The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-07-28
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Saa0sl - w nat sWcot-t0ned voice ghg
mas, dear She'll he o splendid sing
er. We must send her to italy ant
have her voice cultivated. Bruta
Father trying to sleepl-Send he
now.-Tid. Bits.
Mrs; Kindly-Now, I'll give you
dime, but | hope you will not 60 anC
get drunk with it. The Poor Man
(much hurt)-Lady, you do me /
great wrong to suggest such thing
Mrs. Kindly-I didn't mean 10 nc
cuse you. The Poor Man-I'm
glad OF il, lady. Do / look like ;
man who could get drunk on dime
Puck.
Hunker-What prompted you t.
ask Miss Giddey to be your wife
Spirlts-I think Miss Giddey hersell
prompted me more than anybod,
else. Puck.
| The Best Plan Cashly-You sa,
the bill collectors are worrying you
to death. Now why don't you get
rid Of them by my plan ? They nev.
er trouble me but once. Hardur
(eagerly)-Hal what is your plan
Cashly-I pay 'em.
This story is about Philadelphia
twins. The nurse was giving them
a bath. Later, hearing the children
laughing in bed, she said "Whal
are you children laughing about Y''
"0h, nothing" replied Edna, "only
you have given Edith two baths and
haven't given me any."-New York
Recorder.
s'I'm the unluckiest man alive"
whats the matter Yp "Why, /
heard that she was engaged, so /
went around and proposed to her, so
that she wouldn't think / had been
trihng with her," "And wasn't she
engaged ?" "Yes but she broke it
off. She said my love was more sin
cere than his. ."-Life's Calendar.
"Fauntleroy cried last night, Nora,
and kept Mr.. Styles awake, and in
consequence, he is in a bad humor
this morning" eyes, madame /;
but Fauntleroy wanted to lick the
paint off his toy camel" "Well, il
that happens again tonight, let him
do il. / want to ask Mr.. Styles for
a new hat tomorrow. p Life.
Figg-You have seen Jones' wife;
what Is she like (? Should you call
her pretty ? Fogg-I might If | was
talking to Jones.-Boston Transcript.
There are lots Of people who mix
their religion with business, but for
get to stir it up well. AS result the
business invariably rises to the top.
Texas Siftings.
Dogberry in Texas: Near Lang
try, in southwestern Texas, labor
er was killed by falling from the high
bridge over the Pecos river. In due
time the county judge arrived to hold
an inquest, and with him came a
great crowd Of people anxious to
serve on the jury. On the dead man
we're found $40 in cash and loaded
pistol. Perceiving these the judge
said "There amt nothing to do
about this case, gentlemen OF the
Jury. The mans dead, and it's per-
fectly plain how he met his death.
But what want to know is, what
was he doing with that pistol? That's
agln the laws of Texas. He amt
here 10 explain, but because a man
takes it into his head to put on wings
and mount to the skies is no reason
why the great state of Texas should
be defrauded. Law is law, and JUS
tice Is Justice. | fine him forty dol
lars for carrying a deadly weapon.
II ia needless to say that the fine was
paid.-Abridged from Harper's for
June.
A Fair Exchange Angry Poet
(rushing into the Office See here,
sirl That check you sent me for my
noem Is worthless. Editor (coldly)
So was the poem. Shut the door,
please. Brooklyn Life.
Aunt-Well, Bobby, what do you
want to be when you grow rp5 Bob
by remembering private seance IN
the wood-shed) An orphan-Texas
Siftings.