The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-16
BRIGHT BITS.

ABSENT MINDED Really this is awkward.
What did come here for? All, yes, / remem-
Der My dear young lady, adore you. viii
you grant me your hand?-FIiegende BLdtter.
AS YESTERDAY was a legal holiday. the Cronin
case was not taken up and no member of the
Clan-na-G Gael was given an opportunity to forget
anything on the witness stand-ChicG0o NeIos.
GAzzAM Indicating passer-by)-That young
man shines good deal in society.
Dolly-Ah, who is he?
GaZZn-Don't know his name, but he's a
bootblack.-Nunseys Weekly.
POLICE JUDGE Ito prize-fghter)- you
any one to defend you!
Prize-fighter (patting the muscle on his ARM
Does this look as though l needed anybody
From the French in Texas Stftin9S.
AN AUTUMNAL PRoPosAL--He las they stand
very dreary without, is it not?
She-Without what?
He Gnspired) -You.-Hdrper's Bazaar.
sMoKE-Chicago Man-Huh Your attempts
to hold Worlds Fair will end in smoke New
York MAXWELL, it will be- smoke that people
can see through, and that's more than can be
said of Chicago smoke.--AelC York Weekly
You GIRLS want the earth" said a State
street father when one of his daughters asked
him for So for new jacket.
. mo. papa, said the ingenious child of 20,
not the earth--only new jersey. dubuque
Herald.
Mr.. FLUFFY-Say, old man, that friend of
yours, Miss Goode, is a kind, gentle sort of per-
SOC, is she not!
Mr., Waterrpate Gapturously)-Klnd and gen
tie! Why fluff, me boy, that girl wouldn I
strike an attitudel-ISme.
OFFICE Boy TO Boston editor. )-There's a
gent outside. sir, with fringe on bis pants, what
says he wants to see the editor. Boston Editor
Never say gent or pants" James; and tell
the gentleman we don't want any poetry"
Smith, Gray 9 Co.'S Monthly.
D5o1rav Laok olJ.
wot 20 doin' wifi dat baby's nose! Yo know no
better'n dat? We'll nanny l heard de
teacher at school say dat de nose was an organ,
an Is jest pullin' de baby's nose for to make
de music come. r-Holper's BdzGr.
LowFUND-I say old man, need hundred
to tide me over till tomorrow. If you can
kindly accommodate me with the loan III
eternally be your Debtor,
Higfund--Sorry, dear boy, but l can't lend
money on those terlns.-Mrtsey'S Weekly.
BERT1E-I heah Cholly has been expelled from
the club for vulgarity and bad form.
GusSie-Yaas, had horrible evidence
against him, " know
Bertie-What was its
Exchange '
zard crawled out Of bed the other day and
blockaded two or three trains, froze four men
to death, and completely ruined a real estate
dealer who had gotten out 10000 pamphlets
headed: The winters of this section are like
April in the East. Detroit Free Press.
SHE (of Boston)-Have you read the story Of
Ben Hur?' Ii SO, you remember those won
derful characters, the three wise men from the
east?
He (of Chcago)-rve never read the. book.
| but I've had the pleasure of meeting two of
| the characters you nention-John L. Sullivan
| and Mike Aelly.-Es1chGnge.
| MoTHER-Tommy, take this broken pitcher
| and throw it in the ash barrel.
iIanf hrovO bi,f hot hn
boy?''
Il broke de pitcher. an mother'n beat me
| when 'er git home"
Well, here is q quarter. Go and buy an
other"
Tomny-Jmminy worked dat fer all it
was wuth.-Life.