The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-01-19

"What a strange genius Reyter isl'
"ln what way?" "His fiction is so
matter-of-fact and his facts are so fic-
titions. "-Ohicago Record.
He Didn't Have It Taken: "Stran-
ger" said the young man with the
white hair and the dyed moustache
TO :he photographer, "I am here to
git my picture took, and I'll tell you
how it is. I've just popped the
question to a widder down our way,
with forty acres of as good ground as
ever a hog stuck his nose into, and /
am goin' to read her answer. When
you see the pleasant smile stealing
over my face, / want you to fire of
your ole machine and let 'er go.n
"All right" The young man took
his position, but he didn't have the
photograph taken. Instead, he rose
to go without a word. "What's the
matter ?' asked the photographer.
But the youth, tearing mp the letter
with rueful countenance, passed
out in silence.
Ada-No; Priscilla will never
marry until she finds her ideal. Ida
What sort of a man is her ideal =?
Ada-A man who will propose
Puck.
Child Life in Boston Boston
Mother-Tommy, if you don't keep
quiet shall be compelled to whip
yon very hard. Tommy Jagged six :
Mother How illogical Does 1t
not occur to you that severe casti-
CATION will only have the effect of in
creasing the volume of sound may
be producing?
Wanted More Data Papa-So
you've asked my daughter to marry
you. Can you support a family ?
Suitor-How many Of you are there +?
Town Topics.
Struggling Pastor-I never saw
such enthusiasm as there is about our
next church entertainment TO raise
money for my salary. When / call
ed for persons to sell tickets the
whole congregation arose and came
forward. Wife-Yes F; at the last
entertainment those who sold tickets
were let in free. Puck.
81 see the Prohibitionists in your
district nominated Jones for congress.
| didn't know he had reformed"
''He hasn't. That was to conciIiate
the saloon clement. Puck.
Prison Chaplain-The prisoner
seems to have plenty of nerve. War
den-Well, should say he had-the
idea of a man with his record asking
for a pardon.-Detroit Tribune.
Mrs. EIderleigh-Do You love your
teacher, Johnny {? Johnny-Yes,
ma'am. Mrs. Elderleigh-Why do
you love her (? Johnny-'Causo the
Bible says we're to love our enemies.
Puck.
Our measure Of rewards and pun
ishments is most partial and incom-
plete, absurdly inadequate, utterly
worldly, and we wish to continue ii
into the next world. Into that next
and awful world we strive to pursue
men, and send after them our i'm
potent party verdicts of condemna-
tion or acquittal. We set up our
paltry little rod to measure Heaven
immeasurable. -Thackeray.
Johnny Was Feeling Better Doc
tor-Well, Johnny, don't you feel
better since gave you the medicine.
Johnny-Yes forgot all about be-
ing sick. Doctor-That's what /
thought ard it wasn't hard to take,
was it 4? JOHNNY guess SO, for it
took two of us boys TO hold Fido
when we gave it to him.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Mrs. Wickwire-The idea Here
is q story in paper about woman
suing for $40, 900 for the loss Of only
a thumb. Mr.. Wickwire-Perhaps
il was the thumb she kept her hus-
band under.-Indianapolis Journal.
An Important Point: Professor
in History lin the young ladies' SEM
MANIPULATING finished the sad story
of this episode in the life Of Marie
Antoinette, | should be glad to an
swer any questions you may feel in
clfned to ask. The Glass I'm unison)
What did she have on ?-Chicago
Record.