Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-10
BRIGHT BITS.

A NEW JERSEY GIRL has eloped with an In
dian. The manner In which our government
permits the Indians to be imposed upon by the
white race is shameful ristoeOn Herald.
''ARE Southern girls frtsP'' asks the Rich
mond State. Why. bless you. yes. So are
Northern girls. Also Eastern and Western
girls. Ask us something hard.-DetrO0 Free
Press.
SHE was crank on the subject of music
gentleman knocked at her door and asked
docs Mr.. Smith live here?"
mo, sir; his room is an octave higher-in
the next flat."-Eechdnge,
"WHAT" exclaimed Fogg, reading the
newspaper. Fifty Christians killed in Co.
chin China! For heavens sake how many
have they got? Well, thank goodness, such a
hing couldn't happen here !"-B0st0n Tran
script.
AMIN1sTER made an interminable call up
on lady of his acquaintance. Her little
daughter. who was present, grew weary of
his conversation, and whispered in an audi
bic key: Don't he bring his amen with him,
mamma"-SGn Francisco CAL.
THAT'S a splendid structure" said an
Englishman to a New Yorker, referring to
the Brooklyn bridge; "who built it?"
Hanged if know" said the New Yorker,
but Brody was the last man that jumped
over it."-DetrOSt Free Press.
BERTIE-Mr. Schuyler, are you very
strong man9
Schpyler-No, not so very strong, BERTHE.
Berte-What did papa mean, then, when
he told sister at the breakfast table to day
that he saw you with a heavy load on last
night?-Jud0e.
church Have We got the umbreller. John?
Old Mr.. Bently-What DO We want of the
umbreller? Thar amt cloud in the sky.
Old Mrs. Bently--I know thar amt, but it's
ben dry an dusty fer so long thet jess as like
as not the preacher'll pray for ram.
'MA,' said Laura Parvenue, at Newport,
Lord Westchester told me all his property
in England was entailed; what's entalled,
map
why" said ma, ''its all fenced in. Won
know; something like barbed wire arrange
ment like what's on your grandfather's farm"
Albany Ar0Ws.
MR.. PENURIoUs-Here is a fine compli-
ment to women. A Washington paper says if
Ferdinand Ward and other embezzlers had
been brave enough to say II can't afford it" to
their wives their crimes would never have
been committed.
HIS Wife-No one can doubt your honesty,
dear.-Omdhd WoCid.
THE latest bit of gossip of the serpent with
the sea-green eyes is TO the effect that il only
snOrted when fired at. OF course they were
the regulation observers with diplomas for
s0brlety, and vet the opinion Ia gaming
ground that something cl-e besides the rifle
was Loaded when the shots were fired at the
marine monster.-E1GhdRJe.
just stepped down, Mr.. Robinson?
Witness-Yes, sir.
Lewyer-Do you think he would ever tell
an untruthp
Witness-Tell an untruth! Why, that man
would swear to a New York papers circula-
ton misunderstanding Chronicle.
81 NEVER saw such forlorn looking lot of
presents"
Clarissa the bride)-But, mamma, there's
some silverware.
Nonsense. child Every piece Is plated
not even triple plated. | never thought much
think the sooner il is brought about the bet
tcr.'-ihiiddelph{d cal.
SHE glides in beauty like queen
Upon the bosom OF the deep.
Her breeze kissed sails now fondly lean
Toward the wave aud seem to sleep.
But mark her darling through the wave,
Fair MayllOwer, daughter of a race
That periilCd all lis land To save,
What Ga.-attea could her displace?
-NeD York JOUfadL.
BROWN ttcstilyl-what docs that young
snip of cadet want fooling around here
every night?
Mrs Brown tmildlyl-O, guess he comes
to see Cora. She said he was teaching her
the M iiary drill
Brown itirtiyj-Humph! I should think he
was. From what saw tonight as passed
he parlOr | should say they were practicing
ths call TO arms.-Judae. t'T,
MAN from Detroit silent sat on third base
Singing 'Cago. Chicago. Chicago.
In vain did he wipe tie not tear from his face,
Singing Cage, Chicago, Chicago,
rs 1t weakness of pitching or muf,ing?" I
cried.
"or big lot of base hits all on the wrong
sIdef"
He SAM very family as slowly he died:
Chicago. Chicago, Chicago