The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-20
BRIGHT BITS.

WHAT do you think Of this idea of when you
are smitten on one cheek to turn the other?
should call it a reversible cuff.-The Clotbier
USsELFIsH.-'Tf it is more blessed to give
than to receive unused Harry. after his
father had been trying to teach him a lesson in
generosity, II think it would be very nice n me
to do the receiving and let others have the most
blessing. "-HGrpers BdzGr.
ABOUT AN EVEN Understandable Jones!
Back from Southern California? What luck in
the gold region?
Jones Rather discouraging. l picked up
about 1,OO0 worth OF solid Doodle a day and
paid out 5000 for grub burlington Free Press.
CEASED TAXING IT sTRAIGHT.-Mrs. Any
husband is beginning to reform
Mrs. B.-Indeed' saw him going into bar
room to-day.
Mrs A.-Yes, know. He went in for glass
OF whisky, but he takes water with it now
The Epoch.
A CHASTITY JoKE-Mrs Crimsonbeak-
withstanding the fact that they are both made
up of little things, there is a great difference
between life and a newspaper.
Mr. Yeast-Explain. please.
when gets tired of a newspaper he
stops taking it; but when he gets tired of life
he takes it."-Yoake-S Statesman
LITTLE LOUIE ARNOLD, aged 5, before going to
church, was told by her mamma to be sure to
remember the text which CHANGED to be why
halt ye between two opinions On her return,
mamma said, Louie dear. hope you remember
the text" when Louie replied 4 didn't exactly
catch what the minister said, bat it was some
thing about a hawk between two pigeons ~
Christian Register.
Fun IN THE WHITE HoUsE.-Nurse-M Mercy.
children; whst are you doing:
Marthena-Oh we're having a game Of ad-
miulStration, that all.
Nurse-But what are you sitting on your
little cousin for and humping his head against
the floor?
Marthena-Why he's playing President and
I'm Secretary of State PUCK.
JUDGE-You assaulted this man seemingly
without any prOvOcatiOn.
Prisoner-Wthout any prOvocation! Why,
your honor. we were talking about the acquittal
Of Mr.. Kerr and he said it was as sad an a-kerr-
ance as he ever remembered.
He said that? Mr. Sa riff take into custody
the policeman who arrested this worthy gentle
man. You can go, sir.-le.rds SiftiRgs.
PAsroR-How is your son comiag on? I've
not seen him lately.
Parent-Pretty well.
Il hope he is not showing any signs of be-
coming fast, as IS SO frequently the case with
boys in large cities" -
Fast: Why parson, he is messenger boy.
Don't SANDER the poor boy that Way
Il beg pardon. Excuse me. had no idea he
was parayzed. Time.
BosroN MAS-Tak about the style or culture
in New York. We have in Boston Norwegian
Fashionable tailors who head their circulars
and letter heads with quotations from Emer-
son
New York Man with INTEREST," am glad to
hear of them. When we have completed our
arrangements for annexing Boston to New
York we expect, Of course, to learn all about
our suburban curiosity Tribune.
ENPLoYER-Patrick, it seems to me that you
have been drinking some of the wine out Of this
bottle, and afterward you have poured water
into the bottle SO would be deceived. In fact,
you are drunk now.
Patrick-Sure, scr, it is mistaken that you are
entoirely.
rs that SOY"
1T is, sor. In the foorst place ! niver drink
wine, ans when do l niver I'LL the bottle up wild
wather. In the next place, sor, when l do fill
up the bottle wild wather. l pour in little
whisky so that the wine will lose none of its
strength. ''-Terds SUtings.