Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-01
BRIGHT BITS.

BELvA LOCKWOOD says her voice VIII soon
he heard around the world. Is somebody GO
Ing to turn a mouse loose IN inc room Win
her?-CAfcdGo NeloF-
Mr.. MANN HATroN-Do you know, Miss
Beekonstreet, that Won are the exact opposite
of the accepted type of Boston girls
Miss Beekonstreet-Indeed and pray what
Is the accepted type Of Boston girlsY
Mr.. Manu- Hatton-Oh! all intellect and no
style, don't you know.-Hdrpe''s Bdsdr.
ONE GORDON. vocalist of the last century,
rashly accused Handel Of accompanying
badly, and added that he would Jump upon
the harpsichord ana smash it ii the composer
did not change his style, Let me know when
YOU will do dat" said the Saxon master, land
! will advertise It. | am sure more Oeoble
will come to see You snump den VIII come to
hear you sing n'-EUchdngs.
"WHAT is oil worth nowp" he inquired, as
he entered a Pittsburg brokers' Office.
"a bout slxty-fve cents per barrel. Did you
wish 10 buy or seil?''
~ hardly know
SIT is very easy to decide that matter. If
you wash to buy you can be sure that oil will
soon go up. If you wish to sell. now is the
time to DO it. before oil goes down. You are
certain to hit it, Val Street Neaos.
A CROW is a very cute bird for its size. A
citizen Of PunXsutawney, according 10 the
Spirit, has a pet crow that exhibits a great
deal of intelligence. The other day 1t found
a penny on the floor and Immediately flew to
the grocery store. Perching on the show
it began uttering sounds which the grocery
man properly interpreted as "chaw, chaw,"
and accordingly gave 1t a stick of blackjack.
HE was seated across the room. Harry"
she said, ''if fire were to break out suddenly
IN the house, what would be your first i'm
pulse, do you think"
well my first thought would be for you. of
cOurse. / would get you TO place OF safety,
and then do what | could to extinguish the
flames"
THAT would very nice OF you, Harry. to
think Of me first; but if fire were to break
out now, tor instance, wouldn't you lose valu-
able time reaching me from way across the
room P"-St. Pau Herald
Two little Quaker boys became angry, so
angry in fact, that they would have liked to
use the strongest terms in the language, if
they dared. They hurled epithets at each
other for a few minutes, and finally the
holder boy, with CLEAN of rage in his eyes,
clinched his hands, and in a tone Of great ex-
| element poured his wrath in one climax Of
| language. "Thee's ou." he exclaimed en-
| pbatically, as If ne could say nothing worse.
| The other boy looked at him in horror struck
| silence. Then he said. sorrowfully, Il shall
| go nd tell mother that thee swored. "-NeIo
| York Si9r.
WHERE He Had the Advantage OF Him.
''You see" said Poots to his neighbor, ~ had
| the advantage of Smith every way. l had
| lived longer in the ward than he had. Then
our party had majority, anyhow, SO there
| had tine advantage of him. j had the advan =
tage OF him again in being able TO influence
| votes through the saloons, for Smith is a tenn
perance man. Then many temperance m gu
| mad to vote for me because they owe me.
There / hal the advantage of Smith also.
| Smith Is poor, while | am rich. He had the
advantage of him again. But smith is a very
decent sort of man after all
Yes" said Poots' neighbor. land there's
where he had the advantage of you."-7eDdS
| SiftinoS.
WHAT LIBERTY" SEES
| What have you seen. oh, Liberty,
In day and night in this Land Of the
Free?'
Notwithstanding through prison bars.
Wearing the stripes, but shut out from the
stars!
notwithstanding for Henry George
And tenets that rise in an honest mans
gorge!
| Mormons-adul ferrous, rich and bold,
Casting a State in a heather mold!
Indians-wronged of their lawful rights,
Squaws and paposes weeping o nights!
| Northumberland of their legal wage
| BY union" of prejudice and rage!
| Freemen-bandied, and bought and sold,
BY "bosses orders aad hIreling gold
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