The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-08-18
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

"1ou have no ancestry" said old
Mr.. Blueblnd TO Chollie Moo, who
wished to marry Miss BIueblud.
'You are man Of no family"
"That's why wish to marry" said
Chollie. Il wish to start a family"
Puck.
Timberwheel-Wasn't Pope, the
poet, an enemy Of the red man Z
Gildersleeve-No, be wasn't. lie
wrote poem about them. Timber
wheel-Exactly and didn'tit begin,
''Loathe the poor Indianr
A good story is told by DR.. Rob
ertson Nicol Of the late Sir Henry
Moncrieff. The latter had a parrot
which was always present at family
worship. In the morning Sir Hen
ry followed the old Scottish custom
of singing the metrical version Of the
Psalms straight through, two verses
per day. The 119th Psalm Of course
took many days, and he always COM
mencel by saying '.Let us sing in
the 10th Psalm" At last the
Psalm was finished, anG the next
day Sir Henry began "Lot MS sing
in the 10th Psalm" 'sLet rs sing, .
said the parrot, firmly, Gin the 10th
Psalm. ("
Our idea Of a Christian is man
who doesn't laugh when it rains on q
picnic party to which he was not in
vited.--Atchison Globe.
Tramp-Could you give a poor
man some assistance Mrs. Weep
ful-No, sir. Tramp-But l am a
fugitive from Justice. / killed my
wife and two children. Mrs. Weep
ful-Oh, you poor man There is
IS.
Robert-Mamma, my stomach says
it is dinner time. Mamma-You'd d
better 20 and see what time it is.
Robert (after an inspection Of the
clock)-Well, mamma, my stomach's
three minutes fast.-Life.
Fortunate johnny: Mrs. Skim
phlint-Josiah, don't you think |
Johnny's hair needs cutting? Mr.. |
Skinnphlint Cooking up from his
paper)-How long is il till Christmas
Mrs. S.-A little over five weeks.
Mr.. s. (resuming his paper)-All |
right. I'll give him a haircut for a
Christmas present.
A Sad Loss "Well, I see old
Mithomer has died at last" "Yes
it was sad loss TO me. II didn't |
know you were a friend Of his"
mo was his physician
Tourist tout west) / presume this
neighborhood is full Of exciting his
tory. Gnide-You bet. Dye see
that point O. rocks ? When the sher-
ifs posse got after Buffalo Jim they |
chased him to the top Of that there
peak, 500 feet high, and the only way
be could escape them was by jumping.
Tourist-Goodness me The fall
killed him Of course Guide-No.
Hc didn't jump.
Professor-If a person in good
health, but who imagined himself
sick, should send for you, what wonld
you do? Medical Student-Give him
something to make him sick, and
then administer an antidote. Prof
essor-Don't waste any more time
here. Hang out your shiDgle. IN.
Y. Weekly.
Husband (irritably)-Can't you re
whore | said | left my glass;
es at breakfast this morning.? Wife
I'm sorry, dear, / really can't.
Husband (peeyishly)-That just
shows the forgetfuIness of you wo-
men.-Harvard Lampoon.
"sYour husband" said one lady to
sis very gruff and impolite
and never says.a kind word to you.
| wonder how you put mp with him. +"
"Oh, you mustn't be too hard upon
him." said the gentle wife; che is not
always that way. You should hear
him speak at prayer meeting IN.
Z. Times.
CouriNrfeited Glee: II didat
see anything funny in the story that
fellow Just told. What made you
laugh so over itT' "Do you know
who he is?'' "No. Who is hep
sHe's the head of our firm. ."-Lifc.
Mrs. Banks-I DO hate to discharge
my servant. Mrs. Rivers-I wish
You had mine. You'd enjoy it,
Brooklyn Life.
Vanity of Human Life.-Think
continually how many physicians are
dead after often contracting their
eyebrows over the sick and how
many astrologers after predicting with
great pretensions the deaths Of others;
and how many philosophers after end
less discourses on death or immortal
itv how many heroes after killing
thousands and how many tyrants
who have used their power over mems
lives with terrible insolence as II they
werc immortal and how many cities
are dead, so 10 speak, Helice, and
Pompeii and Herclannm, and others
innumerable. Add to this reckoning
All whom thou hast known, ono after
another. One man after bnrVing an