The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-11-17
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

he that loseth friends Ioseth more (;
but be that loseth his spirits loseth
all.-Spanish Maxim.
Doing Her Share: 'fYour hus-
band Is the editor OF the Bngle, / be-
lieve 7" said the neighbor who had
dropped in to make q friendly call.
Yes. " "And as yoU have no fami-
ly and have considerable leisure on
your hands, you assist him now aud
then in his editorial work, / dare
say I" "Oh, yes," answered the
brisk little wife of the editorial man,
hiding her strawberry-stained fingers
under her apron. 81 edit nearly all
The inside matter. "-Commercial
Advertiser.
The husband of Mrs. Sarah T..
Rorer is a mild-mannered gentleman,
who is contented 10 sink his person.
ality, mind his own affairs, and let
his wife travel about and gather fame
unhindered. lie broke over the
traces with a vengeance the other
day, when he burst into her presence
with fresh delivery from the Iaund-
ry. "This thing must stop right
here" was his angry greeting.
"Well, what is the trouble, dear ?"
asked his spouse Trouble Trouble
enough l"he retorted, his voice shak-
ing. 81 have stood by quietly and
let you have your own way with the
public. That is All right. / make
no objection now. But when my
shirts come back from the laundry
marked Sarah i. Rorer' / draw the
line. ."-Germantown Telegraph.
A cIothier has excited public curl
osity by having a large apple painted
outside his shop. When asked for
an explanation he replied eff il
hadn't been for an apple where would
the ready.made clothing shops be TO-
day l"-Tid-Bits.
Mutual Presence OF Mind Edi-
tor (Woman's Home Queen)-These
jokes are old I; | read them when
was young girl. Humorist (anx-
iously and persuasively) But. surely,
that can't be so very long agol Ell
itor with dignity)-However,I think
we can find a place for them. I'll
take hem.-Puck.
Unforeseen Contingency: Miss
Wrinkles-No, never expect to
marry. Bslle-But what If some one
should propose ?-Trulh.
A Problem Frank would tip bis
chair while in The kindergarten, and
one day he tipped it too far and fell
over. The teacher, thinking she
would impress a lesson upon him
then and there; told of a gentleman
who was tipping his chair in bis Of
fee and fell over bis desk and cui
his head badly-such a bad cut that
the doctor had to sew it up. Frank
listened very intently, and seemed
very much interested. After think
ing o moment, he said : II don't
see how the doctor got his head on
the machine. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
Hobson-How did you enjoy your
summer trip, Bagley /? Bagley-Had
4 delightful time. Gained 1870 pounds
Hobson-One hundred and thirty
pounds +! | don't believe it. Bag
ley-Don't YOU? Well, here itcomes
down the street. Just wait moment
and I'll introduce you to her.-Har-
lem Life.
"You arc very fond of coffee. " said
a New York landlady to the new
boarder, when he passed up his cur
for the third time. "Not at all, +" he
responded cheerfully, "but my doc
tor has recommended me to try the
hot water cure for dyspepsia" !"
81 passed your door last evening,
Miss Gildersleeve,' remarked young
Mr. Gilley. "How kind Of you, re.
piled the grateful girl.
American Culture AZ ii WIN Be.
Causes lat work in the United
Statesl are producing a society.s1ch
as has never vet been seen in Europe.
Nowhere in the world 10 there grow
ing up such vast multitude OF intel
Iigent. cultivated aud curious read
ers. II is true that of the whole pop,
ulation a majority of the men read
little but newspapers, and many oi
the women little but novels. YeI
there remains a number TO be count