The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-03-30
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

? found dead in his bed at O'Clock ir
the morning" This was not quite a:
explicit as the opinion Of the Missis
J sippi jury, which found that the sub
lect came to his death through calling
Bill Jones liar"
"Are you the owner Of this house
Jones 2" IL was before the baby was
born. | am under the impression the
nurse owns it now"
Little Boy lpointing 10 window ol
rubber store)-What's them? Nam.
ma-Those are diving suits. made all
of rubber, so the diver won't get wet.
Little Boy wish 1 had one. Nam
ma Why, what for, my boy? Little
Boy-To wear when you wash me.
A Dark Horse: "Whatl You gwine
put dat little black imp in de baby
show? ayes, indeed. Bout de time
de mammies O all dem white younguns
gifts after dat committee dey'll be
mighty glad to compermise on my little
| Rastus."
The Height Of Pessimism: He-l
must say | never had any particular
lyearning after heaven. She-Yes +; but
think, dear, Of the glorious music. He
But then so few people really play
the harp well.
.What we want in this country"
said an impassioned political orator, rs
reliefw. Come down, then, shouted
man in the audience, 'and we'll have
itw
Couldn't Get the Best of HINT
takes a Georgia editor to get the better
Of soulless corporation. One Of them
who recently moved to another town
boycotted a railroad which refused to
give him a pass. He shipped his hand
press By another road, and walked the
whole distance, seven miles.
Don't try to carry all your religion
IN your head.
The laws which are most IN force are
not those that are printed In statute
bOoks.
Sheridan, who was always distressed
for money, was one day hacking his
face with a dull razor, when he turned
to his eldest son and said: "Tom, if
you open any more oysters with my ra-
zor Ill cut you off with a shilling ,
Very well, father" SAID Tom, 'but
where will you get the shilling ?"
A friendly game was in progress,and
one Of the players was rendered notice
able by the loss Of an eye. The game
progressed quietly for some time, but
the luck was very one-sided until one
Of the gentlemen drew his pistol and
placed it on the table. Somebody's
cheatIn'," he remarked; "cheatin' all
the game. don't mention no names,
but if that cheatin' don't stop, whoever
1t is will lose his other eye"
MISUNDERSTANDING Stranger-II
would like to enter, please. st Peter
May ! ask who you are, my friend ?
Dlstinguished-looklng Stranger am
from Bosting. Massachusetts st Pc
ter-From Boston? Certainly you
may come in, but Pm afraid you won't
like it.
Squaring the circle and perpetual
motion are simple problems compared
with the complex scheme of levying du-
ties on foreign articles IN order that the
consumer may get them at a cheaper
rate than if the duties we're not inn
posed Boston Transcript.
In the Picture Gallery; Miss Con-
ME Seer-What a we K lot Of pictures
There is no life or yigor IN them. Dick
Tinto (whose two paintings we're re-
cted)-Yes, the motto Of the hanging !
committee was evidently "The weakest
must 90 to the wall Puck.
THAT was a cruel hlng." remarked
lGoliah to David. Washington Star.
Occasionally the wisest owl boots at
the wrong time.-Atchison Globe.
"Are the Chickweed girls IN socie-
typ "Um-yes, they're in society,
but they're not really fashionable.
They are too red and healthy"
Young Mother-Horrorsl Here's
an account in the paper Of a woman
who sold her baby for 10 cents. Young
Father (weanly)-Perhaps twas teeth
ing.
Dodgeworth (aFter violent waltz
How do you like my dancing2 Bella
Donough1It reminds me Of that of
the patron saint of the art. Dodge
worth Who's that -Terpsichore I?
Bella Donough-No; st. VItus.
Asking Too Much: "Of course it
hurts, josiah" said Mrs. Chugwater,
as she applied the liniment and rubbed
it in vigorously. "Rheumatlsm always
hurts. You must grin and bear il" |
"Tm willing to bear it, Samantha Z
zroaned Mr.. Chugwater, "but darn me /
# I'm going to grin" =
Unprofessional Conduct: Two high I
waymen tackled Brooklyn lawyer the !
other evening in the cleaning, but in 5
sending in their apologies they will :
doubtless plead the badly lighted streets !
m mitigation Of their discourtesy to {
brother. 9
In old days there we're angels who a
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