The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-22
THE PERSONAL IN WIT.
rERsE SAYINGS THAT
5H4' CARRY a STING.

n
~ rsl.ted of famous divine that when
y - a meeting where the necessity OF
presume 49, portion of his parish was
Wo, ,;-,7.sion. be became greatly diS-
unue' tbe want of intelligence displayed
gu''91 - ~ those present. Finally, unable
By many ANNOYANCE which more than
p I'll frivolous objection occa'ioned Man,
u'u-H IT, sbruptly from his seat, and saying
he d. :, ,-,an do not let US discuss the mat
H. You have only to put your
teF ~. .,Tatber. and the thing is done at
heSus e. the room. The well-merlted
once u this certainly detracis not one
s 'i |ram its personality, but the reverend
10 "1,Ianan might easily plead tnat II he nad
80 there we're good company 10 quote
AI-'I la AIRED likewise. Charles Lamb.
WIZ nom no gentler or kinier-hsarted
'na- brAathed. at times found himself
wiz ~. - restrain from the personal; as, for
: uuso when he covered friend with
. .Lon,e at a whist party by hurting OUT
&C., lanes, if-if-dirt were tt
what a hand you would navel"
49, 1,. Tsmas. his foolings may be imagined.
~, ,rvind. too, was the retort made by
IT, n Richelieu, mentioned by Moore
:, bis diary. Fenelon, who had often
-a,sad Rjcbelieu land Intellectually, 1t seems
subscriptions to charitable undertakings
ono dav telling him that he had just
.ao0 his picture. ''And did you ask it for
s SCI r;T sneered Richelieu. mo;
SUBS tbara was no chance, replied the other,
s 50. ,ros bke vou.n Far more pleasant TO
.aSd ,s the good hum )red joking ascrlbed to
I"ri IVES bury and Mr.. Merrywether, y.
r on their meeting casually at railway
s+ation. They we're both big, rotund men.
Who seemed to have lived on the lat OF the
land. and as if great deal Oh IL hao StucK
- ,nem After their first greeting was
" the lord CHANCELLOR said: why,
9forrvWather. YOU are growing as fat as a
~ y Eyes, my lord" said the other.
Prsing Westbury from head to foot, "or
t,reat Seal A personal bon mot, too, per-
go eotrsted at the expense of Sir William Har-
aonrt is harmless enough. '"Y gu mnst adj
init that he is most weighty politician"
INSISTED one of his admirers. "A weighty
notician." said an irreverent one. Il
sb MD think so! When he moves to the
east be west tips up"
The Del soDal in wit has always held the
most prominent place IN carlcature, ana TO
present ones opponents characteristics in
as ridiculous form as possible mas ever
been the endeavor of not only parties, but
nations. Freuchmep, especially, are guilty
of this undeniably bad taste, and their illus
trated comic u journals TEEN with pictorial
representations of foreigners in every con-
ceiyable position of hdeous monstrosty.
Why French caricature artists should In
variabv picture an Englishman as having
mutton-chop whskers, teeth of extraor-
binary size, hair of that undesirable hue
commonly described as "carroty," and eyes
protruding in the most frigntful manner,
added TO an attenua ed appearance such as
could only be produced by a prolonged
course Of "Succi-ism," is no more explaiDa-
bic than their idea of an Englishwoman,
which seems to consist of an equally thin
female in glasses, with an inevitable poodle
dog in a more or less state of strangulation.
But so, and unfortunately their brethren
in art on this side of the channel are scarcely
any better 1t seems with EN-, likewise,
that there is but one type of Frenchmen,
illustrated by a gentleman of rather Me-
phstophelean aspect, who, with pair of
coal black moustachios waxed and drawn
to an abnormal length. stands in a most I'M
comfortably apologetic attitude, with his
shoulders in a position that Immediately
fills the beholder with the belief that they
are IN state of dislocation. Take, then,
the typical Yankee of caricature Here we
have long, lean individual, whose sharply
hooked nose tells more of Semitic origin,
with tutt Of hair upon his chin Of the most
eccentric order; whilst who is not familiar
with the lrlshman, who, with features in
comparison with which those of bulldog
are beautiful, tugs grlmly away at the usual
hudeeh, dressed IN the traditional green.
iong-talled coat, with large brass buttons,
req walstcoat and knee breeches, altogether
looking most impossible object? Witty it
may De, but 1t is largely mixed with the
personal: How often do we not see some
bodily shortcoming of wel-known man
accentuaTed In carlcatures They play of
tue penGH may give amusement to many,
pul ought that amusement TO be purchased
Oy Tue pain of the few? In fact. the wit
winch, In the form of carlcature meroes
On Tue spltful, rather merits the same con-
uelhation which Beau Brummel bestowed
"nel' having been taken over the new
SacnV OF ms majesty George ", which
HSs covered with rich carving and ra-
SPleadent with gliding, be was asked as to
. whether the king had not exhibited much
o aase, upon which the profane Brummel
So s,ooa tna' ne had shown "a great deal of
TASTE, and - bad -
pureIv ms were Ghe personal in wit wss
scr,"3 Ihnlutentlonal are not wanting An
oWn .a !, ssaVlng been brought against the
at Pr wagon, we read in Great Men
wagoro, "iHcn oy reckless driving of the
a wsn nol forced poor donkey against
deotb and there pressed the animal ~
by It's rColipenSatlon was therefore sought
and its p soor Tor the loss of the donfev
the nsi 'tt wees The principal witnesses for
wbde I nun was the driver of the donkaI,
hs u4l tieelng himself very much .shro,ys'
eYcso5 ~ Tue DEFENDANTS Counsel becsrna
denco nis nervous and confused in bis av;
the o., nu'ca he gave with mis- ewes rTo,
msnSa JJ t de was several times rapr;-
faces ~ u. tne Judge for not LOOKING in ~.
and ,rao muse by whom he was inrerroca+nd
embarrassIIsssTe d to hold UP his head HI,
prof and i' lieut. increased upon every re-
powerful c VIC opposlng counsel, who had a
severe viii III his eye, was particnlv
junction sava m.ul repeating the judge's in.
your head several times, saying; "Hold M
You I ooI witness! Look up2 WIN do ~
your bsod 4 p, say! Can't Won hold 'n ~ =
Nav az rteAow! Can'tvou lodi as \ ~
perfect 81 replied the couutrvmen ,,;tt,
That 'nrIpAclty, II can't; Won s1,,, 49, !,
perso1sb,r! '!y compliment sh0uld ;nuo JC
but even n 10 10 scarcely to be wondered at
ing Of tho 'ne following incident the nar" '
certain en1o, compliment carried with Il
others. A Sa, OF disparagement unon
Princess 4; IHSugnter of Louis XIV tho
;Matometan CUutl, having rallied arainst
listener, the T VusIom of polygamy' her
Madame, a nIo oaish ambassador, replied.
amongst US au, alty OF wives is allowed
seek in several ia use In our country we must
w." alch are hero - tne cnalnlng quail