The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-10-06
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.


had last winter q newly-arrived Hi
bernian for a servant /; he had also
recently purchased a pair of porpoise
leather boots. His wife asked the
doctor, in the presence of the servant,
what they were made Of, to which he
replied, s'Porpoise hide" Shortly
after the lady from the Emerald Isle
interviewed Mrs. s. and announced
her intention of flaving whin me
week IS up." Mrs. s. asked the reas-
on for her announced departure, to
which Bridget responded. with hor-
riied air: eyer husband is doc
ther, mum, an I've heard them doc
theirs do be cuttin' up people, an
didn't | hear nm, wild me own ears, say
that the boots of him we're made of
pauper's hide ? It's me own ould
father that died in the poorhouse, an
! wouldn't be sarvin' haythen that
uses the skin Of the poor to cover his
dirthy feet wild. boston CONNER
cial Bulletin.
Browns Revenge Two Joneses
live next door to each other, and hay-
ing to call on one of them Brown, of
course, went to the wrong house. A
Grabbed servant answered the bell,
and on Browns asking: "Does Mr..
Alfred Jones live here ?" she replied
snappishly, as If she had been bother
ed with many inquiries, "No, he
DON'T" and slammed the door in his
face. Brown walked on a hundred
yards or so, when a bright thought
struck him. He returned and
rang the bell again. Again the crab
bed servant appeared. "Wbo said
he did ?" asked Brown triumphantly,
and instantly walked away.-Ernest
p. Neville, in Life.
When nature made him brainless, ugly, small,
She pitied one she had 30 badly treated,
And said, sHe shall not miss my gifts at al
I'll make the wretchec little thing conceited."
Boston Transcript.
Ethel docking at the statues of the
Venus of Milo)-It seems to me,
Maud, that the women in ancient
times had larger waists than they
have now. Maud-Well, perhaps
the men had longer arms.
The story of mankind in all ages
is told in this little aphorism, attrib-
uted 10 a Georgia negro: GA man
that kin make livin' playin' de fid-
die, amt ap' to poster de hoe ham
de-"
The addresses of a young man hav-
ing been declined by a young lady,
he paid court to her sister. "How
much you resemble your sister," said
he the evening of the first call ''you
have the same hair, the same fore
head and the same eyes" "And
the same noes r she added coldly.-I
-Tid-Bits.
Some Hope: She-Poor Mr.. Lef-
berryl Three physicians are attend
ing him He-Yes, | know, bnt
then he has an iron constitution, you
know.-Truth.
"You are married now, Mr.. Gaz-
lev" said life insurance agent to a
newly made benedict, "and you real
ly ought to take out policy on your
life "Gracious," replied Galley,
''is it likely to prove fatal ?"
OF No Interest TO Him: Cubbage
tiercely)-It is very discouraging to
man to have to carry a shrieking
baby around the room all night and
then to reflect that of such is the
kingdom of Heaven. Mrs. Cubbage
tmeekly)-How can that possibly af.
feet you, dear Puck.
cit was awful clever Of baby. He
had never been told what flowers we're,
but the minute he saw them he said
sBwobs. ," sBut what does 'Bwobs'
meau ?'' "Flowers, of eourse."-l
Harper's Bazaar.
Triumphs in Humble Life: Lady
of the House Ito tramp)-Poor man,
YOU must have had many trials.
Tramp (proudlY)-- Yis, mum, but no
convictions.-N. 7. Press.
Tom Brown, in his sermon on man.
illness. SAYS: "I remember hearing
of an old merchant who on his DEATH
bed divided the results of long years
of labor, some few hundreds of
pounds, amongst bis sons. 1T is lit
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