Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-20
BRIGHT BITS.

MARRIAGE is a slice Of bread and butter,
spread with jam, given To overgrown chill
dren. The jam soon disappears, and nothing
remains but dry bread-thOugh even that is
sometimes appreciated French Cvrtc.
AN employee of the Nantucket steamer ex-
pressed sincere regrets at the completion of
the cable. why, just think of it, when we
want to lay off Telegram will come: pleas
ant weather at the bluffs. Why don't you
Gomez "-Adrtha's Vineyard Herald.
THE oldest newspaper man in New York
has been on duty continuously, on the same
paper. for IS Years, and is called the 'sdean of
the press" We have been on duty running a
paper for IS weeks and have only earned the
title OF "dHrn rner.'-AarthG's Vine
yard Herald.
'WHAT evidence have you that you are a
ChristianF SAID Mr.. Spurgeon to a working
girl.
II now sweep under the mats" she re
piled.
That" said the great preacher, sis suhi-
cient. Tid-Bits.
OUR attention has been called to a menda-
cious article in the Raway House Organ of
Tuesday, published by the tallow-faced
knock-kneed baboon OF the Hiram street
blacksmith shop. There were lust thirteen
lies IN the thirteen lines OF comment-about
the usual allotment, by the way .-Nea0 BrUns-
'0tck MI Times.
81 WISH, JOB" said Mira. Shuttle, "that YOU
would bring up few yards Of barbed wire
tonight"
"Barbed wire2 What sort of dress trimming
do you call that2
''Oh. it isn't for dress trimming. You know
better than that. I'm going to run barbed
WIRE fence around the bed don't want any
anarchists TO get under it .-Hqrtford Post.
DE BEANs-I have day of o-morrow,
Jones, and have taken notion to go fishing.
Do you know of really good spot round here
for hshs
Jones (thoughtfullyl--Let me see. UNI! 1
I {. l. a..
that would hardly suit you. Come to think of
1t. you might try Mulligan's market .-Loaoeu
Citisen,
81 NOTICED that ali the differences of the
| drummers have been settled" remarked III c.
Swilligen.
THE drummers = replied squildig. ..There
nave been no differences with them that !
| know Of
"NO! Well certainly saw heading in
the papers, Brass Men In Harmony but |
didn't read the article. PittsbWr0 Chronicle.
EVERY once in awhile articles describing
the methods of compositions of celebrated
authors appear in the newspapers. Here are
some facts of which we have definite knowl-
edge, which have not until now been pub
lshed: Homer, when writing the "niad," in =
variably composed while standing on his
mead, and this was no Doubt the cause OF his
subsequent blindness. When Aristophane
was writing The Bride he always sought a
nest in the highest branch Of tree, where he
sat until the labor Of creation was over
Horace always wrote his odes while dancing
in wine-pr and Dante, while he was
evolving the 'Inferno," spent his time be-
tween an oven and an ice-chest.--BOston
Budget.
ACCORDING to the Spanish custom, the new
born babe was solemniy paraded round the
ante-chamhers on a cushion for inspection
and admiration. When the courtiers had eX-
hausted their raptures the birth was pOmp-
ously re "orded IN an official deed, drawn up
by the Minister of Justice, and the ceremony
ended. Meanwhile the news had been con-
veyed to the crowd in the plaza by hosting
the royal standards. Instantly the church
bells rang out, guns were fired, and the air
was filed with the sounds of rejoicing. Then
the grandecs and courtiers slowly dispersed.
ard nothing broke the stiffness Of the royal
bedchamber but the feeble wallingof the baby
onarch.- Madrid CablegrGm.
"Now PIPE all hands?" the skipper cried,
The decks for action clear:
We've had no really slashing light
Since--I forget the year.
Let BritOn's lion hide his tall
Our navy ia no snOOzer.
The guns are shotted TO the mug
On board the TallapOosa.
"For aahfax, my lads. away,
To give the Kanucks Haies.
Here, quartermaster, mix my grog,
See that nv thin M de 10.
! And should we to the bottom go
| Iimatters not a copper
Wen storm the harbor from below
And clap on them a stopper"
--E1cAdnge