The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-19
BRIGHT BITS.

QUESTION FOR NEwsBoys-Does your mother
know your route r. GooddHs San.
JAMES wHIrcoYB RILEY writes, y put by the
halfwritten poem" Bully for YOU Jim! Would
that all alleged poets would do hkewise-Nor-
tCtch bulletin.
2IR. FEATHERLy-What beautiful teeth Miss
Miss -harptongue-Yes. think this set much
prettier than her other.-LUe
AT THE CHURCH SocIABLE.--VivaciousY Young
Iady-Guess what we are going to have to-
night, Mrs. Bascom-CharadeS.
Mrs. Bascom--I knowed it! ! smelt EN- clear
out to the gate. -BUuliRgt0H Free Press
GEvr1EaAN-I don't like to pay you for the
job, Uncle Rastus, until it's done You might
20 back on me.
Uncle Rastus Earnestly l won't boss,
deed ! won't. lse white ii / Is cullud-Aet0
York sun.
i WILL. be fair with you darling, " said George
Himself, tenderly; when We are married you
shall have half my income,
And /. dear George said Amanda Herself,
will not be insensihe to such unseliishnesSi You
shall ever share one-half of my expenses
B,rdette.
LocToR-Did you say to your husband Mrs;
Hendricks, that If agreeable to him, | would
send bill for service rendered during ms recent
severe Illness?
you had better aituntl he gets little stronger.
Life.
GENTLEMAN getting his boots shinedj-lsn't
your name Teddy Mcnamara, boyE
observation-disclosures me name in private life.
'Tain't me perfesh nal name.
Gentleman Have you professional name?
BootblaCk-Nes sir. It's Gartbaldi del torso
Spaghetti Yous have ter have an Eyetalian
name, or you don't git no shnes.-Ihe Epoch
IT was in Boston church, at an afternoon
meeting during the week of prayer. One of the
regular attendants was a Coored woman VINO
could sing a solo effectively. but was not always
edifying in speech One afternoon after sing
ing hymn, she rose to her feet to relate an
experience" which she did in substance as
follows: Il thank the Lord for what he has
done for me. He is always good to me. He
has always blessed me. am q years old, and
have buried three husbands They were all bad
men, and, bless the Lord, he took all of them
away" Brief remarks were the order of the
day and without further revelations of the
blessings she had enjoyed she took her seat
Boston 1fdceHer
PHOTOGRAPHER to sitter)-I saw you at church
last SUNDAY. Miss Smith.
Sitter--Oh. did you?
Photographer-Yes and also your friend
Miss Brown Of you could raise your chin trifie
taanks), and what an atroclous looking hat she
had on. after pauSel: There. Miss Smith, it
is over, and think we have caught a very pleas
ant expression Puck.
Dr. BUCKLEY, in his letters TO young men,
speaking of the art of ascertaining the contents
of a newspaper in few minutes. says that the
late DR.. John McClintock allowed seven min
utes to the New York Tribune" There is moth
ing so very surprising about this The only
wonder IS, how DR.. McCuntoCk put in so much
time.-TerGS SiftiHg5
A PArRoLMAN who was going up Macomb
street the other night was Joined by resident
of that street who was on his way home. When
the two reached the house it was nearly mid
night and the citizen jokinglv said: Il guess
| can get in without the old lady hearing me.
Some wives mighty particular, You know. =
He passed around to the side door with key in
his hand, but in about a minute the officer heard
a terrible yell, followed by shouts for help. A
chamber window was thrown up and a head
thrust out and the officer asked what was the
matter. "Oh, nothing much,N answered a
woman's voice. 81 wanted to know just what
time he got home tonight, and so set steel
trap on the doorstep. ! think it caught him
You can go on about your business and I'll go
down and let him in. The officer obeyed the
suggestion, and was heard e say as lie prone
naded his beat: 1t heats all how many point
ers a fellow can pick up after 10 O'Clock at
night - Detroit Free Press.