" as
the printers termed it, from "OWen (Robert)
of Lanark,' on to the broad shoulders of DIR.
WilberlOrce, who heartily enjoyed the obvi-
Gus blunder, and it is said he took some
trouble to procure a copy of the soon sup
pressed issue for his private library Chris
tan Register.
SHE felt he'd claim her as his own,
For woman's wit is quick to see
The growth of seeds by Cupid sOwn
just after tea.
She bushes red when slow she hears
The low to- ed words he Just has said,
And trembling on the verge of tears.
She bushes red.
And startled at the look che bears,
For, ere he finished. her soft head
DroOps and to his shoulder nears.
She bushes red.
He hastes to say, mid hosts Of fears,
81 lOve-I love that gingerbread
Your dainty little hand preparesr
-PbitddeLphid cal. She bushes red.