The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-15
BRIGHT BITS.

A SYNTHETIC M1SD-'T have only one single
wish. which is that all my wishes would come
TO pass. - tte0en6e BLdtter.
TEACHER OF ENGLIsH-''You must pronounce
TINS word Just as if one drop of had fallen into
a buckettul OF a. '-FiieOeRde Batter.
IT takes us half our lives to learn that man
Kind are fools; and the other half to be con-
WINGED that we are one of tnem.-Puck.
SKARTTE-Hullo, Sharpe! How's christian
sciences Sittin' along?
Sharppe-O, I've give up christian science an
gone back to plain bunko.-Euck.
HOOKER CRooK to chum)-so you've been
getting married during my absence-who was
best mani
Hen Peck tscrrowfully)-M aria-Time.
Mrs. CLosEHALL-Do you know that I've in
duced Mr.. Closehall to give up cigars?
Dovetail-Really? Why, I've known him for
ten years. and never saw him give up one yet.
Judge.
PROSPECTIVE FATHER-IN-LAw-How do YOU
expect to get along without salary if you are
going to get married?
Young Smiley Basker-That is not the point
how am l to get along if don't get married?
Time.
Mas PANCAKE to tramp)-Wen, what do you
want?
Tramp-Here, num- is de pie stold off yer
window yesterday. Thtre may be two or three
teeth stlckn' N it, but otherwise faint hurt
any.-Life.
REV. DR.. PRIMRosE--I had a most pleasant
time in Paris this summer but it didn't rest me
as much as thought.
Merritt-Yet it should be some conso alton to
you to know that your congregation got the
rest.-Lite.
YABsLEY-It would be a great snap if fellow
could make himself invisible, like they used to
do in fairy stores
Wlckwire-Well, you can come pretty near it
by marrying some famous woman.-Terre
Hdute Express. ..
Book AeENT-Going from books to babies,
madam, that's fine youngster. Allow me to
congratulate you
Young Woman-Sir, that-baby is not mine
Book Agent repeat, madam, allow me to
congratulate you.--Judge.
YOU see, have some reputation as a painter,
Even the bank director, Kripfer, has ordered
''Sly old feliow When he runs away and
they send out his likeness from your picture, he
knows he will be perfectly safe. "-F'iegende
Batter
my HANDS are awfully cold" said the pretty
girl suggestively on the last quarter of starlit
sleigh ride
Why didn't you bring muff with your
asked Impractical young man prosaically.
u did" she snapped, but she wouldn't ex-
pain where thJ muf had gone to, and he has
been wondering ever since just what she meant.
SomerUiAe Journal.
DAILY PUBLICATION in this city which prints
scriptural quotations at the head its columns
is responsible for t1is editorial comment: "A
negro named Moliison has Deen nominated by
republicans for Missssippi's lieutenant gov
ernor. 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Mollison's life
is insured. Perhaps it was a coincidence that
the. text for the day loosely Informed the
public that 1T is sport for fool to do mis-
chief. Time.
STRATEGIC MovEMENTs.-First Boy-See here!
Didn't see you running down the street yester-
day, with Bill Bounce after you, wantin' to lick
you?
Second Boy-Y-e-s
"What did you run for?"
IL was only running so as to get him away
from home, so his mother couldn't see him
fightin'; but by the time we was out of sight of
his house we got in sight of our house; and
then, as my mother would see me If l stopped
to hit him, went in, SO as to be out O. tempta-
ton. ''-AetC York Weekly.