The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-08-03

terday. Second Member Of Peoples
Party-Yes, they hev. And last night
the COWS broke into my timothy and
tromped it all down.-Chicago News
Record.
A Change Of Base: "What do you
think Of Smith 2" ale strikes me as
a very bright fellow" "Ahl you
know he doesn't speak we'll Of you p
well, do you think care what such
an ass says Of me "-Harpers Bazaar.
He Took the Hint: The jury
brought in a verdict Of mot guilty"
Judge Duffy said admonishingly to the
prisoner: "After this you ought to
keep away from bad company" "Yes,
Your Honor, you win not see me here
again IN a hurry"
"What is a high churchman ?" asks
some one who takes an interest IN such
matters. A churchman who is over
six feet tall ought TO answer that de-
scription. New York Recorder.
A Slight misunderstanding: Irate
Indiyi lual-What did you mean by
telling Smith that had been in Jail !?
Calm Indiyidual-I did not tell Smith
you had been in Jail. / simply said
you ought to be in Jail Irate 1ndiyid-
ual calming downl-I beg your par
don. must have misunderstood him.
Texas Siftings.
A Ready Debater: Uncle Jack
Jack, you extravagant rascal. I'll cut
you off without a shilling. Jack (the
incorrigible)-All the more reason for
letting me have the five hundred now.
|-Munsey's Weekly.
"How glorious it is to be engaged in
a purely intellectual occupation !" mur-'
INJURED a young maiden, gazing raptu-
rously into the admiring eyes of an ed
itor-"your own mental faculties for
tools, and tie whole universe for a
workshop. Now tell me-" she added,
"what do you find the most difficult
thing connected with your noble pro-
fession ," paying the staff" said
the editor. Exchange.
During hot days all draughts will be
duly honored at this Office. : Bingham
ton Republican.
Eocene: Madge-This summer re-
sort reminds me Of the primary geolog-
ical formations. Evelyn-I1ow 50 +?
Madge 1t contains no trace Of man
Life.
The first heroic soul sent down into
this world, he, looking up into the sea
Of stars. around into the moaning for
ests and big ocean. into life and death,
love and hate, and JOY and sorrow, and
the illimltable loud-thundering loom Of
Time,-was struck dumb By it, and
fell on his face, and with his heart cried
for salvation in the world-whirlpool
to him the open secret Of the universe
was no longer quite a secret, but he had /
caught glimpse Of it,-much hidden
from the like Of us in these times "Do
lobly and thou shalt resemble the
Maker Of all this; do ignobly. the Enc
my Of the Maker. This is the divine
sense Of right and wrong in men, true
reading Of his position in this universe
oreyermore the indisputable Gods
Message still legible in every created
leart.-Carlyle.
Not a Professional: Youthful IIu-
no1st-I have a number Of little-er
-witticisms which | would like to sub
nit. Editor Weekly Junk (suspicious-
yl-Any mother-in-law jokes? mo, {
ndeed." "Stove-pipe jokes?' "Not |
ne" Plumber jokes?" mo, SIR"
clearinghouse jokes ?" "No, sir"
Church festival oyster jokes ?" mo, |
ir." Il thought not. Your matter !
Ton't do. We don't want any amateur j
tuff here."-Puck. j
A gypsy while at confession sped in y
he pocket of the monks habit silver 4
and stole it. Father" he |
aid, Immediately, Il accuse myself of 9
aying stolen a silver snuf-box. , 7
Then, my son, you must certainly re- y
tore it." "Wlll you have it yourself, 7
~ father 2" 81? Certainly not, my 7
IN - 'The fact IS" proceeded the q
ypsy, shat ] have offered it to the
gner, and he has refused II" @Then :,
ou can keep it with a good con- y
'ience,' answered the father.
1t is the man who has TO live on corn :, !
read at home who finds the most fault :
ith the pie when abroad.
A miser pouring out his guineas in pl
his palm, and bathing hls shnvelled 70
I'd trembling hands in the yellow nj
APPS before him, is not the prosaic be- bl
g we are in the habit of thinking him. m
e Is a dreamer. almost q poet. In ~
is hand he holds the smile of beauty or
ID in that the dagger Of revenge. The
ntents Of that old glove win buy him al
Q wiling service OF many an adroit cii
lner, and with what that coarse sack WI
ntains he can purchase the prayers uE
holy men for all succeeding time. If ye
would know what is the liberality of trl
lgment Of any Of the straiter sects, he pa
8 only to hand over that chest of rou- th
4ux TO the trustees Of one Of ITS edu-
tional institutions for the endowment wa
two or three professorships. An do
sse possibilities, the lust Of the eye, pc
} lust Of the flesh, the pride Of life Of
tears Of grateful orphans by the Vi
Ion the prayers of Westminster SCI