The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-28
BRIGHT BITS.

SrRANGER-1s this the mild climate you fell
lows blow aboutg
Northern Cahfornian-No; this is a Nevada
ZepiEr-th@y come over here To quiet down
Te.cGs Siftings
WHEN Dublin cathedral was reopened after
restoration at the expense of a Mr. Wise, the
Archbishop took for his text: Go thou and do
like Wise Not to be outdCne, clergyman in
his diocese, when opening church built by
brewer, said that his text was TO be found, He
brews xXx.-7ruth.
BRowN-A good name is better than riches.
Robinson-Yes. thai g what Skppum said just
before he lit out for Canada.
ut is rather singular that defaulter should
say that a good name is better than riches. "
Not at all. He made the remark when he
affixed the name of millionaire to a heavy
check. '-IeraS SiftingS
WE Judge that the Norwich Bulletin, hereto
fore stanch Republican newspaper, proposes
to Join the Democracy, for in recent issue it
says: "In recent suit for the abatement of a
nuisance in the shape oil a rooster it was de
monstrated that the cock crowed no less than
twenty eight times in thirty minutes We should
like to hire that rooster for use on the morning
of Nov. 7."-BostOH POST
SHE was very stout, very Jolly and little sar
castle. and she chiding Mr.. DeDood for not
speaking to her at a reception the day before.
"Aw, Miss Laura" he replied Il wanted to-
but yon wouldn't recO Inize me- Really. don't
you know, | walked all around you, but you
wouldn't see me"
'Clear around me. Mr.. OeDOodF she said
SYM atheticaly. How tired it must have
made Washington critic.
AFTER THE MATINEE MabeI-Lovely day.
girls. Where have you beens
Clara and Maude We've just come from the
matinee. Been to see the new society actress
Mabel-Was she good? What did she say?
Clara-Oh she played in the worst lot of old
dresses you ever saw. And do you know she
| actually wore the same dress through whole
act.
Mabel-Why, how positively scandalousl
What was the play
Maude-Oh, didn't notice. Repertoire" l
| think the bill said-Bostoa Beacon.
ScENE-A South Side Sunday school in ad-
vance Of the superintendent appearance.
Twoof the lite girls converse:
"Yohr mamma is my mamma now"
| And your papa is my papa now"
And whose papa was your papa before he
| was your papa?'
81 don't know her to speak to- but it was that
| girl in the next class with the blue toboggan on
| She is living with her mamma--her very own
| mamma, you know. My papa was her papa
before he married my new mamma-the one
| that was your mamma"
Who did her mamma marry?"
| oh nobody yet, poor thing Chicago Mail.
"YoU advertised for an expert accountant,
| sir"
Yes, did; have you had much experiencey'
About thirty years, sir; in long and tangled
| interest and partnership accounts, confused
| government books, chancery and bankrupt &C
| counts, company accounts, and"
| We'll, here: what want you to do is this
| here is my wife's shopping list for day.
! There are about twenty tve items; see what she
| bought, how much she paid for it and what the
total amount is -
But the accountant hesitated shook his head
| and said that his only brother died in insane
| he believed he wouldn't touch it.-BurIington
Hdtckeye.