Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-25
BRIGHT BITS.

THAF enterprsing sheet. tine Congrsssionql
I lfteoT9, mas perpetFated q scoop GA the other
} ne H5paPers. II annouace that senator Jones
| ispaired. The general impressi0n has been
I ot54 Joure1f. lT
:, a sESTIhENTAL WRITER says "a baby is a
iink whIeh binds it's mother to heaven"
f,retty often II 10 link which binds Der to
I the house when she Il almost dying" to 90
out U aking calls or to do httle shopping
| Aof'rBicaoa Herald. r.r
Y 1T AsTONIsHEsone OF our contemporaries to
learn tnet ~EdItor Watterson IL getting we'll
edler being 20 long ~ the very doorof death."
There Is no mystery about il. He forgot to
cross the tt on his visiting carl. ant was re-
Star.
Az ExPERT.-Mrs. Fizzletop overheard her
son Johnny swear like a trooper.
why, Johnny" she exclaimed" who
taught Jou to swear that way?"
Taught me to swearY" exclaimed Johnny:
! why, IT'S me teaches the other boys. "-Tsgds
Siftin9s.
Mr.. STARTUP-I see that Richard Wagner's
g9nd0la IS offered for saie Venice
Mrs. startup-WaEuert Wagner9 Is that
| the sleepiDg-car man.
Mr.. S.-No; the musician fellow, you know.
| The gondOla was his favOrte instrument
Chic00O Rambler.
''GOOD MORNING."
Morning, Colonel; walk in"
"Flne morning"
very. How're you running"
well. not much. The GubernatorIai race
seems 10 have fallen into a state OF innoc-"
" hiz-z-z-z-z-z-Z-Z-zIp
lie went through the roof and spattered
over Two blocks.-NdshgHte Union.
WIFE-Leave me some money, please. l
am going TO make a Loaf of cake, and | shall
@ant a little change to buy some of the ngre-
Husband--Half a dollar enougbq
Wlie-l don't know. / am going to make it
according TO the recipe a the cook book.
HusOand-H IN! Well, that makes dffe,-
ence. Here's SO bil-Bost0n Transcript.
INFORMAL is the word Of Lent.
Informal cards, Informal balls:
Informal teas from 4 to &,
And very brief informal calls.
informal meetings. now and then,
Those sweet, exclusive small affairs;
There's nothing formal in the town,
Mess 1t be our formal prayers.
-PhHade3Dht0 Ne1cs.
$50 you want my daughter? Wen, sir.
whai are your prospects In life? Have you
| any definite aimf"
''Atm: / should say had I'm going to be
an Alderman one Of these days9'
"What makes you think sop
"W'f, it's dead-sure thing. Pm tending
bar now, an at the rate Pm knocking down
l'll have saloon of my own before next
years election. 'i-Reto York SIN.
THE zOUAvEs placed great importance in
the fact hat they ali had belonged to the fire
K.
day two of them strOlied into the Office OF the
cretary Of War and accOsted the clerk saw
ing:
I'VE want to know when we are going to
have a battle?"
"Really, sir" replied the clerk. 81 could not
inform YOU, even if / knew. You see, if we
should tell the people who ask. the enemy
would soon find out our plans"
"Well," said the zOuaves, nobody wants
you TO tell the people. my little man; we amt
people, we are freq en-. "-Boston BudGet.
A TRAVELLER in Western Iowa. noticing on
the wall OF the parior Of the hotel the le-
gend: "Ic Pon parle Francais," said to the
proprietor;
''Do \ on speak French@'
"French? No; United states is good 'nough
for me-"
''Then why do you keep that legend on
the wall that means 'French Is spoken
here -...
sssls that SOP
"Certainly."
swell, I'm half-breed from up the Mis-
sOury If a fellar with wart on his nose didn't
sell me that for a Latin motto: God bless
our home "--EgchGngs.