The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-07-01
WIT AND WISDOM.

The world may owe man liy
ing, but it is best to go out and col
lect it by little work.
There is always more misery
among the lower classes than there
is humanity in the higher.-Vict
Hugo.
II is odd and somewhat melan-
choly, remarks a philosopher, to
see man trying to make up his
mind when he has no material ON
hand TO work with.
Little City Girl Jon her first Wis.,
it to the country)-What a big
chicken that is Mamma-That is
peacock, dear, not a chicken.
Little Girl-Oh, hasn't it got a
beautiful hustle |
Dumley's Treacherous Memory
Dumley Ito barkeeper)--Same's
lasht. FacetIous Barkeeper-What
did you have last, Mr.. Dumley,
whiskey or liquor7 2 Dumley (pon-
dering)-Blesht # I know.
Struggling with his Memory: Bob
by, spending the morning at his
aunt's, gazed out of the window in a
thoughtful way. "What makes You
so serious, BObby?" asked the
aunt. "'Cause nav told me not
to ask for any thing to eat, and I'm
trying not to forget it. IN. i. Sun.
An Ohio preacher, in quoting the
text about mot one jot or tittlo, ,"
made it mot one tot or little.
Then he tried again, "not one jit or
tottle. But he would not give it
up and made third attempt, "not
one tit or jottle," 4" and then went on
preaching with a very sheepish air.
No man ever yet asked to be, as
the days pass by, more noble, and
pure, and heavenly-minded no
man ever yet prayed that the evil
spirits Of hatred, and pride, and pas
sion, and worldliness might be cast
out OF his soul, without his petition
being granted and granted to the
letter.-F. W. FdrTar.
II the gentlemen who tarred and
feathered us last Saturday night
will kindly return our clothes, they
will confer lasting favor. We are
still wearing the feathers, and while
they are quite comfortable, still, so
few gentlemen have yet come out
in fall feather suits that our public
debut in the costume would cause
remark--Grub stake (1eras) Pros
pectOr.
Little Socrates (iioston boy, TAX
ing his first look at the baby)-Are
we going to keep il, nav? Mothei
Yes, wont you be glad =? Socra-
ties (wiping his spectacles dubious
ly)-I fear ! can not welcome il
with the affection OF q brother so
long as it has that absurdly horid
complexion. / have heard almond
meal recommended. Have we none
about the premises?-C Chicago T'ib-
Rne.
Which Of the dead are most ten
derly and passiOnately deplopGd ? |
Those who love the survivors least, |
| believe. The death Of a child oc-
casions a passion of grief and fran
tic tears, such as your end, brother
reader, will never inspire. The
death of an infant which scarce
knew you, which a weeks absence
from you would have caused 10 for
get you, will strike you down more
than the less of your closest friend,
or your frst-born soma man like
yourself, with children of his own.
We may be harsh and stern with
Judah and Simeon-our love and
pity gush ont for Benjamin the lit
tie one.-ThackerGy.
"Does your COW cringe, . asks the
New England farmer, sand appear
nervous when you sit down to milk
her?" Well, no, she doesn't, she
isn't that kind of COW. She isn't
Dne of your tiinid, bashful cows.
She Just fixes her eyes on vacancy
with q glare that would almost
raise n blister on an oak knot, sticks
her tail straight up in the ali, plants
.hree feet firmly on the ground, and
hen feels around with the other for
he milk pail, milk.stool and milk
maid finds them; fires them up
into the blue .enpyrean
md remarking "ha ! ha 70 amid the
jumps over a six-rail fence
nto the garden and tramples down
IN acreBf young vegetables. Don't
ak about crDging in the case of
,ow that has to be MIXED with a
oipe-Iihe and pumping station.-
Bivdefte.