Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-05
BRIGHT BITS.

WHAT We want is not to see ourselves as
Others see us We want TO have others see US
as we see ourselves sOnaerCiEle 30Ht nal.
He at the beginning of the third act)-
How spicy the pa is getting!
She (whO sat alone between the acts)-I.
should sai sO.-Ltfe.
"THE Native Genus of Tennessee, as Illus
trated by Her Inventors" Is the heading a
Memphis paper put over the announcement
that q pa emit for gate has been granted to
gifted son of that State.-EGctdhge.
CoDD-FI H-STURGEoN.-In the record of
marriages. of Christ church, Philadelphia.
und, + date of March ), 1856, VIII be found
tnat Of John Coda and Mary Fish. The cere-
mOny being performed by the Rev. William
Sturgeon, yt0a'1id Kagds,ne.
RILEY-Sphakin' of rellgun, me wife Mary
Ann Is an lnhdel.
Hafferty-Shure an that's too bad. Wy
don't yez git a divorce?
Riley-On pnat grounds, Rafferty,?
Raderty-On the grounds Of lnhdelity, av
coorse.- Chicago RGn0Ler.
AN old gentleman in Baltimore who used to
be troubled by young men sitting up with his
daughters until a late hour, settled the callers
by appearing promptly at il O'Clock and Civ
ing each o. them ticket to ten-cent lodging
house. He never scOlded or acted in an em-
phatc manner, because there wasn't any need
OF It, Wdshtn0ton Critic.
1--WE been riding on the limited cattle train
all day madam" said the tramp in an i'm
tired. Would YOU mind letting me sieep in
the COW pasture back Of the barn2"
Cert inly not" replied the woman kindly,
"anu l'll tell John to put up the bars snug
anu tight, so you won't catch cod. - Chicago
NeaoS.
TIE colored people OF Louisiana have a
habit OF prolongng their prayer meetings
until DAY light doth appear" The white
people object. party on the ground that not
even a prayer meeting can extinguish the
negros taste for spring chickens. He not
only sings, Il l. We to steal awhile away"
but he does it so effectually that the hen coops
are nearly emp .y.-NeD York Herald.
Hotel guest-WaIter, how is this? Yester
day, desiring to make present TO my dtugh-
ter at the dinner table, put S500-bill in a
piece of cake and told you TO hand it to her.
Hotel waiter-Yes, sab.
'But she says she got the cake and not the
money"
Yes sab; beg pardon, sab. I thought you
intended that for my fee, sab. "-OmGhd
WOrEd.
BoBsY was evidently very much perplexed.
Il want to ask you, Mr.. Feathery." he finally
sald during lull In the conversation, ''about
Your house and lot"
Il have no house and lot, Bobby" replied
Featherly, trihe uneasily. II sold them
some time ago"
sold 'em," repeated Bobby. 'Then pa
must have made a mistake. | heard hum say
you drank 'em up."-Nee0 York Sun.
MOTHER" said little Roekland girl,
LOOKING up from her DOCK, 'WhaJ does trans
atlantic mean?'
"Oh, across the Atlantic. of course. Don't
bother me, you make me forget my count"
"Doe- trans always mean across?"
81 suppose 1t does, If you don't stop both
ering me with your questions you'll 30 to
BID"
"ihen does transparent mean cross pa
rent?"-R cb and C0Urfsr.
THIS story of small Robin" is told in
Harper's Magazine Arrayed in his new
SUIT, he was at first speechless with sheer de-
| light. Then al length his joy found tongue.
and he burst out: "Oh, mamma, pants make
M feel so grand! Didn't it make you feel
grand when But an awful conscious
ness came over him that this bliss had never
| been shared by his mother, and ne laid his
wee chubby hand pityingiy against her cheek
saying pathetically: Poor mamma! poor
| mammal!
won't you allow me to invite you to drink
! with me ?" asked lively youth Of a solemn
| looking man IN ministerial garb.
young man." replied the solemn person,
"did you ever hear Abraham Lincoln's re-
mark to man who invited MIN to drink p
"Oh, well, YOU needn't feel insulted." said
| the young man. somewhat aggrieved.
mot at all, not at all! But did you ever
hear Lincoln's remark ~
"No, guess not. what did he say 20
"Well, he said IN go you and that's what
l say now. Where shall we meander. "-Cht-
| cGgO Rambler.