The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-01-06

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day. The old man was little dubious
about the amount. and asked bis boy.
who was attending school, how much
an ounce was. AN ounce-sixteen
drains, one ounce" sixteen drams p
exclaimed the delighted Highlander.
"GawI no so bad. Run and tell Tonal
Mactavish and Big Duncan to come
doom the nicht. Dundee Weekly
News.
Didn't Like It: Skidds-"Why did
you leave your new clearinghouse ?
Didn't Mrs. Small promise to treat you
as one of the family2" Gasket -sYes.
That's why | left"-J Judge.
Mutual Recognition: Young Callowe
lis Miss Stuyyesant at homer" Ser
vant-"No, sir" Young Callowe-
why, she came in only a moment ago
| saw her." Servant-"Yes, sir, and
she saw YOU New York Herald.
Mamma Ito the professor, whose ears
have been lacerated for an honr)-
Don't you think the dear child should
have her voice cultivated? Professor
(gnmly)-Yes. if she must sing
Kate Fields Washington.
Mother, are the Wondergilts very
richg "les, Silvia, very" Mother,
| hope we shall never be rich" "Why,
darling" ut must be SO very expen-
sive." Punch.
"In the example on the board" said
the teacher of the class in algebra,
what does the X represent ? Lucy
Forbes may answer" at represents
IA pair Of suspenders," hazarded the
frightened little gIrl, regarding it in
tently.-Chicago Tribune.
She Getting him down easily)--"Pm
sure, Mr.. IIardlelgh, that you can find
plenty Of girls right here who can make
you much happier than / could" lie
(mournfully)-"Yes, but you see. that's
just the point, I've asked them all. You
are my only chance. brooklyn Life.
Visitor-Seems to mo your baby
sleeps a good deal. lie is never awake
when | call. Happy Father-Yon call
at the wrong time his hours are from
J to 3 a. m
Little Yorick-"Mamma, do people
really buy babresw Mrs. Yorick-l
"Yes, my child, Of course" ''Then how
is it, mamma, that poor people buy
more of them than anybody elsc?"-
brakes Magazine.
Alyiry-Lijah, put on your specs and
read that last line. Lijah -Alviry, it |
says "Hrst-class cuisine" Alury-
Think Of that, Liiah; a boastln' NV their
own profanity. | fur one won't stay un-
der their roof-Inter Ocean.
Putting it Delicatcly: Banker 4
hope you appreciate the fact. sir, that
in marrying my daughter you marry
large-hearted, generous girl Young
Potley-I do, sir with emotion). and /
hope she inherits those qualities from
her father.-Brooklyn Life.
Local News From Smithyille: The
last issue Of the Smithyille Genius of
Liberty contained these newsy para
graphs
Theodore Bamlet, the popular drum
mer for a New York shoe house, is in
our midst once more.
There is a great deal Of sickness in
our midst.
Jacob Emmel, the well-known horse
man, has bought one Of the fnest-bred |
trotting colts in the country, named |
Competition. We can congratulate our
selves on such fine stock coming in our
midst.
The popular play, "Tcn Nights in a
BarrOom," will be in our midst on
Thursday night next.
Mr.. K. A. Davis and Mr.. e. L. Nor
ris are suffering from being poisoned by |
ground ivy. Mr. Davis thinks he would
not have been poisoned if be had not
had sore on bis hand before. There
are two or three other cases of similar
poisoning in our midst
Mr.. Ephraim Lee is building an ad-
dition to his pig-pen, and Mrs. Betsey |
Herrick is having new steps built TO
her porch. The spirit of improvement
is in our midst.
Four or five couples contemplate mat
rlmony soon, but we daren't give their
names. There is a good deal Of love-
making going on in our midst.
Charley Danks, of Persimmonville,
was in our midst on Sunday. Hey. there,
Charley who's the attraction?
The singing school at the Methodist |
church is well attended every Saturday |
night. There is . good deal of musical
talent in our midst.--William Henry
Siyiter, in Judge.
Foolish men imagine that because
judgment for an evil thing u delayed,
there is no justice but IN accidental
one, here below. Judgment for an evil /
thing ID many times delayed some day |
or two, some century or two, bat ii 10
sure as life, it 10 cure as death I! In the
centre Of the world-whirlwind. verify |
nov as in the Oldest days. dwells and
speaks God. The great soul OF the
world ID JUST. @ brother, can ii be |
aeedful now. at this late epoch Of ex-
perience. after eighteen centuries oil
Christian preaching for one thing, 10
remind thee Of such O fact; which all |
manner OF Mahometans, old pagan Ro-