Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-21
BRIGHT BITS.

"WHAT TOLD My WIFE" Is the title OF =
new book. 1t is almost needless to say that it
Is fctiop.-Pucb
A POET says: "There is always sunrise
somewhere" This is comforting. To the
man who Is just going to bed there comes the
happy consolation thai somebody has TO get
up and go To work nertcdn He6re10.
THAT part of Tenuyson's new poem which
speaks OF something as being 'swallowed in
vastTess, lost in science, drowned in the
depths of a meaningless past" is now taken
to be whack at the Mugwump.-LouiSoiUe
COUrjer-J 0ur75dL.
1T IS GENERALLY BELIEVED that the Sorosis
club has about thirteen surviving members.
out we read that 1870 assembled at the break
fast given to Mary Anderson. No man knows
how many friends he has until he sets out a
free lunch.-P httade phta call.
jim" said an honest coal dealer to one Of
MS drivers. Jim. make that ton of coal 20G
pounds short. 1t is for poor, delicate widow
and as she will have to carry all of it up two
flights Of stairs, don't want her to overtax
her strength. -PhilaleipAjG Kronikle.
AT THE FRENCH COMEDY: Gogglesop to old
@awdOf. who is laughing immodera civ
SAY, old fellow, thought you didn't under
stand French?" ''Well. ] don't" ''Then what
the deuce are you laughing at?' ''At these
Young creatures who pretend that they do."-
Eecbdnge.
WHAT did the Queen of sheba saw" asked
me-" shouted the scholars. ''Of whom was
she speakingY" asked the SUPERINTENDENT
Her husband" meekly replied a woman in
Paisley shawl whose husband belonged to five
secret societies. -Esch Iags. d COOS
CINcINHArI PAPER declares that "the
courts viii 60 right on dneArthihg crime and
fraud in Cincinnati.p Sincerely. we hope
aot;swe hope not There seems TO be enough
fraud and crime already ON the surface IN
Cincinnati without mining for more. The
supply NAV be IneNhaustlble. II the courts
ieelit to be Heir dtty TO keep on digging, let
ns hope they will only run ON hRif-time.-
BrOObLg7t bie2s. aGI taat br rir
SYMPATHY ia a very good thing to pass out
to your n,ighbOrs, as II costs little and often
counts for great deaL Sometimes il 10 9TH
irwise, as for stance ''Pm so sorry for YOU
Mrs. Peyster," said Mrs. DE Johgus, as she
eaned over the back yard fence, s'your boy
JACK must be such a trouble to you"
Trouble to me? He's enough sight less
trouble to me than your boy Tom is to the
whole neighhOrhoOd. jacks get lots OF good
there.' I'm Pm glad he noes. He isn't
making picturesque fool of himself as"
Arrangements are being made for very high
BOARD fence between the Peysters and the De
johgnses. -Hdrtford Post.
WHAT THE RAIN SHOWS
You can accurately tell the man who's mar
ried.
If you'n notice how he acta, some rainy day.
And observe how DER his lady friend is car
The umbrella that should keep the rain
away.
II you find the lady is his strong arm grip
ping,
And Is walking very closely by his side,
While the water is on his shoulder dripping,
You may know she is a maiden or bride.
II the drippngs fall, however, on her bonnet,
And he walks about foot or so ahead,
Then she's nothing but his wife, depend
upon il,
And they've been for half a score of winters
we'd. -COlun,JW7 Dispatch.