The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-18
BRIGHT BITS

TALKING about echoes, Col Ogeechee claimed
that he had one on his place, few miles from
Savannah, which beat anything he had ever
heard or read about; one, in fact, which would
clearly repeat whole sentences. The party Of
gentlemen were interested but ncredulous and
arranged to accompany Col Ogeechee home
the next afternoon to test the wonderful echo
The colonel found, on getting home, that in
the heat of the discussion he had claimed more
than the facts justified Determined not to be
beaten, he called his Irish laborer.
Pat, says he, some gentlemen are coming
home with me tomorrow afternoon to hear the
echo. Now. want you to go across the river
before time for me to arrive, so you can answer
back Whatever we may call out"
You name fur me to play ikker, SORRY" asked
Pat, gTinning.
That's it, exactly, said the colonel Now,
do you thoroughly understand that you are to
answer back exactly wnat we say?"
80 ys. sorr; ye can depind on me entoirely."
Next afternoon the colonel took his friends to
the river bank and all were ready for the ex-
pertinent.
Making a speaking trumpet of his hands, the
colonel roared
Back came the echo with startling distinct
ness:
"Yis, sorr; Owe been here sence av the
clock"
VISITOR while waiting for hostess)-And is
your mamma still in mourning for your poor
Flossie-Yes, ma am she is when she goes out
anywhere. Epoch.
FIRST LADY-Have you any hired help now?
Second lady-Well, half and half, say
First LADY, don't understand, quite
Second lady-Why, you see, il Is hired but il
is no help HdshiaQton Critic.
Il HEAR you are erecting young mems col
lege in your town. said Alpha to Omega. "How
is it progressingi" "Splendidly," replied Omega
The baseball grounds are already laid out, and
ground will be broken for the college buildings
o
A PLEASED OLD LADY-Old lady to elderly
bride on weddingtrip)- young man who
just went into the smokin car seems very
fond o. you, nam.
Elderly bride-Ah, yes, John loves me most
dearly
Old lady-It does my old heart good to see
sech affection these days; is he the only son We
got, ma'amy,-The Epoch.
Miss CLARA (blushng)-Do you know, Ethel,
that young Dir. sampson proposed to me last
night and accepted him?
Miss Ethel (heartily)-I congratulate you
sincerely, Clara. Dlr. Sampson is noble young
man.
Miss CIara-Do you know him well?
Miss Ethel-O, yes IL Yves only few months
ago that / promised to be sister to him.
Time.
"CoEGRATULATE ME, old man, have written a
book and it's going to be q big success"
HIM. you Sem remarkably sanguine; how
do you know it Is going to be a success?"
because I've got it all fixed. | have made
arrangements with several leading papers to
deuounce my work as rubbish, and with several
others to accuse me of plagiarism; | expect
that the first edition will be- exhausted in a
month.-Judge.
"OF COURSE I see you're joking" said Mrs.
r. with knowing look, interrupting her
nephew who had just commenced reading
aloud the title of paragraph in a newspaper
"A University for Wales"
You can't take me ~ quite so easily. Uni
versity for Wales, indeed ? And yet" she
added reficctivey, when was ia Cornwall, |
heard them frequently speak of n school of
behring's SO you may be right, after all.
Punch