Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-08
BRIGHT BITS.

sam.
Wicked skeptic-Good heavens. We quar-
rel enough as it il. If were to become
Christian we should be lighting all the time
Life.
- RTER we've ate that mince pie an them
hari bed eRls," asked the generous woman,
"Slll ye carry in SOM wood for me"
tramp; that is," he added, III live. '-NeO
York Sun.
VI ABEL-Won't you come in, Charlie?
charlie gloomiy]-IOu forget that your
tatner wounded my tenderest feelings last
evening, when was leaving.
Maoei- IS, darling. but he wore his carpet
slippers at the Il ne, and now his foot is done
up In banddge and he goes on crutch.
Come In, daring. -Lo'oeA Citizen.
AN old farmer was asked by his neighbor
tor advice IL regard 10 d sick horse. He re-
pllec Try corn upon MINI" Dr.M. 2 Whar-
ton said nat in a speech for II ward College,
ami added ITS not a'ivlca or fault finding or
pra sc, but money, Howard needs" 1t may
be hat 1t would pay 10 TRY corn on your
pastor."-Richheond Re 'tgious Heratd.
AN Indiana Justice of the Peace who bad
twen;y-seven OF his twenty-eight decisions
reversed by the higher cnurt has re-ig ed IN
disg ust ana o ened a meat market. He says
that The prufe sinnal courtesy which used 10
be distinguishing feature of the bench and
bar has entirely prtered out, and tlat JUS
tee OF the Peace OF to-day is of NO account
Det|oU rec Press,
WHAT do you think OF the Association for
the Protect GU of me-" asked man on the
cars OF his neighbor.
Il don't know much about it," was the re-
plv. but think it s about time game was
protected. Why, in several cities I've been
in Ia you can't enjoy a lit le game of far D
without the police coming in suddenly."-
P6 fSb4rg OR nicEs.
OMAHA MAN-You don't say prohibition is
ma L luT u hao II
kentucSy MAXWELL, I'll Just tell YOU We
had prohibition parade the other evening,
and u Or nearly all night Tor the procession
to pass given point.
" ell, we'll"
It's 50. You see, one Of the rascally saloon
keepers went to setting out free drinks. -
O0'dhd World.
MARY, suppose you sing something"
ION, i's too late, Charlie, Pm AFRAID it'll
awake everyone"
THAT'S too bad!' exclaimed Charlie. with
everv appearance OF distress.
but why do you want me to sing, dear?n
she te1ner iDqu red.
why, you see," he replied, "a fellow owe
five dullars to has been waiting outside ali
evening for me. and thought mavbe if you'd
sing little he'd go away. Pitts6ur6 Dis
patch.
THE citizen who has sent $1,000 in CONT
mental currency to w shington for redemp-
to1 has shown a laudable desire to keen
down the Treasury surplus. But Continental
currency Is not redee maole. and it isn't well
I" recall he fact that In his early manhood
Uncle Samuel had TO take he bankrupt act,
The pros er thing to do with Continental
PAPER is to SEMI it to the British Treasury
TIE present Tory Government might cash il
in honor of the late Lord Cornwallis.-Lou
o51te CoUyter-J H. ,sdi.
A LITERARY EXPLANATION 1t was at an
evening parry. Mr.. ID. st. George smith was
reclung poem consisting Of forty Xix
stanzas. Mr.. Brown. guest, comes in late
WHATS going on ?' he whispered to Briggs
"Smlth's reading new poem. He has
Just finished the thirtIeth stan1a," answered
Briggs sava2ely,
" What Is the subiect-thc motive ?"
" don know what the subject IS, but |
expect his motive must be revenge. Ican't
see any other reason for it." - Puck
'HEY. there! You've got nv umbrella,
I've found it at last, have II" exclaimed a
large sized man in a loud and meuacing tone,
as ne stood in a door way on one of the D Incl
pal streets one rainy m rning recently Will J
a number Of pedestrians were hurrying past
A dozen men turned at once on hearing him
and came toward him holding out theu
umbrellas and making profuse apologies
with the air of an injured individual the
large man selected fine silk one from amons
the number, and the procession moved OF
again. hicdGo Tribune.