The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-23
BRIGHT BITS

WHAT becomes of the old moons, pa?' 1.-THE
old moons, my son? Why, they die of newmonia,
to be sure. Lynn Hens
If the democracy continues TO hug this
bandana idea, it may find that 1t has been
nursing wiper in its bosom. Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
He asked for congress water, and as the boy
started to draw II he added: lis it fresh?"
Certainly; We keep right up with the sessions
OF congress Just came in from Washington
last night. Detroit Tree Press.
A CoLoRADo MAN uses a S12 900 gold brick as a
paperweight. Our experience is that gold
bricks are too unwiedy to make satisfactory
paperweights. Their use has been discontinued
in this of1ce.-EmporiG Republican.
CUSTOMER lin restaurant)-A broiled spring
chicken, waiter, and small bottle, vintage "a
Waiter-Yes, Sir. later Find everything
right sir?
Customer-No; you've made a mistake.
You've brought me spring wine and a "a
vintage chicken.-NelC York Sun.
OMAHA MAN-Why don't you go to ST. Louis?
/ hear the bricklayers are getting So a day down
there.
Brcklayer-I was there. 1t don't pay.
Don't pay?"
mo; they dock you 80 cents an hour for time
lost by sunstrokes Omaha World.
ANXIOUS TO BEGIN-Prison warden Ito new
convict)-We assign men here to work with
which they are familiar. So if you have any
special line, say so, and we will start you at
once.
Convict (who can scarcely believe his. ears)-
Thanks; can't begin too soon. I'm an aero
naut.-Iid- Bits
ENTHUSIASTIC CINCINNATI BELLE-O, Ada.
give me Emerson and pigs feet, and I am
Enthusiastic Boston Girl-Give me Browning
and beans and am content.
Enthusiastic Cincinnati Belle-You darling!
Enthusiastic Boston Girl-You preciOusl
(EXeunt both for ice cream. It'd Bits
NEW YORK DAME-I think you Chicago mar
ried folks ought to live together if only for APP
pearance sake. Just think what an awful repu-
tation all these divorces give your city.
Chicago dame-Well, you see, Chicago has no
nearby summer resorts to which all the married
women can go every spring and not see their
husbands oftener than once a month, as you do
in New York, you know.-OnlGhd World.
AsroEIsHED INDEED.-The Editors Wife
Charles, have just read that M. Gregoki, the
editor of the Athens Gazette, writes three
columnsof editorials every day of his life
Isn't that astonishing?
The EditOr-Not at all my love- frequently
write four columns day.
The Editors Wife-Ah yes, Charles, but NJ
Gregoki writes in Greek Think how difficult
that must bel-Harper's Bdzdr.
LEFT HIM IN DoUBT.-When the shower came
up yesterday, certain pedestrian, whose Jaw
showed great determination, took refuge in
doorway on Monroe avenue. He allowed num-
beers of pedestrians with umbrellas to pass him,
but pretty soon the right sort of man came
along, and he stepped boldly out, extended his
arm, and said:
''Ah, you thief, but I've run you down at last
Give me my property"
Eyes -ah-yes." stammered the other, as he
surrendered it.
The man with the prominent jaw walked up the
avenue as if nothing had happened, while the
other skipped for the vacated doorway.
WAS it his?" queried one who had witnessed
the performance.
That's what worries me-" replied the other
81 am trying to think where stole it from "
Detroit Free Press.