Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-19
BRIGHT BITS.

on, NO, MY SON; the English are not afraid
OF the Mahdfs troOps-thcy only wish To get
out OF the way because of their abhoTfence OF
the color line in national afairs.- Eschangs.
SIX New York hotels have failed since the
beginning Of the new year. We hAd no idea
that the young genrlemen OF Gotham VINO
swoIe on on Jan. would stick to 1t 30 reCk-
lessly.--Bos!0R Transcript.
SMITH ito Jones, with his eye in pigment,
his nose fnashCA. ard his i4ght artn In sling
-"Why. what's the muteFY You lock A. If
you had been shet down grain elevator
Jones--''I had a'lsttle Misunderstanding @ith
BroWn lost MY teuQer and called him
mar, - ana what dld HrQwo do well,
he-he -remcnstrated - PAftddNlphiq Ga@.
"A 4 NEW and peRplar game among PhiIadel.
walk down street together, and the one TO
whom the most hats are fsised is the winner,
and the other payh for the Ice cream or aoda
water. When a hat il raised to both it Is
called at'scFatoh, y and counts neither. How
mueh the raising ofa h3tImay meant LoaoeH
Oo1trtor. ..,.t,r
DvMIEY--FHow are yol getting on ZIP ut
the Jonee' FeaiheriSI Do yqu find Miss Clara
Feathery Somewhat eloomilvj -4'sYes. al
though thipgs are not As satisfattory MS they
might ~. call there sevdn tfnAesla week,
bur the dog, vino usea 10 he m bitteT enemy,
now seems 10 b5 the only 0he 10 give me q cor
dial welcome. u cant understand At,"--N eqo
York Tins
A teacher in the girls high school of san
Francisco, having eXerted in vain every
effort to induce her class 80 read Shakespeare,
at last asked all who had done 50 TO raise
their hands. Only one responded, and that
one SAID: 81 have read all shakespeare
works but one (DamnS it,, and that papa
wont allow me 10 read, AS IL isn't proper
Before week WAS over not member of her
class hut was familiar with AT least one OF
shakespeare's plays.
A LITTLE roy was trudging along the street
with slate under bis arm, when an ola lady
stOpped him and said kindly:
That is right, my little boy. I love TO see
little boys who are anxious 10 learn ana are
fond OF going TO school. Here's nicke for
YOU" .-aIt
Thank ye, mum, = said the little boy.
"Been buying a new slate | see"
Yes, mum; IT'S for me fadder.'
For your fatherP"
Eyes, mum; he keeps n saloon on Second
avenyer. "-Neao York Sun.
FLIPKINs came down TO the club last night
with great problem weighing on his mind
''lt should stand on my head" said he,
coming up to the boys with the air of a man
who mas got poser-''if stand on my head
the blood All rishes TO my head, doesn't lt?''
No ore vcutured to contradict him.
Now" continued ne tTumphantly, "wheu
stand on my feet. why don't the blood all
rush into my feet:"
"Beosuse." replied Miss Coshannigan's
hrothcr because, Flipkins, your feet are not
'fn6 Bows aH1aughed. hut Egipkins said he
couldn't see m jp2e.-LyHn Uaton.c
After. yACArIQN- " 5'f
Broko. broke, broke. et5 tf14
I'm hone from vacation n0wtt
Broke, hruAe lieOkD, ~ AIal I'
With the s wea y oftoiiloR nay browl
lf oh. weii ior,the Dlife boy s
That he whistles and laughs and Il CAV;
on, we'll for MY fellow clerk
That he isinat going away!
Broke, bTOke. broke,
And my wasIfing 6Ii's due again!
Broke, brOlsu. broke. 'hft
Aud I'm trying ~ borrow in vain!
And nav stAtelygbO-s goes 10y is.
To take from . very TAT TIL,
But, oh for tie touch OF silver coin
Aud the sound Of 3 crisp green nil.
--B0st1n BMdaet.