Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-25
BRIGHT BITS.

LADIES, Wnen you 20 20 the sewing society,"
be temperate in all things and practice sew
briefly whitehall times.
IN Y SON, why is it that you are always be-
midland with your studies% Because, If
l we're not behindhand with them, could not
pursue them. '-ErchdnGe.
MARIE VAN ZANDT gets $3.50 a night for at
tending social entertainments In London. If
what we hear about London society is true
she ought to charge more.-Puob.
GEORGE ELIOT said ''things look dim to old
folks" They undoubtedly do when old folks
peer into the parior between the hours of 8
and II IN the evening. But the old folks look
omiuOusly distinct to the occupants OF its
dimness -Btn0hdaaptOD Republican.
MARRIAGE in high Iife.-Judse: "John
Henry, do yon take this woman to be your
welded wifee" Bride. So you ask him If he
takes me t. be his wife, ! guess you had bet
ter ask me II take him. He s only an editor,
and I've got SAT laid up.'-Te1ds SiftiHQs.
"OH, YES" exclaimed a South Side little
girl, visiting her aunt near Lincoln Park,
we've got wire STRAINS in our windows, too"
IScreens E9Blmean, deB'tyeq. HmmaW mo,
! mean near. strains l., guess know what IN
used for?" $40 strain he air, Of course -
Chicago HeFata.s De-
A CHARL EsroR editor as written a column
TO show that children should never be fright
ened into obeiienee n is much easter to
write column showing what should not be
capturing the ipremises. The Charleston edi-
tor should get yaca ion and put IL all in at
nursery 0wrisr- Journal,
THE Philadelphia Record after showing
that John -ROach's assets exceed has liRbli-
ties u 81 25S,6 lays down the pen and asks;
~Whae KIND Of failure DO you call tins, any
way?" The nearest approach TO an appro-
pirate epithet that we can imagine is that
which was applied by Mississippi steamboat
pOker-p player when he showed i've kings
against fOnr aces. He styled the phenomenon
a ''centenh4ai,1 because it only happened once
in 100 years ,77zzZas World. -
SOME Of the eyelptieuists are trying to make
ns believe that Adam and Eve were monkeys.
Well, their genius Tor getting into mischief,
the amount Of mischsef they were able to
commit when they were turned loose in the
garden and their sghReral cnssedness' all do
point thai ways sbutlwhen we read how daft
che blame on the womsn-brethreu Eve may
have been a monkey; We won't deny it; may
be she y 49, bat as sure "a the world srands,
and truth ia eternal, Adam was a man.
Brooklyn Eagle.
THY stood beneath the summer skies and
watched the swinknngstars in ceaseless, bril-
liant twnk.5tt WAS u night to bring the
angels from the blue that they might lay their
geotle hands upon the evening air, and touch
ing every heartstriug. gu the world with har-
fnony "a nd this islove,ih she said looking
into his face. And hove is religion" he con-
sinued. stpping 70 kissi5he pretty plnkness Of
.ucI tucth- u ~ nat ANfl A4On ~ kbue a6keu
naiyely 'sPresbyteriaI. or Methodist. or
Baptist or Episeopalispg" None OF these
angel mine. - ne whispered folding her to his
throbbihg hesft; monitor these 1t is you
anil bAriani" Devotional exercises were
continued untIl late hour - TROY Press.
THREE STRIKES AND OUT
The clock strikes one,
They sit art.
81 would | were bird, said he,
And then he softly sighed;
THAT was 10 e's white dove, ah me;
To hover by thy side"
81 would were cage" said she.
While her dropping eyelids hide;
That might prison be for thee
To keep thee by my side"
The clock strikes two,
With heart to heart.
"Would ! we're a gum" the father said,
As he glided down the starr;
White dove grew red as he mentioned bed
With dark paternal glare.
The clock strikes three,
Arise--depart. CHAR,