The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-02-10
Things wlsE ANp orHeswIse.

The Reason: Returned Traveller
French people always seem 50 pleasant.
| noticed that every one / spoke to
while was in France would smile at
me. Friend-Indeedl In what Ian
guagc did you speak to them? Re-
turned Trayeler-French. Fr7end-
Perhaps that accounts for Nun
sey's Weekly.
II do not like the smell Of whisky" f"
said the employer to the employe, on
whose breath be detected little of the
aroma Of the still. Neither do l."
was the reply; wouldn't it be splendid
if we could get rid of the smell so that
our friends would not perceive it ?"
Mrs. Lamb-Yes, the doctor called,
and very first thing. he asked to see
my tongue. Funny he should know by
my tongue what was the matter with
me. DIR. IAmb-Oh, that wasn't it !
1t had been said that his praises we're
on every tongue, and he was curious to
see whether they we're on yours.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
First Sportsman (as the partridges
fly off, Just my luck; miss FIRE every
time. Second DItto-Don't despair.
You may have better luck IN another
world-Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Pinkham-How do you do, Mrs.
Willis! You are the last person ex-
pected to see in Florence. Mrs. Willis
Why, If it isn't Mr.. Pinkham. Yes,
we are spending the winter here. You
must call on us often. You know just
how it is-persons we never think much
Of while at home seem like dear friends
when we meet them In a strange place.
-Harper's Bazar
Mrs. Gazzem (reading)-Orpheus
struck the Tyre. Gazzem-That was
the proper treatment.
swell, ] would have been engaged
now ifit we're not for my chaperon.
did she interfere ?" Yes; she be-
came engaged to him herself" Life.
Baron-Then the obstrepeous beg
gar whom you turned out Of doors was
coarse and abusive? Valet-Abusiye,
my lord ? he might have been your lord
ship himself.
IIe-Oh, Mabel ask me to do some
deed of daring TO prove my love She
We'll, 60 and ask papa to let us get
married right away! (Ile collapses. =
Fun.
Mr.. Blank examining his protrait
just painted by Prof. Fuillemort from
Paris Professor, l do not know how
it is, but neither you nor any artist
whom / have ever met has been able to
catch the expression of my face. Pro-
fessor-Ah, Meester Blank, Eat is varay
true but (shrugging his shoulders), eef
ze expression ees not zare, how can you
catch him?-Washington Star.
A tourist on a very hot day was
watching man, who with head uncov-
cred, was laboriousIy turning a wind
lass, which most clumsily hoisted from
from a shaft a bucket filed with rock.
Said the tourist: "My friend, why
don't you cover up your head? This
sun will affect your BRAIN" brain is
it?" replied the man. "If / had any
brains dye think III be here pullin' up
this bloomin' et"-Exchange.
"Shykes, how lid you ever happen
to marry a widow dozen years older
than YOURSELF" My dear fellow, |
did my courting-high-ho l-as | do
everything else along the line Of the
least resistance. Tribune.
Doctor" said grateful patient,
seizing the physicians hand, Il shall
never forget that to you l owe my life. "
"You exaggerate." returned the doctor
mildly; you owe me for only fifteen
visits. That is the point | hope you
will not fail to remember. ."-Exchange.
First Boy lin pony cart)-Th' man
at the railroad crossing is wavin' red
flag. Wot does that mean? Second
Boy (driungl-That means we've got
10 hurry or we won't get across before
tn train come.-Good News.
DO you think Mr.. Barlow Is serious,
Alice 2" questioned the fond mother.
tfT kLs.l~ l. .......k l. y .--Is-I IL II