The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-05-20
SOMEWHAT FAcErIous.

(slightly deaf and misnnderstand-
ing)--Ahl What are his chances
for prize ?
A recent newspaper article Is en-
titled, Chow to Treat Your wife"
One good way would be to treat her
as well as you did before you mar
ried her.-SOmerviIle journal.
A Very Gentle Conclusion 81
was just struck with an idea, said
Gus de Jay. "Well, If it was one
Of your own" replied GUS father,
81 guess you were not much bruis-
Worth Trying: "Yes, the doc
tor has given him up" she said
tearfully. "Well, +" said the caller,
"there's one hope yet. Let him
give the doctor up philadelphia
Record.
Rev. Mr.. Arlington--You should
always be particular about details,
Miss Tucker. Ii is the little things
that tell. Nellie-I know that. /
have three small sisters.-Smith &
Gray's Monthly.
Little Boy-Father wants The
doctor to come over and see mother.
Servant-The doctor is out. Where
do you liver Little Boy-What
don't you know met We deal with
yOu. we had a baby from here last
week.--PHHch.
Minnic-Lord de Liverus. whom
Clara Duckctts married in Europe
last summer, refuses to visit Amer
ca with her. Mamie--How provok-
ingl After purchasing him, she is
not allowed TO exhibit him. Poor
girl Puck.
"I should have brung my UNI
brella," remarked Mrs. Livewayte,
a member of the Chicago Literary
Society. "Brung ?" asked Mrs.
Laker, in gentle, corrective tone.
"How stupid of me ! OF course
meant 'brang.'"
Not Worth Looking At. "Hey,
Chimmy |" exclaims the first boy,
nudging his companions elbow ex-
citedly at the circus "see that
there lady dancing on the wire ?"
''Wot of it2" asks the other.
"They ain't no current on."-Bos-
ton Post
A Sincere Lawyer: "My dear
sir. my case is as clear as the sun.
| must surely win it," Eyes, abb
stractly, OF course, but remember
that when a case comes to trial We
have no longer anything to do with
."-FrOm Fliegeade Blatter,
for the EUeHiag Post.
Colonel Bluff-You might as
we'll acknowledge that you stole
The chickens, uncle. / found a
piece of the brown coat you wore
hat night in the hen-shed. Uncle
Eben (triumphantly)-Now, / cotch
you, colonel. / didn't wear no brown
coat dat night.
A Good Reason. "I don't see
why you went 10 the expense Of
/ covered van to move our stuff,
Maria. It's 50 old and worn no
amount of weather could damage
IT, "That's just the point. /
lon't want people TO see how dilap-
dated 1t is. ."-Harper's Bdzar.
"That," said the performer, as
he wheeled around on the piano
stool, sis a pOsthumous composition.
Il is quite probable that the COM
poser never heard il performed.
What do you think of it2" "I
hink il shows remarkably good
aste on the composers part.7-
Washington Post.
Those Polite Hindoos An Eng.
ish judge in India, noted as a poor
hot, went out hunting one day.
IN his return the native who had
accompanied him was asked: "Well
low did the Judge shoot to-day p
oh" he replied, "the Judge shot
but God was very mer.
iful to the birds. - Lady Dafer.
%.
Artless Miss Shoddy-Please ex.
mine this work of art, Mr.. Jones.
'ones-Er-what is it7 Miss Shod-
Iy-It's sunrise in the Adironcacks,
,ainted by a friend of mine. Jones
it critically through his
EYEGLASSES for some time, and then
SKIS "What trade did | UNDER
tand you to say your friend was
oIIowing 2'-Teras SJftiMgs.
Aunty Ito whom the game OF base
Iall has been explained)-l do not
ute understand IL yet. Little boy
why, auntie, it's as plain as tile
lose on your face. Aunty (who has
ather n large nose)-You should
Iot use such expressions. my dear.
little boy chastity correcting him.
elD-I mean, aunty, it's as plain
8 pike-stalf -GoOd Eeics.
Speeches to be Lived Down; Fem
erson (who has just been intro.
uced) d)-Delighted 10 meet you, /
m sure My friend Jones often
peaks of you. II was only the 9TH
r day he said: "Mrs. Louisburg Is
uch fine, motherly lady" Miss
with a faint suspicion of
on her emilin0 facal~- ~