Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-14
BRIGHT BITS.

WE have never tasted a drop of wine nor
nibbled at piece of wedding cake sent from
bridal feastin this county.-Teeds Chronicle.
No, Aramnta, you mistake; it is a carboy
which contains yitriol; cowboy is very
different kind of vessel though, TO be sure it
is frequently filed with something like vitrlol.
Boston TrdnscriDt.
THE firm of Mark Twain & Cable has been
dissolved, and they do not now speak as they
pass by. Who would have thought that a
question OF finance would disturb the harmo-
NOUS relations between literary people?-
CIeoelaaed Pldinded1er.
PROF. LANGLEY, the astronomer is said to
be most bAshful man. And yet we have no
doubt he will sit for hours looking at Venus
through telescope, long after the decent
people are aDed and asleep. That Is always
the way with these bashful men.-LolceU
Citizen.
A WORTHY old couple of Lowell, the man
member of which is an invalid, have various
attentions from kind neighbOrs. One day last
week well-meanlng friend sent in a bottle
of disinfectant, which she thought was
needed, and, calling later to see how her pro-
teges were getting along, she was informed
that Mr.. - had taken considerable of that
medicine, and it seemed to do him lots of
good.-LoaoeU Courier.
IT Is HUMAN NATURE
The poet whose fame is as wide as the world
Believes there viii ne'er be another,
And Oft IN derision his proud lip is eurled
As he hears of a rising young brother;
The gifted soprano oft vanity shows
When a cantatrice famous we find her,
And the cOrnet soloist turns up his nose
When he passes the organ grinder.
Boston Courier.
A HOUSTON EDITOR, whose name it is not
necessary to mention, as everybody knows
who is meant, was recovering from spell of
sickness. AS soon as he was able to sit up,
the doctor, who had studied the patients con-
stltutiOh, said:
"You are SO much improved that you can
take a toddy or a glass Of beer"
every fifteen minutes or every half hour,
Doctor?" asked the Journalist, ono began to
feel like himself agaln.-Teeas SiJtjngs.
THE ATTRACTION THAT WAS THERE
"You've come from the rink, SAID the maiden
fair
To Il youth who 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,
The attraction of gravitation."
-Eechange.
CINCINNATUS-"Ah, my dear, them's pull
lets as Is puleta."
Eyes, Rutherford, dear"
"And them is spring chickens as is spring
chickens"
Eyes my lord"
''And Pm worth a dozen dead men vet"
"Certainly, my noble eX-President."
"rhen it is not too much to believe that the
voice OF the people may yet call me from my
retirement and force me into the Guber-
Material chair againg'
''No, Rutherford, no; let us be content here
Tho people Of OHIO are not spring Chickens
-PittSburg Chronicle.
ANXIOUS Mrs. De Fashion-"Oh, mercy,
Run for the doctor, quickv
Calculating misunderstanding increases
the action Of the heart leads TO aOrtc dis
turbances, and should, therefore, be avoided
by those Of adult years except in cases of
actual"
''Dear me, can't you understand? MY FidC
has swallowed a penny"
DO you know the date? Some old coins are
very valuable"
"He has swallowed q penny, tell you. II
must be got out. Why don't you 90 for the
doctor, quiekg'
"Well, my dear, l can't see the use of Civ
ing doctor 50 JUS TO get a penny. ''-PhiEa-
deLphiG Call