The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-27
LOCAL HUMOR.

AIRY COSTUME in the Tybee surf is costume
airy.
CONGRESS shoull remove the july from cotton
bagging.
IL the game of life infancy may be regarded
as the crib-age.
>, MANY of our contemporaries speak of THE
kreutZer Sonata" as a naughty book; but we
think Robert Elsmere" is knottier.
"sKUNKs. The word Chicago" means
skunk This being the case, why should we
continue to Islander great American animal by
saying that Chicago's inhabitants are mostly
hogs?
AMBIGUOUS PRAIsE.-Bryan Street Res.aura-
teur-How's that steak? Putty good for a
quarter. Ell?
Hungry Customer trying to cut it)-BuIy
continues saving.
Doodle McFIe (playing dominos)-Aha! I've
Tybee Beach-You don't say, Congratulate
you, old boy l suppose now you will throw
away that Trick you have been carrying in your
hat all this time.
MR. YAMAcRAw-Miss Priscilla, you are a first
rate mirror.
Mis- Priscilla Pulaski Cblushingly)-La! Mr.
Yamacraw, why: because am so TRUTHFUL
Mr.. Yamacraw-No; because you are such a
good looking lass.
Miss Priscilla-O, Mr. Yamacraw! and am |
then to regard you as an ad-mirror?
HIS NAME was "Hogshesh" Though a young
man OF many engaging qualities of course no
selt-respectng girl could have anything TO do
with man OF such an atroClouS name and he
was practically ostracised.
Alas. he said to himself dolefully, 81 seem
to have the pla guei ~
By act OF legislature his name was changed
to Bacon and be speedily became the most
popular of favorites.
Aha ne said to himself gleefully, 81 now
seem to be cured"
IT WAS NOT DIR. .JocosE. - The Yamacraw
Young Mems Christian Association had sent
out numerous invitations b attend lecture by
Mr. Jocos the celebrated humorlst. Every
seat was occupied when a sever ly solemn gen
| teman in clerical black advanced upon the
platform. The lecturers general appeara nee
was so abSurdly lncoDgru0us. that it ca iSed a
preliminary litter through the audience, which
| settled Itself comfortably or an hour or two of
rare amusement.
The lecturer began-"Iadies and gentlemen.
from far-off China, and from benighted Africa
comes to us loud calls for more missionaries.
In the sup"
Here Shrek of laughter interrupted the
speaker, and it was several seconds before be
resumed
In the supreme moment of their need the
faithful men whom we have already sent, and
who are now broiling-"
'Ha! ha! ha,'' roared the delighted audience.
With an APP arently we'll assumed air of sur
prise the lecturer paused until the laughter and
| applause subsidized, and then proceeded:
who are now broiling beneath tropical suns.
l appeal 10 you as christian people II it is
| too
At this point the audience fairly went wild
screams of merriment mingled with clapping of
| hands and stamping of feet.
| The lecturer seemed bewildered, but as soon
as he could make himself heard resumed his
DISCOURSE:
Il ask you if it is too much to expect of us
| that We"
| At this point the president of the association,
out of breath and hopping his benevolent face
| with his handkerchief, came forward upon the
platform.
| Ladies and gentlemen" he interrupted
| EXCUSE me for being little late, having been
| detained. Mr.. Joccse was prevented from
| being with us this evening, but l have the
pleasure of introducing to you the Rev Mr.
| Prosy the well known agent of the foreign
missionary society"
And the lecturer then proceeded amid 6
| silence that could be felt.