The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-06-01
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Little Harry-Papa, is the tariff
bill counterfeit ? Papa-No. Lit.
; tie HarrY-Then why can't they pas:
it?-New York Herald.
Elsie-0h, uncle, am so fond OF
you. Uncle-And why {? Elsie
We always have jam when you take
lunch with us. s.--Fliegende Blaetter.
Exhaustion: Twynn-You look
very tired, Triplett. Triplett-Yes,
am. I'm as tired as though yester-
day Lad been holiday.-Puck.
Necessary Pantomime: Bridget
Dye moind tn way thin Oytalians
motions wild their hands an arrums
an heads an bodies whin they talks?
Patrick-Begorra, how ilse could
they undirshtand phat aich other do
be chatterin' about ?-N. Y. Week
ly.
Pulverizing: Teacher = Pulver-
lied sugar is so called because it is
powdered. Do you understand !?
Little Girl-Yes'm. Teacher-Now
construct a sentence with the word
"pulverize" in it. Little Girl-You
pulyerize your face.-GoOd News.
Jones-Hul-lo, Handley, old boy :;
haven't seen you for an age. Come
along and have a drink ! Total
Stranger turning around)-Unfor-
tunately, I'm not HandIey-but-er
= (wistfully) = might / have his
drink Punch.
Seers- What is your reason for
thinking that Mrs. Nucashe is such a
remarkably cosmopolitan woman ?
Caustique-Her linguistic attain
ments. 1t always seems 10 me that
she must have learned her English
in France and her French in Eng
land.
Hartley--I see by the papers that
poor Jones has Joined the majority.
Orthodox-What ! Do you think it
is as bad as all thatl Didn't he die
a good chufchman ?-Brooklyn Life.
Observation-Disclosures Cook
If yer please, mum, the butcher
says / shall get 5 per cent on all the
orders ! give i'm. What does that
mean ? Mistress-It means, Mary,
that we shall have q new butcher
Boston Budget.
Mr.. Slimpurse-But why do you
insist that our daughter should mar
" a man whom she does rot like ?
You married for love, didn't You ?
Mrs. Sllmpurse-Yes but that is no !
,eason why / should let our daughter ,
make the same blunder.-New York
Weekly.
A Matrimonial Prize Old Friend {
Your little wife is very highly ed
Icated, isn't she ? Happy Husband
Bless YOU, no. She doesn't know E
noueh to last her over Sunday. j
Why, she even enjoys the meetings Q
+ the Ladies' Literary Club.-N. Z. J
Weekly. I
The Wrong Sensation : Skinner |
It's a shame for you TO expose your !
loulders in that manner. Mrs. !.
kinner (tartly)-I never knew Il
ian to show so much jealousy in all 4
" life. Skinner-It's not jealousy;
s modification Puck. h
1t is reported that the Yale stu b
snts are about to petition for option h
prayers and compulsory baseball. Il
Life. 81
Wool-We haven't heard the last y
Coxey's army yet Van Pelf- = =
90; they will all want pensions, -
.pect.-Puck.
eff you wish to retain your situa-
IN. Mr.. Piper, it will DO necessary %
pay more attention 10 your person 1
appearance. You look as though Pl
N had not shaved for a week" u
But / am raising beard, SIR" a.
That's no excuse, sir. You must y
that sort of thing outside Of busi- pl
IS hours. Life. ~
"Why has February only twenty 70
yht days p asked Benny Bloob a!
1per Of bis father. "When Julius Jc
.esar was working at the revision ds
the calendar" explained Mr.. tn
oobumper, she got very tired. So pF
took couple Of days of Harp ce
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