The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-17
BRIGHT BITS.

Two FRESHMEN walking along the Bowery
stopped under sign printed in Hebrew letters.
An wot that, Moike ~ asked one. "Begorra,
dunno: hat Of Oi ha mo- fiute dom me eff OF
wuddnt troi to play it.'-Judge.
con- Why Should They Rury Me Deep?" is
the title Of some verses sent to this office by a
New Jersey poet. One reading of the poem
ought to furnish a satisfactory answer to any
reasonable person. Drdke's Magazine.
Rosa BosHEuR as an artist is not true to ma
ture " remarked the snake editor.
How Is that ~ asked the horse editor.
in her picture, The Horse Fair appear sew
eral whit horses hat not a single red haired
girl. "-PittSblTg Chronicle.
TRAVELLER Say, boy, what are you sitting
there tOry You'll freeze to death.
Boy between his chatterng teeth)-Why, de
oil. man toe me fer to take der pup out an
drown him. but de ice on der creek is two feet
thick SO thought I'd sit here an freeze him
to death.-Lqe.
A DRAGON, slightly drunk, was vanly trying
to mount his horse calling loudly on the saints.
saint John help me, Saint Peter assist me
Saint Paul, come to my aidI' By a mighty
effort he jumps clear over his horse, then, turn
ing around: Gently, gently, my friends, says
he mot all at once. II rom the French.
SHE Csentimentally) the spring all nature
smiles the birds WOO. lovers kiss, but ah now
comes winter
Ile-I know some things that kiss all the year
round and never change.
Impossible. What?
He calmly billiard Ualls.-ToledO Blade
SHE-Why, Charley, your grandmother died
only week ago and here you are at
dancing party ! should think you Cbhave some
respect for her memory.
Ile-Why certainly have. But you see she
lost her memory six years before she died, and
] date my respect from that time.-Boston
Beacon.
NOT LIKELY TO INTERFERE-Mr Lard to
garcon at hotel in PaduaJ Is there TO see
here
Garcon-There are some famous pictures by
Grotto.
Mr. Lard-Do you suppose he will let us see
themf
Garcon-well, he certainly will not prevent
you, sir.-Hdrper'S Bdzdr.
JACK was waiting for his wife to get ready for
the theater and lmpatiently exclaimed: ''For
goodness sake. Mary, why do you have six but
tons on your gloyesy 1t takes you forever to
get started. Wouldn't two buttons do just as
wellE'
No, dear if there were only two buttons
that would leave four vacant button holes. Now
just tie my veil-that' S dear man. ''-MiRnedp-
OTIS Tribune.
STRANGER (at the door)-I am trying to find
a lady whose married name | have forgotten
bub know she lives i'll this neighborhood. Per
haps you know ber-a singularly beautiful crea-
ture with pink and white complexion, sea shell
ears, lovely eyes, and hair such q goddess
might envy.
Voice from head Of stairs)-Jane, tell the
gentleman II be down in a mnute.-Net0 York
Weekly
SARA BERNHARDT has been touring in Egypt
like a second Cleopatra, the splendor of her
dresses and the prodigality Of her way of living
making everybody stare. Her visit to the great
pyramid was a sight TO be remembered. She
stood for half an hour in front of the sphinx
and then turned to her companion and said:
"Tenez if her nose was not broken, she would
resemble me, My friend. if you could see me a
hundred years from now. would look exactly
like that. ~ Philadelphia Times