The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08
BRIGHT BITS.

If pair of red lips were upturned to your own,
With no one to gossip about it,
Would you pray for endurance to let them
aloneY
Well, maybe you would, but doubt il.
When sly, tender hand you're permitted to
seize,
With velvety softness about it,
Would you drop it, and slight it with never a
squeeze?
Well, maybe you would. but doubt it.
When slender little waist is in reach Of your
arm,
With wonderful plumpness about it,
Would you argue the point 'twixt the good and
the harmf
Well, maybe you would, but doubt it,
And if by these tricks you should capture a
heart,
With a womanly sweetness about 1t,
Would you guard it and keep it and act the
good part!
Well, maybe you would, but doubt It,
E. L. C.
IT is we'll enough to say there is nothing in
name; but suppose man ramed Slaughter
should start 8 summer hotel aud call it the
Slaughter house.-ErchGHge.
ARTEsIAN WELLS have no poetry and no ro-
nance in them. The moss covered bucket and
the old oaken bucket and all that sort of thing
disappeared when the well became a perfect
bore.-AelO Orleans PicaylGJe.
BcsINEss-MAN-See here, that typewriter you
sold me has no capital II al all.
Agent-IH have tie mistake corrected at
once. ey must have sent you one intended
for our English trade.-Ter,e Hnute Express.
CHoLLY-Ah, Tiedrich see you have my
trousers ready. am forever indebted 10 you.
Tiadrich- Forever indebted ? Nein. mein
freudt. dose drOuSer don d 90 oudt NIT dis store
till dot bill vos seddled, spot cash, right away,
aindt t!-LUe.
AT ANDRIAN, Mich, lady saw an engine
house with steeple and innocently askei q
gentleman attendant. ''W hat church is that?''
TIE gentleman. after reading the sign Del
uge No. 3 - replied Il guess it must lie he third
Baptist. "-Cttc1g0 Times.
W1BBLE-Do you believe all this nonsense you
read IN the novels about the sailor alliug in love
with his ship aud all that sort of thing:
Wabole o, yes At least when a vessel goes
on cruise the sailor is gone on her until she
gets back, isn't he:-Te,re Hapte Express
BIpDY-I want five cents, mum, to buy cheese
to bait the rat-,rap.
Lady--Here is ten cents. Buy some maca-
roni, too. and cook it with the chees a1 ,cratin
This house was occupied by Sig, BeiIayefsara
for three years, and the rats may afSfe 1a1ian
tendencieS.-EpOch An % -.
A BALTIMORE AsTRoLoGIsr estimates that
there are $1,000 00O in gold buried in different
portions OF the state Of MarylandF and he will
point out said locations To any and ali persons
who will put down tive-dollar bill Beats all
how cheap things have become in this country.
Detroit rec Press
"ANGEIIcA. you mustn't ask Mr.. Finlay Place
| into the parlor. You know we are all torn up
with houseceaning"
well. he won't mind that"
But there is only one chair in there"
"Oh. that doesn't make any difference,
mamma Toledo Blade
Mr.. LowCUr-Ethel, goodness gracious, are
you going In that waisty
Mrs. Lowcut Certainly. Which OF these
flowers do you think most suitable for corsage
bouquet
Mr.. Lowcut-Wear the blush roses, for
heavens sake.-Anericdn He6retU.
FIRST LITTLE GIRL drom New York|-Oh,
Philadelphia is an awfully duh place.
Second Little Girl philadelphia hostess)-
Dull?
First Little Girl-Yes. I've been here almost
a week and haven't seen anybody killed yet
| not even a street-pavement explosion hiIa-
delphtd Record.