Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-10
BRIGHT BITS.

PHILADELPHIA MEN are said to be so homely
thdt thev had to take d composite photograph
o' sixteen prom nent citizens IN order TO get
a picture of spectacle looking Mayor
Burlington rec Press.
Lucy LARCoM continues her autumnal
conundrums. "How will it be when The
woods turn brown?' she asks. There will he
an awful litter OF leaves IN the back area.
Lucy, for the hired girl TO sweep up.-L05ceU
tOuI ter.
81 WISH. your reverence" said Curran, one
day, t" Fa her O Leary. that YOU were St
Peter and had he ley Of heaven. Then you'd
be able 10 LEI me M
By m honor and conscience" replied
OLearJ, lit would be bet er for you that
had the KEYS of the other place; for then
| could let you out."-Rel'gjous He,dld.
HEwAs CLOSE BY. ANywAY.-Lecturer-
How DID you enjoy my talk on bulgariaf
EN-spectator-O exceilently; and SO did
Brown. He was there, you know.
Lecturer nj, ed! He is q man of genius.
aud can appreciate good thing; but are you
su e he there
x-spectator-Why, certainly; he aud 1
were in the cafe aud met our ives coming
out. On, he was there.-Ve1o York Graphic.
REPoRTER-I hear there is some trouble in
your church.
Pastor-Y on must be mistaken, | haven't
heard Of any. What have you heard?
Report ri was told that Miss DeSmythe
and Mis- d jones
Pastor--Oh, yes. That's only little matter
Reporter-Oh-ah-yes see. Excuse me,
| thought there was something new.-- Pitts
6u'g Ch"0nicLe.
Tits reported that when the announcement
of A bbr Liszrs death was made to the Cheva-
her de kOntski. the aulh II of lie Reyetl de
Lion" he gave a gasp and tainted. After he
wac revived he "a q: "And there is but one Of
us left. Luck, for The wOr IT Is |. for after
all List WAS too radical The CheV2Iier j.
n w at WORK composing dlrge in honor of
his late con temporary, which will, it il hoped,
make the lion roar with Jealousy and envy
! Dramatic Netos.
kEFTUCKIAN with a large jug made a
bargain with countryman to take him four
mile over the hills. How muchl you
charger"
"Oh, a couple Of swigs Of the stuff in that
| jug'll MAKE IL about square, reckon"
After the journey had been made and the
| countryinan had taken Il swig, he said :
''Stran. er, I'm peaceabe man. but if you
! don't VAIL IN be chOcs full OF lead to- night
| you'd better find another way to carry your
mOiasses." 1id-BitS
CORNELIUS VAN CoTT tells a funny story
| about the old days when the colored vote was
! soliily Republican. 1t was on the day when
| samuel j, Tllden was elected TO the Presl-
! denry. very enthusiast tic Repub,ican nan
vas seen dragging another colOred man
| through the streets. "What are YOU dong
! with him?' Mr.. Van Colt asked. "Going to
| la him locked up, san sand the enthusiast.
! What fOrY' qucried Van OFT 'He vote d
! u
"but, hold on" said Van Cot. "Iou can't
/ lock man up for that" "You can't?" said
! the darker, why amt dat di-orGerly con-
| duct at the polls ?"--tea0 York Sun.
A HINT WAS SUFFICIENT.-Ata house in
! Ohio, where a minister was boarding, the
! servant girl was anxious to anticipate every
| thug IN her wOrA That any one " shed her to
/ do. she mad always Just done IT. or Was
| Just doing IL" wien any order was given
! T lis amused the Dung divine greatly, ana on
! on occasion he thOugut tu nonpus the o ri by
| ruse. II dO"'t think ELIZA has washed my
| BIOle siuce | have been here" he said TO the
/ mistress IN low tone, but designed to be
! overheard by the girl. a few mtuu Is ,ater
the N istress said to her in tie pres, nee of the
| clergyman: "EilZa, have You washed Mr.
| Blanks BiOie?" NO, ma'am; but Eve got IL
asO k."-HafDe,'s Bdsdr.
PROF BoYEsEN spent hIs summer vacation
on Nantucket, amt was surprised To lind a
native VINO seemed 10 take An Interest IN Nor
"egi AN loliJics. aud who not MY talked in
tetngeut on the subject, but even 60 rected
he visitors figures concerning the size of t.
governments minority in the Diet. when he
quo ed a. hs authority AN article by Prof
Is ~ ezen IN the Christian Union. all the visI-
tor could do was to accept the correction, and
confess the autho rshlp of the article. Then
YOU are NOrweglanT inquired the native
MIR BOl essen nodded assent. "It's odd," tn"
II ucketer went on. bat you're The first
one | ever saw heto who nadu't come on a
wrecN. "Oh," exclaimed Mr. Boyesen -,
came rs a wreck, so the ala erence isn't SO
great after al. CRITIC.