Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-01
BRIGHT BITS.

The stage is afflicted with people with big
heads. and the audience with people with big
hat6.-LOJCeB CG5jzcn.
If HIGGINS should ever go South there isn't
any reason TO doubt tEat he VIII run well If
they don't catch him before he starts.-ES-
change.
WHAT They Are Growing Aoout.-"I
don't see that the IRISH have anT grounds for
complaint" remarked Zebedee Smith.
NO, they have no ground at all. That's
the trouble. The landlords own it ALL" re-
pied Eoenezer Jones.-Pjttsburg ChrontcLe.
SHE AGREED WITH HIM.-"It's meat and
drink to me to meet jolly good fellow like
smith," said Jones.
"Wel, judging from the condition you come
home IN when you have been with Smith,
said Mrs. Jones, with asperity, Il should say
1t was meet and drink."-Eeso York sun.
JENNIE" said a Lynn father as she came
up stairs at O'clock, has your young man
gone homer"
"Yes, father.''
Nv no is he, Jennie?
HE works in "a shoe shop, father.'
An see, iaster. Well, he's a good one
atit."-ZSd-Bits
THE poem published this week is not thus
rendered immortal by reason of its intrinsic
merit. nut out Of consideration for its author.
Had the verses not been published the writer
might have considered himself a poet and
some day been impelled to commit greater
lnlouity. As 1t Is, somebody Will now kill
hin and preyeat the poss lbil!ty OF a repetI-
ton Of me offense. -MdRttOutin fCdnGdd)
ErDOSit0r.
"KEOwLEDGE is power" said the lecturer,
and then he went on to eNpatiate upon the
truth of his proposition. He hal been speak
ing half an hour when he was suddenly pulled
up by dirty-faced man in the corner, with
the remark, II say. mister, p'raps knowledge
10 power. but Pm somehow reminded of what
read in my boys schoolbook last night, that
what's gained IN pewer is lost IN time" The
lecturer came 10 q sudden conclusion.-BOS-
ton TRANSCRIPT.
WALKING down Main street the other orn-
ipg the Idler saw little fellow sitting on the
curbstOne crying rs if his heart would freak
lie was holding on TO one bare foot and with
ing about in agony. "Matter, bub?" inquired
the idler. Hurt youY"
You bet-I-hurt me, but if ever-I-catch
him. There he goes now" and In a second
he was on his feet running like deer. He
mad s1ied the boy who tripped him up with a
string .-RGrtTo'd Post
AN Epscopalian minister in Dakota town
was speaking OF a certain young man living
in the place. mo" SAID the divine, II dom {
like him. He is low, WORTHLESS fellow, and
don't want anything to do with him under
any circumstances"
MY dear" interposed his wife, sit isn't
right to talk that way about any one. The
boy is young yet and may REFORM
mo, he never WILL"
"But you mustn't be 90 severe on him If
you would try, you might possibly help him TO
be somcthinS better"
"I shalt never Try. II he should come into
my church | would consider it my duty TO
order him out"
Don't talk that wayl What has he done to
cause you TO have such unchristian feelings
against him?"
"W hat has he done? Well, he's done enough.
He's got a trick of making q noise ike two
dogs fighting. and for the last two Sabbaths
he's got under one of the church windows
and stampeded the whole congregation. /
tell you it would make you have unchristian
feelings to see your congregation falling over
one another in getting cut the door, and hear
the leading deacon shouting that he'll bet 81
on either dogr'-ESteiliRe (Dakotd) Bel.