The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-07

The fair poker play was pleased with the
game,
For the betting was free and the limit was
high,
But affected reluctance to bet all the same.
Ard pushed in ner chps with bit OF q sigh.
- ., This fair poker player was wonderful sly
Then he looked on the pot with a smile that was
bland,
Broke into laugh when they made the last
rai,e,
Raked the BOARD with four aces she held in her
hand
And then had flush on her beautiful face.
From the Herald.
SMART ArroRNEY-You say the evening wore
on. What did it wear on that particular &C
casion? Wit ess-The close of day, persume.
Omaha World.
BLINKs (angrily, to grocer)-Your sugar has
m re -four in it tnan ever.
Grocer-Yes, sir. Fo ks as pays, sir, never
complAl s.--Ph tGdeLDslG Press.
TRAMP Ito lady Of the house)-rm starving to
death. Can die out in the barnyari?
Lady of the House (graciously)-Yes, if you
wod crawl .nder the barn-LVe.
iUNGRY TRAMP-What do you give for these
hfteen-cent lunches You ADVERTISE?
Representative you tirsr-rate appetite for
your dinner. Got any more questions to ask? 90
Harudrd LdmDoon.
MOTHER (suspiciously)-If you haven't been
in SWIMMING, how did your hair get SO wet?
Little Dick-Thats spration-runnin'
away rom bad boys w'ot wanted M to disobey
you so in s@immin: -AeC York Weekly.
Miss INGENUE-I suppose you think that it is
impossible for woman to keep her tongue
still minute
Mr. Sharpleigh-Not at ALL She is as dumb
as an oyster when you give her your seat in
horse c1r.-TOlOE Topics
CAUSE AND EFFEcT.-A countryman was or
derng tomb 'toa e for his brother.
And what sized letters do you want us to use
for the lnScription?' asked the man of marble
"Oh, the biggest you We got, He was awful
near-sighted. Judge.
EVENING CALLER-I have been wondering who
those companion framed portraits are. one
beautiful young girl the other wrnkled sad
faced old woman.
Pretty Hostess-Oh. that's ma. before and
after marrIags York Weekly
THAT settles it, said prisoner whom his
honor sentenced to the workhouse for sixty
days the 9th r morning Settles what9' ask d
the officer to whom the remark was addressed
Il have teen troubled in my mind whether to
go down to Long Branch up to Mackinac this
summer. Now won't have to go TO either
Detroit Free P ess.
Mas sKINNPHLINr what did you
mean by telling Harry Plunkett he could come
and fly your kteal he wanted to?
Johnny / was just giving MIN taffy, mamma.
Mr.. SKinnphlint aroused froal sound sleep
by Johnny's words)-If catch you giving any
thing of the kind to anybody while sugar is 10
cents a pound I'll break every bone in your
body, you young rascal!
A Boston CHILD being taken for the first time
to the beach, became very much interested in
the crowds of bathers disporting in the water.
Finally, as uu nbers of the bathers began to
eturn to the bath n uses, the chiid's sympa-
thes became Immediately aroused, and turning
to her mother, said sorrowfully: They
must be very poor folk, mamma, they've got
SO little clothes On '-Christidn at Work
THE JuDGE-Where did you find the prisoner,
officer?
The Polcema Caught him getting out of a
loaded freight car that mad just come in.
The Tramp desire to say in justice to my
self, your honor that there was only strictly
firSt-class freight in the car | may be poor
but am not low down enough to travel as third
or second-class freight.-Ierre Hdute Express.
TRAMP Mister give me something to eat.
I'm hungry and out of work.
Practical Party lin suburbs)-What do you
work at?
Tramp Speaking first thing that comes to
mind)-I'm wood engraver sir.
Practical Party (delignted)-Ahl very good.
just walk around behInd the back kitchen.
You'll and a saw, wo ID horse and some wood.
viii you be kind enough to eagrave cord or
50 while see about your breakfast?
But the cloud of dust disappearing down the
road answereth not Washington Post.