The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-27
BRIGHT BITS.

AMONG the dearest children in the world are
some Of the little ones up in the northwestern
part OF Africa. They are Morocco klds,-Mer-
chant Traveller
A MEEK INDIVIDUAL, who owes us several years
subscription, saws his credit ought to be good
Tor he Is to inherit the earth one of these days.
-Mdrttd's Vineyard Herald
A SPORTSMAN is man who spends all day
away from his business, 81 for powder and shot,
and comes home at night tired, hungry and
ugly, dragging &c. rabbit by the ear-Derter
t-he.l Gazette.
VIZ don't advise fooling with the tariff, but if
anything can be done 70 remove the tacks of
the stairs after the new carpet is put down,
without injury to the country, it should be done
at once.-BOston Courier.
BorH -she-You say your elder
brother is bank cashier.
He-NeS.
She-My elder brother is in Montreal too
Perhaps they're acquainted.-,Jloigs.
ESCAPED the Blue Pencil-Have you read "As
1t Was Written I: asked WigWug of Quill-driyer.
No book, isn't it,
-hum--yes thought it couldn't be a
newspaper article. &c., Detroit Free Press.
NO, am not in favor Of retaining the tax on
tobacco said Kiliordan, as be critically ex-
aInined the cigar he was smoking. While to-
bacco may not he a necessity everybody knows
that the Connecticut cabbage Is
1t certainly is not a luxury said Grind
stone, raising the window to get some fresh
air.-Chtcdgo Tribune.
An UNLEARNED FoLLowER-Zel1e Say. Uncle
Nose, yo' know my brudder Sam, wot set him
self up as s'ciety gemn? Well. he done bin
rested fO' stealth oh "A suit of clothes.
Uncle Nose Well if he amt de mos igner-
ATTEST niger ebber seed Why didn he buy
suit and nebber pay 70 1t, just like de white
s'cety gem'n do:-L0e.
LITTLE EMMA-I fear Fido caught cold, nam
ma.
4fother-Wby, my child'
Little Emma Nhen we came home It com
menced raining and tido got his feet wet.
Mother-Well, you often got your feet wet
and haven't caught cold.
Little Emma Yes, but Fido has four feet.
why do you ill up your paper with such
nonsense as this he said 10 the editor: John
Smith, Of Pugville, is in town, calling on his
many friends
Just then the Office boy poked his head in the
door aud said: 'nlr. Smith, of Pugville, wants
fifty extra papers"
That way, explained the astute editor
HdrpeTS BGzdr
BROMLEY, what's the matter with you? You
look as though you had been tangled in cy-
clone
Why. that brute of a Chumlev assaulted
me He knocked me down and stamped on me
and beat me horribly"
And what did you do?''
go? treated him with silent contempt -
Lincoln JOUrHCL
WHY wouldn't it be good idea if somebody
should get up a code of signals showing how
people feel, thus saving much wind in asking
How are you and kindred questions? There
might be white lapel button for Pretty well, s.
a red one for 'So-so. and blne one for Il fee
like the deuce They could easily be made
quite as trustworthy as the weather signals, and
would ill long felt want.-BoStOn Transcript
Nor MEReENARY- wouldn't put one of my
darters up to rnarryin' fer riches alone fer
nothin in the world, said an Arkansas matron
to a neghbor, land yit it's sometimes as easy to
fall in love with one that's got ten fifteen dol
lars and two or three good fddles as 1t is with
one that amt got nothin an nary fiddle TO his
name But, mind ye, amt argyfyin' in favor
Of marryin' for riches l Gin't"-Detrot Free
Press.
A SATISFACTORY ExPLANATIoN-Wif e-What
IS meant John, by the phrase carrying Goals
10 Newcastle
Husband-It is a metaphor. my dear, showing
the doing OF something that is unnecessary.
Wife, don't exactly understand. Give me
an Illustration. familiar one
Husband Well, if was TO bring you home a
book emitted How to Talk, that would be car
rying Goals TO Newcastle, - Boston Courier.