Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-20
BRIGHT BITS.

IT IS as easy to tell lie as it is to tell the
truth, but it is not half so lonesome
Post.
IT is said that If insanity is latent in per-
son it will almost always develop itself at sea.
Nearly everything in person usually devel-
ops itself at sea.-Norriotoeon Herald.
GEN. BUTLER says: 1.-THE workingmen were
AFRAID OF me because | had little money!
No, Benjamin, the worklngmen were not
afraid of you because you had a little money.
They feared that you were after great deal
mOre.-C 0urter-JoUrRdl
A NEW GUIDE BOOK mentions that 1.-THE city
proper is surrounded by the suburbs" Guide
books occasionally stumble on Il great truth,
but we must insist on having the news broken
gently. A sudden shock like this may be dan
gerous. PittsbUr0 chronicle.
WHEN charges Of fraud and threats Of
lynchlng are flying about IN Cincinnati, it is
gratifying to see Hon John K. Mclean and
Hon. Murat Hastead forgetting their private
animosites TO their anxiety for the preserva-
ton OF the purity of the ballOt.-St. Louis Re-
publican.
THE modern minister: Eulalia-"Eudora,
dear, is fringe coming into fashion AGAIN."
EudOra-''I don't know, am engaged to the
new minister" ayes, dear hut what has
that to do with it?p Why he's so modest,
its the only way l can prevent him from kiss
ing my forehead instead of my lips. "--ES-
change.
peel on IN JapanP said young Quiz to his
mother. 81 guess not, my son. What put
that funny idea into your head?" she replied.
why, / was reading this morning that
swearing was wholly unknown in that cOun-
try, and thought probably people ate their
banana peel. Cincinnati "6dne."
TRAMP; "Please, sir, viii you buy this ring?
l am starving. IL is my wife's wedding ring
~ (breaks down and bursts into tears.)
Gentleman Indignantly: You lying rascal.
bought your wife's wedding ring from you
only last week to save you from starvation.
You are an impostOrW Tramp: mot at all,
sir. This belongs to nay second wife. / was
married again last Monday. philadelphia
CAL.
The INTELLIGENT CoMPosIToR came across
the words, Cricket on the Hearth" With
his usual perception, he saw that 'cricket on
the hearth" was nonsense. ''Of course" he
thought, ''it is impossible TO play cricket on
hearth; evidently it should be heath.
'Cricketon the heath means something" He
made the emendatiOn, and another gray hair
was added to the editors whitening head
Boston Transcript.
THE CANDIDATE from Kentucky was before
the civil service commission. what is the
meaning of idem?p asked the examiner
"Whlskyw promptly answered the caudi-
date. "WhiskyW exclaimed the disgusted
commissioner. "You want to be chief Of the
bureau OF education, and fail on question
that any schoolbOy in America can answer.
ldem means the same" We'll" replied the
candidate, that's whisky all over my State"
He got $4,000 postoflice.-B06 Burdette.
TUE LAST GUESTS
A day on the turf,
A dip in the surf.
A stroll arm in arm on the single;
A sail on the bay,
4 game of croquet.
A touch OF the hand-and tingle.
A bitter-sweet jest.
A tennis-court test
The guests are all gone but we tarry;)
A last buggy ride,
A pang as she sighed,
~ like you, but HeDer shall marry. "--LiJe.