Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-01
BRIGHT BITS.

NOTHING so much destroys our piece Of
m nd as 10 hear another express an Intention
OF giving us piece Of his .-Encbqn0e,
WITHIN two days, Alexander of Bulgaria
has lived through two famous noveis Yes
terday he WAS "Kidnapped." To-day he is
called Baok."-AetodrkD Daily a doertiSer.
A PATENT for making food from wood has
beep applen'for at Washington, says the NeT
! ork World. Ali people who furnish "hoard"
sh0ulc apply for an infringement at once
Boston HSrek.
PARADqx1DkL as it may appear. this is the
iuTTleT's onsy season. To make the paradox
csmPaets, Bebr1lary should be the busy sea-
ssn Of the straw hat manufacturer and OF the
summer hotel keeper-Puch.
ANOTHER of Pasteur's patients has died, but
Pasteur says the death is the result of fan-
ure To follow his directions. Pasteur in his
diTeetions, 1t is presonfed, advises the patient
not TO die. II these directions are violated,
all the fault lies with the patient, Of course
NOrytstvton Herald.
IN describing the ballet performan the
reporter wro,e that SMILE. Michselis trtpped
upon the stages" but by the transpositlan Of a
space the types had it mile. Aichaen
stripped upon the stage" Nobody who read
the paragraph, however, noticed the error.
There didn't seem to be anything remarkable
in the statement.-Bostoa Transcript.
In a very few weeks the hunting party of
Chicago gentlemen in the special car will be
among us. They will follow their usgul
courSe-shoot their imported dogs by mistnke
and get run back INTO town by some farmer
with four-tlned ptchfOrk, whose ca,f they
have blazed away At under the impress. on
that 1t was an antelope. tDdk.)
Bell.
WANTED, a schoolT aster and a missionary.
The following "notis" applicable to Bandera
as to hogsl Is posted on a fence in Merfii
county: ''If any mans or woman's COWS or
oxen gifts In these here oats. his or her tail
I heao VNf
Chr stan man and pay my taxes, but d--n a
man who let's his critters loose, say I."-Fort
Worth Gazette.
To OUR DOG, IN SLUMBER WRAPT-
Oh, jim. awake; this is no time for dreams.
When rests the starlight on the mountains
brow,
And all the world is hushed; to me it seems
This were fitting time TO chase the cow.
And tlnkle tankle all the startled night
With clam0rous bell and deep mouthed bays
And shouts of wrath, and girllsh shrieks of
fright,
And rafting echoes from the shadowy dells.
But no; you lie upon the m at and snore,
And viii not bulge solitary peg;
But grit your teeth and growl in smothered
roar,
Dreaming you have the preacher by the leg.
-RabertJ. Burdetfe.
"HELLo!. Hello, Frye! Base mental, are
! you there?"
Hello! Yes, Mr.. Blaine. it's me-"
''Speak louder; don't be afraid. / won't
| hurt you. What want to know is what you
meant by alludipg to the little bit OF a
smirch' on my garments?"
Tell him it's a lIe / never slgned any
such letter as Squire did"
mo. no; you misunderstood. What about
| smirch on my garments?"
"Whose church,"
! "Smirch, tell you! Smirch-s-m-i-r-c-h.,,
Cant hear you. Speak louder"
Mr. Blame speaks louder nine or ten times,
| and gets reply:
Cant hear q word you say. Pm going OF
| now. VIII meet you during the campaign
| aside if can't help it, Washington
| Post,