Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-08-25
PlTh AND POINT.

skins his opponents. Columbus Post.
1T is altogether useless to try to talk
politics to the man who was married
only week ago.--Somerville Journal
The man who has "the pulp at a
picnic is generally the thoughtful chap
who has brought a flask.-Boston Bull
letin.
-Dick-"You say you were once cured
of hunger by a quaclS! How was it?"
Goorge-"Ate roast duck, ee."-Inter-
Ocean.
--"Do you believe all you see, Hicks?"
"No. see you whenever we meet, but
don't believe you more than tenth
of the time"
Mrs, Snooper-"Mrs. Stagger's baby
is bottle-fed." Snooper-"Takes after
its dady already, does it?"-Smith,
Gray & Co. IS Monthly.
1t is all right for theatcr manager
to present grand double bill, but
when doctor or lawyer does it there is
trouble ahead.-Picayune.
We should miss great that is val.
liable in human nature if we confined
our attention exclusively to important
personages. -ilamerton.
The Brute.-Mrs. Wicl5wire-"Yet,
when you fell in love with me-"
Mr. Wickwire-'I didn't fall in. I
was dragged in''.-Indlanapolis Jour-
nal.
-She-'I don't believe you love me
as much as you did before we were
married" He-"Just as much as ever
did; perhaps not so much as said did"
N. 7. Herald.
jack Tar-''We amt so very fur
from land, Jim. There's been yacht
along here lately" Jim-"How do
you know?" Jack Tar-"See all them
champagne corl<s. Grip.
The average man devotes his en-
gagement to wishing he was rich enough
to have nice home for his wife and in
spending what money he has on nom
sense for her.-Atchison Globe.
"A Dark Secret-"Oh, Wadsleigh,
which way?" "Going down to have n
pair of trousers pressed" Trousers
pressed? Where are they?' Ssh! Got
EN- on!''-Chicago News-Record.
"A Victim Casper Corker-"Ma'am,
can you aid pore fire sufferer" "Werc
you burned out of house and home?'
'sNo, ma'am; de health Officer foun' me
wardrobe yestiddy." Chicago Tribune.
-Twillinger-"I hear that Tomplkins
drank up all his diamonds in the last
month" Wife-'T know then that
they are not of the first water or he
would never have tasted them, the
horrid old sot.
Advice to Young Partisan by an
Old Hand. you marry choose
young lady who is pretty enough to
be taken without dowry and rich
enough to be taken without looking at
her features Fin de Steele.
81 don't see what attraction the
girls can find about young Sapley.
Why, his mind is positively feeble"
"Yes; but as he hasn't any occasion to
use it they probably have never found
it out. indianapolis Journal.
Some pastors of churches in this
vicinity are nothing if not up to the
times. One of these last Sunday an
nounced that the next Sunday he
would deliver sermonette, it being
children's day.-Boston Republic.
She Takes 1t for Cold Bluff
The tyrotoxicon that lies
Within the ice cream dish.
Though dreadful, never modifes
This summer maider's wish.
Washington Star.
City Maiden-"My boy, I'll give you
n quarter if you'll get me some cat
tails" Country Boy-'All right"
City Maiden-"Please cut them off as
long as possible" Country Boy-"Oh,
I'll jest fetch the cats, and you can cut
em off any length You like. "-Pharma-
ceutical Era.
Shortly before his elevation to the
bench, a certain judge entered con-
tinental hotel, and asked who was stay,
ing there. Among others the duke OF
Blank" was mentioned. He slipped a
sovereign intc the hand of the head
waiter, and whispered: "Put me at the
table d'hote next to the duke of Blank.
In the evening he found that he was
placed at the other end of the room
from the duke, and called the heat
waiter to explain. "Well, SIR" replied
the official, "the fact is that the duke
gave me two sovereigns to put you az
far from him as possible. Tit Bits.