Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-10
BRIGHT BITS.

RELIGIOUS WEEKLY says: THE man
VINO whistles hardly ever sWears" It is diff
terent with the man who hears him. The
latter hardly ever does anything else at such
umes.-NorriStoaon HerGld.
"MAMMA," queried a little boy, sis Satan
an angel?" HE is one of the fallen angels,
dear" 'W ell. what was the trouble with the
fallen angels? Couldn't they make their
wings work?"-G Go .dalrS Sun.
Az ENGLISH DOCTOR objects to swearing on
the Bible, not from nscientIous scruples. but
on account of the K OF infection. We don I
think there is much danger. Very few doctors
nave the scriptures hard Boston Post.
THE INDIAN is proverbially reticent. 1t was
not until we saw the following exhibition OF
Cher kee words that We understood why the
noble red man was so averse to con versa ton !:
w IN tawtgeglnalskaW nehtisesi." No Won
der The aborigine is man of few words!-
Boston Post.
JUNGLE JAMES," said a city young lady
VINO was spending few days in the country,
rs that Chi ken nj the gate b amin?'
NO" replied Uncle James, "hes Leghorn. ;"
why, certainly, TO be sure p said the young
lady. How stupid of me! | can see the
horns on his ankles. ~ Rochester Post Express
THE DUTIES of a surveyor: Mo- her-''BCt
where's Henry, Edith?" Daughter-"Oh,
he's ont with the gang. mother" Mother
pose you will tell me next that you thorough
ly approve OF his assolating with dissolute
men, out with the gang, indeed, and at this
hourw Danghter-s' ~ ell Won see mother
since Henry's become surveyor he's liable
to be c died upon ut any time OF the night
EscAan9a.
''YEs. Pm IN the lecture business" said the
long-haired passenger, "and Tn making
mon ", too. Big money. Pve got A scheme,
have, and it works 10 charm. Big houses
wherever | CO."
"a scheme?'
'Yes. | always advertise that my lectures
are specially for women under thirty years of
age ana Tor men who are out of debt You
just ought to see the way the people come
trooplng in.'- Chicago Herald.
A LITTLE 5-YEARoLD and his auntle started
of 70 church one recent Sunday. They had
gone but short dist auce when the auntie
stopped hesltating and said
'There-Ive forgotten my pocket book and
box "
With an air of assurance the little fellow
rephed:
"Never mind Aunt En-. you won't need
any money. Last Sunday they passed around
the lemonade and pie crust and didu't charge
a cent."-ChristjGn at Work.
UNCONSCIOUS OF HIS FATE
Now are the days
When poets sing
In Jingling rhymes, with metre jerky,
Ana loudly praise
The barnyard king,
The tender, npting, toothsome turkey.
His awful fate.
BE would not gayly strut and gobble;
Nor would he well
With pride ate,
But Ike q sick old rooster wobble.
-Ael0 York Journal.
DIR. BoYNTON tells us story of the gifted
but extremely modest authOress. Mrs. Eva
Katharine Clapp. Mrs. Clapp had but re =
Gently gone to housekeeping, and lady friend
VINO was dining with her noticed that when
ever she wished her servant to do ANYTHING
she stepped TO the kitche" door aud gave her
orders IN the form Of 1atterng requests.
You ought to have a call beu," said the
friend
Nv hat fort" asked Mrs. Clapp. innocentIy
why, for your servant Of course"
II VIII get one" said the authorizes quietly,
The next day she came home with a hand 70
some silver bell, and, taking it into the kitch-
eu, handed IL to the domestic, saying:
Annie, when you want to see me for any
thing, just ring this tell"