Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-08
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SAY, are you fortune teller9s 4i.
''Yes, Miss that's my business" 3d..
You can read the future, can't your
As clearly rs l can the past"
wei, I'll bring around my future to-
morrow Iwant you to read him, go l can
tell it'g hfs affection is sincere" --CAica0o
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THR Concord School OF Philosophy is in full
blast. This able gathering of sagos. no doubt,
settles many problems which have hitherto
remained In dispute. but we are betting bag
OF turnlps against mess Of Lima beans that
IL can't tell why blue bottle fly always
polishes his wings off with hts heels after
chewing the northeast corner of hunk of
-PhtLddeLphiG Press.
Rosy little Dlmplccheeks
Came painting In from play,
Tired OUT and sleepy toe,
Twas such a scorching day.
On my knee she dozed awhile,
Then said uD she looked,
"F0lks called winter weather raw;
think this must be cooked"
-HdrDef'S To9GH9 People.
LAYING IN STOCK Georgia Merchant Ito
commercial Emancipation can put me down
for 30 lawn mowers and 100 dozen schythes.
Commercial Traveller Great Scott, man!
Do YOU mean itp
Georgia Merchaut.-Yes. This is a prohi-
bltlon town, you know, and | expect To do
big business lns lawn mowers and schythes
as sooa as the grass begins to grow in the
street.-Nee0 York Times.
THE expression "come on" in precisely the
sense in which 1t may be heard in the streets
OF Chicago to day, occurs in LA Mort d. Ar
thur" written by Sir Thomas Mallory in
1869, and printed by CaXton In 1855.
Sir Laneelot. who has long fore borne the in
suits of Sir Gawain because Of his reverence
for King Arthur, makes stirring answer to
Sir Gawan's words. accepting his challenge
to the utterance. concluding: Il am driven
thereto as beast to bay.'s Then Sir Ga
vain rudely replies: 'Sir Lancelot, and thou
darest doe battle, leave thy babbling and
come of, and let us ease our hearts. n-Chtcd0o
Neaos.
A PROMINENT Wall street broker once found
himself in Venice under the necessity of hav-
ing some American money exchanged for
Italian. The business was easily transacted,
and seemed regular enough, but the cost was
0ne-tourth OF the entire principal. After re-
fectiug for twenty-four hours upon the ex-
tent to which he had been sheared, he called
again upon his Venetian brother, grasped him
warmly by the hand, expressed his admira-
ton OF the performance, and added: Now,
my dear fellow, am shaver myself, and
from Wall street, and won't you be kind
enough to explain to me just how you sue
ceeded In pocketing e-fOurth of nv
moneyP The request was granted, and the
admiration was mutual HGrDer'S Weehlv.
A RETREAT IN DULL TIMEs.-"Dull times
are driving many people to poultry keeping"
says farm and garden journal. We can
readily understand that poultry keeping
would nave tendency to enIven things when
person found time hanging dull on
his hands. There is an exhilaratIon in at
tending TO lot of setting hens that can be
found IN scarcely any other employment
Nothing dull IN that, certainly, Keeping
poultry out of the vegetable garden la a lively
occupation too. Dizziness and ennui have no
opportunity to get their work in when a man
hlls that task thoroughly. But for downright
recreation nothing can possibly equal the
amount that man gets when he sets up
nights with shotgun and guards his hem
roOst from the depredations of the proving
chicken thief. Finding times dull get thee
to hennery, and quickly too. FAREWELL
TeGds Strings,