The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-19
BRIGHT BITS.

WHEN you see a man wheeling baby car
rage you may know that the baby it contains is
has first one.-PUct.
The PRISONER being asked whether he struck
The man in the heat Of passion, replied No,
struck him in the pit of the stomach. The
Colonel.
SLEEVES, it is said have a tendency to grow
longer, and there is a well-founded suspicion
that by spring they will be visible to the naked
eye-Plck.
WHAT do you think? have girl who gets
up in the morning without being called.
Chorus of voices" Impossible"
But it is true; She is in love with the milk
man. Omaha World
OLD GENTLEMAN calling down the stairs)-
Clara, didn'tI hear that young man go just
nowf
Daughter-Yes, papa you heard him 20 to the
cellar TOR more coal-Epoch.
BIsMARcK-''I can wallop the boots off Of John
Bull, or Johnny Crdpaud, or Sgnor Macaroni,
or Aleck RomanofT. l can punish any amount
OF Sublime Porte can whip either of EN- or
all together. Let US have peacen-BostOn
Globe.
He Ito Miss Breezy, of Chicago Your friend,
Mis- Shawsgarlen, OF st. Louis, Is something of
a linguiSt, is she not, Miss Breezy?
Miss Breezy-Ies. Clara speaks French,
German, and the Missouri languages.-NelU
York sun.
HosTEss-Have you prepared something you
can play as an encore, Mr.. De Nelli?
Pianjst-Oh, yes; my piece de resistance will
come as an encore.
Hostess-How would it do to play the encore
first?-JlOige.
TELL NE, George, do you ever play poker''
Il do occasionally he answered. proudly,
land you can bet it's a cold night when l fail TO
absorb SIS or so Of some ones good cur
rency."
OH darling, will you be miner'-OH City
II
like the entertainment last evening"
Il was delighted"
And how did you like the olio:"
Il beg your pardon, Mrs. Smith, but we use
only the best creamery butter. boston
Transcript.
TT is stated that the recent spell of cold
weather caused several dogs in Beverly n. j.
to so mad. Il is not surprising. 1t has made
hundreds of men mad, too-especially when
they found their water pipes burst, and the
plaster soaked off the kitchen ceiling Norris
torn Herald.
GENTLEMAN-What do you mean Uncle Ras-
tus, by going to my wife with the story that
said she must assist you? When you came to
me to-day told you that charity began at
home. lr-
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab, an s'posed yo'
meant that was to go TO Mrs. Sniff may be
ignerunt, Mr.. Sniff, but Use homes. deed is
Neio York Sun.
HUsBAHD--Have you heard the pretty little
ladies to Mrs. Cleveland at the White House?
Wife-What is it?
Husband-It brings them luck.
Wicklow
Husband-They always get married
Wife-Ugh You call that luck, do your
Washington Critic.
JOB Lori Cwho has dropped in to see how his
valentine hit 1t on)-Why, what a beauty! You
must have somebody who thinks the world of
you
Miss Violet Sapolio-There's no doubt Of it
pawn ticket for S. stuck between the leaves
and cost mark for the same amount on the
back page, are very convincing evidences that
the sender isn't selfsh--Pltck.
Miss HELEN, calling on Mrs Branley, of Bos-
ton, finds the daughter of the house, aged 10.
reading in the reception room.
Miss Helen wishing to be agreeable)-What's
your book, dear? fairy tales?
Elinor smiling slightly)-No'm; don't read
fairy tales I'm reading Shakespeare in the
original
Collapse of Miss Helen lid Bits.