Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-25
BRIGHT BITS.

A NEEDLE was recently found in an egg
laid by Philadelphia hen. Hens should
never attend to their sewing and cackling at
The same time. This weakness is confined to
women Alone.-BUrI{agtOH Free Press.
so, WHERE are YOU going nv pretty maid 30
Pm going a-chestnntting. sir" she said
And she spoke sober truth, IN sooth, for loi
She had ticket for the minstrel show.
The Judge.
EMPLOYER Ito collector)-See Mr.. Smith?
ColectOr-Oh, yes.
Employer-Was he ANNOYED at YOUR calling
upon him?
olector-Not bit. He asked me to can
again .-NeaO York Sun.
Too LITERAL.-He-Oh, well, it ia the
spirit of unrest That drives us from one thing
and there tomorrow.
She-Why, thought you were there" yes
terday, Mr. Filkins.- Tid-B Bits.
THE POWER OF FLATTERY.-
Two beaux had the beautiful maiden.
Two beauN she had waiting upon her.
One vowed that he loved her The other one
praised her.
And the one that praised her won her.
Boston Courier.
AT the punch bowls brink,
Let the thirsty think
what they say in Japan:
"First the man takes drink,
Then the drink takes drink,
Then the drink takes the MANI
-IHdepepdent.
A GERMAN LAWYER came running out of
the surrogate @ Durt in Brooklyn yesterday
In the corridor he met cl ent.
"H"v YOU got dot mans2" the lawyer asked
"Neln," was the reply. II new he'd - of
chase nit wild goose to catch dot MANS
hut he has away gone TO der benitentary."
'Den," said the lawyer. you must get
anuder vitness.-Nelo YORK Sun.
FIRST ANARCHIsT-Proper IS robbery. 1t
is Caring i"j ustice for one man to have a
MILL n aud another man AOth'ng.
Second Anarchist True. Everybody ought
to have 81 900 and no more.
First Anarchist-No, no l put the figure
at SlO,COe. because that's what | am worth
Hang It,, man. you wouldn't want to make
beggars OF us, would you?-PhiLGdelDAia cal.
AS the Boston O'Clock train rolled into
Leomnster on Monday morning the brake
man called ont "LeOmlnster." Two well
dressed and elderly men were seated in t e
car, AMI one remarked; "Leominster. Leo
Minister, / never WIS here before: where
abOuts is this?" why. don't You know?" re-
sounded the her, '.Ihis is The place where
they sell goats for $50 a pair.-LeomtnSker
(Adss.) Enterprise.
A Boston MAN who was looking through
the iron fence that rOteets the Ola Granary
burying ground, was astonished to see a dozen
OF the old moss-grOwn graves hump right up
in the middle. Rushing down Washington
street to carry the news to the papers, he Nv
on the bulletin boards che cauS- of the singu-
announcement that
Court of Claim had decided that the United
states WAS in duty b uni to sett e the French
spoliation clalms.-SprinGfeld linton.
GEORGE ia very quick at wepartee," said a
Charles Augustus to a friend, "he's deucedly
orwiginal doa't YOU Euow?"
"AwP' remarked his friend, "Is he? ]
nevah caught on, You know"
Yes, he's deuce ,ly quick at wepartee, saws
some deuced sharp things. He made one OF
his bwilliant wemarks at the sacwed concert
down Df he
parquet, you know, AMI George neglected to
take OF his hat, DOM you know. The usher
came TO him, and in a beastly way told i'm Ia
take or his hat, don't Won know. Geore c
turned on him. and made wenark that quite
paralYzed him, you know"
Jaw. what did he sayt'
"Why, ne wose up IN his seat, and, looking
in a terribly fierce way, he said: a ". you e.
20 the deuce 1t was deucedly sharp, you
see -
Jaw. - 81. P,rlt Globe.