The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-17
BRIGHT BITS.

WAIT WHITMAN says that nothing is ever
really lost" But will be kindly inform wait
ing world what has become of the rhymes at
the ends of his poetry lnes:-BostOn Tran
script
MRS. RILEY-Are yez on calm TURNS wild our
neighbor?
Mrs. Murphy-Ave coorse am. She called
me thafe and l called her another.Terds
SQtings.
WHAT do you understand by word paintingY''
asked the new teacher. And the smart bad boy
after moments thought, said he didn t know,
but he reckoned that to black fellows ''i''
would come pretty near it.-Burdette.
II NEVER could see that Ananias told such lies
that he should be struck dead for them
And who are your
II m real estate agent"
'Ah! That explains it. "--Lincolrl Journal
Mr.. SAW (excitedly)-I tell you, the truth will
Mr.. Instance (calmly-Yes, indeed and
notice that it will out of some men so thoroughly
that it doesn't seem to leave trace behind
Puck.
SMALL BOY (whose ideas of heaven are not
totally disconnected with a full stomach
Papa, will we have three meals day in the
next world?
mo, my son; but we will get our desserts
there. '-Jtdge.
ART DEALER (descanting on the virtues of the
picture You will observe. sir. that the draw
ing is free, that
Agrculturst- if the DRAWN is free, an
you don't tax me too much for the frame
b'gosh I'll take it.-EpOch.
1--WE do not live by bread alone" said a min
lister to young man he was trying to win from
the error of his ways.
lis that soy was the irreverent reply. well,
| wish you would convince my boarding house
lady OF it, Washington critic.
HE-I read something funny the other day.
It was about a man who had Invented a parlor
lamp which would 80 out promptly at 10 p. NJ.
She-HoW nice,
And lie hash [ yet made up his mind whether
j was hint to go or to turn down the gas
Puck
A YOUNG ARTIST wishes to know it, under our
present tariff laws, "a statue by an American
sculptor residing abroad is admitted free?n We
think it is, but il is a great outrage. Some of
the statues ought to be kept ont under penalty
of death and imprisonment for lie and the
sculptor ought TO be kept out on the same terms
-Burdette.
On PROBATION. - Arkansas Judge Queer
thing. that, about Keyser.
Arkansas ColOnel--How's that?
Arkansas Jud ge-Reformed, you know.
Arkansas ColOnel-.Joined the church, Ell?
Arkansas Jndge-Well, no; he's only on pro
baton now. heard him arguing last night that
it was wrong to kill a man ON Sunday.-Puck
THERE was donation party at Parson
Bledsoe's house not long since. About 10 O'Clock
Col. Yerger met Elder Jones coming from the
rear Of the house and said,
why, Elder. where have you been tor"
ooh. just taking little sesta on the back
porch"
Great gosh! show me how to get one will
you? I'm as dry an hot aShes!'-TeraS Sift-
ingS.
MRS. SMrrH-''So you say your husband has
given up drinking liquor. Mrs. JOnes?" Mrs
Jones-'NeS. He never enters a barroom now"
Mrs Size must have a strong will to be able
to give it no altogether Mrs. J.-"Yes but he
takes substitute to enable him to taper off as
il were Mrs S.-"Mhat is the substitute do
you know might get my husband to try it :"
Mrs J.-''lt is something called spirituS fru
menti that they sell in the drug store. Boston
Courier.