Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-06-08
One Dollar Per Year,
PITH AND POINT.

-He--"What tiny feet Miss Ioozo
has! Did you ever see anything small
er2" She-"0hly her toots. brooklyn
Life.
-"Oh, mamma" said little Ethel the
first time she saw Chinaman, "loolS Mt
the gentleman with his eyes cut bias"
Washington Star.
-"She has promised to marry him
Is she in love with him?" 80, no. what
ever failings she may have she isn't
vulgar."-'N. Y, Press.
--He-"Man is like n river; so diff
cult to trace him to his source" She
"Yes, man is like river; biggest at the
mouth boston Transcript.
--"Did Mrs. Livelong marry man
younger than herself" "Yes, he was
at the time, but they've been married
several years now. ."-Inter-0cean.
Were You at Bronson's reception?"
"No. l don't speak to Bronson any
more, Ever since he fred me out OF his
house last January, I've cut the beggar
dead. d."-lIarper's Bazaar.
Papa" said Abner, 'if You will
buy me printing press I'll print you q
newspaper every day, and then yon
won't have TO spend your money on
newspapers. "-Harper's Bazaar.
$50 Bankster married his type 7
writer operator" "Yes." "And she
doesn't do any more work?" ut didn't
turn out that way. She simply doesn't
draw any more salary. Washington
Star.
---"You seem to have good deal OF
faith in doctors" said the friend of the
sick man. ~ have" was the reply.
"a doctor would be foolish to let
good customer like me die. Washing
ton Star. s,
-Percy-TMamma, can't count ten
any more when I'm angry" Mamma
"Why not, dear?" Percy-"Billy At
kins hit me with stone, and before l
counted six he had run away."-Brools- 4
lyn Life.
-"What on earth is the reason din
ner is so late?" Wife-"Katic had to
wait until came home because l had
left the canary out, and she couldn't
tell him from the spring chickens. =
Tnter-0cean.
FLINT is in great trouble" "What's
the matter?" well, when he proposed
to Miss Gusher he listened for the usual
This Is so sudden and he don't know
whether she accepted him or not
Inter-Ocean.
Perhaps He viii ie.-Wife-'How
Is my husband doctor?" Doctor-"I
think he has taken turn for the bet
ter, madam. He's just paid me bill
that's been owing for long timeW--
Yankee Blade.
-Husband-"Yes, women are all
alikes, they is. 1t don't take them long
to change their minds. Why, when |
asked yer to marry me first ye said ye
wouldn't marry the noblest man that
ever breathed." Wife-"Well, rvekept
m word dear. Fun.
"A colored boy, called as witness
before court-martial, was asked by
the judge advocate if he understood
what an oath was. The witness replied:
"Yas, sab! / reckon / does. Use been
waitin' at the officers mess for most
six months. ."-Argonaut.
-"She said was perfect spring
poem when she saw me in my new
suit" said the young man with PEN
chant for proposing. Indeed" re-
piled his friend "Did she refer to the
frequency with which you are declined
with thanks'?"-Washington Star.
Sympathy la Mode.-Husband-'
81 feel frightfully queer this morning;
splitting headache-pai everywhere
no appetite, and a general sense of
nervous depression" Fond Wife-"And
yet when you came home last night,
darling, you appeared to be perfectly
sober. Fun.
Mrs. Smith-"And how is your neigh
bor?" Mrs. Brown-"She'sw well enough,
/ suppose haven't seen her to speak
to for six weeks" Mrs. Smith-"Why,
1 thought you were on the most friend
ly terms" Mrs. Brown-"Well, we
used to be; but we've exchanged serv'
1nts. Vogue.