Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-26
BRIGHT BITS.

THE Hindoos are clamorng for home
rule Then why don't they elevate their
wOmenY-ErchaH0e.
JULIA, you sat up with young Adolphus
1t was quite chilly. Weren't you cOd?"
mo, mamma" ''Was there any fire in the
ROOM" "a mere spark, mamma. - Chic0go
Rambler.
He was riding with his elder sister. and
thought be could take some liberties: Have
You any objection to my SMOKING, Mabel"
he asked. No. she replied. "if you de-
sire to smoke The coachman will help YOU to
allsat. "-LoaceU Citizen.
DIR. MARY WALLER says she don't want any
man to marry her for her clothes. Well, he
won't, Doc, don't worry. A man doesn't
marry for his wife's clothes he marres for
his own. She, poor thing, may get along as
best she can on one new dress every two years.
ASK any down trOdden woman who has
husband to support, if this isn't sO.-Eechdnge.
AGAINST HER -tScene-High-
lands, Sunday)-TOuri7t: "Can YOU sell US
threepenny worth of milk, Missus?"
Mr-. McJob: Whit did We say? Losh me-
sell muk on the Saubath day? Ma, ma! 1
cou dna' do that; but as ye seem dacent boys,
Il gle We thripence worth for naething', an'
yen jist max me praesent O. shullin'. ~
London Fun.
Book AGENTS the boss of the house in?
Husband who has responded to the ring of
the door 5ell)-I guess SO, heard my wife say
that she was in.
B. A.-Oh tine boss of the house is a lady.
H.-Hes, our servant girl. / guess Won will
find her in the basement kitchen. Go down
the flight of stairs to left. Good morning.
BOStO1l Courier.
GOOD society in Fulton, Ky, was somewhat
shocked week ago BY he announcement
that sam Clevins had killed his stepfather
but 1t was decided to let the law take its
course. In few moments word came that
the foul crime had been committed with a
hoe. KILLED him with hoe" exclaimed the
astonlshe1 citizens, whats the matter with
a Derringer?" And they BACKED up aud
hapged the base born plebean who had dis
graced the fair name Of their beautiful State.
-BUrdette.
"MAMMA," said a Seventh street merchants
little boy the other night to his mother, "what
will God do to me if l am not good?"
He will punish yon, Bobbie, and m a Ike you
very, very sorry for having done wrong" re-
Piled the mother.
but if | kept on doing wrong, mamma,
''He would punish you more severely than
before"
"Mamma, do YOU think He would boycott
me after awhle?"
The mother told The father that night be-
hind the curtains that he mus be careful how
he talked before the children Washington
Critic.
1T will be Of profound interest to scholars
throughout this country, and especIa ally those
actively nteres ed in educational affairs, to
know that the "A malgamated Association of
Leading American Humorists' has now in
rehearsal Greek joke. the 'Pl Eta" OF Aris-
topAanes. The simple movement Of the Greek
JOKE, which requires a severe Dorian setting,
without curtain or rOof-somewhat in this
respect esembling the sitting Of the prairie
hen. which is supposed on this account to be
of Hellenic Origin-will be followed with Attic
accuracy, the highest stage of treatment
possible to be attained in the representation
Of a joke without a roof. The motive
of the Joke Will turn on the altar OF Birch
and Bacchu9, where it will probably stay. The
meditation of the Greek Joke Is perhaps the
nearest approach to the dasonic scale which
| should be guide IN prOnouncing all Jokes OF
the DiOnysiar festival, and will convey to the
| unlettered auditor moro clearly than words
| the reason for the great popularity of the PIE
Joke, even at this day. 1t may not he the pie
| joke of AristOphanes. as Athens OF 2, 400 years
ago knew it and laughed over It. hut il will
| show the chord attuned b. the jester Of all
| centuries, which moves By simple mirthfnl
Methods which the earliest jester discovered
| and the leading American humorist never
| Outgrew. ArstOphanes, we may add, was
styled by mis- esteemed cOntemr orares ''the
| leadi 6 American humorlst of Athens. -
! Brooklyn E0gls.