Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-07
BRIGHT BITS.

ISN'T 1t heavenly" calculated Miss Gush,
the piano.
Yes" replied Fogg, sit is indeed heavenly.
III sounds ike thunder" -B0stoR TranScriDt.
CHAMPOIREAU in despair resolves to COM
init suicide. He is about to take his last
plunge into the Seine, when all at once he re-
fleets: ''To-day-Friday-th 18th! Never"
sald he, recoilIng. ut might bring me bad
luck!-F'rench Joke.
THE INQURING MIND.-"Pa," said Bobby,
sleepily, can ask you one more question If
it amt foolish?"
"Ha-as- one more"
GLOW much Older is a ripe old age than a
green old age?'-Life.
IAN, Jones, enjoying YOURSELF"
Yes, the boss gave me a vacation last Mon
''That's good.~
Il don't know about that. because he forget
to put an end to It."-PhjlddeIpAia can.
SAYS the Burlington Cvt.) Free Press: 1--WE
hnd alderman IN the dictionary, but not
DOODLE How is this?' they are still very
green up in the Green Mountain State. Isn't
our esteemed contemporary aware that the
pr essence Of the alderman" is satisfactory
reason for the absence OF the "boodle?''-
BOStOR transcript.
GUEST 0rasciblyl-I am obliged to make a
comp Amt against the waiter who attended
me at dinner. He became insoent when |
wouldn't tip him at every course,
Hotel Proprietor tobsequiouslyl-T must ask
you to excuse him, sir. He has seen better
days, and his ins0lence is unintentional; he
was once New York alderman.-L9e.
TEsTAMENTARY!-C ountry parson twho. IN
his poor old parishiOner's last illness, had
charitably sent him a can of milk every day
from the vicaragel-Wen, Mrs Powley, and
how have you been since your sad loss?
WidOw-4es, sir-poor IZaak-he's a gone!
But before he went, s,r, he left the quart o.
milk To come to me daily, poor dear!-Puncb.
GROWERS PRoNUNcIAMENTo.-
Henceforth no Office seeker
Who is a bachelor
Shall be allowed 10 swell the crowd
Within the White House door!
Let celebrates be banished.
Fen though in rage they shout:
For il they dare to come ! swear
Phi turn the rascals out!
~. Y. Journal.
"AND are you glad TO see me. Bebby?"
asked the Bishop on his semi-annual visit to
s'0h. yes" said Bobby, "'cause we alwavs
have good dinner when you come But
didn't expect you"
''No. l thought you'd go somewhere else
cause ma said yesterday that it was about
time some other member Of the church offered
to entertain you. "-Aeb0 York SIM.
GOsTARyE unless you purchase cream,
Wen have no ointment cheaper!
Go churn the moOley's milky stream
And substitute the keeper.
Wen get a corner on the cows
And raise the price of butter,
Till factory hands in rage arouse
Ana all mechanics mutter.
The dairy farmers stock aud land
Must be by law protected;
Wen tax the poor mans table, and
Wen then be reelected
- Washington Post.
A MISUNDERSTANDING 81 tell You, Oar
ringer, the red flags got TO go. We've had
enough of it,"
BROMLEY. I'm with you there. 1t has cost
me a heap OF money. My wife may protest,
of course, but"
Good gracious, Darringer, your wife isn't
an anarchist, Is sheY'
"Why, OF course not"
Chow does ii cost YOU lot OF money!
''She spends IL, dom you see? Buys things
she's no manner OF use for, and"
''SaEes alive, man! what red flag was you
talking abOutf"
'rhe auctoneer's. Wern't you?"-Phila-
delphiG cal.