Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-18
BRIGHT BITS.


TIE prevaricatons of This springs circus
posters have been manufactured with so much
art as TO make the ord nary epltaph feel anX-
ious for its laurels.-TepaS Strings.
THERE are nearly one million cats in Lon
don. 1t isn't at AL surprising that people
under the educating influence OF such teach
ers should take naturally to Italian OPERA
Bin0hGH1ton Republican,.
How THE RAILROADS CAN MAKE MONEY
Il don't understand how the railroads can
AFFORD to reduce the fare to ] cent mile"
"Oh, it's very simple" They have 70 make IN
the los in some wav.' "Thev do" "How?'
MAKE the sleepiug-car porter divide with
the company. "-R0chester Post EspreSs.
A NEW EMPLOYMENT There was a social
gathering at the McSnilkins mansion the other
night. and Mrs. McSUlkins asked Gus De
smith what he thought of the occupation Of
Pendjeh. NV hat, is he getting iOb?" asked
Gus. who imagined Pendjeh was o friend of
the family. and who had been out of employ
ment.-TecGs Sittings.
YOU'VE come from the rink, !" said the maiden
fair
To the youth that was on her waiting;
pray tel me what's the attraction there
To-night-is it fancy skating?'
He rubbed his spine, and his face BETRAYED
His bosom's agitation;
The same old attraction is there" he SAID,
1.-The attraction of grayItation "
Boston Courier.
elf we want to get at the genuine, unadul-
tersted primitive man." saws a scientific
writer, 1--WE must 30 hack. not for 2 o. 900 win
ters alone, but PERTAINS for two or three mil
lion years. into the dim past OF the tertiary
ages" Some of our readers may be anxious
to ''Zet at" the genuine, primitive man. but
we advise them nos 70 go back so many years
into the din past to do 40. The proba hlites
are that thew would find the man dead any,
way.-N0rTiSto1on Herald.
The flush died out Of the maiden's cheek,
Revealing her deep emotion,
While her soft eyes showed, what she did not
sneak,
OF pity at least an ocean.
And their lips approached-all his pain had
flown;
Forgotten we're bruise and lesion.
While the old attraction again was shown;
The attraction OF cohesion.
-oAtcago Tribune.
FRoLICKEB in the early spring misa.
Fancy free, with not thought ami-s;
Later in the season came a mister.
Hanging round the maiden-then they missed
her.
Fall in love perhaps they didn't mean to.
But papa objected, and twas mean. too.
SWOre that marry he would not let her
So she dIsobeved him to the letter:
And the mister and the merry maiden
Fled and found ustice, and were made 'un.
-Eecb0n0e.
-FOUR CANDIDATES for the Postmastership of
Richmond we're urged by as many delegations
of influential Virginisns. and the hfth man
got the office. Which reminds MS Of the in
ebristed sugar planter in New Orleans, who
seeing an italian Count playing a hand
organ, with displayed upon It's upper surface
number of puppets, one OF which held forth a
plate, accepted this as the challenge to a novel
game of chance and deposited an eagle on
the plate. This the organ grinder after
playing few bars, put into his pocket. The
planter deposited another piece. Same result.
And a third, and fourth and a fifth Ard
then he staggered sClemnlv away, remarking
" Tsh the first time ever bucked agin' a game
where all the pershenage wash in favor of
the dealern--H. D. Picdguns.