The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-14
BRIGHT BITS

OLD FRIEND-I s'pose girls are good deal
more expensive to rear than boys, amt they?
Old Family Man-Wall, they is fer wnile
but mos generally as soon as a girl marries the
expense Is through with but just as quick as
son glts married he wants to borrer all you've
got.-NelC York Weekly.
LAuNDRYMAN-Does Mr.. Robinson furnish a
list OF his collars and cuffs when he sends
them?
Assistant-No. sir
Laundryman Then hand me over one of his
collars. I'm going to the ball this evening"
ClOhicr and Bus7liSbeT.
AT MUSICAL soIREE group of children take
refuge in one of the furt. est rooms.
Gretchen-We can play here undisturbed,
can't WEI
Fritz-I'm afraid not; ma will be singing
directly, and then all the folks will come flock
ing in here-LePetH Lie0eUiS.
LITTLE Boy lin crowded street car to pretty
little girll-l'u give you my seat if you'll
take it.
Little Girl twhispering)-rm ever so much
obliged, but you shouldn't offer your seat until
you are ready to get off, cause people will
think you're from the country.-Good Aews,
GETTING lately into conversation with a
young gentleman of the school board and
finding that lat the expense of myself and
brother rate payers he had been flied to the
lips with pretty nearly all human knowledge, l
ventures to ask him il he knew anything about
astronomy.
Eyes; a little, not much, I know the two
Bears and Caxiope and O'Brien. But O'Brien
amt up yet. You'll know him by his belt"
"RreecheS, you mean. | ventured to suggest
mo, " sad my young friend, ''he amt got no
| breecnes-only a belt. It's as plain as any
thing. London Truth.
IT WAS at dinner in Chicago. The invited
ministers were deploring the fact that the cat
chiSn is but little studied by the children of the
present day. In this the hostess differed from
| them, saying. 1T is not so in our house.
James has just received prize for perfect
recitation OF the catechiSm, and even little
Johnny is beginning to learn it. JOHNNY. tell
the minister What is the chief end of man?' =
The little fellow addressed had been too intent on
the enjoyment OF al unusually good dinner to
hear aught but the question directly addressed
to him, and was, perhaps, little annoyed at
the interruption, for he replied rather impa
| tiently. Il don't know, but l suppose the one
with the head on!'-ChristiGn U1lton.
SEAsoNABLE CHow-CHAT.--"D me-" she
cried, as they met on the street, but [ was
just wond, ring how you came out with your
tomatoes"
They were splendid"
$50 were mine. Got all through with your
peaches"
so have L Made any catsupS'
Yes"
How did it come out?"
Mine didn't, am afraid it didn't boil quite
long enough. Have you got a recipe for chow
chow!"
IL,
Then for mercy's sake let me have it. I've
lost the one had last year"
with pleasure"
"And you'll come over and taste it?"
Yes"
Thanks, My husband is worrying for fear
we shan't have any. Does your recipe call for
tomatoes, CO bage, onions, pepper horse
radish, red peppers. carrots potatoes, celery
parsley, egg ant, CHINA mon, and currantsy'
Il am quite sure it DOES
80 glad can uss it one day for chow
chow and the next for mince pies I'll send
the girl right over after dinner "-Detroft
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