The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-03
BRIG BITS.

THE SEA SERPENT's ENGAGENENTs.-
Inc sea serpent took out is diary
And glanced with an eye most fiery:
on TIE titth OF Coney Island on the 9th Pen
obscot bay,
Then a run up the broad Hudson lust to see
what people say
"On the sth. near Newport harbor, private
view by Vanderbilt
"Men.-The serpent is requested to have his
tailregilt.
"on the stn within the tropics I must scare
some sailor crew
"on the loth'ot Engiand's Brighton they must
,.-,, my fun length view.
"The lith has four offers, but they growled at
my charge.
For the 12th drunken captain and to scare
picnic barge
"On the 18Th there was inquiry as to cost for
head alone
From Cheap John sort of Snowman who pre-
49,, tends my skin to own.
Really, what with competition and incred-
uity
The business of a sea snake is not what it used
TO be-
So it folded up its diary
And closed its eyes most fiery,
ana dove the greeting not to bear
from the snakelet which exhibits at Naragan-
setG Pier. -Nei1 YORK Herald
The bald heads are much more anxious for
ballot reform than for ballet reform.-Mnne-
dpotts Tribune
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX says that a wife
should be asked for with the eyes alone. She
must regard tlis kind of amarriage bargain as
an eye deal-BaltiRlOre american.
My dear friend an in despair. Alma's
heart is as hard as steel"
Suppose you try it with diamonds; they ara
harder than steel, you know. "-FLegende Bldt-
ter
A DANEERoUs DoG.-'T had once a dog that
was so clever that ne could easily distinguish
rogues from honest people, but / had to give
him away, for one day he bit me - FIieoende
Batter.
A NEW SIGNAL OFFIcER.-"The general assem-
Oily mad perfect weather for its holiday recrea-
ton IN the harbor, for which it was under obi
cations to the hospitality of Col. Shepard. The
Tribune.
always let the other fellows begin. You can
thereby get the bulge on them, also the repI-
tation of being the biggest liar laurence
Aslertcan
GEoTFREY-rve lost both my collar buttons
Maria.
Maria-How singular!
deofreyINo, hang it, how plural! Clothter
The new governor of Utah was at one time a
telegraph messenger boy in Pittsburgh fact
which goes far toward confirming the correct
ness Of the Biblical contention that the race is
not always to the swift.-BoSton transcript,
TON PrATT's writing an article on civil car.
OF Russ" Harrison suggests the propriety of
the Devll's writing an article on the different
brands of holy water for the Police Gazette
Life.
INVALID WTFE-John, dear, if I should die
would you marry again?
Husband-There there, nv darling. 7 heo of
you don't talk of death and second marriage in
the same breath. Death alone is sad enough.
Once Week.
You went to the exhibition with Berthe?"
II am sorry to say | did"
"Ah! she told me that everything she saw
there was hideous"
Yes She spent the whole time before the
mirrors. Figure.
SEVERAL gentlemen who have visited New
York told us some time ago that in polite so
clety in that city there obtains pretty fashion
OF serving coffee in miniature cups-after-din
ner coffee, it is called, as we recollect 1t il
deemed vulgar to serve coffee in large CUPS
because when gen leman feeds he should pre-.
fer TO feed delicately. and not out of trough
We once aSke1 Prof. FiShbladder why it wa,
that small coffees hadn't been introduced into
Chicago society, and he said that it was because
they were regarded as dangerous. It seems
that the Calumet Club years ago did import a
lot of those miniature cups, with q view Il
utilizing them for after-dinner coffee But a.
the very start the g befell an accident thai
drove the innovation out OF favor One of tn,
wealthlest and most influential members Of tn,
club, wuIle endeavoring to make away with hi!
usual afJer-dinner coffee, swallowed the cup
and for weeks his life was despaired Of Eve
since then in the best Chicago society the regu
ation coffee cup has been the size of q sitz
bath.-Chtcugo Morning Netos.