The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-26
BRIGHT BITS.

a SLUGGER-Ihe early brd.-E'ltcf.
You refer to the English spafTer, OF course
Boston Commercial ButeteH.
A SOUND OpNIoN-Wife-wha do you think
about this little Josef Holman affair, John?
Husband--I think the public has been over
worked and ought to have rest.-1he Epoch
In view of the fact that that Easter will soon
arrive, let us hope that the grand master
rooster will not order out all the hens. Such a
strike would be a acknowledgements State
Journal
AN American took an English slugger around
70 see sullivan, and when they left the barroom
the american began to sound his companion.
We'll, how does he strike your
He doesn't strike me at all, if | can help it"
was the honest reply Washington Critic
'CAN mother forget her ohild:' asks a sweet
poetess in the Home Journal Birdie. II 1t is
boy child, years old, and awake, we will stack
up the mines of Golconda against marShmaiiows
for the crowd that she can't; no, not for one
minute, unless she browns herself or chloro
forms her chyd-B,trdette
THE snow came down" sings poet. There
IS nothing remarkable in the fact. Snow always
comes down when it falls, and it always falls
when it comes down When the poet finds snow
coming up he will he juStfable in saddling his
Pegasus and writing column of verse about it
provided he doesn't send it to newspaper
Office. -NoiriStOlcn Herdid.
YES said Algernon Tracy to the young
lady with whom he was chatting, 1T is useless
to complain at what can't be helped Man pro-
poses and God disposes'
AS to the latter part of the remark, " she re-
piled, I'm not prepared to speak; but as to the
first part | can only say that some do and some
don t. '-MerchGHt Traveller.
A STRANGER in Fort Worth Tex, was struck
by the sign Commercial Detective Agency"
that was painted on the doors of offices all over
the town. Speaking to a citizen of the place he
asked if this agency was not a large affair, say
my that they seemed to have Offices all over
town. "Ah, that is old Bill Bowers was the
reply. HE finds it cheaper to move than to
pay rent. "-DetrOu Free Press.
LITTLE Fritz, hearing his parents speak of
Beethoven, asked: Mamma, who is Bee.
thoven?"
"a composer" replied his mother.
And what is a cOmposer:n
"A man who makes music"
The next morning an organ grinder struck up
his tune in the street.
Mamma" exclaimed Fritz eagerly, there
is Beethoven. "-Fidnkftrter Zeitung.
WHY HE QUIT THE BUSINESS osciusko Muir
ply who is a bookkeeper in a grocery store
met a friend who clerks in a cigar store on
Austin avenue, and asked him for a cigar,
Amt got any" said his friend
Amt got any said Kosciusko. why,
when used to work in a cigar store always
had my pockets stuffed with cigars"
Yes, probably that's the reason you amt
in cigar store now,' was the crushing reply
IerGS Stfttngs
He was old Anglo-Indian bachelor, who
calm repoSe at Brighton She was giddy
Young spinSter. anxious to make match for
money, and when the pair met at the house of a
mutual frend she exclimed gushingly How
the Brighton air must have agreed with you.
Gen. Pawncurre. You positively look younger
than ever Yes-er-anvbodv would take you
to be in your second childhood!'' Next moment
the notion dawned upon her that she had over
done her compliment
A New ENGLAND IDYL.-Elder Berry had come
out of prayer meeting a little before the close,
and the sexton noticed that he had a worried
look and a corrugated brow as he fumbled
among the few umbrellas that remained in the
vestibule What's the matter, Elder?" he in
oured alphabetically; "caint find yer parry
shoot?'
No, | CANT Jim said the Elder, somewhat
testify; who's been here takin' other folks UNI
brellers?"
"There amt one come out sence you
went in replied the sexton; 'ceptin' Deacon
Graves FIN up your way, N he got hisn't all
right know fer l seen his name onter tn
handle"
"Sho" said the Elder, as he Strengthened up
Stiffiy from his search, and the puzzled look,
slipping from his face, was succeeded by one of
deeper speculative gloom.
"Sho. wal swow, hadn't no idee that the
| deacon was comm ter meetin' to-day. Sho,
| Jim, amt it most time you went daoun an seen
| TO them furnaces? The haouse amt more'n
half het up, Puck.