Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23

It'd Bits.
MRS. BIGsBY--My husband just dstests cab.
bhge. why do you suppose he is 80 prejudiced
Mrs. Blobson--I imagine he takes too much
Of 1t in his cigars, my dear. -Ba,ltngton Free
Press.
LITTLE DoT-Dick, why don't your mamma
give Won doll?
Little Dick-I don't want doll.
mo matter. she ought to give you one all
the same. an | guess Ill tell her to-"
what for?"
"'Cause think if you had the 'sponsbility
81 culiderns like [ have, you'd be better
DOS. '-B0StD1e T,dnScript.
A MAN entered Little Rock bank and pre-
sented check, when read:
Pay t. the bearer the sum of So"
said:
The check is perfectly good. but you'll
nave to get som" one to identify you."
whats the use?" replied the man; don't
You see mat 1t saws pay to bearer""
" Yes, but you must prove that you are the
bearer. "a rhd1tSds T. dOeLer.
II DON'T THINK them CO ored child'n got
much use fur them black Niger doll babies
Niger child'n 'bleeged to have white babies /;
you hear me speaktn', boss. | axed Lucindy
what she want fur Christmas gift. an say
want wuD o. them, black dolls. chile?' An
ne SEE; NO. no, nanny. dis chile don want
no fool Niger baby. Eff you get 'em Tse
gwtnc ter wa-h 'em Till er is white That sot
black dol baby, boss. '-Ch,cagO n ears.
OMAHA M1LLIoNAIRE-Ah! I see-son of
MIR. Grumps, of Boston, an old schoOlmate of
nine.
Young Bostonian-Yes, l have left Boston
and am seeking new home in the West.
"Humph! ID d you leave suddenly"
NO. been thinking of 1t for some time"
Were YOU bank CASHIER"
ION, no."
"TellrrY'
''No: p
Confidential bookkeeper, perhaps?"
Not at all. am a hOd- carrier"
IN dear boy, glad to meet you; come right
up 10 my mouse. "-Om0hU Wo1ld.
GUEsT-How comes this dead fly in my
soup?
W ater-In fact, sir. have no positive idea
now the poor thing came by its death. Per
laps 1t mad not taken any food for long
time, and dashed upon the SOUP, ate too much
of il, contract ed an Inflammation OF the
stomach that brought on death. The fly must
have had weak constitution, for when ]
served up the soupi it was dancing merrily on
he surface. Perhaps-and the idea presented
tu @ only at this moment-IC enueavored TO
swallow too large piece of vegetables; this
remaining fast in its throat caused a choking
the wlndpipe. These are the only reasons
can give for the deatti of that insect.--BoSt0n
Courier. 81
INDULGENT Panty daughter, it is puz-
zle to me what you do with so much
money. You haven't had on a new dress for
month, and yet you are shopping contlnu-
ou~ly.
Petted Daughter Why, Pye been buy
lug underwear and such things.
"Wilh all that money?'
YETI
We'll, i's a most incomprehensible mys-
terry why woman VIII spend so much money
Oh articles OF wear which no one ever sees but
herself"
'Vhy. you foolish IA. The clothes-line
isn't in the house." --Bost0n Post.
1T is said that some of the Western rail-
roads even control the religion along their
lines. A new resident OF Glendale, OAK.
handed in a etter to one of the churches, and
vas asked: Did you come by the Blank and
Blank railroad?"
NO"
"Do you patronize the company's elevator
at this station?"
NO"
"Have you signed a petition for lower
freight rates?"
IL have"
"rhen you had better take back vour letter
and apply to the Baptist Church two blocks
down and around the corner. That church
hauls most everything by mule teams, while
we stand in with the railroad - Wall Street
Netos.